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March 8, 2011 by Island Dog

There’s a big list of hot PC games for 2011, and Dragon Age 2 is near the top of it with the follow-up to the hugely popular Dragons Age.  Dragon Age 2 is out today, and available on Impulse!

Dragon Age 2

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March 7, 2011 by Island Dog
We don’t need a big introduction for this, so lets just check out some of the highlighted skins that have made their way onto WinCustomize recently.  They are all worth downloading and checking out!
March 4, 2011 by Island Dog
I hope you have some fun plans for the weekend, and to top it off we have our weekly edition of This Week in Skinning ready! This Week in Skinning–March 4th
March 4, 2011 by Island Dog
Lets get this week closed out already!  There’s not much to talk about this week, but we did have a steady stream of skin submissions this week, so here is our weekly roundup of some of the featured picks for the week!     Beedle by ahabkaba This CursorFX theme can match a wide variety of themes.  Great details, but keeps the simplicity.   Serpentis by komputer2010 These are a couple of icons that ca...
March 3, 2011 by Island Dog
I wanted to post this to PC gaming as well so others can see the news: Eager RTS gamers can now pre-order the upcoming Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion!  All pre-order customers will gain access to the Rebellion beta scheduled for later this year (your credit card will be charged at that time). New Sins of a Solar Empire customers can pre-order Rebellion for $39.95.  Existing registered Sins players can upgrade to Rebellion for $29.95. To pre-order, just head to the Store:&nb...
March 1, 2011 by Island Dog
GDC 2011 is going on this week and Stardock has released some exciting announcements, one of those being Impulse::Reactor and Free-to-Play.  Gamesutra has posted an interview with Brad about that very topic. “In an age where you're used to spending only five, six bucks for a game, it's really hard to go back to the PC and pay 60 bucks for a game, especially if it's becoming increasingly loaded with features and content you'll never make use of.” It's a somewhat s...
March 1, 2011 by Island Dog
The time of Diplomacy is over. The length of the war and differing opinions on what should be done to bring the war to an end has led to a splintering of the groups involved. The controlling powers-that-be have depleted arsenals and seemed to have exhausted all efforts of diplomacy. Trapped in a stalemate, sub-factions have rebelled and broken off the main alignments. Rebellion is upon us. The exciting next chapter in the awesome Sins of a Solar Empire universe has arrived. A full-fledged e...
March 1, 2011 by Island Dog
The time of Diplomacy is over. The length of the war and differing opinions on what should be done to bring the war to an end has led to a splintering of the groups involved. The controlling powers-that-be have depleted arsenals and seemed to have exhausted all efforts of diplomacy. Trapped in a stalemate, sub-factions have rebelled and broken off the main alignments. Rebellion is upon us. The exciting next chapter in the awesome Sins of a Solar Empire universe has arrived. A full-fledged e...
March 1, 2011 by Island Dog
Digital distributor Impulse , Inc. announced the addition of several new features designed to enable developers easily add “free to play” type features to their PC games. The next beta drop of its forthcoming game developer platform SDK, Impulse::Reactor, scheduled in March, is expected to include an in-game store experience, feature unlocking, and seamless downloadable content management all managed from an easy to use developer portal. Parent company Stardock Entertainment has begun to migrat...
March 1, 2011 by Island Dog
Makeuseof.com has published a list of 7 Desktop Customization sites and of course WinCustomize was included! http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/7-websites-desktop-customization-give-free-themes-skin-downloads/  
February 28, 2011 by Island Dog
This is the first developer diary for Elemental: Fallen Enchantress, the stand-alone expansion to Elemental: War of Magic! We also have new artwork and screenshots showing off new battles and beautiful artwork for the upcoming title. New Fallen Enchantress Artwork and Screenshots
February 28, 2011 by Island Dog
This is the first developer diary for Elemental: Fallen Enchantress, the stand-alone expansion to Elemental: War of Magic! We also have new artwork and screenshots showing off new battles and beautiful artwork for the upcoming title. New Fallen Enchantress Artwork and Screenshots
February 28, 2011 by Island Dog
It’s back to the daily grind for another week!  I tried to stay away from the PC this weekend, so when I opened up WinCustomize this morning I was hit with a bunch of new skins from assorted galleries!  Great work everyone! Here are some of my favorites: ...
February 25, 2011 by Island Dog
GameSpot has an exclusive video of the first developer diary for the upcoming Elemental: Fallen Enchantress!  View the video here: Elemental: Fallen Enchantress Developer Diary    
February 25, 2011 by Island Dog
GameSpot has an exclusive video of the first developer diary for the upcoming Elemental: Fallen Enchantress!  View the video here: Elemental: Fallen Enchantress Developer Diary