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Stardock has made its living in part by making original games like the Galactic Civilizations series, the Political Machine series and the upcoming Elemental: Master of Magic. However, Gamasutra reports that the developer-publisher is also interested in reviving classic PC strategy games as well.

Stardock CEO Brad Wardell stated that they would like the rights to do a new Star Control series and have also discussed getting the rights from Atari to do a new Master of Orion title. Wardell states that Stardock would "....like to do a roleplaying game too" along the lines of an isometic title like the original Baldur's Gate series.

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	Guide to TF2 Pyro Achievements, Part 1 We want to help you. We love your work. The pile of screaming, burning scouts? Exquisite. That's why we have crafted for you this very guide to ease your attempts to fulfill the strange objectives given to you. Soon you'll be back on the road, setting fire to all the wildlife as you pass by.
	MacMonday: Does Spore force your Mac to evolve? Welcome to MacMonday, a weekly column where we'll talk about issues related to gaming on Apple's platform beyond "Why isn't PC Game X coming out on the Mac?" In this inaugural edition, let's discuss Spore, Will Wright's latest masterpiece.
	Shipping this week: Alone with the glow of a monitor Hitting store shelves this week is the return of Edward Carnby in Alone in the Dark from Atari (aka Infogrames) and the Alaskan fishing simulator we've all been dreaming about, Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm. Arguably the one-two shot gamers need this summer to stave off the hot days until E3 rolls around, this week also features the addictive puzzler Roogoo and Ikea branded furnishings for your Sim characters.
	In-Depth: The Political Machine 2008 You'd think with all the mania surrounding the race to the White House that a game like The Political Machine 2008 would fit right in. Yet, when everything is said and done, putting a lighthearted and simplified spin on the political race only makes for a mildly entertaining strategy game.
	In-Depth: Armageddon Empires If you've kept up with the indie scene at all within the past few months, chances are you know about Armageddon Empires. It's a nice mix of board game, trading card game, and turn-based strategy game that the developer, Vic Davis, keeps adding on to with patches and mini-expansions. It's a game with a lot of addictiveness. It's also very frustrating at times. So in that sense, it is exactly like a trading card game. But let's take a deeper look at the game, shall we?

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	Big Download Interview: Stardock CEO Brad Wardell Is PC gaming dead? Not if Stardock and its CEO Brad Wardell have anything to say about it. The company has developed and published its own games like the Galactic Civilizations and Political Machine series but has also been an online and retail publisher on a large number of third party games. Last February, Stardock and developer Ironclad Games shocked the industry with the sales success of Sins of a Solar Empire. The space strategy title got great reviews as expected but no one expected the game to be a huge sales success as well, staying on the NPD Group's top 10 sales list for PC game software for over three months straight.
	New Velvet Assassin screenshots get to the point There's nothing quite like like a lady with a gun. That's our opinion anyway. So we are all set to give Velvet Assassin a try when it is released this fall from developer Replay Studios and publisher Gamecock. The new screenshots for this WWII stealth action game show off your main character doing what she does best; taking out Nazi scum.
	New Dead Space screenshots get scarier You get no sound in space which means no one can hear you . . you know. Electronic Arts hopes to hear the sound of good reviews and solid sales for Dead Space, their upcoming first entry in the survival horror genre. The publisher just sent out some new screenshots showing off more of the horror and gore that can be expected in the title.
	New Legendary screenshots attack with force The upcoming first person shooter Legendary was originally titled Pandora and then called Legendary: The Box before developer Spark Unlimited finally settled on its current name. We bring this up as an excuse to show off the latest screenshots from the title that will be published this fall from Gamecock.

This upcoming presidential election is going to be a tightly fought one, and as the old saying goes, art imitates life. The Political Machine 2008 is a new Political Machine game being released by Stardock. Much like the original, you will try and guide a candidate to win the presidential election through guile and cunning, as well as heaps of money. MSNBC, however, has snagged an interview with Brad Wardell and some gameplay footage of the game in action. Brad even tells MSNBC which state he thinks will be the most fought over (hint: it's Colorado)