Archive for 2012

Kickstarters Update: Who Made It and… Who Didn’t – Part II By Adam Solo on December 3rd, 2012 at 2:40 pm It's time for another Kickstarters update on sci-fi and space games. Who made it, and who didn't - Part II. Category: Kickstart 15 comments

Sword of the Stars 2: Enhanced Edition Released By Adam Solo on November 30th, 2012 at 4:32 pm Paradox Interactive and Kerberos Productions released Sword of the Stars 2: Enhanced Edition, which includes Sword of the Stars 2: Lords of Winter with all the patches plus the new End of Flesh expansion. Category: News & Announcements 176 comments

Drox Operative Officially Released – Demo Available By Adam Solo on November 29th, 2012 at 2:11 pm Soldak Entertainment, a small indie studio, announced today that Drox Operative, their space action-RPG game, is now officially out and available for purchase on their website for Windows and Mac. Category: News & Announcements 13 comments

Space Shooter Miner Wars 2081 Released Today on Steam By Adam Solo on November 28th, 2012 at 4:55 pm Fans of space-shooters and space simulation will be pleased to know that Miner Wars 2081 has just been released for the PC, and is now on Steam with 20% off until December 12nd 2012. Category: News & Announcements 12 comments

Endless Space: 2nd Free Add-on And Steam Free Weekend By Adam Solo on November 28th, 2012 at 10:30 am Amplitude Studios releases their second free add-on for Endless Space later on the day on Steam. Category: Game Patches, News & Announcements 57 comments

Maia: A Dark Space Colony Management Sim [Kickstarter] By Adam Solo on November 27th, 2012 at 2:05 pm Simon Roth is now on Kickstarter for Maia, a space colony management simulation, or God game, that he's been working on full time. Category: Kickstart, News & Announcements 11 comments

Limit Theory: An Open Boundless Space Sim [Kickstarter] By Adam Solo on November 26th, 2012 at 2:19 pm Another space simulation game hits Kickstarter, now it's Limit Theory, a sandbox space combat and exploration game set in a limitless and procedural universe. Category: Kickstart, News & Announcements 78 comments

Interview with Daniel DiCicco on StarDrive, Kickstarter and Indie Game Development By Adam Solo on November 23rd, 2012 at 5:04 pm Daniel DiCicco talks about StarDrive, the Kickstarter process and gives some tips to people who are thinking in developing their own game. Category: Interviews 48 comments

Predestination: A New Space 4X Game Hits Kickstarter! By Adam Solo on November 21st, 2012 at 8:04 pm Predestination is the third attempt to succeed on Kickstarter with a space 4X game. So far everybody made it. Category: Kickstart, News & Announcements 16 comments

Space Sector’s Bargain List: Steam Mega Autumn Sales By Adam Solo on November 21st, 2012 at 6:25 pm Steam Autumn sales for space-based, science fiction themed and great strategy games. Category: News & Announcements 22 comments

Pandora: First Contact Looking for Beta Testers By Adam Solo on November 21st, 2012 at 9:10 am Slitherine, Matrix Games ad Proxy Studios have reached beta for their turn-based 4X strategy game Pandora: First Contact, and are now calling for beta testers. Category: News & Announcements 17 comments

StarDrive: Beta Pre-Orders Pushed to Beginning of 2013 By Adam Solo on November 21st, 2012 at 6:32 am We have first hand information from Iceberg Interactive confirming that StarDrive beta pre-orders will only open on Steam in the beginning of 2013. Category: News & Announcements 19 comments

Matrix Games Holiday Sales – Distant Worlds Series At 36% off By Adam Solo on November 20th, 2012 at 6:24 pm The usual sales that Matrix Games does on the holiday season have just started and will be up until January 14, 2013. Category: News & Announcements 18 comments

Distant Worlds: Shadows Not This Year and Matrix Info Dump By Adam Solo on November 20th, 2012 at 12:07 pm Matrix Games have confirmed that Distant Worlds: Shadows will not release this year and provided more details about it. Category: News & Announcements 23 comments

Star Citizen: Crowd Funding Record with $6.23M Raised By Adam Solo on November 20th, 2012 at 8:52 am Chris Roberts' Star Citizen space combat sim ended its crowd funding campaign establishing a new crowd funding record with $6.23 million dollars raised. Category: Kickstart, News & Announcements 7 comments

Sword of the Stars 2: Enhanced Edition Announced By Adam Solo on November 16th, 2012 at 12:51 pm Paradox Interactive announced an expansion pack for Sword of the Stars 2 called "End of Flesh" that will be bundled with the base game in Sword of the Stars 2: Enhanced Edition. Category: News & Announcements 27 comments

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Patch v1.1 Adds More Maps By Adam Solo on November 15th, 2012 at 10:47 am Stardock released a new patch for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion containing more than 40 new maps, balance tweaks and bug fixes. Category: Game Patches, News & Announcements 6 comments