This is the final installment of the Demigod documentary which is a behind-the-scenes look at the development team at Stardock post-launch of Demigod. This video features more talking with some of the game developers about Demigod, and if you watch closely enough, you will see some sneak peaks of the upcoming game, Elemental: War of Magic. In case you missed the other videos: Part 1 Part 2
With school letting out soon, and Windows 7 just around the corner, manufacturers and stores will most likely be offering some deals on new PC's for the fall. This weeks poll is a simple one, asking if you plan on purchasing a new PC sometime this year.
My current PC is well over two years old, and it’s definitely showing signs of age. Trying out some recent game demos lately, and the computer basically laughed at me. Not that I need the upgrade to use Windows 7, but it would be nice to have a new system anyways, so I decided to upgrade. After cleaning out my office and selling a few things on eBay I didn’t need anymore, that funded most of this project. I thought it would be interesting and fun to document the process of...
We at Stardock are excited to announce the availability of WindowBlinds 7 – Beta 1 today! WindowBlinds is an application that allows Windows users to change the visual styles (skins) of Windows Vista, XP, and now, Windows 7. This is the first release of WindowBlinds for Windows 7, and as of right now there are no “new” features added. The main point of this release is to get WindowBlinds working on Windows 7, and then add the “pretty stuff” later in development. I cann...
A couple of weeks ago we ask you to post some pictures of your work area, and to show us how Multiplicity could help you in your home or office. Multiplicity is an application from Stardock that lets you control multiple computers with just one keyboard and mouse. It’s the ultimate in efficiency. After looking over the entries, the WC staff has chosen o0SHUUMI0o as the winner of a copy of Multiplicity Pro! Hopefully we can get him to take some new pictures o...
Today, Stardock has released an update to its popular cursor changing and creation application, CursorFX Plus. CursorFX allows users to create and use custom cursors on both Windows Vista and Windows XP. It takes advantage of the visual effects features in Windows to enable things like alpha blended cursors, image effects, and more. This update includes: Fix for HUGE cursors in the preview Fixes suspend/hibernate issues Misc Win7 Tweaks This update does not official...
Today, Stardock has released an update to its popular cursor changing and creation application, CursorFX Plus. CursorFX allows users to create and use custom cursors on both Windows Vista and Windows XP. It takes advantage of the visual effects features in Windows to enable things like alpha blended cursors, image effects, and more. This update includes: Fix for HUGE cursors in the preview Fixes suspend/hibernate issues Misc Win7 Tweaks This update do...
I guess this is more of the “change you can believe” in, but yet, I don’t think most people believe it yet. Obama Justice Department Decision Will Allow Non-Citizens to Register to Vote in Georgia Decision Bars Georgia From Continuing Voter Verification Process Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel issued the following statement following the U.S. Department of Justice’s denial of preclearance of Georgia’s voter verification process Atlanta -...
AMD demonstrated the first DirectX 11 Graphics Processor at a press conference today. Highlights from the event included: Get ready for a revolution : Games and other applications are about to get a lot better as a result of AMD’s new graphics hardware and DirectX 11. DirectX 11 features such as tessellation will bring consumers higher quality, superior performing games making use of 6th generation AMD technology. Another DirectX 11 feature, the compute shader, will enable AMD&rsqu...
We have been hearing rumors and speculation for months about when the release of Windows 7 will be, and today we finally have confirmation! Windows 7 will officially launch on October 22nd. The pricing of Windows 7 is still something that hasn't been revealed, but an interesting tidbit from CNET is: "The tech guarantee program is not beginning immediately, but Microsoft did raise the possibility it will offer some sort of lower-cost upgrade to those who are already using Windows ...
Stardock has released an updated version of Gas Powered Games popular PC action/strategy game Demigod today. In Demigod, players take on the role of a powerful demigod whose objective is to defeat similarly powerful opponents in a quest to ascend into the pantheon of the gods. The game features single player tournaments and skirmish as well as a persistent on-line tournament where players can compete in ranked or unranked games in a variety of ways. The new version of Demigod h...
Stardock has released an update to the official World of Warcraft Desktop. The suite, created by Stardock Design with both original artwork and in-game interface graphics from Blizzard's popular massively multiplayer game. The World of Warcraft Desktop uses the MyColors theme manager to apply the WoW suite, without the installation of any other applications. The WoW MyColors suite includes an updated visual style, with support for both Windows XP and Vista. Icons are included f...
Stardock has released an update to the official World of Warcraft Desktop. The suite, created by Stardock Design with both original artwork and in-game interface graphics from Blizzard's popular massively multiplayer game. The World of Warcraft Desktop uses the MyColors theme manager to apply the WoW suite, without the installation of any other applications. The WoW MyColors suite includes an updated visual style, with support for both Windows XP and Vista. Icons are included f...
One of the most asked about applications is ObjectDock . Specifically, people have been wanting to know about ObjectDock 2.0. Some have speculated that we have simply given up on ObjectDock, and that is simply not so. It is in development, but since it is early there is no time estimate about release, nor about upgrading. First off, what is ObjectDock? Objectdock is a smoothly-animated, customizable 'shelf' on which you can place shortcuts, docklets, system tray icons,...