4X and Strategy Game News
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 is comprised of two people […]
Join Nate, Troy and Joshua as they discuss the Stellaris: Megacrop ReeXamination. We discuss what was left on the cutting-room floor and where this game is headed. Come and listen to what we think about Stellaris. Music for eXplorminate by Mangadrive Notes: General discussion Stellaris: Utopia Steam page Stellaris: Apocalypse Steam page Stellaris: MegaCorp Steam page Stellaris: Distant Stars Story Pack […]
Unless you are striving to avoid all things geek, then surely you’ve heard of Warhammer. You know, that Warhammer. The glorious spawn of Games Workshops, whose name is synonymous with fantasy awesomeness, strategy and tactics games, and unfortunately questionable business practices. But it’s a hell of franchise any way you slice it. For decades, the original Warhammer Fantasy Battle game […]
As some of you may have heard, Phoenix Point (the upcoming XCOM-like from the original designer of X-COM) has switched to exclusive sale and distribution on Epic Games Store (EGS) for an entire year. This of course has many people incensed, as people who backed the project on Fig or through subsequent pre-orders did so on the premise that they […]
Recently our patron saint and literal lord of the flies, Nate, wrote an article envisioning the next expansion for Civilization VI (Civ6). No, not Gathering Storm. That one’s already set. The next next one that we all hope will arrive in February, 2020. In Nate’s article, he talked all about adding a sci-fi aspect to Civ6, which I think is […]
Accolade published Star Control II: The Ur Quan Masters in 1992. PC gaming was – if not in its infancy – a drooling, stumbling toddler. The original Civilization had only just released the previous year. It was an early time in game design and most of the tropes, conventions, and even the genres we’re so accustomed to today were still […]
Civilization VI (Civ6) came out October 21, 2016. Since its release, the game has undergone many changes with frequent seasonal updates, faction-oriented DLC releases and a full-blown expansion called Rise and Fall (Feb 2018). But Firaxis is not done yet. The next expansion, set for release on Feb 14, 2019 called Gathering Storm, is almost here. Once again, Civ6 will […]
From the earliest days of eXplorminate back in 2014, the Weekly eXchange has changed and grown. It first started out as a YouTube show where Ben (Warmacblu) and I, talked over video footage. It was a great idea, but it was too much work for what ended up being a weekly show. So, we switched to a podcast and did […]
Yep. It’s that time of year again! eXplorminate is proud to present what we believe are the best 4X game, 4X expansion and Most Improved 4X of 2018. Come and listen to our esteemed e4X hosts Nate and Troy, while they discuss: all the candidates, winners, the state of 4X gaming in the past 12 months and what the future […]
