So Much Intrigue!!

Hey friends, welcome to the first podcast of 2019!! This week, Jim, Spaz and I sit down with Glen Pawley, the designer and developer of the currently-in-alpha intrigue-driven space strategy game, Star Dynasties! This is very much a kind of Crusader Kings in space type of thing, and after we played it a bit, we had a lot of suggestions for Glen about his game. Heck, the show was half suggestions and half interview, but overall it was a lot of fun. We learned a lot about the game, the multiple engines powering it, and Glen’s plans for its future. It was really a ton of fun.

Next week on the show, we’ll be welcoming the developer of the fantastically fun combat game Hypergate, wherein I’ll ask him how he condensed the entire Freespace 2 campaign into a fun couple of hours. ;) As always, if you have a comment, question or suggestion, please drop them below, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums. Thanks so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!

Show Notes

Games Mentioned

* Crusader Kings II* Star Wars: Rebellion* Alliance of the Sacred Suns* Stellaris* Emperor of the Fading Suns* Sins of a Solar Empire* Star Traders: Frontiers

So Much Intrigue!!

Hey friends, welcome to the first podcast of 2019!! This week, Jim, Spaz and I sit down with Glen Pawley, the designer and developer of the currently-in-alpha intrigue-driven space strategy game, Star Dynasties! This is very much a kind of Crusader Kings in space type of thing, and after we played it a bit, we had a lot of suggestions for Glen about his game. Heck, the show was half suggestions and half interview, but overall it was a lot of fun. We learned a lot about the game, the multiple engines powering it, and Glen’s plans for its future. It was really a ton of fun.

Next week on the show, we’ll be welcoming the developer of the fantastically fun combat game Hypergate, wherein I’ll ask him how he condensed the entire Freespace 2 campaign into a fun couple of hours. ;) As always, if you have a comment, question or suggestion, please drop them below, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums. Thanks so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!

Show Notes

Games Mentioned

* Crusader Kings II* Star Wars: Rebellion* Alliance of the Sacred Suns* Stellaris* Emperor of the Fading Suns* Sins of a Solar Empire* Star Traders: Frontiers

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s podcast! This week, Jim, Spaz and I close out 2018 by looking back at this busy year and talk about what surprised us, what depressed us and a lot more. We talked about a LOT of games, so it’s a pretty long episode, but we covered a lot, and had a lot of fun, so I hope you have as much fun listening to it as we did making it.

We’re back on January 8th, 2019 with Star Dynasties, so until then, may you have a joyous holiday season and a very happy new year.

As always, if you have any questions or comments, drop them below, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums. Thanks so much for listening, and enjoy the show!

Show Notes

Most Surprising Games of 2018

Brian – ADIOS Amigos, Solar Explorer: New Dawn, War Tech Fighters

* Jim – Stellaris, Starcom: Nexus, No Man’s Sky

* Spaz – Starcom: Nexus, ADIOS Amigos, Executive Assault 2

Most Disappointing Games of 2018

* Brian – Origin Space, Fleets of Ascendancy

* Jim – N/A

* Spaz – N/A

Games You Played the Most in 2018

* Brian – 3030 Deathwar Redux – A Space Odyssey, Helium Rain, Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr

* Jim – Battletech, Warframe, Mechwarrior Online, Elite: Dangerous

* Spaz – Battletech, Slay the Spire, Civilization VI, Heat Signature, EDF 4.1, Astroneer

Quickest Refund in 2018

Brian – Space Rocket, Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse

Jim – Chasm, I’m Not a Monster, Zone of the Enders

* Spaz – The Last Train, The Colonists

Game of the Year for 2018

Brian – Helium Rain

* Jim – X4: Foundations (for 2019?)

* Spaz – Valkyria Chronicles 4

What You’re Looking Forward to in 2019

Brian – Starsector, Mechwarrior 5, Rage 2, Rebel Galaxy Outlaw

* Jim – Genesis Alpha One

* Spaz – Ace Combat 7

Other Games Mentioned

* Starbound

* Distant Worlds Universe

* Tobii Eye Tracker

* American Truck Simulator

* Elite: Dangerous

* Overload

* X4 Foundations

* Solar Jet Man

* X3

* EDF 5

* Robot Alchemic Drive

* Second Life

* Deep Rock Galactic

* Dragon Quest 11

* Nino Kuni 2

* Sins of a Solar Empire

* Starpoint Gemini Warlords

* Evochron Legacy

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s podcast! This week, Jim, Spaz and I close out 2018 by looking back at this busy year and talk about what surprised us, what depressed us and a lot more. We talked about a LOT of games, so it’s a pretty long episode, but we covered a lot, and had a lot of fun, so I hope you have as much fun listening to it as we did making it.

We’re back on January 8th, 2019 with Star Dynasties, so until then, may you have a joyous holiday season and a very happy new year.

As always, if you have any questions or comments, drop them below, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums. Thanks so much for listening, and enjoy the show!

Show Notes

Most Surprising Games of 2018

Brian – ADIOS Amigos, Solar Explorer: New Dawn, War Tech Fighters

* Jim – Stellaris, Starcom: Nexus, No Man’s Sky

* Spaz – Starcom: Nexus, ADIOS Amigos, Executive Assault 2

Most Disappointing Games of 2018

* Brian – Origin Space, Fleets of Ascendancy

* Jim – N/A

* Spaz – N/A

Games You Played the Most in 2018

* Brian – 3030 Deathwar Redux – A Space Odyssey, Helium Rain, Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr

* Jim – Battletech, Warframe, Mechwarrior Online, Elite: Dangerous

* Spaz – Battletech, Slay the Spire, Civilization VI, Heat Signature, EDF 4.1, Astroneer

Quickest Refund in 2018

Brian – Space Rocket, Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse

Jim – Chasm, I’m Not a Monster, Zone of the Enders

* Spaz – The Last Train, The Colonists

Game of the Year for 2018

Brian – Helium Rain

* Jim – X4: Foundations (for 2019?)

