Dominus Galaxia Preview
This week’s less eXplored game is a lesser-known 4X game made by just a few people. Lead developer Jeff Graw of Starchart Interactive is doing his best to prepare Dominus Galaxia for a likely Kickstarter campaign, so I thought it’d be a great time to take a look at it and offer some video and […]
The 4X and 4X-Like Games of 2021
As the end of the year draws in, it is tradition for the staff here at eXplorminate to pick a list of our most anticipated 4X titles due for release over the following twelve months. We’re only aware of four pure 4X games incoming in 2021, so this time around our list will be a […]
eXNN Bi-Weekly: Mar 22 – Apr 4, 2021
Moving back to a twice-a-month format, as many weeks are a bit light on news. Plus, with Rob’s recent health issues (he’s just recently had cervical spine surgery), this has been a bit harder to keep up with. A Fortnight of News: Paradox Interactive announced a bevy of upcoming events related to the next Stellaris […]
Fortnightly 4X Gaming News Roundup: Feb 23 – Mar 8, 2020
A Fortnight in News First up, Alliance of the Sacred Suns received its “biggest update evah”, which is dubbed v.8.4. It adds approximately 70% of the military system, many, many UI updates and additions, new gameplay mechanics, and much more. Chris Park and Arcen Games released “The Spire Rises”, AI War 2’s first expansion, then […]
Episode #276: eXploring eXpositions
Join Rob, Ben, and Drexy as they deliver this week’s 4X and strategy news and expand a bit this week, in a test of a new, more thorough format! Outline: AI War 2 v1.332 “The Extragalactic War Nears” Stellaris Dev Diary #170: Performance and Other Technical Issues Age of Wonders: Planetfall “Tyrannosaurus Rex” Update v1.200 […]
Fortnightly 4X Gaming News Roundup: Feb 9 – Feb 23, 2020
A Fortnight in News First up, we have news on the Interstellar Space: Genesis Graphics Overhaul, with a Dev Diary and an exclusive look through our very own eXplorminate Article. Needless to say, things are looking very bright for IS:G‘s future and we’re looking forward to seeing more. Next up, Chris Park and Arcen Games […]
The Dominus Galaxia Kickstarter’s Final 36 Hours!
LET’S HELP GET DOMINUS GALAXIA ACROSS THE FINISH LINE! We do our best to remain neutral and not “play favorites”, but when a developer in our favorite genre needs our help and they’ve done their best to be as open and generous as Jeff has been, we’d like to see a positive outcome. At the […]
Episode #256: What the Eff is 4X?
Join Rob, Nate and a special guest as they discuss the news on Civilization 6, Birth of Civilization, Stellaris, Dominus Galaxia, and then try to tackle the whole “What is a 4X Game” question. Notes: Civilization 6 update – 01:24 Birth of Civilization update – 03:12 Stellaris Dev Diary – 05:17 Astra Exodus Dev Diary […]
Jeff Graw, Developer of Dominus Galaxia Interview
Join Rob as he grills Jeff Graw of StarChart Interactive about his game-in-development, Dominus Galaxia. Why did Jeff model it after Master of Orion 1? What makes Dominus Galaxia special? What does Jeff think of the current 4X market? Tune in to find out! For more information about Dominus Galaxia, check out their main site. […]
Weekly eXchange #225 – Biff? It Is, What It Is!
Join Nate and Troy as they bring you all the important information on all of your favorite 4X and strategy games! This week they talk about Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Driftland the Magic Revival, Thea 2: the Shattering, Alliance of the Sacred Suns, Galactic Civilizations 3: Retribution, Endless Space 2, Stellaris, Europa Universalis and much much more. […]
