Archive for 2014

StarDrive 2: Jammers, Androids, Base Assaults in New Video By Keith Turner on August 6th, 2014 at 9:16 am As has been customary with StarDrive 2 videos, we once again get a peek under the hood at multiple facets of gameplay. The recent changes include Jammers, Androids and a new look at ground combat. Category: News & Announcements, Videos 119 comments

Buzz Aldrin’s Space Program Manager to Launch in October By Adam Solo on July 29th, 2014 at 9:40 am Slitherine and developer Polar Motion announced that Buzz Aldrin's Space Program Manager will be released officially on the end of October 2014. Category: News & Announcements 11 comments

Star Ruler 2 Hits Steam Early Access – Beta First Impressions By Edward Varfalvy on July 22nd, 2014 at 10:59 am Star Ruler 2 by Blind Mind Studios has gone live on Steam Early Access on July 18, 2014. Here's our first impressions of the beta. Category: Game First Impressions, Game Previews, News & Announcements 45 comments

The Last Federation Review By Edward Varfalvy on July 18th, 2014 at 11:42 am The Last Federation by Arcen Games is an interesting and even bizarre mix of genres and styles. Here´s our review. Category: Game Reviews 26 comments

Sovereignty: Crown of Kings Beta Sign Ups Begin By Keith Turner on July 14th, 2014 at 10:38 am Matrix Games has announced that they are now accepting beta sign ups for their upcoming turn-based fantasy strategy game, Sovereignty: Crown of Kings. Category: News & Announcements 20 comments

Deep Space Settlement Pre-Orders, First Playable in 6 Months By Adam Solo on July 10th, 2014 at 11:13 am After three years in development, Deep Space Settlement, a 4X RTS game by Escape Velocity Studios, has opened pre-orders for anyone willing to support the indie game's development. Category: News & Announcements 57 comments

Civilization: Beyond Earth Update and Release Date Reveal By Edward Varfalvy on July 7th, 2014 at 10:40 am Firaxis Games published two videos on Civilization: Beyond Earth, including some gameplay footage. They also revealed the release date. Category: News & Announcements, Videos 60 comments

Endless Legend Beta Launched By Keith Turner on July 4th, 2014 at 9:54 am With two new factions added to the game, Endless Legend's beta now includes 6 of the eventual 8 factions. Release should not be far away at this point. Category: News & Announcements 34 comments

Xenonauts Giveaway Contest – 5 Keys! [RESULTS] By Adam Solo on July 3rd, 2014 at 5:39 pm And the winners of the Xenonauts giveaway contest are...                           Category: Contests 10 comments

Xenonauts Giveaway Contest – 5 Keys! [CLOSED] By Adam Solo on June 26th, 2014 at 10:20 am We have 5 copies of Xenonauts to offer to the fine SpaceSector readers, courtesy of Goldhawk Interactive. Category: Contests 186 comments

Xenonauts Leaves Early Access, Officially Released By Adam Solo 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. Category: News & Announcements 40 comments

Space Sector’s Bargain List: GOG’s 2014 Summer Sale is Up By Adam Solo on June 13th, 2014 at 3:35 pm GOG's 2014 DRM-free summer sale is up and will be so in the next couple of weeks. Here's what GOG has to offer on space-based, science-fiction themed and great strategy gaming. Category: News & Announcements 11 comments

Contact Vector: A “Fight With What You Have” Space RTS By Adam Solo on June 10th, 2014 at 9:41 am Contact Vector is a space RTS currently on Kickstarter where "how you use your units is more important than how fast you can produce them". Category: Kickstart, News & Announcements 24 comments

Crusader Kings II: Rajas of India Review By Chris Salt on June 5th, 2014 at 10:09 am Rajas of India is an expansion pack (sixth!) to the historical grand strategy game Crusader Kings II. Your goal is to forge a mighty dynasty in India this time. But, what else? Category: Game Reviews 9 comments

StarDrive 2: Range, Slavery and Diplomacy in New Dev Video By Keith Turner on June 2nd, 2014 at 8:55 am In his latest dev log video, StarDrive2's dev reveals several new features and modifications he's made to the game, and one of the most notable is certainly the slavery system. Category: News & Announcements, Videos 66 comments

Stellar Indie Venture: Galactic Inheritors By Edward Varfalvy on May 29th, 2014 at 9:56 am Chris King, a veteran of the Grand Strategy genre, announces that he's currently working on Galactic Inheritors, a space 4X strategy game. Category: Games Under Development, Stellar Indie Venture 56 comments

Distant Worlds: Universe Launched and First Impressions By Adam Solo on May 23rd, 2014 at 8:47 am Distant Worlds: Universe, the all-in-one package for Distant Worlds, a real-time (pausable) space 4X strategy game by CodeForce, Slitherine and Matrix Games, is now available. Category: Game First Impressions, News & Announcements 97 comments