Good morning and Happy Monday to everyone! The one good thing I do like about a Monday is it gives me a chance to go back through the galleries and pick some skins to show you that I think are worthy of some recognition. We seemed to have a nice variety of uploads over the last couple of days, as I see some DesktopX widgets, wallpapers, and plenty of other goodies. Check out the Monday picks! ...
I was up early this morning and I decided to catch up on some work-related things, and realized I have missed the past few episodes of ImpulseTV. After watching a couple I have several news games on my must-play now, just because of the walkthroughs they did. Why? Well like most gamers I enjoy watching trailers of games, but many just show some cut scenes and really don’t show the game itself being played.
This is what is great about ImpulseTV, you can actually see the gameplay with comments about what is going on.
Here’s a quick walkthrough to get you started, and you can download Impulse for free here.
The Escapist has a great, in-depth interview with Stardock CEO Brad Wardell. Topic of discussion is Impulse and its place in the digital distribution market. “ MS: There is also a lot of speculation about how digital distribution will end up. Some think it has already taken over, and others think it will take 20 years before it is as important as retail ... BW: I don't think it will ever completely take over. I think on the PC side it will go the way of music. Althou...
After a nice long holiday weekend last week we are back! Everyone has been pretty busy behind the scenes lately. We have the Elemental betas being worked on, and the Impulse publishing crew has their hands full with releases and updates for Impulse. I have been really excited with the classic games that have been added to Impulse lately, and it seems I am not the only one judging from the comments we have been receiving on Twitter and Facebook.
Speaking of classic games, Total Annihilation was updated with the Battle Tactics expansion which is a free update for existing customers, and at just $10 it’s a real bargain for those classic game hunters.
Lets take a look at some highlights from the week on Impulse, and be sure to follow @stardock and @impulsedriven for more!
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The week is about done, and the latest edition of This Week in Skinning for April 9th is up. Lots of great skins again in the galleries this week, so be sure to take a trip through them and see all the other cool skins and themes. This Week in Skinning - April 9th
Happy Friday to all our friends and community members out there. I hope you had a good week, and have a fun weekend planned ahead. Today we will end the Spring wallpaper contest and begin taking a look at the entries. Hopefully we can announce the winner some time next week. Now for this weeks picks! Colour Waves by Ausvet This animated wallpaper has a beautiful mix of colors and movement. White Detail by IvoneDaFont This is...
IconPackager, the widely popular application that lets you change nearly all of your Windows icons at once using “packages” is on sale for just $4.98 this weekend on Impulse. IconPackager is included with Object Desktop, so if you aren’t looking for the entire package and just want to change your icons, this is the time to grab it. It would also make a great gift! Get IconPackager 5 for just $4.98!
Fans of the classic Total Annihilation series rejoice today that the Battle Tactics expansion has arrived on Impulse. This is a free update to all registered TA Impulse customers and can be downloaded via the Impulse client.
Battle Tactics features 100 new missions, four new units, keyboard shortcuts and six new multiplayer maps.
If you don’t have it already, grab it now off Impulse - http://www.impulsedriven.com/totalannihilation
Checking on some recent reviews of Sins: Trinity, we have another from ImpulseGamer.com which gives Trinity an 8.5! “In conclusion, Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity is definitely value for money that gives three games with great replay value. Apart from single-player, the game does feature a strong multiplayer aspect and nothing is more than fun than to battle against humans as they are considerably more unpredictable than the AI. Just be warned, have plenty of time on hand to pla...
GamingNexus.com has reviewed Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity , and I wanted to share their impressions with the Sins community, in which they give Trinity a big “A” and the Editors Choice! “As a bundle, Trinity makes a wonderful 4X experience. While many fans will already have the original Sins and/or Entrenchment, for those a little late to the game this offers the perfect entry point. Fans of the series can get fully up to speed by picking up Diplomacy on its own, brining their Sins...
HP has released a new teaser video of the upcoming HP Slate.
I put the end date on the contest not realizing it was a long holiday weekend for many. With that I would like to extend the contest until the end of the week to give people a chance to get some last minute entries in. We will now close the contest at noon on Friday, April 9th. More info about the contest can be found here. https://www.wincustomize.com/articles.aspx?aid=379271
After a nice long holiday weekend, it is back to the grind once again. Tons of things to catch up on, hundreds of e-mails to go through, so lets get the day started with some skin picks from the past few days! Here ya go!
Arstechnica has an article up which talks about the future of gaming and its relation to the “cloud”. It brings up some interesting points, and also include some feedback from Stardock’s own Brad Wardell. "The concept of virtual storage is to let a player’s 'stuff' become ubiquitous—accessible from anywhere. This way, they don’t have to worry about a new machine losing their mods or saved games or other key data," Stardock CEO and president Brad Wardell told Ars. "...
Paragon Software is having a free giveaway starting today and ending Monday for Partition Manager 9.5 Personal. This application is normally $39.95, but you can download it absolutely free this weekend. The only requirement is that you register the software. Get more info and the links here. http://www.paragon-software.com/free/giveaway.html