Brad Wardell has put together a quick video demo of Beta 2 of Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy. 

You can get into the beta by pre-ordering Diplomacy now at http://www.sinsofasolarempire.com/.

Check out the video.

GameStooge.com has published the first part of their “50 Great Games of the Decade”, and Sins of a Solar Empire has made the list at #48!

“Adding to the deep strategy was the look of the game; it is one of the most visually stunning strategy games of all time. Planets were varied in their composition, and every change the player made had an affect on the planet and ships. Zooming into a planet with many cities, for instance, revealed traffic air lanes zipping through the atmosphere. Not enough can be said about Sins, save for the fact that it was also unforgiving.”

50 Greatest Games of the Decade from GameStooge.com.

Ironclad Games and Stardock have released Beta 2 for the upcoming Sins of a Solar Empire micro-expansion, Diplomacy. Available now via Impulse for pre-order customers, Beta 2 contains major changes to the gameplay mechanics of the expansion, updated tech trees and more.

For a list of the Beta 2 changes, see: http://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/371250

Those who want to get into the Diplomacy beta can order from the Store (Sins of a Solar Empire and Entrenchment are required for Diplomacy).

Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment are pleased to announce Sins of a Solar Empire - Trinity today. Trinity is a compilation bundle which includes the award-winning Sins of a Solar Empire along with the Entrenchment and Diplomacy micro-expansions. As a special incentive, those who pre-order Trinity will gain access to the current Diplomacy beta via Impulse.

For more information see: http://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/371186

For gamers willing to brave the beta process, Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy beta 1 is now available to those who have pre-ordered it.  Those who went through the Entrenchment beta can attest that these betas are the real thing and not merely an exercise in marketing.

Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy builds on what was added in Entrenchment, the first micro-expansion pack to the award-winning PC strategy game.

In Diplomacy, players can give AI players missions, build envoy ships to help set up embassies or destabilize enemy governments and research through the new diplomacy tech tree.

Later this week we expect to go through our own "nit-pick" demo of beta 1 to show where we're at and what we think needs to be done prior to the final release this Winter.

You can still pre-order the beta directly from the website or from Impulse.

Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment are pleased to announce the planned start of Beta 1 for Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy on Monday, November 23rd.

All Diplomacy pre-orders will be charged on Monday with access to the beta (which will not be fun, per our usual disclaimer).  Beta 1 will not be feature complete but will contain: New Envoy cruisers, Embassies, Diplomacy tech tree (much more to come here, only the backbone will be present), Mission Generator, the beginnings of the Pirate changes, "Faster" gameplay options and more.

To pre-order Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy, just visit the Store.

Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment have released hotfixes for Sins of a Solar Empire and Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment today.  These hotfixes resolve issues discovered by players after the release of the previous updates.

For more information, just click-through to: http://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/366182

Stardock, the world leader in desktop customization, today released the highly anticipated version 1.0 of its popular and free desktop organization application, Fences. Fences is a one-of-a-kind program designed to organize the desktop by allowing users to customize how icons and files reside on the desktop based on user-defined preferences. Fences is the ultimate tool for those users who want to keep their PC desktop clear of clutter.

Fences works by allowing users to “draw” labeled shaded areas on the desktop, which become movable & resizable containers for any desktop icon. These groups can help bring organization and consistency to your computer's desktop, solving the "constant mess" problem that has plagued the desktop since its inception. Fences also helps users finally appreciate the wallpaper hiding behind a cluttered desktop.

In addition to its organizing features, Fences offers a quick-hide feature: Double click your desktop, and all your icons will fade out. Double click again, and they'll return.

Fences is free and can be downloaded here: http://www.stardock.com/products/fences/index.asp. Screenshots and demonstration videos are also provided.

System Requirements:

• Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7
• On Vista and Windows 7, both 32bit and 64bit versions are supported.

The first screenshots for Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy are now up on IGN.com!  Diplomacy is the second micro-expansion for the award winning PC game, Sins of a Solar Empire.

Head over to IGN.com and take a look!

See More Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy Various at IGN.com

Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment are pleased to announce the release of Sins of a Solar Empire v1.18 and Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment v1.04 to all registered customers.  Now available via the Impulse client (http://www.impulsedriven.com), these latest updates include a major rebalancing of the game across all three races based on player feedback.

For a complete list of changes, please visit: http://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/364878/