Join Nate and Troy as they discuss the state of 4X in 2017 as well as the community sentiment. Is there something wrong in 4X? Have we become overly critical? Is nostalgia the bane of new games? Come and listen to what we think. eXplorminate Music by MangaDrive […]
Of all the many video game species that have gone extinct in my lifetime, I think I miss the single player spaceship sim the most. Oh sure, there are games out there like EVE Online and Elite: Dangerous. But for those of us who fell in love with […]
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 […]
What if I told you that there was a real-time space strategy game that allowed you to explore star systems, colonize planets, build fleets, recruit admirals, and fight against strange alien races? And no, I’m not talking about Stellaris… Conquest: Frontier Wars (CFW) is a real-time strategy space […]
Every now and then, I stumble on upon a game that manages to capture my attention in a way I never quite expected. Kingdom: New Lands is one such game – and it grabbed me by delivering one of the most eye-wateringly beautiful pixel art aesthetics I’ve ever […]
Civilization VI has been out for about eight months now and, while everyone has their own opinions of what works and what doesn’t, the one thing that has been almost universally decried is the AI. The list of complaints is almost as epic as the game itself: The […]
Join Nate, Troy, Joshua, Oliver and Dallin as they discuss the Endless Space 2 review. We discuss what was left on the cutting-room floor and where this game is headed. Come and listen to what we think about Endless Space 2. It’s LONG! Music for eXplorminate by Mangadrive
Join Nate, Troy, Oliver and Ben as they discuss the Sovereignty: Crown of Kings review. We discuss what was left on the cutting-room floor and where this game is headed. Come and listen to what we think about Sovereignty! Music by Mangadrive for eXplorminate
With the release of Endless Space 2 (ES2), a wave in the space 4X ocean has crested. The “Big 4” space 4X games – Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars (MoO:CTS), Galactic Civilizations III (GalCiv3), Stellaris and ES2 – have all landed within the past year along with […]
Join Nate, Troy, Mark and Joshua as they discuss the Stellaris: Utopia review. 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: Utopia! Music by Mangadrive for eXplorminate
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