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Endless Space 2 – Early Access First Impressions By Keith Turner on October 6th, 2016 at 8:58 am When I think about those who helped pioneer the resurgence of 4X… Read the rest Category: Early Access, Game First Impressions, Game Previews 10 comments

Total War: WARHAMMER Review By Keith Turner on July 22nd, 2016 at 10:39 am Until recently, I’d not played a “Total War” game in nearly 15 years. Medieval: Total… Read the rest Category: Game Reviews 13 comments

Polaris Sector Review By Keith Turner on April 1st, 2016 at 1:58 pm If you’ve paid a visit to our forums, you may have read or seen images… Read the rest Category: Game Reviews 61 comments

StarDrive 2: Sector Zero Review By Keith Turner on March 21st, 2016 at 12:57 pm Nearly a year after the release of StarDrive 2, its first DLC, Sector Zero,… Read the rest Category: Game Reviews 14 comments

Pocket Space Empire – Early Access Coming Soon By Keith Turner on February 26th, 2016 at 11:44 am Have you ever felt that, given your status as a galactic… Read the rest Category: Early Access, News & Announcements 15 comments

Polaris Sector – Beta First Impressions By Keith Turner on February 12th, 2016 at 5:18 pm Polaris Sector is a real-time (pausable) space 4X strategy game currently being developed by SoftWarWare and published by Slitherine for the PC, and is expected to release on March 22nd of 2016. Category: Game First Impressions, Game Previews 78 comments

Thea: The Awakening Review By Keith Turner on December 3rd, 2015 at 10:30 am Thea: The Awakening from indie developer MuHa Games, is a turn-based fantasy strategy game with RPG and roguelike elements with an emphasis on storytelling. Here's our review. Category: Game Reviews 12 comments

Thea: The Awakening – Release Soon and First Impressions By Keith Turner on November 17th, 2015 at 10:39 am Thea: The Awakening is an upcoming turn-based fantasy strategy game by MuHa Games that is refreshingly unique in many ways. Here's our first impressions. Category: Game First Impressions 13 comments

That Which Sleeps: First Turns and New Map Video By Keith Turner on November 6th, 2015 at 2:10 pm That Which Sleeps is a fantasy turn-based strategy game by King Dinosaur Games. It's quite a unique game that was funded through Kickstarter last year. Here's a gameplay video of the first turns. Category: News & Announcements, Videos 12 comments

Polaris Sector Announced and Beta Sign Ups Begin By Keith Turner on October 30th, 2015 at 10:56 am Slitherine has announced Polaris Sector, an upcoming real-time space 4X game from developer SoftWarWare. Beta sign ups have begun. Category: News & Announcements 57 comments

Satellite Reign Review By Keith Turner on October 15th, 2015 at 11:33 am 5 Lives Studios brings us Satellite Reign, a cyberpunk real-time strategy game set in a dystopian future aiming to be a spiritual successor to the Syndicate PC game from the 90's. Here's our review. Category: Game Reviews 9 comments

Sorcerer King Review By Keith Turner on September 10th, 2015 at 11:03 am Sorcerer King is Stardock's new entry in the fantasy 4X genre, after Fallen Enchantress and Legendary Heroes, also by the same developer. Here's our review. Category: Game Reviews 15 comments

Age of Wonders 3: Eternal Lords Review By Keith Turner on May 18th, 2015 at 9:50 am Eternal Lords is the second expansion to Triumph Studios' turn-based fantasy strategy game, Age of Wonders 3. Here's our review as for some thoughts on the entire AoW3 experience as it stands today. Category: Game Reviews 16 comments

StarDrive 2 Review By Keith Turner on April 22nd, 2015 at 10:30 am StarDrive 2 is a turn-based space 4X strategy game by Zero Sum Games and Iceberg Interactive. It borrows and expands on Master of Orion 2 and StarDrive. Here's our review. Category: Game Reviews 35 comments

Worlds of Magic Review By Keith Turner on March 27th, 2015 at 2:49 pm Worlds of Magic is a turn-based fantasy 4X game by Lucid Dreamers and Wastelands Interactive. The goal was to create a successor to the classic fantasy 4X game, Master of Magic. How successful were they? Category: Game Reviews 72 comments

Offworld Trading Company – Early Access First Impressions By Keith Turner on March 18th, 2015 at 11:00 am Offworld Trading Company is a fast paced, cut-throat, economic RTS which is currently available on Steam Early Access. Category: Early Access, Game First Impressions, Game Previews 6 comments

Gratuitous Space Battles 2 – Beta First Impressions By Keith Turner on February 13th, 2015 at 4:44 pm Positech Games has recently launched Gratuitous Space Battles 2 beta and it is now available for purchase with immediate access on their site. Here's our first impressions. Category: Early Access, Game First Impressions, Game Previews 9 comments