Tizzysawr: Just as some of us had been expecting since the Gamestop takeover, Stardock is finally distributing their games in other stores, starting with Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/201290/
It is also 25% off (that's $15) until November 23rd. I'm considering getting it so that I don't have to depend on wtfhorrible impulse for it.
BoxOfSnoo: Impulse is only a requirement to install the game, I thought?
I just want the expansion bundle to go on sale, someday, like, ever.
Also, couldn't you download a DRM-free installer of Stardock's games from the Impulse Anywhere site? IIRC, that installer didn't need the Impulse client but if the game gets patched you'd have to download it all again.
Edit: it seems I remembered wrong. You still needed to install Impulse and the Impulse Anywhere site seems to be down.