Archive for 2011

Starbase Orion Released By Adam Solo on October 12th, 2011 at 2:59 am Starbase Orion, a 4X turn-based space strategy game for the iOS family of devices, has been released today and is now available at the App Store. Category: News & Announcements 7 comments

Distant Worlds: Return of the Shakturi Review By Adam Solo on October 10th, 2011 at 11:45 am DW RotS made me feel in control of the lives and hopes of my civilization, I cared for them and could feel immersed in a huge galaxy interacting with other alien races. Category: Game Reviews 13 comments

Sword of the Stars 2 Closed Beta and Pre-Order Now Available By Adam Solo on October 10th, 2011 at 8:22 am Today Kerberos Productions and Paradox Interactive announced details on how to sign up for the limited closed beta. Category: News & Announcements 2 comments

Star Ruler “Gold” Review By Adam Solo on September 28th, 2011 at 5:43 pm I thought this was the perfect timing to do a Star Ruler's (re)review since it seems to have reached a stable version and is now being sold in a box set following the Blind Mind Studios publishing agreement with Iceberg Interactive. Category: Game Reviews 15 comments

Distant Worlds Legends Announced By Adam Solo on September 27th, 2011 at 11:11 am Distant Worlds – Legends, the second expansion to the 4x real-time space strategy game, Distant Worlds has been announced. The first expansion (very well received by gamers by the way) was Distant Worlds: Return of the Shakturi. Category: News & Announcements 5 comments

Distant Worlds: Star Trek Mod – Archer Era By Adam Solo on September 25th, 2011 at 3:27 pm Distant Worlds has some nice mods available for download. This one is set in the Star Trek Universe in Jonathan Archer's Era, i.e. in the Star Trek Enterprise time frame of events. Category: Mods, Videos 0 comments

Vincere Totus Astrum – An iOS 4X Turn-Based Space Strategy Game – First Impressions By Adam Solo on September 21st, 2011 at 5:13 pm Vincere Totus Astrum, or To Conquer All Stars (from Latin), is a 4X turn-based space strategy game developed for the iOS family of devices. Category: Game First Impressions, Game Previews, Videos 1 comment

Renations: An Online Sci-Fi Strategy Game Announced By Adam Solo on September 15th, 2011 at 1:17 pm Pikaia Games announced Renations, a free online browser-based strategy game (MMORTS) set in a post apocalyptic world. Category: Free online games, Games Under Development, News & Announcements 0 comments

Space Force Constellations Revealed By Adam Solo on September 13th, 2011 at 5:34 pm Dreamatrix Publishing has revealed Space Force Constellations, a single-player turn-based space strategy game for the PC. There is no release date announced yet but there is already a gameplay trailer and some screenshots. Category: Games Under Development, News & Announcements, Videos 5 comments

The Parasites: Gratuitous Space Battles New Expansion Pack By Adam Solo on September 12th, 2011 at 6:43 pm Indie developer Cliff Harris has been releasing Gratuitous Space Battles in chunks via expansion packs and DLCs. Today he announced the new GSB expansion "The Parasites" Category: News & Announcements, Videos 0 comments

Stellar Impact Review By Adam Solo on September 9th, 2011 at 9:46 pm The somewhat complex skill system of Stellar Impact, the personnel passive skills, the number of ships and its skills should be more than enough to satisfy you and keep you entertained. Category: Game Reviews 8 comments

Sword of the Stars 2: Q&A with Chris Stewart By Zachary Cryer on September 7th, 2011 at 3:55 pm SpaceSector did an interview with Chris Stewart (Producer and Designer of Sword of the Stars 2) in order to anticipate some of SotS2's new features. I think it came out great, revealing a lot on what to expect from SotS2. Hope you agree. Enjoy! Category: Game Previews, Interviews 1 comment

Jupiter’s Folly: Real-Time Online Board Game Preview By Adam Solo on September 3rd, 2011 at 2:30 am Jupiter's Folly is a (slow) real-time online board game developed by Iron Helmet Games. And I say slow because short games might last a week or so, while epic games may last months. Category: Free online games, Game First Impressions, Game Previews, News & Announcements 0 comments

Legends of Pegasus: Demo Walkthrough Trailer (Cam) at GC By Adam Solo on September 1st, 2011 at 1:23 pm Legends of Pegasus is a 4x space strategy game currently being developed by Novacore Studios. Have a look at this first look trailer. It is a video made at the Gamescom 2011 event. Category: Games Under Development, News & Announcements, Videos 10 comments

Beyond Beyaan: Indie 4X Space Strategy Game Inspired by Master of Orion By Adam Solo on September 1st, 2011 at 2:38 am Beyond Beyaan is an indie 4x space strategy game currently being developed by Brent Patterson. It is heavily inspired by the 4x classic Master of Orion series. Category: Game First Impressions, Game Previews, Games Under Development 6 comments

OggBoard: The Next Generation in Board Gaming By Adam Solo on August 29th, 2011 at 12:42 am OggBoard intends to combine augmented reality technology with board gaming and the interactivity of computer and console gaming with the objective to create a "kind of" holographic board gaming experience. Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts, News & Announcements 3 comments

Empire of the Eclipse: Sign-up For Beta Round 2 Started By Adam Solo on August 28th, 2011 at 4:14 pm Today, ZarkSoft Games has announced that the sign-up for Empire of the Eclipse's Beta Round 2 has begun. The beta test will go live on Sept 3 but the sign ups started today. Category: News & Announcements 2 comments