Releases March 17, 2026
Journals
Dev Journal
You know how it goes. Game company releases game. They put out a series of bug fix patches for a bit and then they move on until it’s time to get you to buy an expansion pack or two until it’s time to do a sequel. If the initial game gets panned or negative reviews, it’s typically abandoned. And people wonder why gamers have gotten so cynical. As people in our community know, that’s not how we do things here. Those of you who hang out here ha... [read more]
Dev Journal
One of the things people like about our office is the hallway-long whiteboard wall that the games team uses for a variety of purposes. Right now there are several to-do lists for 1.1 and beyond, a rundown of sales for our various titles, and a HUGE ‘wish list’ of Elemental features/tweaks players and press have requested. In fact, we’ve switched from writing the suggestions down and now simply print out feedback lists and tape them to the wall. My request today is in a simil... [read more]
Dev Journal
I’m a bit out of the loop this week. My family and I are in the process of moving to a new house that we’ve been building over the past 4 years. Meanwhile, Blizzcon has sucked up some Stardockians. Charles, who has posted on occasion, had a baby (well technically his wife) this past week. Scott (Boogiebac) also had a daughter a few weeks ago and had this week off to help out at home. Stardockians: Breeding at a rapid pace. Cari and Jesse are off this week recovering from “The Su... [read more]
Dev Journal
Hey guys and gals, sorry its taken me so long to introduce myself here, been busy working on 1.1 content for you all. I am the 'less-exciting-than-Derek-Paxton' new Associate Producer on Elemental, Toby Sarnelle. For a little quick background on me: I have been at Stardock for a year now, however, I was just recently moved over to the games team. Those of you who have been around here for the last year may have seen my posts in the Elemental Army forum, I was the... [read more]
Dev Journal
As mentioned last week on November 1st I’ll be resuming my traditional position as Executive Producer and lead designer (the position I held on our previous games) so that someone who can dedicate their full attention to Elemental can succeed me. My successor, Kael (Derek Paxton), is well known in the Civilization community for Fall from Heaven, a rich, fantasy-based mod. If anyone is qualified to take over the reigns of Elemental, it’s him. In addition, we recently brou... [read more]
News
BigDownload Interview with Derek Paxton and Brad Wardell
The news broke this week that Derek Paxton will be joining Stardock to lead the games team on Elemental and other projects. BigDownload has an interview with both Derek and Brad posted on their site. Check it out! First, for people who might not know you, can you give us a little about your background in gaming and mod making? I'm a huge fan of turn based strategy games, so much so that I created the Fall from Heaven mod for Civilization IV. I was fortunate enou... [read more]
News
Derek “Kael” Paxton Joins Stardock to Lead Games Development
Stardock Entertainment , developer and publisher of award-winning PC games, announced today that Derek Paxton has joined the studio as senior producer and will oversee Stardock's ongoing development and expansions of the recently released fantasy strategy game, Elemental: War of Magic. Paxton is the creator and lead designer of the Fall from Heaven series of fantasy strategy games. Prior to joining Stardock, he was an external consultant for Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword and co... [read more]