The best 4X games do exactly what they’re supposed to: give you chance to “eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate.” Yes, that sounds a bit intense, but that’s how the genre got its name, allowing players to take control over massive civilizations and do with them what they see fit. If you’ve got a god complex, …
Read More »Dune: Spice Wars delivers its own flavor of real-time strategy in Frank Herberts sci-fi universe
The harsh desert land of Arrakis sets the scene for Dune: Spice Wars, the upcoming RTS from Northgard developer Shiro Games and publisher Funcom. During a first look at the game in action, I see the unforgiving sandy wastelands from Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi universe covered in a dense fog. …
Read More »Dune: Spice Wars behind the scenes video shows how the studio is expanding the books story
Dune: Spice Wars studio Shiro Games has given fans a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming RTS game. In the video, shared to the IGN YouTube channel (opens in new tab), developer Shiro Games gives us our first look at the upcoming Dune game since it was first announced during the …
Read More »Age of Empires 4 roadmap highlights new updates and features in 2021 and 2022
The updated Age of Empires 4 roadmap (opens in new tab) shows over 100 balance changes coming in a major update this winter, with World’s Edge and Relic Entertainment eyeing highly requested features like AI difficulty settings and old-school cheats for future updates. The massive strategy game’s first big patch …
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