TopWare Interactive Delivers Games via TotalGaming.net

Stardock Announces Deal with Game Publisher and New Value-Driven Pricing Structure

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Plymouth, MI- (January 26, 2006) – Stardock Entertainment and TopWare Interactive today announced the companies have reached an agreement to bring many of TopWare’s best-selling games to the TotalGaming.net online distribution service. Under the agreement, acclaimed titles like Earth 2160 and Xpand Rally will be sold via TotalGaming.net at a significant savings over the shrink-wrapped boxed games. Products will become available via TotalGaming.net at regular intervals in the coming weeks, with Earth 2150 Trilogy and Chrome SpecForce among the first titles scheduled for release.

The initial list of TopWare Interactive titles coming to TotalGaming.net includes: Earth 2160 ($29.99 or three TGN tokens) Xpand Rally and Chrome SpecForce (each $19.99 or two tokens) Earth 2150 Trilogy, The Kings of the Dark Age, Chicken Shoot, Gorky 17, Heli Heroes, World War II: Panzer Claws, World War III: Black Gold, Septerra Core and Knights & Merchants (each $9.99 or one token).

Stardock today also announced a new TotalGaming.net pricing structure, with membership now starting at just $39.95. With the included five TGN tokens, players can purchase as many as five games through TotalGaming.net for the price of just one.

About TotalGaming.net

TotalGaming.net is Stardock’s revolutionary online game-distribution service, where gamers can purchase and download dozens of titles, including the company's own award-winning games like Galactic Civilizations and 2004's The Political Machine, as well as many other premium first- and third-party PC games. TotalGaming.net offers a wide range of games for purchase without the hassles of copy protection with the unique Secure Software Delivery system, players can download the games they purchase anytime, from anywhere. Players can buy games individually or get even greater value by purchasing a TotalGaming.net membership, starting at just $39.95. Included in the $39.95 membership fee are five TGN tokens, which players can use to purchase up to five games. Visit http://www.totalgaming.net for more information.

About TopWare Interactive

TopWare Interactive is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company publishes interactive consumer software products in North America and is establishing a vast portfolio of premium and budget games for PC and console. TopWare launched more than 13 titles in the 2005 holiday season and has plans to launch over 50 titles in 2006. For more information, visit http://www.topware.com.
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
I've heard of earth 2150 but never played it, what is it?
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
This rocks...finally something new to spend my tokens on
Topware doesnt exactly have 100% smash hits, but they have several very solid titles, and many less expensive but fun budget type games.
Sins of a Solar Empire II
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

I've heard of earth 2150 but never played it, what is it?

It's a real-time strategy game from a few years back. It was one of the first games to use hardware T&L to good effect and has gained an almost cult following from fans. The version we'll be putting up on TGN will contain Earth 2150 and both expansion packs.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

I for one am really looking forwards to getting Earth 2150, I tried the demo at the time it came out but was too hooked on Total Anhilation to pick it up. Not too sure on 3 tokens for Earth 2160, it looks good but I have seen it for less in retail of late.


The Rally game looks pretty interesting as well, I am not one for racing games but my other half will love it

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
3 tokens = ~$21.00. If you've seen it for less, go for it.
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

If someone does pick up a 3rd party title you carry elsewhere, and you have a later version on your server, do they have access to it?
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
Not sure I understand the question...  If you buy a game elsewhere that we carry, you cannot download the same game from us without first buying it from TGN.
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

 



Updates - Example: If the box version is 1.00 and the latest (or on the SD server) is 1.5 does the box serial number work for the download.



Just expanding on the ramifications of your "if you see it for less, go for it" comment.



If not, then you would have to find the update elsewhere - yes?

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top
The box serial would not work for download, as SDC would not recognize it.
Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top
I think Knights & Merchants is another game I've been diving into bargain bins to
find. Demo soon, I hope?
My three tokens were set aside for Etrom, but now I'll just have to top up my tokens
after buying Earth 2160
Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top
Unfortunately, we've been informed by TopWare that we will not be getting Earth 2160 due to a contract snafu on their end.   All the other titles that were mentioned will be getting added, however, including Knights & Merchants.
Reply #12 from Stardock Forums Top
Darn! Try sweet-talking them, please?
But as long as there are new games coming, I guess I shouldn't complain.
Reply #13 from Stardock Forums Top
I did, but they've told us we'll get future considerations to make up for it.
Reply #14 from Stardock Forums Top
Well im just waiting on Xpand Rally to be available exellent Rally game and i cant buy it anyware if any one knows of a place i can buy it reply my msg plz i look everywere   and if there is some ETA on when Xpand Rally is gona be available plz rply too thnks
Reply #15 from Stardock Forums Top
I'll try to get it up for early next week.   I'm trying to post stuff in the order it's being requested, so next up is the Earth 2150 Trilogy, then Knights & Merchants, then Xpand Rally and Septerra Core.   The Earth Trilogy is just taking a long time to get ready because it's huge (more than 200 hours of gameplay for 1 token is a phenominal deal any way you look at it).
Reply #16 from Stardock Forums Top

A quick question on Xpand Rally, I have heard it uses Starforce for copy protection, will this be stripped out of the version I can get here ?


It could of course just be the on the retail CD's but just curious.

Reply #17 from Stardock Forums Top

I'm not 100% certain as yet, as I need to get serials from TopWare before I can test it, however I can say this: Our version will not use StarForce or we will simply not carry it (since it won't work properly with our system).

When I know for certain, I'll post back here.

P.S: Xpand Rally will be made available the first week of April. It's under embargo until then.

Reply #18 from Stardock Forums Top
What, a mere token for the 2150 trilogy? That's a better deal than the full-priced
game in the one local store that had it
Reply #19 from Stardock Forums Top
No doubt, in tokens it's slightly more than a trip to McDonalds or Wendys.   Especially considering that it's something like 300 hours of gameplay. That comes out to about 3 cents per hour if you were to buy it standalone.