Weekly eXchange #210 – Khaaaaaaaan!!!

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 Endless Space 2, Children of the Galaxy, Stellaris, Age of Wonders: Planetfall, WH40K Gladius: Relics of War, Thea2: the Shattering, Empires in Ruins, Oriental Empires, Galactic Civilizations 3, Dominions 5 […]
Strategic eXpanse #34 – Strategic Warfare Part 2

Join Nate, Oliver, Mark, Joshua and Troy as they continue to discuss Warfare in 4X games and focus on the “Arc” of a 4X games. They also discuss ideas that they’d like to see developers implement in future games with a specific focus on Winning Conditions. So come, listen and tell us what you think. […]
Weekly eXchange #205 – Aftermath!

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 Galactic Civilization 3, Stellaris, Endless Space 2, WH40k Gladius: Relics of War, Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Dominions 5, Aggressors: Ancient Rome, Total War: Warhammer 2 and much much more. As well […]
Weekly eXchange #202 -EUUUUUUUU…

Join Nate, Troy and Micah as they bring you all the important information on all of your favorite 4X and strategy games! This week they talk about Ascendancy, Endless Space 2, Stellaris, Stellar Monarch, Interstellar Space: Genesis, Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Thea 2: the Shattering, Dominions 5, Empires in Ruins, Civilization 6 and much much more. As […]
Strategic eXpanse #33 – 4th Anniversary Hangout Session!

eXplorminate turned four years old! So Nate, Troy, Joshua and Mark had a some fun hanging out and talking about 4X and gaming in general. They had A LOT of fun, so much so, that some strong language made it on the podcast. Listeners, beware!!! Thank you for following us for four years, because we […]
Aggressors: Ancient Rome Preview

2018 is proving to be an unconventional year for 4X games. Instead of the barrage of Master of Orion 1/2 clones and the occasional fantasy offering, we’ve gotten a quick-play 4X called Space Tyrant and a post-apocalyptic title, Warhammer 40k Gladius: Relics of War. Both have been well received by our community. Next up is […]
Quarter 1, 2018 Statistical Analysis

As many of you know, there has been a change to the way Valve handles users’ libraries. What once was open information for anyone to view, is now private by default. The reasons and ethics of that change have been hotly debated. This article is not about that. Instead, I’m doing what may be my […]
Weekly eXchange #131 – Big Day!

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 Dawn of Andromeda, Galactic Civilizations 3: Crusade, Project Space Sector, Stellaris, Civilization 6, Eador: Imperium, Space Tyrant, Stellar Monarch, Phoenix points and much much more. As well as continued coverage for […]