Join us as we trawl through interesting news from the world of 4X and strategy.
This is not your usual news bulletin (we have plenty of that elsewhere!), more just talking about things that caught our eye.
Games:
Strategos enters Early Access – Our very own Drexy is having a look. Total war contender?
Elemental: Reforged update – rumours of release approaching soon
Yield Fall of Rome is on sale – the demise of Rome is always interesting
Folk Emerging has a demo. – top tip, forage before migrating.
Fall of an Empire looks very interesting – if nothing else, at least the dev diaries are great to read.
Astra Protocol has a release date – and yes, I am playing it! Mark the date folks, and let’s show some support for our community member Zeikko,
Storm Binders is getting some attention – is 2026 the yar of the HoMMlike?
Blightstone sounds really cool -looks good too
Steam board games fest – Are all games a version of board games? – ends today. I have bagged Concordia and Spirit Island, thus saving my kitchen table.
Menace releases into early access very soon – Buzz around the net has been very positive – What does DasTactic think?
Amplitude Sale – Worth it imho
AoW4 named a forever game by Pdx – 6 seasons and a movie incoming?
Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era Brings Back Its Original Creator – This is a joyful story. Olden Era impressed us all with a proper old school content heavy demo. eXplorminate looks forward to the full release.
Free tea based game?- Awesome pun (Sovereign-Tea) and awesome concept. Also, Free. Steam link here.
New faction (Yulan) for Songs of Conquest – Truly, this is the year of the HoMMlike.
Stars in Shadow is on sale until Feb 2nd
Other stuff:
Is Steam a monopoly, and should we care? There was a heated discussion about this on the Discord (the best kind of discussion! Love the passion) so this article is of interest.
Also, Steam is getting sued – seems 30% commission is too much.
Gamers and cheating in games – is anti cheat software intrusive? necessary? Have your say on the Discord.
Hooded Horse , and the creation of a hundred year company – All hail our imminent overlords.
GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What it means for you | GOG.COM
Hurtful reviews – why can’t we just be nice?
eXplorminate thoughts:
What is DLC, and should we care? AoW4 named a forever game by Pdx
What do you understand by “exploration” as it related to 4X games?
Did we miss anything this fortnight? Be sure to let us know in the comments below if we’ve missed an important news item!
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