Rob and Ben deliver the latest in 4X and strategy news and then dive into their critical thoughts on Imperiums: Greek Wars. In the back half, Rob and Ben bring on Pavel, the lead developer of Imperiums: Greek Wars, as they discuss his game, his design decisions, his developer background, and more!

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Rob and Shaun sat down with Adelaide, the Creative Lead of Brace Yourself Games, and spoke with her about their upcoming turn-based tactical mecha game, Phantom Brigade (https://store.steampowered.com/app/553540/Phantom_Brigade/ or on Epic for Early Access: https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/phantom-brigade/home). 

Join Rob, Drexy, Strategia, and Ben as they bring you all the latest 4X news - including an exclusive on upcoming Interstellar Space: Genesis news - and then have a deep discussion on the differences between the subgenres of 4X: historical, fantasy, space, and science fiction. 

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Join Rob and Drexy as they sit down with Johnny Lumpkin, the Creative Director of Pavonis Interactive, the developers behind the Long War mods for XCOM 1/2, and now the upcoming Terra Invicta, a Grand Strategy game about an alien invasion.

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Join Rob, Ben, and Drexy as they lay down their hypothetical foundation for a Stellaris sequel. What do they like enough to keep in the sequel? What would they change? Why are they even doing this?

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Rob announces the winners from the Slitherine Games Giveaway contest! Thank you to everyone that emailed in your suggestions! We had a significant response and we're already working to incorporate your feedback!

Join Rob, Drexy, and Shaun as they discuss the recent 4X, strategy, and tactics news and then have a deeper discussion on the games currently occupying their free time.

Coming soon on the eXplorminate Podcast: Stellaris 2 Wishlist, Imperium: Greek Wars Review, Interview with Brace Yourself Games about Phantom Brigade, and much more!

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Join Rob, Ben, Drexy, and guest, DasTactic, as they deliver the news on many relevant 4X, strategy, and tactics games and then dive into their Steam "Most Played" lists, revealing secrets about themselves and their gaming habits for all to know!

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Join Rob, (the!) DasTactic, Ben, and Drexy for a discussion on what they all think of Crusader Kings 3, its user interface, its potential future, and what needs some developer love.

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