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Rob, Drexy, Ben, and Shaun talk about the HUGE news in the 4X and strategy world, including the Sins of a Solar Empire 2 announcement and a Vicky 3 release date, then get into the games they're most excited for in late 2022 into 2023! Outro by White Bat Audio. Used with permission.

Join Ben, Drexy, DasTactic, and Richard Yorke as they discuss strategy games and basically hang out and have fun.  More episodes like this will become available as we begin to really promote our podcast's Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/eXplorminatepodcast This episode would not have been recorded without our patrons. Thank you very much to: Steve Rudolph, Riley Gyorf, Joshua Dikun, Tom, An...

Yeah, it's been a while! But Rob, Ben, and Drexy are back at it in the latest episode of the eXplorminate Podcast! They discuss the site's new direction, the latest news, and game mods and ask: which mods are your "must haves"? Link from episode reference: Ara: History Untold - It's Your World Now (arahistoryuntold.com) Outro music by White Bat Audio

Rob, Drexy, Ben, and Shaun finally get the band back together again and talk about the latest in the news and catch up with one another and the collective audience! Outro music by Whitebat Audio. Used with permission.

Ben, Drexy, and LucidTactics speak about the element of "pressure" and how it can make a strategy game more interesting and then dive deeper into what makes 4X and strategy games fun to play. Outro song by White Bat Audio

Rob and Drexy sit down with Adam and Keith of Praxis Games and get some exclusive information on their newest expansion for Interstellar Space: Genesis, "Evolving Empires". Listen in and find out what's coming to this highly underrated space 4X! Outro music by White Bat Audio

Rob, Drexy, and Jesse sit down with Chris and Nik of Curious Panda Games about their upcoming mercenary management tactics game, The Iron Oath. If you haven't checked The Iron Oath out yet, you might want to start! Outro music by White Bat Audio

Join Ben and Drexy as they're joined by special guests (again), DasTactic and TortugaPower, while they discuss the release version of the highly anticipated Distant Worlds 2. Outro music by White Bat Audio.

Join Rob and Drexy as they speak with Derek Paxton, the Vice President of Stardock Operations and the Lead Designer of Galactic Civilizations 4, and Henry Pailing, the Community Lead for Stardock. Together they discuss the design philosophy of Galactic Civilizations 4, the lessons learned so far in Early Access, and the content yet to come!

Join Rob, Drexy, Ben, and Shaun for the latest news and then their first in-depth discussion on Galactic Civilizations 4. What works? What doesn't? Does the panel agree on anything? Tune in to find out! Outro song by White Bat Audio.

Rob and Drexy sit down with Steve Hawkins, the lead developer of Alliance of the Sacred Suns, and get a fantastic update on this promising newly branded "RPG 4X".  23:50 - A synopsis of gameplay, for the uninitiated! Find Alliance of the Sacred Suns on Steam here! Outro music is the theme music for Alliance of the Sacred Suns

Join Ben, Drexy, and special guests DasTactic and TortugaPower, for their in-depth discussion about Distant Worlds 2 and the games they're most looking forward to in 2022, and the games they enjoyed most in 2021. A great discussion with some of the biggest fans of strategy games on YouTube!  Outro music by Kasey of White Bat Audio

It's Drexy, Ben, and Shaun again, this time with updates on the recent 4X news and then they have a great conversation on a variety of 4X and strategy topics, including first impressions on the Distant Worlds 2 preview build, Regiments, and more! Outro music: Evan King, Album: Enchiridion, Track 11: Guardians

Rob and Shaun sat down with Benjamin Hauer, the solo developer behind the Heroes of Might and Magic-like Hero's Hour , and discuss his excellent "adventure strategy", the development process, and his future plans for it. Outro by Whitebat Audio.

Rob, Drexy, Ben, Shaun, and special guest, Jesse, take a look at the games they loved most in 2021 and the games that excited them the most in 2022. News notes: Remnants of the Precursors Released Pax Nova Update Songs of Conquest Coming Q2 of 2022

Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun deliver the latest in 4X and strategy news, including breaking news hot off the presses, and then dive deep on Star Ruler 2, a 4X game that could have been a huge hit...if it weren't for a few missteps. Outro music by Whitebat Audio Distant Worlds 2 Release Date: https://explorminate.co/distant-worlds-2-release-date-announced/ Revival: Recolonization delayed: https://sto...

Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun all sit down to discuss the latest in 4X, strategy, and tactics news, then in the back half, discuss how neutral units and minor factions have evolved in strategy games and where they could go next! News Summary: Stellaris Aquatics and Herbert released: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/dev-team-3-2-1-herbert-patch-released-checksum-de97.1497944/ Phantom Briga...

Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun discuss the latest in 4X and strategy news, then dive in on a unique city builder, Against the Storm, now available on Epic Games Store in Early Access: https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/against-the-storm **This episode was released early to our patrons at https://www.patreon.com/eXplorminatepodcas t - consider supporting us there, please!** Distant Worlds 2 Dev Di...

Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun discuss the latest news and then dive into the various different combat systems in the 4X genre. And of course, we find a way to complain about Stellaris, even if some of us are enjoying it quite a bit now. Outro music by White Bat Audio. Used with permission.

Ben, Drexy, and Shaun discuss all the latest news and then dive deep into a variety of different topics. Galactic Civilizations 4, Sword of the Stars, Conquest of Elysium 5, and more!

The gang sits down with Lee Harris, the lead/solo developer of Fragile Existence (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1672320/Fragile_Existence/), a 4X, RTS, and survival hybrid that has us all VERY intrigued.  Music outro by White Bat Audio. Used with permission. 

Ben, Drexy, and special guest, DasTactic, were afforded the amazing opportunity to speak with the often-elusive team at Illwinter Game Design, Johan Karlsson and Kristoffer Osterman, about their amazing games, particularly their newest release, Conquest of Elysium 5. Outro music by White Bat Audio/Karl Casey. Used with permission.

Join Rob, Drexy, Shaun, and the crow, Ben, as they discuss the latest in 4X and strategy game news and then blather on about Humankind. It's just...so close...to being great, but it's still a lot of fun for some of our staff here. ***THIS EPISODE HAS BEEN UPDATED, AS THE UNEDITED VERSION WAS INITIALLY UPLOADED. OUR SINCERE APOLOGIES!*** Outro music by White Bat Audio/Karl Casey. Used with permissi...

Rob, Ben, and Drexy talk about the recent 4X and strategy game news and catch up on what's been happening since Rob's return to full-time work

Rob and Drexy sat down with most/all of Proxy Studios and asked them a bunch of questions regarding their upcoming post-apocalyptic 4X, ZEPHON, learning A LOT about the game in the process. Quite frankly, we both left that interview more excited than ever about Proxy Studio's new project. It simply sounds like it could address some of the long-standing issues with the genre and the gameplay ideas...