Weekly eXchange #133 – Roman Amplitude
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 Driftland: the Magic Revival, Thea: the Awakening, Aggressors: Ancient Rome, At the Gates, Endless Space 2, Stellaris, Polaris Sector, Galactic Civilizations 3: Crusade, Stellar Monarch, and much much more. As well […]
The Core Mechanism Of 4X Part 1: An eXposition
I recently got into a debate with my good friend and colleague Oliver on our internal eXplorminate forums about what is or isn’t a 4X game. The staff has these debates every now and then, usually sparked by a game that doesn’t exactly fit the pure 4X definition – games like Total War: Warhammer, Sorcerer […]
Sorcerer King: Rivals Review
Sorcerer King (SK) was one of the more innovative 4X games released in 2015. While I believe the game had some design flaws and thematic issues, there was no denying that it added something new to the genre. For Stardock, however, SK proved to be something of a disappointment, receiving a lukewarm reception and disappointing […]
2016 End of Year Statistical eXamination Part 1
About a year ago, I wrote a piece that brought together data from SteamSpy and Steamcharts to do an analysis of 4X games launched in 2015. At the time, I didn’t know what to expect from an examination of such data, but in the 12 months since that article was published, I have found myself […]
2016 End Of Year Statistical eXamination Part 2
In Part One, I reported just the facts about 4X games released within the lifespan of eXplorminate (2014 and on). In part 2, I’ll be offering my own analysis and observations. Before I jump into that, though, I do want to give a shout-out to SteamSpy.com, Steamcharts.com, and Metacritic. Without them, this kind of analysis […]
Weekly eXchange #86 – A Bombshell
Join Nate and Troy as they bring you all the important information on all of your favorite 4X and strategy games! This week we discuss Rob’s eXit from eXplorminate and what it means, Civilization 6, Stellaris, Sorcerer King, Master of Orion, StarDrive 2, Thea: MultiPrayer, Sins of a Solar Empire ,the Steam Summer Sale and […]
Weekly eXchange #87 – Pardon Our Dust
Join Nate and Troy as they bring you all the important information on all of your favorite 4X and strategy games! This week they fight time as their voice are sped up here and there. They discuss Civilization 6, Stellaris, Sorcerer King, Polaris Sector, GalaCollider, The Thea Community, Dawn of Andromeda,the Steam Summer Sale and much much […]
Weekly eXchange #89 – Meet The Civs
Join Nate and Troy as they bring you all the important information on all of your favorite 4X and strategy games! This week they discuss Civilization 6, Stellaris, Pocket Space Empires, the Darkest Dungeon Giveaway and much much more. As well as continued coverage for your other favorite 4X and strategy games! Music for eXplorminate […]
Thea: The Awakening Review
Most people hate being proven wrong. I, however, don’t mind it one bit. When I first read about Thea: The Awakening by MuHa Games in our Q&A by Nate, I was very skeptical. Despite the fact that many of the developers had worked for the esteemed CD Projekt Red, I had a lot of questions. […]
Theme: An Exposition
When talking about theme in video games, it’s a struggle just to settle on a definition. In pop-culture, theme can describe the style of decorations used for a party, the sub-genre for a movie, how all the furniture in a room has the same accents, and occasionally people will use theme in the LIT 101 […]
