Power On Games

Independent MI-based developer Stardock is laying off staff after a rocky launch for its PC fantasy strategy title Elemental: War Of Magic, according to comments from company CEO Brad Wardell. The title, which has received mixed ratings on MetaCritic due to what some reviewers considered the unfinished nature of the game -- charges that Wardell denied, commenting in traditionally honest fashion: "The game wasn't released early. The game was released poorly." Subsequent to the controversy ...