Elemental: Reforged – Win keys for Early Access!
Reforged, or should we call it nuElemental? Steam link Official blurb: Create a character and lead your civilization in this epic, turn-based fantasy strategy game. Design units, research technology, learn magical spells, send adventurers on quests, craft magical items, trade or battle other civilizations for dominion of worlds of your imagination. Our very own Battlemode […]
Before You Buy Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova
Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova is the latest iteration of a three-decade-long series of 4X strategy games. More than a year after its initial launch as an Epic exclusive, covered here and on this podcast, it has finally been released onto Steam as a standalone expansion (and as a DLC to the base game over on […]
Mohawk Games Announces Full Release Date for Old World
In an exciting post on Twitter today, Mohawk Games announced the release date of their hotly anticipated 4X game, Old World, set for July 1st of this year on the Epic Games Store: Soren Johnson, the respected lead developer and founder of Mohawk Games, is well known for being one of the great minds behind […]
Podcast Episode #25: To Let’s Play or to Not Let’s Play
Rob, Drexy, Ben, and Shaun discuss some of the latest news in or around E3, among other sources, and then dive deep on whether or not watching Let’s Plays can corrupt the gaming experience. 0:00:43- Intro0:02:22-WH40K Gladius mod and Zephon discussion0:12:33- Galactic Civilizations IV0:17:04- Epic exclusivity being used as beta testing, Old World0:24:41- Hooded Horse […]
Podcast Episode #26: Game News and Catching Up!
Rob, Ben, and Drexy talk about the recent 4X and strategy game news and catch up on what’s been happening since Rob’s return to full-time work.
Podcast Interview with Hooded Horse’s CEO, Tim Bender
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Age of Wonders 4 Review
Age of Wonders 4 (Steam Link), developed by Triumph Studios and published by Paradox, is a modernized fantasy 4X game of dramatic size and scope, long unafraid to skew from genre tropes and that stands out from competitors with compelling battles and distinct playable factions, a hallmark of the series right from its very first […]
Let’s eXplore | Songs of Conquest: Roots
eXplorminate note: Magnus at Lavapotion was kind enough to reach out with review keys for the Songs of Conquest expansion Roots. And so, ofcourse we had to get our resident Songs of Conquest expert Boho to do a let’s eXplore. Almost exactly a year ago, Boho did a review of the base game, so this […]
What to eXpect of Ara: History Untold
Ara: History Untold has been one of my most anticipated games of the year. To be honest, I don’t love grand-sweep-of-history games that take the player from the stone age to the space age. For me, it’s hard to feel invested in a faction that undergoes so many fundamental changes over the course of the […]
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 […]