Stardock owns Star Control and is planning an "XCOM-like" reboot

[Lantz]

@BloodyBattleBrain

Tldr : they are, apparently, using the term creator to get publicity and present themselves as the indispensable core, which stardock objects to because there were more people involved in creating the product.

Not just thinking it up.

I have seen various explanations, I find them ludicrous.