Sins of a Solar Empire is a real-time 4X (eXpand, eXplore, eXploit and eXterminate) game that looks something like a combination of Homeworld and Galactic Civilizations II.  Whatever it is, it looks both intriguing and overwhelming. The video here shows publisher Brad Wardell giving a quick demo of the game to G4TV and we're encouraged by the fact that - according to Brad, anyway - the game takes care of a lot of the micromanagent that transforms most 4X games into spreadsheet simulators. The game is due for worldwide release on February 4th, with a demo due sometime in March.