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Rob and Drexy interviewed Alex, the creative director of Songs of Silence by Chimera Entertainment. You should check out if you haven't heard of this one! In fact, here's a link to its website: Songs of Silence (songs-of-silence.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

Once again, the eXplorminate crew speaks with Vic Reijkersz about his fantastic 4X game, Shadow Empire. What's next? Tune in to find out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

Join Ben, DasTactic, and LucidTactics as they discuss what's new, improved, and otherwise worth discussing with Dominions 6, the newest Illwinter Designs grand strategy game. Music by Whitebat Audio. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun discuss the year that will be 2024X. They also digress a little, but that's not unexpected, is it? Music by WhiteBat Audio. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

Rob, Ben, Drexy, Shaun, and Jesse discuss the year that was 2023 and then hype up 2024, which we've dubbed 2024X. Read our recent article here all about the year 2024X: 2024X: A Golden Age of 4X - eXplorminate Music by Whitebat Audio. Used with permission. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

Ben and Drexy sit down with Richard Yorke, a strategy gamer grognard, and discuss strategy and wargames. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

The Commonwealth gang, aka Ben, Drexy, and Shaun, discuss 4X, tactics, strategy, and even...RPGs? Tune in to see what they're up to this month! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun discuss the games industry as a whole and dive into the latest news, releases, and drama. This is the first and only "After Dark" episode that will be released to the public. More episodes in this format are already available, and more are to come if you subscribe to eXplorminate | creating a 4X, Strategy, and Tactics Game Podcast | Patreon *Some explicit language is in this episode, please be warned!* --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

Rob, Ben, and Jesse interview Lennart Sas, the Game Director of Age of Wonders 4, and Tom Bird, the Creative Lead. Learn about what went into the design, what got cut out, and what's in store for Age of Wonders 4! Outro music by Whitebat Audio. All rights reserved. Consider becoming a patron of our podcast so we can continue doing this indefinitely! Click this link! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

Rob, Drex, and Ben discuss some of the latest 4X news and dive deep into Galactic Civilizations 4: Supernova. Outro music by WhiteBat Audio. Consider becoming a patron on our Patreon, please! Click this link to support what we do! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

Ben and DasTactic interview Victor Reijkersz of VR Designs, the developer behind the cult-hit Shadow Empire! Learn about what Victor expects for the future of Shadow Empire and much more! Please consider becoming a patron of the eXplorminate podcast! We really appreciate your support. Outro music by WhiteBat Audio. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

Ben and Dastactic interview Ail, the AI programmer behind some great games, including the lauded Warhammer: 40K - Gladius! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

Join Rob, DasTactic, Jesse, and Ben for a deep dive into the newest 4X on the block, Age of Wonders 4. It's a good game, but is it great? What can be improved? Tune in to find out! — This show wouldn’t be possible without our amazing Patrons. Please consider supporting what we do through our ⁠eXplorminate Podcast Patreon⁠. For $3 USD, you can help us create the best 4X, strategy, and tactics podcast on the internet and get every episode WITHOUT ADS (and we know that's an incentive!) - ⁠https://www.patreon.com/eXplorminatepodcast⁠ — Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code eXplorminate at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/explorminate/message Support this podcast: ⁠https://anchor.fm/explorminate/suppor⁠⁠t Music by Karl Casey of Whitebat Audio --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

Ben and Shaun sit down with Edmon, the Slitherine Games Community Manager, and an ultra-fan of strategy games, who's well known for playing games on their hardest settings. He has a lot of interesting opinions and this interview is a really fun listen! — This show wouldn’t be possible without our amazing Patrons. Please consider supporting what we do through our ⁠eXplorminate Podcast Patreon⁠. For $3 USD, you can help us create the best 4X, strategy, and tactics podcast on the internet and get every episode WITHOUT ADS (and we know that's an incentive!) - https://www.patreon.com/eXplorminatepodcast — Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code eXplorminate at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/explorminate/message Support this podcast: ⁠https://anchor.fm/explorminate/suppor⁠⁠t Music by Karl Casey of Whitebat Audio --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

Rob, Ben, and Drexy all sit down to discuss the first paid DLC for Shadow Empire, Oceania, the first eXpansion for Galactic Civilizations 4, Supernova, and why they enjoy strategy games above all other genres. This show wouldn’t be possible without our amazing Patrons. Please consider supporting what we do through our ⁠eXplorminate Podcast Patreon⁠. For $3 USD, you can help us create the best 4X, strategy, and tactics podcast on the internet and get every episode WITHOUT ADS (and we know that's an incentive!) Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code eXplorminate at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/explorminate/message Support this podcast: ⁠https://anchor.fm/explorminate/suppor⁠⁠t Music by Karl Casey of Whitebat Audio --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

Rob's out. DasTactic is in! Joining your host Ben and the illustrious Drexy, Das and the rest of the Commonwealth Crew discuss the improvements made to "NuMoM" and Distant Worlds 2 since their releases, in this WHOPPER of an episode! This show wouldn’t be possible without our amazing Patrons. Please consider supporting what we do through our ⁠eXplorminate Podcast Patreon⁠. For $3 USD, you can help us create the best 4X, strategy, and tactics podcast on the internet. Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code eXplorminate at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/explorminate/message Support this podcast: ⁠https://anchor.fm/explorminate/suppor⁠⁠t --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

Rob and Ben sat down with Brad Wardell, the CEO of Stardock, and discussed with him the future of Galactic Civilizations 4, what may have gone wrong in its development, but where it's headed now, and how AI has started to shape game development. Music by White Bat Audio/Karl Casey. Used with permission. This show wouldn’t be possible without our amazing Patrons. Please consider supporting what we do through our eXplorminate Podcast Patreon. For $3 USD, you can help us create the best 4X, strategy, and tactics podcast on the internet. Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code eXplorminate at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/explorminate/support --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

Rob and Jesse sit down with Jan Wagner, the Creative Director at Owned by Gravity, and talk to him about the development process, what got left out, and what might be in store for Conquest of Eo's future! Music by White Bat Audio/Karl Casey. Used with permission. Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code eXplorminate at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

Rob and Jesse sit down to objectively discuss the latest title that every strategy gamer is talking about, Spellforce: Conquest of Eo. Why is it good? What can it do better? Tune in to find out and get caught up on some of the latest news while you're at it! Outro music is the title theme for Spellforce: Conquest of Eo. Support the eXplorminate podcast: Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code eXplorminate at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

Rob, Ben, and Drexy are joined by special guest, DasTactic, as they dive in deep into the Age of Wonders 4 reveal! At the end, Rob convinces Das to help him love Distant Worlds 2 like Das does. Outro music by Karl Casey of White Bat Audio. Used with permission. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support