BATTLEMODE, DasTactic and TortugaPower interview Vic Reikersz of VR Designs, developer of this year's outstanding 4x/wargame hybrid Shadow Empire, a game that just won our Game of the Year 2020 award. This interview was recorded for eXplorminate just before Christmas 2020.  

We discuss the current state of the game after the recent airforces update, the recent release to Steam and the game's overall reception, and Vic kindly shared some of his ideas for upcoming changes to the game. He also briefly discussed his current work on an incoming Decisive Campaigns sequel!  

Thanks to Das, Eric and Vic for joining us on this one, and to the folks over at Matrix/Slitherine for being legendarily helpful as always!  

Get the game over at Matrix's store here: https://www.matrixgames.com/game/shadow-empire 

You can grab the game on Steam now at https://store.steampowered.com/app/1154840/Shadow_Empire/ 

Find Vic's other content at vrdesigns.com  

You can find DasTactic here: https://www.youtube.com/user/Das24680

TortugaPower's channel is at: https://www.youtube.com/user/sexyneckbeard

Ben's BATTLEMODE channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuLaBw9uuhFnk1WjqQCwVeQ 

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Join Rob and Ben as they deliver the latest in 4X news and then reintroduce an old friend in Ray Fowler, the lead developer of the Master of Orion 1 remake, Remnants of the Precursors.

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You have probably heard of him, as he's the mastermind behind the original X-COM/UFO Defense and many other classic tactical games, but Rob and Ben sat down with Julian Gollop, the studio lead at Snapshot Games, about his illustrious history with game development and Phoenix Point.

Julian tells us about the development process with Phoenix Point and what we can expect in the future.

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Join Rob, Drexy, and Shaun as they deliver the latest in 4X news and then go over their Steam Award nominations. Afterward, Rob is joined by Keith Burgun, of Keith Burgun Games, as they discuss his upcoming tactics game, Gem Wizards Tactics! 

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Join Rob as he delivers the latest in 4X news and then meets with Drexy to speak with Vasily, the head of PC Games Publishing at HeroCraft PC and the lead producer of Revival: Recolonization, an incredibly promising post-apocalyptic 4X with heavy influences from Endless Legend and Alpha Centauri.

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Join Rob and newcomer Robert as they interview Tom, aka Tombles, of Triumph Studios about Age of Wonders: Planetfall and its upcoming expansion, Star Kings! This podcast was available to Patrons two days ahead of the embargo!

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Join Rob, Ben, and Drexy as they interview Adam Solo, the founder, and owner of Praxis Games, and Keith Turner, a designer for their much-anticipated upcoming eXpansion for Interstellar Space: Genesis, Natural Law. They're asked about design decisions related to the base game, but then they give a bunch of details on the new expansion and provide eXclusive news to eXplorminate fans!

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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).