Posts Tagged ‘sci-fi strategy game’

Xenonauts Leaves Early Access, Officially Released

Xenonauts Leaves Early Access, Officially Released

By on June 19th, 2014 at 9:29 am
Goldhawk Interactive announced that Xenonauts, a spiritual successor to the X-COM series, has left Early Access and was officially released after five years of development.
Slitherine Space, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Games: What to Look For

Slitherine Space, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Games: What to Look For

By on May 21st, 2014 at 1:12 pm
Slitherine held its annual press conference on Castle of Pavone Canavese (Italy). Among the games presented were some sci-fi and fantasy titles. Here's what we can expect.
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth Announced

Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth Announced

By on April 14th, 2014 at 12:44 pm
Firaxis Games and 2K Games announced their new turn-based 4X strategy game at PAX East. It's called Civilization: Beyond Earth, and it takes Civilization to space.
Project Aura: Lead a Colony of Climate Disaster Survivors

Project Aura: Lead a Colony of Climate Disaster Survivors

By on March 5th, 2014 at 12:20 pm
Developed by indie studio Pixel Quality Games, Project Aura is a sci-fi strategy/simulation gaming project for the PC set in a post-apocalyptic world, where the environment is no longer hospitable to Humans.
Planetary Annihilation – Beta First Impressions

Planetary Annihilation – Beta First Impressions

By on February 25th, 2014 at 10:42 am
Planetary Annihilation, the upcoming RTS game from Uber Entertainment, was one of the most funded Kickstarter projects in 2012. It's expected to release officially somewhere in 2014. Here's our first impressions of the beta.
Pandora: First Contact Giveaway Contest! [CLOSED]

Pandora: First Contact Giveaway Contest! [CLOSED]

By on December 19th, 2013 at 9:32 am
To commemorate Pandora: First Contact's release, and the holiday season in many parts of the world, the good people of Slitherine and Matrix Games gave us 5 games to offer to the SpaceSector readers.
Pandora: First Contact Review

Pandora: First Contact Review

By on December 6th, 2013 at 5:22 pm
15 years since Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's release, Proxy Studios, Slitherine and Matrix Games brings us Pandora: First Contact, a fresh new take on exploring and conquering an Earth-like exoplanet.
Pandora: First Contact – First Impressions

Pandora: First Contact – First Impressions

By on November 15th, 2013 at 2:33 pm
Pandora: First Contact is a new turn-based sci-fi 4X strategy game which is highly inspired by Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. I played two games in the last few days, including a full playthrough. So, I'm ready to tell you my first impressions.
XCOM: Enemy Within Released

XCOM: Enemy Within Released

By on November 15th, 2013 at 1:01 pm
XCOM: Enemy Within, Firaxis' expansion pack to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, is now available. Are you ready to get back to command Earth's best known Extraterrestrial Combat Unit (aka XCOM)?
Pandora: First Contact is Out Now

Pandora: First Contact is Out Now

By on November 14th, 2013 at 11:00 am
Proxy Studios, Matrix Games and Slitherine have just released Pandora: First Contact, their new turn-based sci-fi 4X strategy game.
XCOM: Enemy Within – Confirmed: Enemy Is Inside the Base

XCOM: Enemy Within – Confirmed: Enemy Is Inside the Base

By on October 24th, 2013 at 10:18 am
The security breach trailer hinted that way, and lead designer Ananda Gupta also suggested it, but now it's finally confirmed. XCOM: Enemy Within, will indeed feature XCOM base defense.
Planetary Annihilation Beta Begins

Planetary Annihilation Beta Begins

By on September 30th, 2013 at 9:51 am
Planetary Annihilation, the Total Annihilation inspired by sci-fi RTS from Uber Entertainment, that made it big on Kickstarter about a year ago, has entered the beta stage.
Hardware: Shipbreakers Is Now Homeworld: Shipbreakers

Hardware: Shipbreakers Is Now Homeworld: Shipbreakers

By on September 3rd, 2013 at 10:44 am
Hardware: Shipbreakers becomes Homeworld: Shipbreakers and is now an official Homeworld game. The deal was signed by Blackbird Interactive and Gearbox Software at the PAX event.
Ground Pounders: Hex TBS in the Sword of the Stars Universe

Ground Pounders: Hex TBS in the Sword of the Stars Universe

By on August 30th, 2013 at 12:19 pm
The creators of the space 4X games Sword of the Stars I and II are now on Kickstarter for Ground Pounders, a hex-based sci-fi strategy game set in the Sword of the Stars' universe.
XCOM: Enemy Within Expansion 12th Nov for PC and Consoles

XCOM: Enemy Within Expansion 12th Nov for PC and Consoles

By on August 21st, 2013 at 6:36 am
2K and Firaxis announced their new expansion pack to XCOM: Enemy Unknown called Enemy Within. It comes later this year and it's packed with new weapons, improvements, maps, customization and enemies.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Now Available for iOS

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Now Available for iOS

By on June 20th, 2013 at 10:43 am
2K and Firaxis Games have just released XCOM: Enemy Unknown for the iOS, namely for Apple's iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices.
Xenonauts Hands-On Beta Impressions

Xenonauts Hands-On Beta Impressions

By on June 17th, 2013 at 12:33 pm
I played for about 10 hours of Xenonauts Beta. In that time I progressed for about one month and a half, in-game time. I did plenty of missions, between UFO interceptions and crash site engagements. Here''s my impressions.