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Stardock: Steam Has 70% Of PC Download Market

11:00PM Luke Plunkett | Just about everybody involved with digital distribution is coy when it comes to sales numbers. Nobody wants to give the game away. But that doesn’t stop some — like publishers/online retailers Stardock — from trying to guess! More »
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Divinity II: Ego Draconis Impressions: Morality Is For Lesser Mortals

6:30PM AJ Glasser | In Divinity II, you are a freaking dragon at least half the time. Why should you care about petty mortal concerns like good and evil? More »
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Stardock Updating Impulse, Rolling Out Ready-to-Play

10:30AM AJ Glasser | Even if you’re a Steam loyalist, PC gamers, you’ve got to admit it’s nice to have options. But Stardock’s digital distribution service, Impulse, and its latest update aim to provide more than just competition. More »
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Stardock Sending Out Demigod Apology Coupons

1:40AM Mike Fahey | Stardock has begun distributing the promised apology coupons, entitling players who’ve purchased the previously problem-riddled real-time strategy game Demigod to a second copy at 50% off. More »
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What Went Wrong With Demigod

6:20AM Mike Fahey | Stardock CEO Brad Wardell exhaustively details the whys and hows behind Demigod’s crippling networking issues in a blog post aptly titled “Demigod: So what the hell happened?” More »
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Demigod Network Issues Should Clear Up This Week

5:20AM Mike Fahey | Stardock President and CEO Brad Wardell assures the Demigod community that networking issues should be clearing up this week, and everyone who bought the game is getting a coupon for another copy half-off. More »
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Braid Shifts To PCs Today

9:20AM Michael McWhertor | The PC port of Number None’s excellent Braid, our choice for 2008’s Indie Game of the Year, is now available. No more bulky Xbox 360 required! More »
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Stardock’s Answer To DRM: Goo

6:20AM Mike Fahey | With Steamworks’ new CEG technology preparing to make DRM obsolete, Stardock has unveiled their own three-letter acronym answer to digital rights management: Goo. More »
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The Millionth Stardock Impulse User Wins A Gaming PC

7:00AM Mike Fahey | Nearly a million users have signed up for Stardock’s Impulse digital download program, and they’re celebrating by giving out a $4,000 gaming PC to some fresh off the internet newcomer. More »
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Jonathan Blow Lowers Price On PC Braid

6:30AM Mike Fahey | A day after Stardock started accepting preorders for Jonathan Blow’s Braid for the PC at US$19.95, the independent developer has announced a five dollar price drop in the interest of reaching a wider audience. More »