The beta for Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes v1.5 is live! Download it through the Steam client to help us test the next update for our fantasy empire builder. To get the v1.5 beta, do the following: Launch Steam Open your Library Right-click Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes, select Properties In the Betas tab, select the v1.5 Beta option from the first drop-down menu Once your download is finished, launch the game We’ve done a lot of work with d...

Another great deal for users wanting to try out System Mechanic.  For today only, they are giving away a free license valid for 6 months. Get it here. Here's more information about System Mechanic. http://www.iolo.com/products/system-mechanic/    

If you are an Amazon Prime member they have Adobe Photoshop Elements 12 on sale for $49.99.  Not a bad price for this piece of software. Link : Adobe Photoshop Elements 12            

It’s official!  Star Wars: Episode VII will be coming to theaters on December 18th, 2015. “With pre-production in full-swing, a confirmed release date of December 18, 2015, has been set for Lucasfilm's highly anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII. "We're very excited to share the official 2015 release date for Star Wars: Episode VII, where it will not only anchor the popular holiday filmgoing season but also ensure our extraordinary filmmaking team has the time nee...

Soren Johnson appears on the Game Design Roundtable Podcast with Jon Shafer this week. Of course Mohawk Games is one of the topics!   http://jonshaferondesign.com/2013/11/11/tgdrt-53/    

GamesIndustry International has an interview up with Dan Baker and Brad Wardell about the Nitrous engine and Oxide Games. "I've known some of the Oxide guys for a long time and we've been making strategy games for a long time," said Wardell. "Every time we go and do a strategy game, we have to roll our own engine. It's gotten tougher and tougher for strategy games to be competitive with say, a first-person shooter, in terms of fidelity, because FPSs can just license Unr...

Good morning!  Lets do a quick roundup of some of the skins that came in over the weekend as I see some of you were busy!

Yesterday, Stardock VP Derek Paxton presented Stardock's game development philosophies and business practices to a group of Wolverines. Derek and developers Alan Batsford and Sarah Trombley and artist Leo Li gave members of Wolverine Soft, the University of Michigan's game development organization, a taste of what it's like to work in the game industry.

With the recent news about the lack of quality passwords in the Adobe hack, and other online security news, I don’t have to remind you how important a good password is.  I’ve been using LastPass for quite a while now and they just released the big 3.0 update.  LastPass is a great password manager that also lets you generate secure passwords.  It can also fill forms with your information, and it’s all done with an easy to use interface. New in LastPass 3.0: Revamped ...

Well Black Friday is coming up in just a couple of weeks, so I wanted to create a thread where people can share deals, or just general discussion.   There's probably some game deals I'd like to grab, but not sure about anything else.  I'm sure I'll see something on sale that I will want to grab, but we'll deal with that later. Is there anything your hoping to grab on Black Friday? Good resource -  http://bfads.net/  

Stardock's Brad Wardell talked with Strategy Informer about Galactic Civilizations III taking advantage of 64-bit, Steamworks, multiplayer, and more. Strategy Informer:  You’ve said that your game is going to only work on 64-bit computers – that’s quite a statement.  "Brad Wardell: The vast majority of our users have 64-bit Operating Systems already, so it’s really not that big of a thing. For us… 64-bit is just about memory, we wanted...

Add a stationary dock to your Windows 8 Start screen. The Start screen in Windows 8 organizes your applications into groups of tiles. Launch8 adds the convenience of a quick access stationary dock on your Start screen. Now you’ll be able to drag and drop your favorite applications into Launch8 and quickly launch them no matter where you have swiped to on your Start screen. Launch8 v1.0 is available to try as a free 30-day trial and can be purchased for only $4.99. Vi...

Explore the newest, most dangerous battlefield yet The ever-expanding conflicts within and between the TEC, Vasari, and Advent have pushed the battlegrounds into uncharted space. The sectors now being drawn into the war feature the most dangerous and powerful natural phenomena in the galaxy.  In addition, Stellar Phenomena lets players seize the moment with 11 optional random events that can alter the fate of not just your empire but the galaxy at large. Stars ...

Amara is the latest Master WindowBlinds skin from LightStar.  It’s refreshing color is a pleasure to use and works well on both Windows 7 and Windows 8.  It’s another fantastic skin to add to your collection.  If you are a WinCustomize Subscriber don’t forget your 20% discount. Amara by LightStar

Stardock is retiring the early-adopter upgrade discounts for Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes and Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion. Any owners of previous games in the Elemental or Sins of a Solar Empire franchises who want to take advantage of discounts they are currently eligible for will need to make those purchases by Friday, November 15. Thank you all for your support over the years. We’re on the cusp of an exciting new era for Stardock, with the announcements of Galactic Ci...