Every month I compile some of the most popular and most downloaded .dreams (animated wallpapers) that were submitted to WinCustomize.com. While every month we get tons of submissions, it’s only possible to feature a few. This should give a good idea of what you might have missed, and what other great .dreams you can find by searching through the galleries. You can find the full article, along with links to all the featured dreams here .
The next Independent Games Summit will be held in March 2009, and they released the list of speakers which include Stardock’s Brad Wardell. “In addition, Stardock's Brad Wardell, the founder of an independent game developer and publisher involved in such titles as Galactic Civilizations II, Sins of a Solar Empire, Demigod and Elemental, is presenting a lecture named 'Stardock On The PC Hardcore Scene As Indie', described as follows: "Through its choice of game projects c...
In the latest edition of the Demigod blog on IGN, Brian Bander, an Engineer with Gas Powered Games, gives us a look at the more “technical” side of Demigod. “We replaced the Supreme Commander engine’s procedural animation system with a script driven solution using RAD game tools’ Granny as the animation sampler. That sounds technical, but it basically means that we use a high-performance system to put the control of how the characters move into the hands of the artists (who know how to...
The beginning of December means it’s time to feature some of the animated wallpapers (.dreams) that were submitted to Dream.WinCustomize.Com during the month of November. This months video! To use .dreams (animated wallpaper) you need to have Windows Vista or XP, and Stardock's DeskScapes installed. The .dreams featured in this months video can be found at the links below. Spinning Christmas Decorations by Ausvet Nameless by muckyman Christmas Tree by Ausvet ...
A few days ago, we announced the Most Usable Dream winners, and today we announced the Most Original Dream Winners! The animated wallpapers (.dreams) that were submitted to the 2008 GUI Champs were just spectacular, and congratulations goes out to this round of winners. Link: Most Original Dream Winners
The GameSpot crew caught up with the GPG crew in London recently, and got an updated look at Demigod. “The single-player game sounds like an interesting proposition. The developers explained that they took a fighting-game model and applied it to the strategy genre. This means that each game will take place over five rounds, and the god with the most points is declared the winner. It also means that the five-hour campaign is designed to be completed many times over with different charac...
The latest Master Dream on WinCustomize is an especially cool one. Stars by Neil Banfield is a new dynamic .dream featuring a background of “stars” moving toward you. You can adjust many of the setting including the size and speed of the stars, and you can even apply your own background to the stars. Being that this is a dynamic .dream, CPU usage should be very minimal. WinCustomize subscribers get a 20% discount off Master skins, so be sure to ...
Today is the final day to enter an submission into our Christmas Holiday Winky Challenge. The contest is simple. Create a Christmas and/or Winter Holiday version of Winky that we can use for news postings, articles, etc. You can simply take the image above and use that as your base, or design an entire new image. Please note this is not replacing our mascot, it’s just a challenge to “dress him up” a bit for the holidays and have a bit of fun. See this...
With the holidays approaching, I wanted to list my top 5 “most wanted” games for Christmas. I also wanted to hear what yours are as well. Left4Dead (PC) Red Alert 3 (PC) Call of Duty: World at War (360) Shaun White Snowboarding (360) Gears of War 2 (360) So what’s your top 5?
Master Skinner Brewman has given a major update to the Relent skin , bringing it up to version 2. This is a great update, and Relent is a very clean and detailed skin. It’s perfect for everyday use, and I highly recommend it. This WindowBlinds skin has substyles for both Windows XP and Vista. The skin also includes wallpapers, ObjectDock background, and a desktop widget. If you are a WinCustomize subscriber , you get a 20% discount off Master skins. ...
This is looking awesome. Thanks to Zoomba for the heads up. http://www.shackvideo.com/?id=13363
A new month means it’s time for our team of excellent moderators to get together, and give their picks of their favorite skin from November. There is a great variety of picks from them this time around. Snowman picks New Circles by madcat21 ”Though madcat21 got off to a rough start, this skin is the perfect example that one should never give up! If he keeps this progress up I predict a bright future for this excellent artist!” WOM ...
The first round of winners for the 2008 GUI Championships have been announced! For a week, users were able to vote for the Most Usable Dreams, and we are happy to announce the winners for this category. Click to see the winners! Winners: Most Usable Dreams
Examiner.com’s “Game Examiner” takes a look at Stardock’s Elemental: War of Magic, and gives his take on Elemental. A quick excerpt: “Stardock has already conquered the world of space with their strategy hit Galactic Civilizations, and now it looks like they are setting their sights on the realm of magic. Elemental: War of Magic is a turn-based strategy game set within a magical realm where players can duke it out with both armies and magical spells, some of...
Examiner.com’s “Game Examiner” takes a look at Stardock’s Elemental: War of Magic, and gives his take on Elemental. A quick excerpt: “Stardock has already conquered the world of space with their strategy hit Galactic Civilizations, and now it looks like they are setting their sights on the realm of magic. Elemental: War of Magic is a turn-based strategy game set within a magical realm where players can duke it out with both armies and magical spells, so...