Podcast Episode #40: The Iron Oath Dev Interview
Rob, Drexy, and Jesse sit down with Chris and Nik of Curious Panda Games about their upcoming mercenary management tactics game, The Iron Oath. If you haven’t checked The Iron Oath out yet, you might want to start! Outro music by White Bat Audio
Imperiums: Greek Wars Q&A
With the upcoming 2020 release of Kube Games’ Imperiums: Greek Wars getting closer, we thought it’d be a good idea to shoot over some questions about the game, as we still know very little about it. Kube Games was kind enough to take time out of their busy development schedule and sent us over some […]
Burned Land Q&A
Explorminate has made a conscious effort to reach out to as many 4X studios as possible to find out more about their projects through a series of Q&As. That series continues today with Koya Games and their upcoming title Burned Land. Could you start by telling us about your team? First, I would like to […]
Alliance of the Sacred Suns Interview and eXplanation
Hey guys, Rob here! I recently had the chance to sit down with Steve Hawkins, the lead developer of the upcoming 4X-meets-Grand Strategy, Alliance of the Sacred Suns. Not only did he sit down and speak with me via podcast, but he also took the time to screen share with me over the internets and […]
Content Creator Interview: TortugaPower
Rob, Ben, Drexy, and guest star, Kirkus, pinned down Eric “TortugaPower” and had a great discussion with him on his YouTube origins, the games he enjoys, and much more!
Second Interview with Vic of VR Designs about Shadow Empire
BATTLEMODE, DasTactic, and TortugaPower interview Vic Reikersz of VR Designs, developer of this year’s outstanding 4x/wargame hybrid Shadow Empire, a game that just won our Game of the Year 2020 award. This interview was recorded just before Christmas 2020. We discuss the current state of the game after the recent air forces update, the recent […]
Content Creator Interview: DasTactic
Rob and Ben sat down with THE DasTactic and had a great discussion with him on his YouTube origins, 4X games, and much more! Or, Alternatively:
Interview with Vic from VR Designs about Shadow Empire
Shadow Empire is a post-apocalyptic hybrid sci-fi strategy game mixing the 4X genre with military wargaming and role-playing games. It features a highly detailed procedurally generated planet creation system that creates a wide variety of believable worlds to play on each with their own simulated economies and populations, a sophisticated logistics and supply system, procedural […]
Rob Interviews Derek Paxton of Stardock
Rob was lucky enough to sit down with Derek Paxton, now of Stardock, but formerly of Fall From Heaven 1/2 fame. If you’re unfamiliar with Fall From Heaven, it was an incredibly detailed and well-received mod for Civilization 4 and is still considered one of the best mods for any game, ever. Rob and Derek […]
Our Second Pax Nova Q&A
After Grey Wolf and Iceberg Interactive announced that Pax Nova would be delayed until 2020, we were very curious to know what the direction of further development would look like for this very promising game. We reached out to Iceberg and Mike Domingues, the lead developer at Grey Wolf, and we’re now excited to share […]