It's an Awesome Bombardment of Space Games!
When I began this blog last August — and it’s seriously grown since then, thanks to you guys! — I originally thought I’d spend much of my time reviewing older, classic games while looking at the occasional new release that would come my way. In the last several years, it felt like new space games had pretty much been coming out at a trickle, slowly but steadily, and I figured that this trend would continue. Holy crap was I wrong.
More Ways to Get the Pew Pewness!
Wow, the hits just keep on coming for Dan DiCicco and his excellent looking game, StarDrive. After getting well-funded on Kickstarter, Dan wrote me just now and announced that the folks at Iceberg Interactive have signed with his company, Zero Sum Games, to publish StarDrive in Q4 2012! This is excellent news for not only Dan and Zero Sum, but for fans as well, as now there will be more ways to get the game! Congrats to Dan and Zero Sum Games. Also, if you want to learn more about the game, be sure to check out my Q&A with Dan from a little while back. :)
Buried Under the Weight of All That News...
Hey y’all, it’s been ages since I did one of these, so there’s a veritable ton to go through, so let’s just get right to it:
And that should do it for now! Thanks for reading, and if you have news to share, don’t hesitate to contact me. Have a great day!
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The News Never Stops...
Hey y’all, been busy here in my world, but it’s also been busy in the realm of spacey news as well. Let’s jump right into it, shall we? :)
And that’s it. Have a great day everyone!
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Just a Mild Course Change...
So I’ve tried to keep this blog regularly updated, and so far I think I’ve been somewhat successful in terms of review diaries and interviews, but sadly something has slipped past me, and that’s previews. Over the last few months, I’ve gotten emails from developers and so on asking me to preview their game, and while I totally agreed, I totally focused on the next review. I just realized this recently, and now this leaves me feeling kinda bad. :/
So over the next few weeks, while still continuing to do regular diaries and so on, I’m gonna plow through my queue of game previews for upcoming games, such as Starfarer, Planet War, StarJack Online, StarDrive and Beyond Beyaan. So please stay tuned for looks at all of these upcoming games in the weeks to come. After I go through this list, I’ll meld my previews within the regular schedule of reviews, so fewer games get left behind, if any.
As always, thanks for visiting and for reading, and have an awesome day!
Aaaaawwww Yeaaaaah...
See that? I just got that in my email box, giving me access to the alpha for StarDrive! Woohoo! I need to set aside time to do a quick look/preview of this game — and others I have in my queue — so expect to read more about this in the coming days! YAY!
We Talk with StarDrive's Creator
A while back, we discussed a space action/4X game on Kickstarter called StarDrive. Several months later, the game reached its funding goals — and much more — making the game a reality. I then contacted the StarDrive’s creator, Daniel DiCicco, and asked for a Q&A to create some buzz for the game, which is described as a mix of Escape Velocity and Master of Orion II. I just got the Q&A back, so I hope you enjoy it.
Catching Up on News...
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, so sorry if it’s incomplete from the last one. I kinda took a break during the holiday season. With that, here’s some of the latest spacey gamey news!
And that’s it. Have a great day y’all!
Target Funding Acquired!
Hey guys and gals, I thought this was cool enough to warrant its own post. :) The creator of StarDrive just sent word that he’s reached his funding goals through Kickstarter, so the game will be able to move forward! Yay, more spacey gamey goodness!!! :) A big huzzah to all those who donated. :) It helps show there’s still a sizable audience out there for spacey games. :)
Look at all the pew-pewness!
Thanks to Blue’s News for pointing this one out. A new space game entitled StarDrive was announced that has been coined a “ 4X action/strategy game”. The game has a module-based ship-design, custom races, arcade-like combat should you desire, tactical ground combat and much more.
The game’s designer is running a Kickstarter campaign to help raise funding to get the game out, and I totally plan on donating. That page has a video with gameplay examples — which look pretty cool — and more info on the game itself. You can also see a video of combat at ModDB. I’ll be keeping my eye out on this one and will bring you news as we get it, but hey, new space game, yay!! :)
Edit: There’s now a new update on the combat system, check it out.
