Playlist Track #4: Warhammer 40K: Gladius’ “Too Many Voices” Mod

Are you a fan of Warhammer 40K: Gladius – Relics of War? If so, are you aware of the amazing Gladius+ mod and the fantastic “Too Many Voices” mod for this wonderful game? If not, here’s an example of the amazing voice work that’s been added with the “Too Many Voices” mod: Naturally, after seeing […]

Weekly eXchange #234 – So, When Do You Game?

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 2: the Shattering, Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Stellaris, Pax Nova, Battletech and much much more. As well as continued coverage for your other favorite 4X and […]

Warhammer: 40K – Gladius: Relics of War ReeXamination #1

2018 wasn’t the busiest year for strict 4X releases but it did throw the community a rather large and explosive curveball: the release of Warhammer 40k: Gladius – Relics of War (Gladius), developed by Proxy Studios and published by Slitherine Ltd. Gladius was noted for its tight, combat-focused gameplay, well-implemented asymmetry between the four playable […]

Warhammer 40K: Skulls for the Skull Throne Sale Event

Now and through the weekend, the Warhammer 4OK universe is seeing all of its games on a huge sale! Furthermore, hot on the trail of the recent Tau faction expansion for Warhammer 40K: Gladius – Relics of War (which we reviewed here), Proxy Studios (published by Slitherine) have followed up with another multi-faction unit DLC […]

2024X: A Golden Age of 4X

Many fans of the 4X genre refer back to the 90s as “the Golden Age of 4X”. It makes sense, as some of the greatest games ever made in the genre, such as Civilization 2, Master of Orion 1 and 2, Master of Magic, Colonization, and more, were released in the 1990s. Those games are […]

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 […]

Warhammer 40K: Gladius – Relics of War T’au DLC Review

eXplorminate had only just published my recent reXamination of Warhammer 40k: Gladius – Relics of War when the long-awaited T’au DLC propelled itself into my lap. With my power armoured gauntlets still caked in filthy xeno blood from my last sixty-something hour tour of duty on Gladius Prime, I lept back in with high hopes […]

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 […]

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 […]

Fortnightly 4X Gaming News: Jan 26 – Feb 9, 2020

A Fortnight in News First up, Astra Exodus Released on January 30th to Poor Reviews. We’re working on our review, which should be up this coming week, but needless to say, it’s not quite as good as a lot of us may have hoped. But the good news is that they’re already working hard on […]