master of orion

  • What’s A 4X Game, And Why Do They Rule?

    What’s A 4X Game, And Why Do They Rule?

    Here’s an experience we’ve all definitely had: It’s a Monday and your co-workers are gathering around the water cooler discussing the games they played over the weekend. “I can’t get enough of this new 4X game,” one of them declares. Excited by talk of video games, you make an effort to break into the conversation…


  • The Master Of Orion Developers Can’t Possibly Win

    At PAX Australia last year, NGD Studios executive producer Randy King told me that Wargaming acquired the Master of Orion (MoO) IP because the company’s billionaire CEO, Victor Kislyi, wanted his kids to be able to enjoy the game the way he had. But the fans that grew up with the iconic franchise aren’t kids.…