Woo!Interesting bits:
Free to Play
The growing momentum of the iOS and Android platforms has altered the expectations of PC users as well. The
traditional “try before you buy” model with a $19.95 price point is no longer viable. Users now expect to pay $1 to $5 for single purpose programs, rather than $19.95 for a program with hundreds of features and a ”one-size-fits-all” philosophy.
At GDC 2011 Stardock will be making several announcements which we hope will be beneficial not just for our
software but thousands of other software/game developers who are facing the same challenges.
In addition, unlike War of Magic, Stardock does not plan to make Fallen Enchantress available at retail in order to keep its schedule as flexible as possible.
A little bummed by this.
Kumquat
One of the major projects at Stardock has been Kumquat, Stardock’s underlying game engine. Our long-term
goal with Kumquat is to give it out to modders, enabling them to create their own 3D style games with it. Stardock estimates it is still 18 months from achieving this objective.
Oooh, fun!
Sins of a Solar Empire
Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity (aka Diplomacy) was a major success for Stardock and its development partner,
Ironclad Games. A significant new update for Trinity is expected out in early 2011. We will also be making some
important announcements regarding Sins of a Solar Empire in 2011.
More Sins? Should make people happy.
Stardock Entertainment anticipates making 3 big announcements in 2011 concerning its future plans for the PC.
