Multiplaying : 009 : 09.29.09 : Stardock
Brad Wardell / Stardock
Hosts : Jason (aka Abb), Shannon (aka Zeli) & Steve (aka Slurms)
Special Guest: Brad Wardell, President & CEO of Stardock
Links of Interest
- Stardock : www.stardock.com
- Impulse : www.impulsedriven.com/
- Demigod : www.demigodthegame.com
- Elemental : elementalgame.com
- Sins of a Solar Empire : www.sinsofasolarempire.com
- Society : www.societygame.net
About the bees : Brad experiments with bees…and supposedly allergic office staff
Music : “Chikins” by The Triptones : http://www.thetriptones.com : http://www.myspace.com/thetriptones : bookthetriptones@hotmail.com : used with permission. Thanks Snocone!
Contact Info Questions, comments, feedback, errors, voice messages in mp3 or wav format, etc. can be sent to multiplaying@gmail.com. We invite you to write a review on iTunes and visit our website at www.multiplaying.net.
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Excellent interview. I would almost swear you all knew what you were doing.
September 30, 2009 - 9:29 pm
haha, silly Tony…knew what we were doing…you’re a riot!
September 30, 2009 - 10:01 pm
I wish more CEOs were like Brad. He’s just really down to earth and honest, qualities that I think Stardock has in spades.
October 1, 2009 - 4:12 pm
Brad sounds like a really cool guy. I want to buy one of their games for that reason alone.