Stars in Shadow: ReeXamination #1
It was a bit bare-bones when it first released, but Ashdar Games have continued to plug away at Stars in Shadow (SiS) and even released a mini-expansion, Legacies, featuring the Tinkers faction last year. Now I want to take a look at how it stands today and suss out how SiS has improved and also […]
Interstellar Space: Genesis Q&A
Explorminate has made a conscious effort to reach out to as many of 4X studios as possible to find out more about their projects through a series of Q&A’s. That series continues today with Praxis Games and their upcoming title Interstellar Space: Genesis. Could you start by telling us about your team? The development team […]
Episode #9: I’m a Mechanical Man
A full house of 4X game fans discuss their favorite game mechanics from the 4X genre and get into the details of why they were so great. This episode was brought to you in part by our wonderful patrons, in particular this week, Eerie Forest Studios, who, as our first Master-of-Orion tier patron, requested that […]
4X and Strategy News: Nov 17-Nov 23, 2019
A Week In News Battletech: Heavy Metal and V 1.8 Released: Paradox and Hairbrained Studios have released both Version 1.8 and the newest expansion pack to Battletech, Heavy Metal. Our review is forthcoming. Astra Exodus Dev Diary #9: This week’s dev diary details how combat will work in this upcoming 4X game. You can see […]
Episode #263: Distant Worlds 2 Revelations!
Join Rob and Nate as they discuss the new release of Age of Wonders: Planetfall – Revelations, Astra Exodus, Warhammer 40K: Gladius, Stars in Shadow, and more! Show Outline: Age of Wonders: Planetfall update Endless Legend update WH40K Gladius update Distant Worlds 2 Update Astra Exodus update Stellaris update Stars in Shadow update Starpoint Gemini […]
Episode #258: News Galore
Rob and Nate discuss a multitude of news topics, including the biggest one of the week: Blizzard. There’s a lot of 4X and strategy news to discuss before we dive in on that one, though. Notes: Age of Wonders: Planetfall update – 01:02 Stellaris Steam page Endless Space 2 Steam page Civilization V Steam page […]
Best "Starter" 4X Games
Rob here! I see this question asked a lot on the 4X Gaming subreddit and I’ll occasionally get asked myself, “what’s the best 4X game for someone new to the genre?” and it’s about time we really sat down and thought about it. It’s honestly a hard question to answer, as most 4X games are […]
Weekly eXchange #237 – EPIC Fail?
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 Thea 2: the Shattering, Dominions 5, Age of Wonders: Planetfall, WH40K Gladius: Relics of War, Endless Space 2, Stellaris: Ancient Relics, Stars in Shadow and much much more. As well as […]
Weekly eXchange #220 – Da Biff!
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 At the Gates, Civilization 6 Gathering Storm, Thea 2: The Shattering, Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Endless Legend Symbiosis, Warhammer 40K Gladius: Relics of War, Galactic Civilizations 3 Retribution, Endless Space […]
Space Tyrant Review
Right now, I’m in the prime of my life. My career is going well, and I’m taking on more responsibilities. My child is growing up and consequently getting more involved with clubs, sports, and various other extracurricular activities. My house is getting old enough now that I have to make occasional repairs and improvements. My […]