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Mobile

The Tiniest Mobile Game Controller Will Help You Find Your Keys

Creating convenient game controllers for mobile phones and tablets is a big thing. Black Powder Media’s iMpulse is a tiny thing. The keychain game controller / key locator is looking to Kickstarter as a sort of early release program.

17 November 2011

PC

Free Of Impulse, Stardock Visits The Sins Of A Solar Empire On Steam

Now that they’ve offloaded that pesky digital distribution platform, Stardock is free to spread its catalogue to greener pastures, starting with today’s release of Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity on Steam.

14 July 2011

PC

GameStop’s Online Store Becomes One With Impulse

GameStop’s purchase of Steam rival Impulse comes to a head today, as the video game retail giant fully integrates the PC game digital download service into its online store. Now, instead of purchasing a downloadable PC game through GameStop.com, you can go to Steam instead, like you were doing already anyway.

2 March 2011

PC

Sins Of A Solar Empire Spurs A Rebellious Expansion

The intergalactic war of Ironclad Games’ real-time strategy game Sins of a Solar Empire has gone on too long, prompting the game’s third expansion, Rebellion, packed with new tech and ships capable of destroying entire fleets all by their lonesome.

11 November 2010

Valve Is Killing The PC Market, Apparently

According to a report on trade site MCV, two “big-name digital retailers” for the PC market are staring down the barrel of financial ruin, while two major British retailers are reportedly considering a ban on games that include Steam integration.

25 July 2010

News

Digital Distributors Dispute NPD Rankings

Impulse and GamersGate are two pretty well known digital download services, but they didn’t show up in an NPD assessment of digital versus brick-and-mortar sales.

20 November 2009

News

Stardock: Steam Has 70% Of PC Download Market

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!

14 October 2009

Divinity II: Ego Draconis Impressions: Morality Is For Lesser Mortals

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?

25 August 2009

News

Stardock Updating Impulse, Rolling Out Ready-to-Play

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.

23 May 2009

News

Stardock Sending Out Demigod Apology Coupons

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.

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