Stardock announced today that its PC strategy titles are hitting Steam starting with the real-time strategy hit Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity ($19.95, http://store.steampowered.com/app/201290) The Sins of a Solar Empire series has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide and swept many of the top gaming media awards, including IGN’s overall PC Game of the Year award. Steam and Gamestop PC Downloads are featuring Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity at a 25 percent off discount this week.

“With the sale of our former PC digital download technology to GameStop earlier this year, we no longer have any conflicts of interest in offering our titles to other digital distribution channels,” said Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock. “We are starting with Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity with other titles being made available over the coming weeks.”

More distribution platform announcements are planned for Stardock titles in the coming weeks in order to give fans the opportunity to play on the platform of their choice.

Find more information about Sins of a Solar Empire at www.sinsofasolarempire.com.


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on Nov 16, 2011

Island Dog
Quoting acare84, reply 21We need to buy our games again, oh that's nice. I love Steam and I could buy the game again for $9.99 but not for $15. That is so annoying that we can't register our keys to Steam.

You don't *have* to if you already own it.  Having to have it on Steam is a choice.

 

Yes, I know but I have +500 games on Steam but only Sins of a Solar Empire and Demigod on Impulse account. So it would be really good to move my games to Steam. Impulse client is slow and buggy and I don't like it.

on Nov 16, 2011

Also I have a question about something. I will buy the game again from Steam I think but can I use my old Ironclad Account for multiplayer or I need to create a new account for multiplayer? I am asking this because Steam and Impulse serial numbers are different I think for multiplayer.

on Nov 16, 2011

Island Dog

Nobody is forcing you to re-purchase.  I can't comment on what another publisher does, but as I said in the other post, Impulse keys are tied there, we can't change that now.

Okay, thank you for your responses so far.

Now, you say that the problem is technical in nature. If it were a legal issue, which was my first thought, I would understand and let it go. A technical problem gives me hope that customer support can manually sort out the licenses for me and my friends.

 

on Nov 16, 2011

JMobius

Quoting Island Dog, reply 29
Nobody is forcing you to re-purchase.  I can't comment on what another publisher does, but as I said in the other post, Impulse keys are tied there, we can't change that now.

Okay, thank you for your responses so far.

Now, you say that the problem is technical in nature. If it were a legal issue, which was my first thought, I would understand and let it go. A technical problem gives me hope that customer support can manually sort out the licenses for me and my friends.

 

Well technical was a broad term.  As I said, current keys are tied to the Impulse service, so they won't be transferred.

 

on Nov 16, 2011

Island Dog

Quoting JMobius, reply 33
Quoting Island Dog, reply 29
Nobody is forcing you to re-purchase.  I can't comment on what another publisher does, but as I said in the other post, Impulse keys are tied there, we can't change that now.

Okay, thank you for your responses so far.

Now, you say that the problem is technical in nature. If it were a legal issue, which was my first thought, I would understand and let it go. A technical problem gives me hope that customer support can manually sort out the licenses for me and my friends.

 

Well technical was a broad term.  As I said, current keys are tied to the Impulse service, so they won't be transferred.

 

 

Planning on re purchasing it withing the hour

 

Oh btw can we get a hat for TF2 if so that would be awesome!

on Nov 16, 2011

acare84
Also I have a question about something. I will buy the game again from Steam I think but can I use my old Ironclad Account for multiplayer or I need to create a new account for multiplayer? I am asking this because Steam and Impulse serial numbers are different I think for multiplayer.

Can I get answer for this question please? Thank you.

on Nov 16, 2011

Good news! This will grow the community for when Rebellion comes out. Will I re-buy? Ehh we'll see.

on Nov 16, 2011

acare84
Can I get answer for this question please? Thank you.

Trying to get a definite answer....standby....

on Nov 16, 2011

Benji385
Planning on re purchasing it withing the hour

I don't get wanting to repurchase the game, but kudo's to stardock for figuring out a way to increase net adds with existing customers

on Nov 16, 2011

I am very happy the game is available on Steam since I never liked Impulse. But I think you are missing a key feature, i.e.  making the game available for free -or very very cheap- to the people who already own the Impulse version.

This should be a priority.

Alienating existing customers is never a good strategy.

on Nov 16, 2011

Since generating Steam keys for existing accounts may lead to extra copies given to friends, I suggest the following remedy:

 

If someone requests a Steam key, they can get it if they agree to have their original license on Impulse revoked.

on Nov 16, 2011

FailedGambits
Since generating Steam keys for existing accounts may lead to extra copies given to friends, I suggest the following remedy:

 

If someone requests a Steam key, they can get it if they agree to have their original license on Impulse revoked.

I'd already sent a mail to Stardock support to see if I could have this done (remove the Impulse license, give me the Steam one), but they told me it was not.

on Nov 16, 2011

alce11
Alienating existing customers is never a good strategy.
Existing customers still have their product . . how is this alienating?

on Nov 16, 2011

FailedGambits
If someone requests a Steam key, they can get it if they agree to have their original license on Impulse revoked.

I imagine the GameStop guys would have quite a bit of reason to prevent that kind of thing from happening. That maybe the very problem they were talking about.

on Nov 16, 2011

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