This week, Stardock revealed Ashes of the Singularity II, set to inject another fresh option into the passionate RTS fanbase. To that end, we had the opportunity to speak to Stardock CEO Brad Wardell, whose independent publishing house is known for popular strategy games like Galactic Civilization, Offworld Trading Company, and Sins of the Solar Empire — as well as great Windows software tweaks, such as Start11.
During our conversation, Brad Wardell opined on AI in gaming, industry concerns about Xbox and PC Game Pass, and the future of RTS and other strategy games in an industry seemingly dominated by the Fortnites and Robloxes of the world.
Jez Corden, Windows Central: With Ashes of the Singularity 2 and Elemental: Reforged, it could be said Stardock is doubling down on strategy titles in an industry that seems increasingly prioritising "forever" shooters like Fortnite. How does Stardock choose which types of games to greenlight, and do you ever see Stardock expanding to other genres?