* Spaz – Valkyria Chronicles 4

What You’re Looking Forward to in 2019

Brian – Starsector, Mechwarrior 5, Rage 2, Rebel Galaxy Outlaw

* Jim – Genesis Alpha One

* Spaz – Ace Combat 7

Other Games Mentioned

* Starbound

* Distant Worlds Universe

* Tobii Eye Tracker

* American Truck Simulator

* Elite: Dangerous

* Overload

* X4 Foundations

* Solar Jet Man

* X3

* EDF 5

* Robot Alchemic Drive

* Second Life

* Deep Rock Galactic

* Dragon Quest 11

* Nino Kuni 2

* Sins of a Solar Empire

* Starpoint Gemini Warlords

* Evochron Legacy

Hello my friends, and welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Spaz and I get up super early in the morning to talk to Bernd Lehahn, CEO of Egosoft, primarily about their latest masterpiece, X4: Foundations, as well as the series in general! We also talk quality control, finding bugs, managing user expectations, the future of X4 and much more. It was a really, really fun show.

Next week will be our last show of 2018, so we’ll use the opportunity to look back and this busy, crazy year. As always, if you want to leave a question or comment, you can drop them below, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums. Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!

Show Notes

Games Mentioned

* Elite: Dangerous

* Star Citizen

Hello my friends, and welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Spaz and I get up super early in the morning to talk to Bernd Lehahn, CEO of Egosoft, primarily about their latest masterpiece, X4: Foundations, as well as the series in general! We also talk quality control, finding bugs, managing user expectations, the future of X4 and much more. It was a really, really fun show.

Next week will be our last show of 2018, so we’ll use the opportunity to look back and this busy, crazy year. As always, if you want to leave a question or comment, you can drop them below, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums. Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!

Show Notes

Games Mentioned

* Elite: Dangerous

* Star Citizen

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Spaz and I get up super early in the morning to talk to our guests in The Netherlands, Jimmy van den Bergh and Alex Immerzeel, developers of the fascinating flying and building space game, Interstellar Rift! It was a fun show, in which we talked about early access, custom engines, balancing expectations and much more. Our apologies, but we had a couple of technical difficulties with this episode as well, one which can be blamed on Discord, and one which can be blamed on me. Regardless, it ended up being a really great episode about a game that is shaping up to be pretty fantastic in its own right.

Next week on the podcast, we’re not quite sure yet. Our original guest had to reschedule, so we’ll come up with a topic show that’ll hopefully be fun! As always, if you have a suggestion, question or comment, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums. Thanks so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!

Show Notes

Games Mentioned

* Elite Dangerous

* 3030 Deathwar

* Pulsar The Lost Colony

* Reassembly

* BossConstructor

* Jumpgate

* Kerbal Space Program

* I-War

* Starshatter

* Distant Worlds Universe

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Spaz and I get up super early in the morning to talk to our guests in The Netherlands, Jimmy van den Bergh and Alex Immerzeel, developers of the fascinating flying and building space game, Interstellar Rift! It was a fun show, in which we talked about early access, custom engines, balancing expectations and much more. Our apologies, but we had a couple of technical difficulties with this episode as well, one which can be blamed on Discord, and one which can be blamed on me. Regardless, it ended up being a really great episode about a game that is shaping up to be pretty fantastic in its own right.

Next week on the podcast, we’re not quite sure yet. Our original guest had to reschedule, so we’ll come up with a topic show that’ll hopefully be fun! As always, if you have a suggestion, question or comment, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums. Thanks so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!

Show Notes

Games Mentioned

* Elite Dangerous

* 3030 Deathwar

* Pulsar The Lost Colony

* Reassembly

* BossConstructor

* Jumpgate

* Kerbal Space Program

* I-War

* Starshatter

* Distant Worlds Universe

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Spaz and I talk about deals. There will be an overabundance of sales this coming holiday season, not just the big ones from Steam, but sale from folks like Fanatical and Green Man Gaming, who’ve just been knocking it out of the park in terms of quality andf quantity of deals of late. We did a ton of research, and we came up with the list below. These games — all full releases, we didn’t include early access games — should be at the top of your shopping wishlists if you don’t own them already. They’re also linked to their corresponding Is There Any Deal — which, if you’re not using, you’re a fool — pages, so you can see the stores that sell them, price history and the like.

Next week we’re off for the Thanksgiving holiday week here in the US, but join us on the morning (for us) of the 27th when we talk to the folks behind Interstellar Rift! If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to hit us up below, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums. Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!

Show Notes

List of Deals Mentioned in The Show

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Other Games Mentioned

* Starsector

* Rescue on Fractalis

* Sublevel Zero

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Spaz and I talk about deals. There will be an overabundance of sales this coming holiday season, not just the big ones from Steam, but sale from folks like Fanatical and Green Man Gaming, who’ve just been knocking it out of the park in terms of quality andf quantity of deals of late. We did a ton of research, and we came up with the list below. These games — all full releases, we didn’t include early access games — should be at the top of your shopping wishlists if you don’t own them already. They’re also linked to their corresponding Is There Any Deal — which, if you’re not using, you’re a fool — pages, so you can see the stores that sell them, price history and the like.

Next week we’re off for the Thanksgiving holiday week here in the US, but join us on the morning (for us) of the 27th when we talk to the folks behind Interstellar Rift! If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to hit us up below, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums. Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!

Show Notes

List of Deals Mentioned in The Show

Other Games Mentioned

* Starsector

* Rescue on Fractalis

* Sublevel Zero