The holiday weekend is approaching, and we are starting our weekend Impulse sale early, and making it even bigger than usual!  I believe this is the biggest sale we have had so far, and we have a huge list of both games and applications on sale through the weekend.

See all the details about this sale, and grab your free download of the Impulse client at www.impulsedriven.com.

	Sins of a Solar Empire Bundle	$29.99	$39.99
	Kings Bounty The Legend	$19.99	$29.99
	Call of Duty 4 – Modern Warfare	$34.99	$38.50
	Flock!	$7.50	$14.99
	Street Fighter IV Pre-order	$35.99	$39.99
	Red Faction Guerilla Pre-order	$39.99
	Epic Titles on Sale!	25% off
	Majesty Gold Edition	$4.99	$9.99

More games and applications are on sale this weekend.  Click the link below for the entire list.

http://www.impulsedriven.com/store.aspx

On Wednesday, July 1st we will be performing database maintenance on all Stardock forums.  During this time, there will be periods of outages on all Stardock related forums including WinCustomize, Demigod, Elemental, etc.  The maintenance will commence throughout the day.

We apologize for any inconvenience, but this maintenance is aimed at improving forum performance.  Thank  you for your patience!

Windows 7 is scheduled for general release on October 22nd.  Pricing for Windows 7 has also been revealed for full and  upgrade versions.  They have also started an upgrade program for people wanting to buy a new PC now, and will enable them to receive Windows 7 for free or at a significant discount.

Anyone who buys a PC from a participating OEM or retailer with Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate on it will all receive an upgrade to the corresponding version of Windows 7 at little or no cost to customers. The Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program will be available until January 31st, 2010 – and is global! For more information on taking advantage of the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program, visit www.windows.com/upgradeoffer.

The retails upgrade prices for Windows 7 are:

• Windows 7 Home Premium (Upgrade): $119.99
• Windows 7 Professional (Upgrade): $199.99
• Windows 7 Ultimate (Upgrade): $219.99

Full versions are:

• Windows 7 Home Premium (Full): $199.99
• Windows 7 Professional (Full): $299.99
• Windows 7 Ultimate (Full): $319.99

The best part is a special limited-time offer in which you can preorder Windows 7 for 50% off the upgrade pricing.  That means you can grab Windows 7 for as low as $49!  This will only go on for a couple of weeks, so you need to grab these before July 11th.

Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade - $49.99 from Amazon

Windows 7 Professional Upgrade - $99.99 from Amazon

Sources: Windows 7 Team Blog

I'm sure most of you have read about WinCustomize subscriptions, or maybe seen some really cool master skins, or any number of great products from our online store.  I wanted to remind everyone that all these things make great gifts, and it's perfect for someone who lives far away from you or a last minute gift that needs to be delivered almost instantly.

We have made it easy to purchase anything such as a WinCustomize subscription, or Object Desktop suite, PC games, and send it as a gift to someone.  During the checkout process at the Impulse Store, you will have an option to purchase as a gift.

Checkout page

On the next page you will be able to enter the recipient information.  Just make sure you have the correct e-mail address for the person you are purchasing for.

Recipient information

After that you will just need to enter your payment information, review your order, and the person you purchased for will receive an e-mail with their registration information and instructions.  The person who receives the gift will not see any of your payment information, just the name of the purchaser.

So take a browse through the store and find that perfect gift!

After a nice long weekend last week, TWiS is back and with it’s brand new icon courtesy of MindlessPuppet from our TWiS icon contest. 

Now for this weeks picks!

	Weather goody R & L by Richard Mohler I like how this gadget fits into the side of your desktop, and looks like it came with Windows.
	Leviathan by CarGuy1 The color of this looks amazing on my desktop, and the animation is smooth as usual.
	Pure handwork by tongzhenming This ‘08 GUIC entry is just an amazing set of icons.  Very unique and detailed.
	Internet by Libardo I was looking for some new icons for ObjectDock, and this one just happened to catch my eye this week.
	The Knight and the Lady by vlad I always enjoy the wallpapers from vlad.  They just have such a beautiful and creative design.
	Laguna by essorant This new Master skin by essorant is awesome.  It’s a minimal skin with great use of colors.