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. The eXplorminate News Network: https://www.reddit.com/r/eXNN The eXplorminate Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eXplorminatepodcast News […]
Interview with Chris McElligott Park on AI War 2 and More
Rob and Ben spoke with Chris on the huge new update for AI War 2, the upcoming DLCs, the intricacies of developing an AI and multiplayer, and much more. This is a great interview, even if you’re not quite sold on AI War 2, yet. YET. Outro music by Kasey at White Bat Audio
Episode #22: Multiplayer vs Single-Player Design Conflicts in Strategy Gaming
Ben, Drexy, DasTactic, and LucidTactics all sit down to discuss how the single-player and multiplayer aspects of strategy games affect the design of said games and how balance isn’t always a good thing.
Podcast Interview with Glen Pawley of Star Dynasties
Rob and Ben interview the ever-articulate and polite Glen Pawley, the sole developer of Star Dynasties, as he shares his feelings on the feedback he’s received so far, what’s surprised him most so far in Early Access, and what the stops on the roadmap will actually look like. A very informative and really interesting look […]
Live Podcast Show and Group Q&A Tomorrow!
Join us, tomorrow (in half the world) for our next Twitch-live podcast/show, as we discuss the latest news, talk about some of the most recent games, like, Shadow Empire, Humankind, Old World, Warhammer:40K Battlesector, and much more. 2p EST, 6p GMT, 7p BST on April 10th, 4AM AEST, etc. on April 11th
Episode #21: The “Gears Tactics” Treatment
Please excuse Rob’s voice as he’s recovering from cervical spine surgery. Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun discuss the recent news, and there’s a bit of it, and then discuss games that they’d like to see get the “Gears Tactics” treatment, aka game universes that are usually seen in a different genre, but are made into […]
Episode #20: Our Most Wanted Sequels
Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun all gather around to talk about the games they think are most deserving of sequels, whether they be 4X games (hint: most of them are), or strategy games of the past that have left an impression beyond most others. We’d love to hear which games you all think deserve a […]
Podcast Episode #18: Our GotY of 2020 and the Games of 2021
Join Rob, Ben, and Drexy as they discuss the game of the year 2020, Shadow Empire, the runner-up, Imperiums: Greek Wars, and the exciting things coming our way in 2021, like Humankind, Old World, Remnants of the Precursors, Terra Invicta, Alliance of the Sacred Suns, and more! This podcast is brought to you in LARGE […]
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 […]
Podcast Episode #17: Ray Fowler and More
Join Rob and Ben as they deliver the latest in 4X news and then reintroduce an old friend in Ray Fowler, the lead developer of the Master of Orion 1 remake, Remnants of the Precursors. Show notes: 2:48 Per Aspera News 04:28 Phoenix Point News 06:25 Humankind News 10:10 Civilization News 13:02 AI War 2 […]