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On Impulse, Braid Creator Decides $15 is Good Enough for PC Version

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

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On Impulse, Braid Creator Decides $15 is Good Enough for PC Version

Yesterday, Stardock's digital distribution platform Impulse announced that they had snagged the delayed PC version of Braid, and began accepting preorders for a March 31 release. The price? $20, a thirty-three percent premium over the console version.  Needless to say, gamers were not enthuased, especially given the fervor over the original $15 price when the game [...]

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Phantom Gamestore Launched

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

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Phantom Gamestore Launched

Does anybody remember Infinium Labs? You know, the folks that hyped their uber-awesome home console to end all home consoles, the Phantom, hyped since 2002, destined to never actually be released, only to be replaced by the equally awesome (so too awesome for words, right?) Phantom Lapboard? Yeah, that's the Infinium Labs I'm talking about. [...]

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The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Ships Today, at Ridiculously Awesome $40 Price Point

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

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The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Ships Today, at Ridiculously Awesome $40 Price Point

Last month, we spoke to a pair of gentlemen putting in tremendous amounts of work to make The Witcher: Enhanced Edition into a perfect game -- work which they would then give away for free in the form of a tremendous patch. Though primarily excited by the new bar the team was setting for post-release [...]

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Impulse EULA Reveals 50% Kickback for User-Generated Content Sales

Friday, June 20, 2008

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Impulse EULA Reveals 50% Kickback for User-Generated Content Sales

GameCyte took Stardock's digital-distribution platform Impulse for a spin earlier this afternoon -- but before we had the chance to download a single program, we discovered some curious lines in the end-user license agreement. They suggest that Stardock will not only encourage the production of user-generated content, but that they plan to sell it, incenting [...]

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Just the Links, Ma’am: 6.18.08

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

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Just the Links, Ma’am: 6.18.08

Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer. Enthusiast: EA compromises identity of Need for Speed Undercover; title reportedly takes cues from The Transporter (Eurogamer) Ubisoft reimagining Driver (BBC via Eurogamer) Stardock's digital-distribution and community platform Impulse launches (Impulse Driven via Joystiq) Mmfmmfmmph mm mmphmm mgnmmm! -- aka Team Fortress 2 Pyro Updates detailed [...]

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Stardock Sets Sights on Steam; Gains Demigod Exclusive

Monday, April 7, 2008

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Stardock Sets Sights on Steam; Gains Demigod Exclusive

Stardock, publisher of Sins of a Solar Empire and whose CEO Brad Wardell voiced a controversial opinion about game piracy two weeks ago, today announced a partnership with Gas Powered Games (Dungeon Siege, Supreme Commander) to publish Demigod.

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