The tutorial for the Demigod demo is refreshingly brief: it consists of a button labeled "Join game." Turns out, Demigod is an online multiplayer RTS with RPG features, such as the ability to gain new skills, acquire beneficial items, and die repeatedly while being called a n00b by the other players because you don't know what the hell is going on because there's no friggin' tutorial.

Stardock has released the demo for Demigod, its strategy game developed in collaboration with Gas Powered Games. Grab the 599mb demo now.

Demigod was derived from the Warcraft III mod Defense of the Ancients. Players command powerful avatars amidst a field of lesser minions, fighting on teams as they power up and take down rival Demigods. Read more »

The release of Stardock and GPG's RTS-action title Demigod has been a troubled one. With thousands of players--legitimate users and otherwise--harassing the game's servers, the title was made unplayable online for many.

"Demigod's connectivity problems have basically boiled down to 1 bad design decision and 1 architectural limitation," writes Stardock CEO Brad Wardell in a new blog post that outlines the situation. Read more »

The software sales charts are in for the second full week of April, showing a strong debut for the piracy-ridden Demigod at US retailers, with Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor continuing to do well at both retail outlets and digital distributor Direct2Drive.

While NPD's list mostly reorganized that of last week, Direct2Drive saw some more significant changes, with MLB 2K9 and Civ IV charting due to newly lower prices. Read more »

Update: Stardock has asked the press to clarify that the below figures don't represent overall sales, but simply the breakdown of pirate-to-legitimate users at peak hours.

Original: While around 140K people tried to play Gas Powered Games' Demigod (PC) online Wednesday, only 12% or so were legitimate buyers, claims publisher Stardock.

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An update from publisher Stardock's CEO Brad Wardell details the problems facing Gas Powered Games's RPG-RTS hybrid and the steps being taken to resolve them.

Many players are facing difficulties getting online and connecting to games, issues Stardock--who are responsible for the game's multiplayer backend--are working on.

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Gas Powered Games' action RPG/RTS Demigod has gone gold and will arrive April 14 on store shelves and publisher Stardock's Impulse digital distribution platform for $40.

The $50 Collector's Edition sports a pewter figurine of the walking castle Rook demigod, a soundtrack CD and poster, though probably not a sample of the Stardock office carpet.

So you skipped class this Friday to escape into the world of video games--only to find Demigod lead designer Mike Marr pulling you back in for an introductory course on the GPG/Stardock-developed RTS title.

At least it's just a video. And the quiz is still a few weeks off--Demigod stomps onto the PC battleground April 14.

The talk began with a quiz. On screen, a few colorful pixels and jagged, aliased lines.

"Who can name this game?"

A few murmurs. Finally, one brave answer, in the form of a question: "Loom?" Read more »

Here's another extended look at Demigod, narrated by Stardock CEO Brad Wardell.

Demigod is that game where you control a single, powerful hero in a competitive, match-based RTS setting. It's a bit overwhelming at first, but the video does a decent job of breaking down the basics.

Stardock's latest is coming out April 14 on PC. Read more »

Below is the latest trailer for Gas Powered Games' and Stardock's upcoming PC RTS Demigod. Narrated by Stardock CEO and executive producer Brad Wardell, the trailer attempts to explain the game's basic mechanics--up until Wardell dies, anyways.

The full version of Demigod arrives this April.

A few new screenshots of Gas Powered Games' and Stardock's upcoming RTS Demigod are copied below.

A hybrid of several genres--and inspired by the Warcraft III mod "Defense of the Ancients"--Demigod allows players to command giant hero units on a field filled with smaller RTS minions. Players level up their heroes, equip them, and do battle with opposing generals, attempting to sway the balance of forces in their team's favor. Read more »

Gas Powered Games' and Stardock's new strategy title Demigod is getting closer to completion. As these new screenshots demonstrate, the team has certainly completed the lightning effects.

Demigod is set for release in February 2009 on PC.

Gas Powered Games' strategy RPG Demigod (PC) has gained five new screenshots. Here, the player-controlled giant hero can be seen taking on hordes of enemies just like Defense of the Ancients, the Warcraft III modification said to inspire the game.

Now in beta testing for paying pre-order customers, Demigod is set to land in February 2009. Read more »

Demigod, the upcoming gigantic-hero PC RTS-action-RPG hybrid in development at Gas Powered Games, is now playable in beta form, all for the price of a pre-order.

Pre-ordering the game on the Stardock Impulse digital distribution service grants immediate access to the game inspired by the Warcraft III modification Defense of the Ancients, according to an announcement on VE3D. Read more »