Impulse has a special exclusive this week for Space Pirates and Zoombies. Aside from the really cool name, this game is a mix of genres and has been a favorite with the staff. Right now when you purchase SPAZ you get a 25% discount and access to the beta of the game!
http://www.impulsedriven.com/spacepiratesandzom
PC Gamer has an interview posted with Stardock's Brad Wardell on the recent news about GameStop acquiring Impulse. It is very informative and I recommend everyone give it a read.
http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/04/01/interview-brad-wardell-on-selling-impulse-to-gamestop/
Stardock Community FAQ
Statement to the Stardock community:
We at Stardock have always operated with the goal of transparency to our loyal (and awesome) fan base. As such, we understand that many of you will have questions regarding the recent news that Impulse, Inc. has been acquired by GameStop.
Below is an FAQ designed to address what we hope is the majority of your questions. Please understand that during the acquisition phase there will be questions we cannot address due to confidentiality agreements.
Above all else, we want to ensure you that service to Impulse will not be affected by this transition and that your accounts are still as valid today as the day you created them.
We cannot express with words the amount of appreciation we have to you, our loyal fans and customers and the support you have shown Stardock and Impulse over the past decade: from Stardock Central to TotalGaming.net to Impulse, Stardock has been on the bleeding edge of digital media innovation since its inception and has a rich history of bringing successful concepts to market first.
We at Stardock look forward to what the future brings for PC gaming, digital distribution and of course, continued innovation at Stardock, Inc.
Stardock Community FAQ
Statement to the Stardock community:
We at Stardock have always operated with the goal of transparency to our loyal (and awesome) fan base. As such, we understand that many of you will have questions regarding the recent news that Impulse, Inc. has been acquired by GameStop.
Below is an FAQ designed to address what we hope is the majority of your questions. Please understand that during the acquisition phase there will be questions we cannot address due to confidentiality agreements.
Above all else, we want to ensure you that service to Impulse will not be affected by this transition and that your accounts are still as valid today as the day you created them.
We cannot express with words the amount of appreciation we have to you, our loyal fans and customers and the support you have shown Stardock and Impulse over the past decade: from Stardock Central to TotalGaming.net to Impulse, Stardock has been on the bleeding edge of digital media innovation since its inception and has a rich history of bringing successful concepts to market first.
We at Stardock look forward to what the future brings for PC gaming, digital distribution and of course, continued innovation at Stardock, Inc.
Stardock Entertainment and Ironclad Games have unleashed a massive changelog for the upcoming Sins of a Solar Empire - Trinity version 1.2 and the update is now available. Trinity bundles the original award-winning real-time strategy PC title from Ironclad Games with the two game-changing micro-expansions, Entrenchment and Diplomacy. Sins of a Solar Empire - Trinity is available via the digital download platform, Impulse for $39.95.
The updates consist of a new and improved Pirate system, u...
Stardock Entertainment and Ironclad Games have unleashed a massive changelog for the upcoming Sins of a Solar Empire - Trinity version 1.2 and the update is now available. Trinity bundles the original award-winning real-time strategy PC title from Ironclad Games with the two game-changing micro-expansions, Entrenchment and Diplomacy. Sins of a Solar Empire - Trinity is available via the digital download platform, Impulse for $39.95.
The updates consist of a new and improved Pirate system, u...
On behalf of Stardock and Impulse we would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
I'm seeing a few questions being posted on how to get started with the Elemental beta. In most cases you just need to enable "pre-release versions" in the Impulse preferences so you can see and download the beta.
This is a quick overview on how to do that, and I will pin it to the forums for future reference.
Then…
You should now see Elemental in your My Games tab.
Since the launch of the Elemental Army promotion we have seen great participation. Although the overwhelming majority of participants have been submitting valid links for their participation, there have also been some trying to game the system.
With that we have made some changes (thanks to kestral2040) for the dev work). These include updates so it is easier to see who is submitting duplicate links and such, among other admin-side improvements.
We are also changing the ...
Gas Powered Games and Stardock are excited to release the v1.3 update for the popular real-time tactical strategy game, Demigod. This update includes a host of fixes and improvements.
Fixes:
Abilities while moving fix: Demigod movement has been re-architected to resume attacking previous targets after using abilities. This fixes multiple problems with triggering Demigod abilities while moving.The following exceptions and modifications are by design: Direct targeted abil...
Gas Powered Games and Stardock are excited to release the v1.3 update for the popular real-time tactical strategy game, Demigod. This update includes a host of fixes and improvements.
Fixes:
Abilities while moving fix: Demigod movement has been re-architected to resume attacking previous targets after using abilities. This fixes multiple problems with triggering Demigod abilities while moving.The following exceptions and modifications are by design: Direct targeted abil...
A few weeks ago we sent out a mailer to Demigod customers with a code in which you could refer a friend to purchase Demigod for an astounding 75% off. We also said we would award some prizes to the customers who referred the most friends, and I’m happy to announce we have a few winners!
For the overall most referrals, OrzBlueFog wins a $100 gift certificate to the Impulse Store.
Second place, the winner of a $75 gift certificate to the Impulse Store was umilmi81. ...
A few weeks ago we sent out a mailer to Demigod customers with a code in which you could refer a friend to purchase Demigod for an astounding 75% off. We also said we would award some prizes to the customers who referred the most friends, and I’m happy to announce we have a few winners!
For the overall most referrals, OrzBlueFog wins a $100 gift certificate to the Impulse Store.
Second place, the winner of a $75 gift certificate to the Impulse Store was umilmi81. ...
GamePro magazine did an analysis of Digital Rights Management (DRM) in PC games, and among the people interviewed for this story was Stardock CEO, Brad Wardell. This analysis takes an in-depth looks at piracy from several different views, including those of industry professionals and “pirates” themselves. This is a must read for anyone who enjoys PC gaming.
“Every copy protection scheme gets cracked, it's just a matter of time," Stardock CEO Brad Wardell tells G...
GamePro magazine did an analysis of Digital Rights Management (DRM) in PC games, and among the people interviewed for this story was Stardock CEO, Brad Wardell. This analysis takes an in-depth looks at piracy from several different views, including those of industry professionals and “pirates” themselves. This is a must read for anyone who enjoys PC gaming.
“Every copy protection scheme gets cracked, it's just a matter of time," Stardock CEO Brad Wardell tells G...
