'Normally, when you get sales figures, the publisher is talking about overall sell-in, not sell-through. Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion on Steam didn't cannibalize its GameStop or direct sales. 'This contradicts our projection that sales via Steam would share the overall digital pie we'd previously seen. Stardock boss Brad Wardell said: 'When we combine our direct sales of Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion with the sales from GameStop, we see unit sales similar to what we've seen previously when at retail. Steam sales in the first 30 days beat the combined sell-through of all physical retailers during the same period for the original Sins of a Solar Empire.
It was the first not released at retail, too, and instead did the business via Steam, GameStop and direct from Stardock. The PC tactical strategy space combat game is the fastest-selling title in the company's history, having sold over 100,000 units since its launch last month. Stardock has ditched boxed releases of its games after Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion set sales records for the company.
