Stardock and NVIDIA Corporation announced today the Impulse ‘NVIDIA Edition’ which features Stardock’s digital download platform, Impulse, specially branded for NVIDIA users.  With the new NVIDIA Edition, gamers will be able to buy the latest games, be informed of updated NVIDIA drivers and get the latest gaming news all through a single desktop application. The companies expect the NVIDIA Edition of Impulse to become available this summer.

 With Impulse, users purchase their game and can then immediately download and install the game through the Impulse client which seamlessly manages updates, community features and more. Games become part of that user’s account such that when a user purchase a new machine, a user can simply re-download the Impulse client, logon to their account and re-download all their purchases, even years into the future.

The Impulse NVIDIA Edition is a one-stop application that detects the latest video drivers available from the NVIDIA site, compares those to the version installed on a user’s PC and if the user elects to update to the most current version, Impulse NVIDIA Edition will automate the installation process.

Stardock is a member of the NVIDIA developer program. The two companies have worked in partnership since 2002, when Stardock created a series of visual styles or “skins” powered by Stardock’s WindowBlinds technology and specifically branded for NVIDIA and NVIDIA partners, including Abit, BFG Technologies, eVGA.com and Jaton.