Author: Rob the 4Xplorer

  • Before You Buy Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova

    Before You Buy Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova

    Galactic Civilization IV has been out for a year and it’s now Supernova! Read what Filip thinks of the state of the game and if it’s worth jumping into now!

  • Spellforce: Conquest of Eo – 10 Tips for New Players

    Spellforce: Conquest of Eo – 10 Tips for New Players

    Spellforce: Conquest of Eo by Owned by Gravity is a deep turn-based strategy game that is a bit hard to describe and plays much differently than most games in the genre. To help kick off your first run, here are ten tips Jesse has after over 300 hours spent with…

  • Let’s eXplore Sins of a Solar Empire 2

    Let’s eXplore Sins of a Solar Empire 2

    Rejoice 4X fans! The long-awaited 4X/RTS hybrid, Sins of a Solar Empire 2, is now available on Epic Games Store in its “Technical Preview” form and Rob is here to show it off!

  • Humankind Giveaway

    Humankind Giveaway

    Let’s celebrate HUMANKIND’s release by giving away a copy, just in time for the weekend!

  • AI War 2 Wednesday Giveaway

    AI War 2 Wednesday Giveaway

    Frankly, not enough people are talking about AI War 2. Yesterday saw the release of the “Zenith Onslaught” DLC and its recent reeXamination has landed it in the very-rare “eXemplary” category, which only a handful of games have found themselves in. We’re on a mission to bring awareness to this…

  • Interview with Brad Wardell of Stardock

    Interview with Brad Wardell of Stardock

    Rob and Ben had an lengthy conversation with Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock, and the Creative Director of their upcoming, highly-anticipated 4X game, Galactic Civilizations 4. Rob and Ben had a lot of questions and Brad had a lot of answers.

  • Podcast Episode #23: Huge News and a Planetfall Postmortem

    Podcast Episode #23: Huge News and a Planetfall Postmortem

    Rob, Ben, and DasTactic sit down and discuss Age of Wonders: Planetfall at length after Triumph Studios declared that it would no longer be providing content updates for Planetfall. Before that, Rob delivers the latest in 4X news, and there are some BIG announcements.

  • Illwinter Game Design Announce Conquest of Elysium 5

    Illwinter Game Design Announce Conquest of Elysium 5

    In an exciting week for the 4X community with the announcement of both Stardock’s Galactic Civilizations 4 and Slitherine’s Master of Magic remake, strategy gaming auteurs Illwinter also announced the fifth iteration of their venerable fantasy 4X Conquest of Elysium (CoE) series on Monday. More inside!

  • Slitherine Unveils New Master of Magic Game

    Slitherine Unveils New Master of Magic Game

    Slitherine and MuHa Games just revealed their new take on the beloved Master of Magic. Screenshots inside!