Gaming News - March 2007
(March 21, 2007) - Stardock Entertainment and Ironclad
Games today unveiled beta-test plans for Sins of a Solar Empire.
From Stardock:
The companies announced that individuals who pre-order the game at
www.sinsofasolarempire.com/store for $44.95 or 5 TotalGaming.net tokens will
gain access to the beta on March 27, well in advance of the game’s release. The
limited-feature beta will initially be single-player only, and will feature a
single playable race; its purpose is to help Stardock and Ironclad test the game
engine on a wide range of PCs, ensuring maximum compatibility and peak
performance of the final product. In the coming months, additional features and
updates will be implemented based on players’ feedback, in order to ensure the
final game meets and exceeds fans’ expectations.
Sins of a Solar Empire represents the birth of the RT4X genre, seamlessly
blending spectacular tactical combat with grand-scale space strategy. Players
must conquer worlds, engage in diplomacy and trade with other civilizations, and
use the resources at their disposal to enhance their economy, develop new
technology and increase military power. They must then test their mettle on a 3D
tactical battlefield, where their ships will fight it out in stunning visual
glory.
“We’re thrilled to finally give loyal Stardock and Ironclad fans the
opportunity to experience Sins of a Solar Empire themselves” said Brian Clair,
Director of Games Publishing for Stardock Entertainment. “Their input and
gameplay feedback will ultimately help us deliver an incredibly fun, balanced
and stable game later this year.”
“When players go to bed after playing Sins we want invading alien armadas,
desperate planetary defensives and collapsing intergalactic empires to haunt
their dreams. Giving players a chance to help shape Sins as early as possible is
critical to this objective and we couldn’t be more excited to get the mission
started,” said Blair Fraser, Producer at Ironclad Games. Craig Fraser, Creative
Director, continued, “The team is finally ready to share a tiny taste of the
Sins universe with the world this month. The community’s feedback has always
been so important to us in the past and we are really counting on our beta fans
to help us make Sins the strategy game they will want to play for years.”
More information can be found at
www.sinsofasolarempire.com.
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