Stardock: Impulse 'was consuming the rest of the company'
The so-called "dumbification" of video games, Windows 8, and the sale of Impulse to GameStop are among the topics Stardock's outspoken CEO Bradwell has covered in the PC developer and publisher's latest annual Customer Report.
READ MORE >Sins of a Solar Empire hits Steam, more Stardock titles coming
Now that Impulse is owned and operated by another company, Stardock has decided to put its catalog of titles on Steam. First up, Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity.
READ MORE >"Is it worth it to try and sell my Impulse account? Is that even allowed?"
see all 21 commentsThe Witcher 2 digital sales breakdown: 81% through Steam
Steam accounted for 81% of all The Witcher 2 digital sales in the first six months, CD Projekt has revealed by announcing its digital sales figures. GOG rung up 35% of the 240,000-odd sales, while all other platforms combined only made up 4%.
READ MORE >"I am surprised it didn't have more as well. I bought it at full price at launch from GOG to ..."
see all 28 commentsGameStop buys Impulse, Spawn Labs
GameStop has made more big steps into the digital realm, buying Stardock's digital distribution platform and a cloud gaming company.
READ MORE >"No, he said that he would put it "under consideration" if he received a serious offer, not that ..."
see all 74 commentsStardock annual report highlights
Stardock's annual Customer Report was released today and, as usual, CEO Brad Wardell provided a frank overview of the company's successes and...
READ MORE >"When they don't even follow their own "bill of rights", how do they expect anyone outside their ..."
see all 29 commentsVideo Game Sale Round-Up Refresh
Although we've covered the various PC game sales from most of your favorite digital distribution platforms, we thought this morning we would...
READ MORE >"Windows LIVE is also having more Daily Deals counting down to the new year. "
see all 10 commentsStardock Running 25 Days of Discounts via Impulse for Games and Applications
Stardock is now running a 25-day long sale of games and applications through Impulse, its digital distribution store. The first gaming offer is 75%...
READ MORE >"Hinterlands is really fun. It sorta reminds me of the overworld game in Act Raiser."
see all 4 commentsDigital Prima Guides Come to Impulse
Stardock's Impulse digital storefront will now be selling Prima's eGuides, which take all the fun and wonder of a video game guidebook and convert...
READ MORE >"They are more or less html manuals with videos. Nothing you couldn't already find with a few ..."
see all 4 commentsShack PSA: Weekend PC Savings on Mass Effect 2, Tales of Monkey Island and More
While many confirm the presence of a weekend with a podcast, you can also do so by checking for discounts on digitally-distributed PC games. Sales...
READ MORE >"Sales incoming for Black Friday and X-mas/New Years Steam sales?"
see all 15 commentsShack PSA: Weekend PC Savings on Modern Warfare 2, Killing Floor and More
After a hard week of work, on Friday digital distributors begin to line up to separate you from your hard-earned cash with sales on PC games. Such...
READ MORE >"RO also had ridiculously awesome ballistics. Can't wait for the SP in RO2!"
see all 29 commentsShack PSA: Weekend PC Deals on All Serious Sam, Garry's Mod and More
A new weekend means a new round of deals and discounts on digitally-distributed PC games, which we have perused, parsed and presented for your...
READ MORE >"Gmod, if you've never fooled with it your missing out. Some of the most fun you could ever have. ..."
see all 14 commentsShack PSA: Digital PC Savings on Indie Bundles, Monkey Island and All Things Pirate-y
With International Talk Like a Pirate Day coming this weekend, digital distributors of PC games are adding a nautical flair to their traditional...
READ MORE >"Thanks for the heads-up. I just put in my order for the Tales of Monkey Island season."
see all 4 commentsShack PSA: Weekend Savings on The Witcher, Mount & Blade, Indie Titles, EA Software and More
The weekend is upon us and, as you know, that means a time of tremendous digital download savings. The deals we've been able to round-up include a...
READ MORE >"i'm sticking with Steam. don't want gazillion download clients. if it's not on Steam i don't ..."
see all 25 commentsShack PSA: Weekend PC Sales on S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Strategy Games and More
Though some might claim otherwise, the only way to truly confirm that the weekend has arrived is to check that a huge number of sales are running...
READ MORE >"$10 is the cheapest CoP has ever been. SoC has been super cheap in past sales. Even if you could ..."
see all 17 commentsShack PSA: Weekend Savings on Machinarium, RPGs, Gratuitous Space Battles and More
Weekends are, of course, for buying discount digitally-distributed PC games so we've rounded up the best bargains going, including a monster RPG...
READ MORE >"Considering that they have most of the AAA titles on the front page, I'd say that GG is doing ..."
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"While I get why they weren't selling stardock games on steam at the time, it doesn't explain why ..."
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