I doubt you'd be able to get a refund on everything you have (believe me, I'm in the same boat as you ), but you can email sales@stardock.com and have them cancel your Rebellion preorder if you wish.

Rebellion pre-orders are not moving over to Gamestop; they will remain with Stardock.  Canceling your Rebellion pre-order really won't amount to much in terms of avoiding Gamestop.

Steam it is for me. =/

I bet there will be a new client called GameDock. Damn, that actually sounds like a good name.

Guys.... (and gals) you have to remember, IMPULSE was acquired not STARDOCK! What this means is Stardock is STILL going to develop and support their software as they ALWAYS have!  Impulse, Inc. which (from my understanding) is the distribution end to Stardock is what Gamestop has acquired. What this means is NOTHING for us gamers is really changing other than the owner of the Impulse Driven platform that downloads our software to us.

SINS and Elemental will still be the same well developed and well maintained software as Stardock has developed in the past. I for one will stand behind them with this business decision as I have from the purchase of the first SINS game as well as my first download from them back with Galactic Civilizations! (yes, even though my member number is high, this is my second account as my old email got mucked up and it was simply easier to transfer it all to a new account with a new email)

Long live and prosper Stardock Entertainment! (and may that section of the company never sell out! )

I traded with Gamestop for years before going digital download only. Never had any trouble with them. Maybe my local store was an exception.

The sky is not falling. Impulse will now be better, have more features and more games. I see this as a good deal for everyone.

Gamestop is headquartered in Grapevine, Texas not far from the DFW Airport. Long before there was a DFW Airport I used to go on country bike rides through that area.

Y'all eat some Jalapeno's and cream cheese with your favorite beverage and chill out!

I still don't understand why so many people are jumping ship just because there is a new captain in command, when the new captain hasn't even given a single order, much less turn the ship around or sink it. When this kind of thing happens to pirates what do they do, they take stock of the situation, and make a decision on current info, not the past.

Here where I live GameStop shops are being shut down left and right.

So the fact that GameStop bought impulse does not sit well with me. I am sure they will manage to run it to the ground.

people are freaking because of the way gamestop operates and the way they have treated the PC market within their stores

most stores have reduced their PC stocks to just a small rack which they only use for the big sellers like wow and the sims

its pretty bad when walmart carries a bigger PC selection then a company that claims to be all about gaming

So can I get Sins and future Stardock games on Steam instead?  Seeing as how apparently you have no stake in Impulse anymore, I can't see why your games should be exclusive.  I would much rather buy from a trustworthy source than Gamestop of all companies.

D2D even?  Something?  Preferably a company that makes its business selling games, not magazine subscriptions and "game insurance"?

I don't see eye-to-eye with Wardell on everything, but I know he at least has the means and motivation to keep Impulse feature-competitive and decent to its customers.  Reasonable customer service, long-term high availability, etc.  Gamestop could implement a system where we're only allowed to install our games X number of times or on X number of machines and it wouldn't surprise anyone.

To the people saying "give them a chance!", I'd remind you that a lot of the people who buy games digitally HAVE given Gamestop a chance - that's why we chose Impulse instead, and now that choice has been invalidated without notice, recourse, or even a reason apart from "I didn't want to do it anymore".

Gamestop's PC section at my local store consists of World of Warcraft, its expansions, and Starcraft 2.  That is literally the extent of their interest in PC gaming, since PC isn't as profitable (largely due to Steam, Impulse, D2D, etc).  What happens when Gamestop decides in a year or two that its Impulse division is underperforming?

i agree. brick and mortar PC game stores died.

gamestop is moving with the times.... albiet very late. But they have many enemies now among PC gamers who were left for dead for a period and i'm sure like everything else impulse was started with good intentions and willl be finished by profit oriented, indy unfriendly, suit wearing, bean counters. I hate companies who have no passion for what they are doing, but do have a passion for money.

Did anyone notice star ruler has ditched impulse like a rash??

P.S. Book stores have gone the same way where I am. All online and all brick and mortar are now in the process of being shut down.

I considered the book stores victims and then realised how much we were being ripped off and carrot & sticked to books.

Now we do not have to buy what they want us to or according to region availability... oh wait they still have publishing regions... Basds

Anybody ever wondered why a digital download from steam costs $60 to americans and $100 to other places? I know, it must cost more for shipping lol. Free trade would rule anything else out.

Sorry to drege up a year old post but this thread kind of addresses the problem I was having with gamestop since it switched from impulse....everything worked fine until gamestop took over the impulse icon on my desk.

I tried to update my copies of entrenchment, diplomacy in anticipation of Rebellion - but something happened and nothing will update on gamestop.  Then I tried to remove an icon for a game that I had uninstalled a long time ago (and it showed up in 'my games' in gamestop)....well it accidentally uninstalled my original sins game and now I can't play anything because it is saying none of my products are registered.  I've had them on there since they first came out and have my codes....  

Anyone else having this problem?  Can't say it is a suprise since this very thread talks about how poor gamestop is in regards to their support.  Can anyone untangle this massive gamestop mess I am in?