Multiplaying.net is a great gaming and podcast site, and their latest podcast edition includes an interview with Stardock’s Brad Wardell.  The main topic of discussion is the upcoming PC game, Elemental: War of Magic . Head over to Multiplaying for links to listen to the podcast. http://www.multiplaying.net/2010/03/07/multiplaying-026-03-06-10-stardock/

The 2010 Game Developers Conference is in full swing in San Francisco this week, and a bunch of the Stardock crew is out there.  GameSpot.com has got an updated looked at the upcoming Elemental: War of Magic and have published their latest impressions. “Elemental has seemed more intriguing each time we've seen it, and now that we've taken a closer look at some of its newly-implemented strategic elements, we're more excited than ever to finally play it. The game is currently sche...

As mentioned last week, we are having a giveaway on our Elemental: War of Magic Facebook page where we are giving away a key for Elemental.  All you have to do for a chance to win is become a fan of our Elemental page, and leave a comment in the giveaway post. http://www.facebook.com/elementalgame     Contest rules - http://bit.ly/bcrWRg

IncGamers.com have published their recent interview with Stardock’s Brad Wardell about the upcoming PC game, Elemental: War of Magic .  “ As you might expect for a game with "magic" in the title, the most intriguing aspect for us is the magic system itself. How does that function, and what can we expect to see from spells? More importantly, are there spells of truly apocalyptic, world-ending power? Through the course of the game, players will encounter magica...

Next week we are having a giveaway on our Facebook page for Elemental: War of Magic.  One lucky winner will win a code to redeem their copy of Elemental.  All you have to do is become a fan(or “like” now) of our page, and answer the simple question we will post come next week.  A random winner will be picked a week later from those who respond. Be sure to pass along the info to your friends too! You can find our FB page here: www.facebook.com/elementalgame

The Random House Publishing Group announced today the establishment of a new group responsible for the creation of original transmedia intellectual property (IP)—story content that can be accessed through multiple media sources including video games, social networks on the web, mobile platforms, in print and on film—that will be developed and marketed in partnerships with other media companies. The group will also offer editorial services to media companies that will enhance the world-build...

GamePro magazine did an analysis of Digital Rights Management (DRM) in PC games, and among the people interviewed for this story was Stardock CEO, Brad Wardell.  This analysis takes an in-depth looks at piracy from several different views, including those of industry professionals and “pirates” themselves.  This is a must read for anyone who enjoys PC gaming. “Every copy protection scheme gets cracked, it's just a matter of time," Stardock CEO Brad Wardell tells Game...

IGN.com got a chance to chat with the Stardock team while in San Francisco while at GDC 2010, and they have published a preview of Elemental: War of Magic. “I'll dispense with the usual opener here. I won't talk about Stardock's stellar reputation as a game developer, or its principled stance as a publisher. I won't bore you with lengthy remembrances of Master of Magic or tired complaints about the scarcity of turn-based fantasy strategy games. Instead, I'll just talk about Brad Wardel...

BigDownload.com got a preview of the upcoming Elemental: War of Magic , and have posted their thoughts on it.  “So much was revealed during our short time with Elemental: War of Magic , that we feel we'd hardly scratched the surface of what's possible. All too briefly mentioned was the multiplayer mode that will offer Myth -like combat.” Read the full preview at BigDownload.com .

Today we have another published preview of Elemental: War of Magic, this time from the crew at 1up.com! “Elemental: War of Magic is One More Side of Dungeons & Dragons If Dungeon Keeper lets you play as one of D&D's evil overlords, then Elemental lets you play as the king (or queen). The last time we saw Elemental: War of Magic , it was still in the early stages of development -- it resembled a paper map with some icons scattered around. Now that things are much further al...

IGN got their hands on a preview of Elemental: War of Magic, and have published their updated impressions of the upcoming game from Stardock. “In case you haven't been following along with coverage on this title, Elemental: War of Magic fuses turn-based strategy gameplay with role-playing elements in a high fantasy world. Once a game begins it's up to you to scour the terrain, acquire resources, build towns and try to secure a victory, which Stardock says will be possible in a nu...

Shacknews.com has a fantastic, and very informative interview with Stardock CEO, Brad Wardell, on the upcoming PC game Elemental: War of Magic . “Shack: [laughs] We should cover Elemental before we get into that. Now, there aren't many companies that are still making these kinds of games anymore. Do you take a conservative approach in figuring out whether your audience can support a game like this, or do you just make what you think is fun and go from there? Brad Wardell: ...

Gamasutra has posted an interview today with Stardock’s Brad Wardell about the upcoming PC game, Elemental: War of Magic, and it’s partnership with Random House to create a novel written by Brad as well. “ What prompted that? They had just seen that the game was in development? BW: They were already aware of Galactic Civilizations, and they liked that we had a whole universe around it, so they asked, "What is your next game?" We told them about Elementa...

The previews for Elemental: War of Magic are rolling in this week, and the latest to hit my inbox is from the fine folks over at GameSpot.  “Our brief tour with the game covered several other additions to the game, such as combat balancing, which is currently intended to fairly let players who focus on combat develop a small army of highly trained warriors equipped with pricey weapons, but to put them on even ground with players who pursued a different research path, such as civi...

There have been quite a few videos coming out lately showing various aspects of Elemental: War of Magic, and I wanted to post some links so you can have an easier time finding them if needed. All the videos will most likely be posted to the Impulsedriven.net blogs first - http://www.impulsedriven.net/ YouTube will be the next place to find videos as well. Stardock Games - http://www.youtube.com/stardockgames Draginols page - http://www.youtube.com/draginol