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General discussion (archive)Looks like Steam is getting Stardock games.(46 posts)(46 posts)
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Posted November 16, 2011
Starting with Sins of a Solar Empire. Looks like Gamestop/Impulse doesn't have anything exclusive any more.
Posted November 16, 2011
I saw this mentioned in the Gaming Deals Thread as well (25% off until November 23rd). Interesting to see how this affects Impulse sales, especially if Stardock starts putting more of their games on Steam.
Posted November 16, 2011
I hope they get their older games as well. GalCiv1 & 2 and the like.
Posted November 16, 2011
I really hope they add more of their games to steam. I supported Impulse when Stardock owned it but now that Gamestop owns it I can't in good faith spend any money there.
Posted November 16, 2011
I like how Brad Wardell is acting as if he never had anything against Steam over Twitter.
This are good news, mostly because he must have had to swallow his huge ego to make this decision. I hope he chokes on it.
Posted November 16, 2011
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Vaemer-Riit: I really hope they add more of their games to steam. I supported Impulse when Stardock owned it but now that Gamestop owns it I can't in good faith spend any money there.
http://www.stardock.com/about/newsitem.asp?id=2702
PLYMOUTH, MI., -- NOVEMBER 16, 2011 - Stardock (www.stardock.com) announced today that its PC strategy titles are hitting Steam starting with the real-time strategy hit Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity ($19.95, http://store.steampowered.com/app/201290) The Sins of a Solar Empire series has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide and swept many of the top gaming media awards, including IGN's overall PC Game of the Year award. Steam and GameStop PC Downloads (www.impulsedriven.com) are featuring Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity at a 25 percent off discount this week.

"With the sale of our former PC digital download technology to GameStop earlier this year, we no longer have any conflicts of interest in offering our titles to other digital distribution channels," said Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock. "We are starting with Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity with other titles being made available over the coming weeks."
Post edited November 16, 2011 by Pheace
Posted November 16, 2011
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OmegaX: I like how Brad Wardell is acting as if he never had anything against Steam over Twitter.
This are good news, mostly because he must have had to swallow his huge ego to make this decision. I hope he chokes on it.
Leave Bradney alone! :'(
Posted November 16, 2011
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Pheace: other digital distribution channels
I wonder about GOG... :P
Posted November 16, 2011
Note that it doesn't look like Steam supports attaching your retail Stardock keys to your account, which is something Impulse does (or did?) support.
Posted November 16, 2011
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Arkose: Note that it doesn't look like Steam supports attaching your retail Stardock keys to your account, which is something Impulse does (or did?) support.
Sometimes features like this take a few days to filter in on Steam. Would be great if they do add it as a feature, though personally I've never had a problem with Impulse.
Posted November 16, 2011
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OmegaX: I like how Brad Wardell is acting as if he never had anything against Steam over Twitter.
This are good news, mostly because he must have had to swallow his huge ego to make this decision. I hope he chokes on it.
The dude is batshit insane, I doubt he even noticed the contradiction.
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Arkose: Note that it doesn't look like Steam supports attaching your retail Stardock keys to your account, which is something Impulse does (or did?) support.
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overread: Sometimes features like this take a few days to filter in on Steam. Would be great if they do add it as a feature, though personally I've never had a problem with Impulse.
They'd be pretty stupid not to, that's how I got all my expacs for Stardock games, by buying the jewel case only complete releases for like 10 USD and activating them. I would expect a lot of people who've bought Stardock games are used to this and doesn't Steam do this for other games?
Post edited November 16, 2011 by orcishgamer
Posted November 16, 2011
They publish games? And "Sins...." is one of them? I thought it was just the WindowsBlinds and other useless desktop apps.
Posted November 16, 2011
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predcon: They publish games? And "Sins...." is one of them? I thought it was just the WindowsBlinds and other useless desktop apps.
Are you kidding? Stardock's been kicking ass with pretty cool games since Galactic Civilizations. Sadly their record on publishing and bankrolling games (such as Demigod and Elemental) are quite lackluster.
Posted November 16, 2011
Still not buying their games on Steam. Fortunately they brought Stardock Central back so I can play GalCiv without installing Impulse. Stardock also mentioned that their games would become available on other DD platforms eventually.
Posted November 16, 2011
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predcon: They publish games? And "Sins...." is one of them? I thought it was just the WindowsBlinds and other useless desktop apps.
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orcishgamer: Are you kidding? Stardock's been kicking ass with pretty cool games since Galactic Civilizations. Sadly their record on publishing and bankrolling games (such as Demigod and Elemental) are quite lackluster.
Elemental wasn't just published by Stardock it was also developed in house. Demigod and Sins were simply published by them though.
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