The Salt Lake City PC Games Examiner posted an interview today with Stardock CEO Brad Wardell where they discuss Impulse, Digital Distribution, and of course PC Gaming. “Adam: When you launched Component Manager in 1998, did you have an idea of how big digital distribution would eventually become? Brad: We believed that digital distribution would eventually take over. But we thought that every developer and publisher would have their own thing. We di...

With the announcement of Elemental: Fallen Enchantress we had some fans asking for some higher-resolution images that could be used for wallpapers.  You asked for them, so here they are! These first two releases are available as both a wallpaper and logon for Windows.  To use the logon files you will need LogonStudio which is a free application developed by Stardock. https://www.stardock.com/products/logonstudio/ Wallpapers ...

BigDownload has a new interview up with Stardock’s Brad Wardell where Elemental: War of Magic, Impulse , and other items of interest are talked about. In a forum post you said you have now approved a budget to continue development of Elemental for the next two years. What can you tell us about what players of the game can expect in both the near and far future? The main things to expect from Elemental will be two very large expansions. While many gamers have seen ...

Gamasutra.com has an interview with Stardock’s Jon Shafter, and this is another you definitely want to sit down and read. “ You mentioned some of the things that attracted you to Stardock, like the personality of the company and how Brad Wardell [Stardock CEO] approaches making games for the PC platform. What exactly do you mean by that? JS: The biggest thing is that Brad is the CEO and full owner of the company. So he has complete leeway to do whatever he wants. And Stardock...

The official news came out today that Jon Shafer is joining Stardock to work on Elemental: War of Magic and other future projects.  Shacknews.com has a great interview posted with Jon that I recommend you check out. Shack: With Derek Paxton leading continuing development on Elemental: War of Magic, what will your responsibilities be on the project? Jon Shafer: I'll be playing the game a lot, providing design ideas and feedback to producer Derek Paxton and the rest of the...

Stardock Entertainment continues to bolster its development staff as renowned fantasy and science fiction writer/editor Dave Stern joins Stardock to oversee creative storytelling and lore implementation in all future projects, including the recently launched Elemental: War of Magic . Stern, author of numerous books including the novelizations of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and The Blair Witch Project and former editor of Pocket Books Star Trek and science fiction lines, was responsible for pu...

Stardock has released version 1.1 which is a huge update to its fantasy strategy title, Elemental: War of Magic. Elemental Lead Producer Derek Paxton (aka Kael) says, "The 1.1 patch for Elemental: War of Magic is an opportunity to enhance and refine the game. In a limited timeframe, the team was able to implement major features. As a result, the game has been rebalanced to remain fun and challenging throughout. It impacts nearly every aspect of gameplay, the interface and most signifi...

We are excited to announce a new contest for Elemental: War of Magic!  The “Design a Spell” contest gives you the player the chance to have a spell included in an upcoming update, and a chance to win some really cool prizes like an ATI video card!  Submit your own spell and the top 5 chosen by the contest moderators will be posted and the community will vote on a winner. First Place: ATI Radeon™ HD 5850 1GB graphics card AND have your spell implemented into Elemental: War...

GamingNexus.com has a new interview up with Stardock’s Derek Paxton aka Kael about his new role at Stardock and Elemental: War of Magic. First off congrats on the new gig. Why did you choose to go to Stardock? Could you talk about what your role is going to be and what your day to day duties are going to be? I choose Stardock because they focus on the types of games I love to design and play, PC strategy games. Since Stardock is both the developer and publisher they make th...

The news broke this week that Derek Paxton will be joining Stardock to lead the games team on Elemental and other projects.  BigDownload has an interview with both Derek and Brad posted on their site.  Check it out! First, for people who might not know you, can you give us a little about your background in gaming and mod making? I'm a huge fan of turn based strategy games, so much so that I created the Fall from Heaven mod for Civilization IV. I was fortunate enou...

Stardock Entertainment , developer and publisher of award-winning PC games, announced today that Derek Paxton has joined the studio as senior producer and will oversee Stardock's ongoing development and expansions of the recently released fantasy strategy game, Elemental: War of Magic. Paxton is the creator and lead designer of the Fall from Heaven series of fantasy strategy games. Prior to joining Stardock, he was an external consultant for Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword and co...

BigDownload has posted their review of Elemental: War of Magic, and have given it a “Must Own” rating! “Elemental is, as we have said, the best game Stardock has made so far. It really is a wonderful title, and despite some incredibly poor design decisions, it stands out in a tired genre. Post-launch support aims to elevate the game beyond the relatively simple status it is at now, and we welcome it with open arms. It's worth noting that this is the first time we've found ourselves sit...

Neoseeker.com has published their review of Elemental: War of Magic! Elemental: War of Magic is an essential purchase, one easy to recommend because it's relevant to so many different types of gamers: strategy fans, RPG nuts, newbies, veterans -- it doesn't matter. Pardon the pun, but it's got all the elements of the classics you know and love -- fans of Master of Magic, the Ogre Battle series, the Heroes of Might & Magic series, and so on should find lots to love here, and find th...

Joystiq has taken a look at a preview of Elemental: War of Magic, and has published their preview of the game. “ There's a lot to deal with in Elemental -- it's the product of a man and a company that knows how to make solid and satisfying strategy games, and even on top of that, it's a wild mix of genres and gameplay conventions and customization options. Even if you're a die-hard Civ player, it will probably be easy to be overwhelmed by everything happening in this title. ...

Independent developer and publisher Stardock released the much-awaited PC fantasy strategy title Elemental: War of Magic today. Elemental: War of Magic opens a world of magic and ancient lore as players begin the game as one of the few beings in the world still able to channel power from shards of magic - a series of mystical artifacts left over from a great cataclysm. You must decide how much of your power to imbue into your heroes as you build cities, explore dungeons, learn spells ...