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August 26, 2010 by Island Dog
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. ...
August 26, 2010 by Island Dog
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. ...
August 26, 2010 by Island Dog
Hey all.  With Elemental: War of Magic launching this week all of my time has been devoted over there, so news has been lacking a bit.  I wanted to stop by and post some featured picks from the galleries for you to enjoy.
August 24, 2010 by Island Dog
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 ...
August 24, 2010 by Island Dog
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 ...
August 24, 2010 by Island Dog
Several months ago we started the Elemental Army as a way to reward Elemental fans for their participation on forums, social networks, etc. by helping spread the word about Elemental: War of Magic .  As today is the release of Elemental, we can close this portion of the Elemental Army and announce the winners! First, we do want to thank everyone for their participation.  The amount of submissions was impressive, and the amount of hours people put into creating videos, going ou...
August 24, 2010 by Island Dog
Several months ago we started the Elemental Army as a way to reward Elemental fans for their participation on forums, social networks, etc. by helping spread the word about Elemental: War of Magic .  As today is the release of Elemental, we can close this portion of the Elemental Army and announce the winners! First, we do want to thank everyone for their participation.  The amount of submissions was impressive, and the amount of hours people put into creating videos, going ou...
August 24, 2010 by Island Dog
CNN Tech has an article out today about Elemental: War of Magic, and the lack of DRM in it.  Check out the article on CNN! (CNN) -- Digital Rights Management, or DRM, has been touted as a piracy preventer by entertainment and gaming manufacturers. But it's been blasted by end users as restrictive and ineffective against illegal downloading and copying of electronic media. One gaming company says its heard the cries of its players and plans to release its latest title Tu...
August 20, 2010 by Island Dog

Welcome to the latest edition of the Impulse Weekly Roundup!  The end of the week is here, and this week we have another quick roundup of the happenings on Impulse from the past week.  Obviously, lots of stuff is happening as Elemental: War of Magic is just days away from being released.  You can still grab your pre-order on Impulse, so don’t delay if you want to be one of the first to play it!

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    August 20, 2010 by Island Dog
    Happy Friday everyone!  The latest edition of This Week in Skinning is up.  Get a recap of just a small sample of the great skins that were submitted to WinCustomize over the past week. This Week in Skinning–August 20th
    August 20, 2010 by Island Dog
    Welcome to Friday!  Let me take a moment again to thank everyone who participated in the WinCustomize Wallpaper Survey over the past week or so.  I’m going over the responses now and I will share some of the results soon.  We will be posting more surveys in the coming weeks to get an idea on how to improve WinCustomize.  Now for this weeks picks!   Elementals Fire DX by RedneckDude RND i...
    August 19, 2010 by Island Dog
    Master Skinner Z71 has shared with us another impressive WindowBlinds skin by the name of Continuum.  Using earth tones, this skin has a subtle look which is perfect for every day work.  This skin works with Windows 7, Vista, XP, and includes matching wallpapers. Continuum by Z71 Remember that WinCustomize Subscribers get a 20% discount!
    August 18, 2010 by Island Dog
    GameShark has published their interview with Brad Wardell with several pages of Q&A about Elemental: War of Magic! If you don’t know anything at all about Stardock’s upcoming 4X strategy game, Elemental: War of Magic, then this interview is not for you until you go get a primer from the game's official web site at www.elementalgame.com . Instead of rehashing what we already know about this game, we instead focus on some elements that we don't know much about. Hopefully, f...
    August 18, 2010 by Island Dog
    GameShark has published their interview with Brad Wardell with several pages of Q&A about Elemental: War of Magic! If you don’t know anything at all about Stardock’s upcoming 4X strategy game, Elemental: War of Magic, then this interview is not for you until you go get a primer from the game's official web site at www.elementalgame.com . Instead of rehashing what we already know about this game, we instead focus on some elements that we don't know much about. Hopefully, f...
    August 18, 2010 by Island Dog
    I find this to be an interesting story, and from the beginning I knew there was something else going on aside from just a so-called community center going in near ground zero. Link Follow the Shariah Index Project to solve the puzzle of the 6 mystery floors: We found two hidden websites with  copiously deleted information, all about the Imam’s Cordoba Institute Shariah Index Project.  For reference, here’s the Imam’s most recent hidden website (also available ...