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September 2, 2009 by Island Dog

The pre-order for Aaaaa! A Reckless Disregard for Gravity is now available on Impulse, and we have a special 25% off the pre-order!  Aaaaa! is from indie developer Dejobaan Games, and this fast-paced game is all about base jumping.

Check out some of the screenshots.

Aaaaa! is available on September 4th, pre-order now for the 25% off special!

September 2, 2009 by Island Dog
The September Edition of sViz’s ‘I Love DesktopX’ article is up.  She has some fine picks this week full of DesktopX goodness, so don’t miss out on this latest issue!
September 2, 2009 by Island Dog
Stardock and NVIDIA have announced a special Impulse ‘NVIDIA Edition” which will be specially branded for NVIDIA users.  Gamers will be able to be informed of video card driver updates and install them via Stardock’s Impulse.  Users will also use Impulse to see the latest gaming news and purchase and download PC games straight from Impulse. "The single biggest issue preventing PC gamers today from having an optimal experience is a failure to update their video card drive...
September 1, 2009 by Island Dog
When you see the new DeskScapes 3, the first thing you are going to notice is the totally new user interface.  It’s much sleeker than before, and one big new feature is the ability to preview the .dreams before applying.  Check out the video to see more!
September 1, 2009 by Island Dog
There was an issue with the beta appearing to expire earlier than expected.  There is an update on both Impulse and the download page that corrects this issue. https://www.stardock.com/products/fences/downloads.asp
September 1, 2009 by Island Dog
GamaSutra’s Chris Remo has another interview with Brad Wardell, this time focusing on the modding engine in the upcoming game, Elemental: War of Magic .  “Elemental makes use of a level of detail system paired to its zoom feature that swaps out different models and textures as the player moves from examining individual workers at ground level up to viewing whole continents, at which point the perspective blends into a flat 2D "cloth map." That will be available to ...
September 1, 2009 by Island Dog
GamaSutra’s Chris Remo has another interview with Brad Wardell, this time focusing on the modding engine in the upcoming game, Elemental: War of Magic .  “Elemental makes use of a level of detail system paired to its zoom feature that swaps out different models and textures as the player moves from examining individual workers at ground level up to viewing whole continents, at which point the perspective blends into a flat 2D "cloth map." That will be available to ...
September 1, 2009 by Island Dog
I often get e-mails from users looking for tutorials and guides on how to do a variety of things from skinning their entire PC to just wanting to know how to change backgrounds in ObjectDock.  The WinCustomize Wiki is a great source of information for anything relating to skins and themes for your PC.  The best part is it’s open to the community.  As a typical wiki goes, it’s open for users to add and create their own guides and tutorials.  If you have anything that you t...
September 1, 2009 by Island Dog
If you ever need to see a video about items you see on WinCustomize, or videos about applications from Stardock such as WindowBlinds , then I wanted to remind you about our page on YouTube.  Pretty much any video we make for tutorials, guides, etc. are placed there for everyone to see.  You can also subscribe to our channel and get updates when new videos are uploaded.  Head over to YouTube and check us out! http://www.youtube.com/windowsthemes
August 31, 2009 by Island Dog
Well hello Monday, you certainly made your appearance fast this week.  How was your weekend?  Well since it’s monday it is time to show off some of the great skins submitted over the last few days.  It’s a great chance to catch up on any skins you might have missed. Check out this weekends picks!
August 31, 2009 by Island Dog
Incredible.
August 28, 2009 by Island Dog
Another awesome WindowBlinds Master skin released this week is Havana by vStyler.  This is an elegant and clean WindowBlinds theme with several sub-styles.  Another great thing about this theme is it colors very well making this easy to adapt to your own personal liking. WinCustomize subscribers get 20% off all Master Skins, so don’t hesitate to pick this one up!
August 28, 2009 by Island Dog
Oh joy the weekend is upon us!  We had a great week with the conclusion of the Summer ‘09 wallpaper contest.  We also had some fantastic themes submitted this week. Check out this weeks edition of TWiS!
August 28, 2009 by Island Dog
It’s Friday!  Lets start off by saying a big congrats to the winners and everyone who participated in the Summer ‘09 wallpaper contest.  There were an amazing amount of wallpapers submitted, all of top quality so everyone benefited from this.  Now for this weeks picks! Captain’s Pointer by theAVMAN This CursorFX theme is fantastic.  The colors and animations are perfect.  Great work! Mood Lighting by buzzh58 ...
August 28, 2009 by Island Dog
IGN.com has an interview with Elemental’s Producer, Scott Tykoski about the art style of Elemental: War of Magic .  I'd like to say that Elemental's visual style was chosen purely for the love of art. That the style was risky but required to properly lay fourth our grand vision of dead world refueled by magic. That the style would finally establish video games as works of art and we can all celebrate our incredible cultural triumph! Read the full interview at IGN . ...