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gamasutra.com - 11/7/2008

Stardock CEO Wardell On Skipping The Holiday Rush

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This week, Michigan-based developer and publisher Stardock lifted the lid to Gamasutra on its fantasy turn-based strategy game Elemental: War of Magic -- and noted that it won't be out until early 2010. It turns out that specific release timeframe is part of a long-term strategy Stardock has ...

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