Stardock has released a benchmark on the Star Control: Origins game. The benchmark is set on an alien world that is generated on-the-fly as the scripted lander travels over it. The objective is to measure high-end PC gaming performance using DirectX 12 and Vulkan, while putting as much stress on the CPU as possible also. Continue reading New Star Control: Origins benchmark released, focuses on measuring DirectX 12 & Vulkan performance →

Stardock has announced that Star Control has been removed from Steam due to a DMCA take down notice. According to the developers, and even though there is a legal dispute between Stardock and Reiche and Ford regarding the trademarks and copyrights pertaining to Star Control, the creators of Star Control have issued a DMCA and have successfully removed Stardock’s title from Steam. Continue reading Star Control: Origins has been removed from Steam due to a DMCA notice [UPDATE] →

Stardock has released a new free DLC for Star Control: Origins, called Reinforcements. According to the press release, this free DLC nearly doubles the amount of playable vessels for the Fleet Battles mode, allowing players to experience additional depth when putting their fleets together for combat. Continue reading New free DLC for Star Control: Origins doubles the amount of playable vessels for the Fleet Battles mode →

Stardock has announced that Star Control: Origins will get a post-release patch that will add support for the Vulkan API. This is part of Stardock’s extended partnership with AMD, meaning that Star Control: Origins will be optimized for Ryzen CPUs and Freesync 2. Continue reading Star Control: Origins will receive a Vulkan patch in the future →

Stardock has released a massive new beta update for Star Control: Origins’ Fleet Battles, adding some new alien ships, a few devastating new weapons, and customization options for your matches. Continue reading Star Control: Origins – Fleet Battles Beta 2 available, sports improved graphics & custom pilot animations →