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October 2, 2009 by Island Dog
The first screenshots for Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy are now up on IGN.com!  Diplomacy is the second micro-expansion for the award winning PC game, Sins of a Solar Empire. Head over to IGN.com and take a look! See More Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy Various at IGN.com
October 1, 2009 by Island Dog
The Music MyColors Theme is now available for all current Object Desktop subscribers.  The Music skin includes a classy new visual style for Windows, an accompanying set of icons, wallpaper and a weather gadget! This theme will only be available to active Object Desktop subscribers, so now is the time to grab your subscription which includes great software such as WindowBlinds, IconPackager, DeskScapes, MyColors, and much more.  Click here for a quick video demo...
October 1, 2009 by Island Dog
Wow, I really can’t believe it’s October already.  The year is winding down real fast it seems!  Well as usual, the beginning of the month means a new Desktop Screenshot thread in the WinCustomize forums.  We already have some spectacular screenshots, and since Halloween is this month, I definitely want to see the spookiest desktops you can come up with. Post your desktops to the monthly desktop thread! https://forums.wincustomize.com/365510
October 1, 2009 by Island Dog

Continuing with their recent interview with Stardock’s Brad Wardell, Shacknews.com has posted the second part of the interview.  The first interview was mainly focused on Elemental: War of Magic, and this part is a bit more focused on PC gaming in general.

Shack: Right. And I think you have to take advantage of the PC's strengths. Elemental's extreme zoom is a good example of that. That's instantly attractive to a PC gamer, and it's something native to the platform.

Brad Wardell: Yeah, it facilities something that... Galactic Civilizations II had it in 2006, Supreme Commander had it in 2007, Sins had it in 2008. And it makes a big difference--it's something you can't do on a console yet.

As always, it’s a great read.  Check out the full interview at Shacknews.

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September 30, 2009 by Island Dog
Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment are pleased to announce the release of Sins of a Solar Empire v1.18 and Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment v1.04 to all registered customers.  Now available via the Impulse client ( http://www.impulsedriven.com ). The update includes a massive number of balance improvement and gameplay tweaks based on the feedback from fans. For a complete list of changes, please visit: https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/364878/ Sins of a Solar...
September 30, 2009 by Island Dog
The great folks at Multiplaying.net (Jason (aka Abb), Shannon (aka Zeli) & Steve (aka Slurms), have a weekly gaming podcast, and their latest edition features Stardock’s own Brad Wardell who talks about Elemental: War of Magic, Demigod, bees, and more! Have a listen! http://www.multiplaying.net/2009/09/29/multiplaying-009-09-29-09-stardock/ or via iTunes .
September 30, 2009 by Island Dog
I have been getting quite a few e-mails lately about how to get the latest WindowBlinds beta, among any other betas we are running at any given time.  It’s pretty simple to get the betas downloaded and installed, but if you don’t see them in your list in Impulse, you just have to make a slight configuration adjustment. Here’s how. Click the blue button, and that will open up the Impulse preferences.  Now just check the box that says “show pre-release versions”. ...
September 30, 2009 by Island Dog
The latest DeskScapes 3 has a new feature called Effects.  This is where you can apply a variety of effects to your .dreams, giving them a whole new look!
September 30, 2009 by Island Dog

One of the coolest new features in DeskScapes 3 is the ability to add effects to .dreams.  This brings a bunch of new options for the customization of animated wallpapers.  There are a wide variety of effects included such as Snow, Motion Blur, and many more.

Check out this video to see the effects in action!

 

For more information about DeskScapes, visit https://www.stardock.com/products/deskscapes/

September 30, 2009 by Island Dog
Halloween is approaching next month, and it has always been one of the more popular skinning holidays.  I thought it would be a good time to start highlighting some Halloween-inspired skins so you can start getting those October desktops ready. Maybe a screenshot competition is in order.
September 30, 2009 by Island Dog
September 29, 2009 by Island Dog

These are really cool.  I was able to demo one at Staples, and I could certainly replace my mouse with this.

http://touch.wacom.com/product-touch.php

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What do you think?

September 29, 2009 by Island Dog
The latest premium WinCustomize Subscriber skin is now available.  Elan is an elegant WindowBlinds skin with a clean and smooth design. This skin is only available for WinCustomize Subscribers , but it’s not too late to subscribe and get this and the others today!
September 29, 2009 by Island Dog
I took a bike ride around the area and grabbed some photos.
September 29, 2009 by Island Dog
The third of Master Skinner Essorant’s new WindowBlinds themes is here!  This one is called Slow Burn and has a beautiful, vibrant color scheme going.  If the default color isn’t your thing, no worries, this skin using the coloring feature in WindowBlinds to its fullest potential. WinCustomize Subscribers get 20% off Master Skins, so be sure to grab this one today!