GameSpy takes a look at the upcoming Entrechment expansion pack for the hit PC game, Sins of a Solar Empire from IronClad Games and Stardock. Of the many new features and improvement in Entrenchment, GameSpy dove right into the new Star bases and what it means to the overall game. "Of all the new goodies available in Entrenchment , the real showstoppers are the new star bases. These massive structures are designed to completely change the nature and shape of the "stellar terrain" that pl...

GameSpy.com has voting going on for the Gamers’ Choice Voting for PC  game of the year.  Both Sins of a Solar Empire , and Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Anor , are up for voting. Head over to GameSpy and cast your vote! Link: http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/936/936023p1.html  

The Today Show on NBC had a feature today of the top 15 “tech toys” for the holiday season , and Sins of a Solar Empire was a pick! ”More “serious” gamers looking for a bit of intergalactic gaming should look at Sins of a Solar Empire (Stardock $29.99). This game is like playing chess on the scale of “Star Wars” or “Star Trek.” Huge armadas of spaceships vie for control over vast galactic distances.” View the video ...

With the end of the year rapidly approaching, we are seeing more and more “best of 2008” lists comes out, and today we have Wired.com’s top 5 PC Games of 2008. Sins of a Solar Empire makes into the list at #3. “Expand, explore, exploit, exterminate. Become the master of the universe in this elaborate interstellar strategy game . "Epic" doesn't even fully encapsulate the scope of Sins of a Solar Empire. The depth of the gameplay and the customization option...

X-Play has announced the nominees of it’s “Best of 2008” awards which will appear on  G4TV on December 9th.  Both Sins of a Solar Empire , and Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor were nominated for Best Strategy Game! “X-Play is proud to present its Best of 2008 Awards on Tuesday, December 9th, at 8PM ET. This sixth annual awards program will highlight the best in gaming throughout the year. ' "It seems commonplace to expect and ...

Wired Magazine sits down with Craig and Blair Fraser, founders of IronClad Games, where they give a preview of the upcoming “micro-expansions” for Sins of a Solar Empire.  They cover a range of topics, and is a great in-depth interview. A quick excerpt: “This notion of “respect” has been a critical component in Stardock's success. From the lack of bundled copy protection to the Gamer's Bill of Rights, the publisher has sought to minimize the impact ...

Like most companies, Stardock puts together an internal business plan for setting up goals and objectives for the company for the forthcoming year (Stardock's fiscal year begins its execution phase every October 1).  As part of this business plan is an appendix that acts as a critical analysis of what Stardock customers can expect to see and what challenges the company faces to better satisfy customer expectations.  For this year, it has been decided to make this appendix avai...

Gamespot takes it's first look at the upcoming Entrenchment expansion for Sins of a Solar Empire.  They also have an exclusive game play video showing Entrenchment "in action". "The wars among the Trader Emergency Coalition, the alien Vasari, and the human splinter faction known as the Advent continue to rage in Entrenchment. But as the years have passed, the multiple battle fronts have stabilized, forcing each faction to dig in. Technology has also advanced, and Entrenchment will...

Have you been to Impulsedriven.com in awhile? Well if you have, you'll notice that we've done some redecoratin g to not only the  website but the store itself. We've made the website much more informational with the homepage now adding a featured title section highlighting a major software or game, a latest news section showing off recent releases, and a recent articles section authored by people from the Impulse community. You'll also find the navigation to be a lot more friend...

Stardock is pleased to announce that the Ready to Play beta is about to begin.  Ready to Play is a revolutionary new program that enables gamers to create an on-line gaming profile of themselves after which Ready to Play will produce a “recommended friends” list.  Then, when the player is ready to play a particular game, they can broadcast to any available friends or recommended friends that they are about to launch a particular game and join in. “If you’ve ...

  PC World’s Game Blog, “ Game On ”, has a featured article about the upcoming micro-expansion Diplomacy, for the award winning PC game Sins of a Solar Empire .  “Reportedly the expansion adds a new diplomatic tech tree that'll let you bolster your deal-brokering skills, adds diplomatic envoy ships (presumably to help craft treaties or facilitate dialogue during hostilities), and allows you to craft trade treaties with other factions. The bet...

IGN.com, which gave Sins of a Solar Empire the PC game of the year award in 2008, has posted their review of Sins first micro-expansion, Entrenchment. “Last year's Sins of a Solar Empire was an undeniably amazing experience; so much so, in fact, that it won our game of the year award. But that doesn't mean that the teams at Ironclad or Stardock are resting on their laurels. They've recently released the first micro-expansion for the game, Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrench...

IGN.com has an exclusive trailer of the upcoming expansion, Entrechment, for Sins of a Solar Empire. Check it out!    

With the release coming up very soon, Steve Butts over at IGN put in some time with the Sins of a Solar Empire expansion, Entrenchment, and gives a great in-depth preview. “Next month Stardock and Ironclad will be releasing the first ever micro-expansion for our 2008 Game of the Year, Sins of a Solar Empire. Titled Entrenchment, the new addition to the Sins franchise brings a host of defense-oriented improvements that should help players beat back the dreaded pirate surge and also put...

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Science has released the nominees for the annual Interactive Achievement Awards.  Sins of a Solar has been nominated for the Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year! "The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences® (AIAS) today announced the nominees for the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards®.  The nominations for the peer-based awards have been dominated by blockbuster game, LittleBigPlanet (Sony Computer Entertainment America) with...