Stardock released a major v3.0 update for its massive-scale RTS game, Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation, today. In addition to a complete overhaul of the game’s balance, the benchmark has been updated and improved in order to account for new and evolving technology. Continue reading Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation Update 3.0 released, overhauls its benchmark tool
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Galactic Civilizations III is free on Epic Games Store until January 28th
Epic Games has announced that Galactic Civilizations III is free to own on Epic Games Store for a limited time. From today and until January 28th, PC gamers can visit its EGS page and acquire the free copy. Continue reading Galactic Civilizations III is free on Epic Games Store until January 28th
New Star Control: Origins benchmark released, focuses on measuring DirectX 12 & Vulkan performance
Stardock has released a benchmark on the Star Control: Origins game. The benchmark is set on an alien world that is generated on-the-fly as the scripted lander travels over it. The objective is to measure high-end PC gaming performance using DirectX 12 and Vulkan, while putting as much stress on the CPU as possible also. Continue reading New Star Control: Origins benchmark released, focuses on measuring DirectX 12 & Vulkan performance
Star Control: Origins has been removed from Steam due to a DMCA notice [UPDATE]
Stardock has announced that Star Control has been removed from Steam due to a DMCA take down notice. According to the developers, and even though there is a legal dispute between Stardock and Reiche and Ford regarding the trademarks and copyrights pertaining to Star Control, the creators of Star Control have issued a DMCA and have successfully removed Stardock’s title from Steam. Continue reading Star Control: Origins has been removed from Steam due to a DMCA notice [UPDATE]
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is available for free on Steam for the next 48 hours
Man, lots of free stuff for us PC gamers today. Earlier today, we informed you about the prototype versions of Mortal Kombat HD that are available for download, as well as the free giveaway for Anno 1602. And it appears that Stardock is also offering free copies of Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion on Steam for the next 48 hours. Continue reading Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is available for free on Steam for the next 48 hours
New free DLC for Star Control: Origins doubles the amount of playable vessels for the Fleet Battles mode
Stardock has released a new free DLC for Star Control: Origins, called Reinforcements. According to the press release, this free DLC nearly doubles the amount of playable vessels for the Fleet Battles mode, allowing players to experience additional depth when putting their fleets together for combat. Continue reading New free DLC for Star Control: Origins doubles the amount of playable vessels for the Fleet Battles mode
New gameplay trailer for Star Control: Origins released, highlighting its massive living universe
Stardock has released a brand-new gameplay trailer that highlights the massive living universe players will adventure through. In Star Control: Origins, exploration is a huge part of the game, and players can travel onto the surface of thousands of unique planets they’ve crafted to discover various points of interest and collect resources. Continue reading New gameplay trailer for Star Control: Origins released, highlighting its massive living universe
Star Control: Origins will receive a Vulkan patch in the future
Stardock has announced that Star Control: Origins will get a post-release patch that will add support for the Vulkan API. This is part of Stardock’s extended partnership with AMD, meaning that Star Control: Origins will be optimized for Ryzen CPUs and Freesync 2. Continue reading Star Control: Origins will receive a Vulkan patch in the future
Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition is free on Humble Bundle for a limited time
Stardock and Humble Bundle are offering free copies of Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition for a limited time. This Ultimate Edition includes the acclaimed PC strategy game of the year Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the award winning expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor. Continue reading Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition is free on Humble Bundle for a limited time
Offworld Trading Company is free to play this weekend on Steam
Stardock has announced that Offworld Trading Company is free to play starting today on Steam until May 6th, 1PM ET. Offworld Trading Company is a fast-paced economic real-time strategy from Civilization IV lead Designer, Soren Johnson. Continue reading Offworld Trading Company is free to play this weekend on Steam