ANNOUNCEMENT 22 Oct 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Leviathans is Another Leap Forward for 4X Gaming

Well done Stellaris fans, you waited and waited, and now full month since its announcement, Leviathans has finally arrived! But what do this upgrade mean for the game as a whole? Apart from various quality of life improvements, and general balance changes. These upgrades are an attempt to fill out the mid - end game…
ANNOUNCEMENT 17 Oct 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Stellaris: Leviathans Feature Spotlight

With the release of Stellaris first story pack, Leviathans, just days away (20th Oct), Paradox have release a feature spotlight, explaining just what to expect in terms of new and expanded features. It’s worth remembering that the simultaneous release of the free Heinlein expansion, will cover different mechanics areas to the DLC. Largely focusing on…
ANNOUNCEMENT 11 Oct 2016­ by Bis18marck70

Stellaris Brings Leviathans Next Week

Releasing the biggest peace of content for the game yet, Stellaris’ Leviathans unleashes giant beasts into the cold expanse of space. As the first story pack to be released of the title, the DLC is set at $9.99 or your local equivalent, providing additional content alongside an overall expansion of the universe. Additionally, the free…
ANNOUNCEMENT 17 Sep 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Stellaris Readies for the Biggest DLC yet – Leviathans

Paradox have released three DLC’s for Stellaris so far: the soundtrack, Plantoids (a race pack) and Infinite Frontiers (and Ebook). Now however, they are about to release their biggest DLC so far adding a vast amount of new content with their upcoming Leviathans DLC. Leviathans fleshes out the vast galaxy, injecting new excitement into exploration,…
ANNOUNCEMENT 13 Jul 2016­ by Lee Braden

Stellaris Plantoid Species Pack

There is a saying “Act, and you may eat dinner. Think, and you may be dinner” and with the new Plantoid pack for Stellaris, this is more than true. The first of an unknown number of species packs brings Plantoids, races of sentient plant life, to the universe of Stellaris. Rather than ending up at…
ANNOUNCEMENT 10 May 2016­ by Lee Braden

Stellaris Broke Paradox

In a not too surprising bit of news, the day one sales (and pre-sales) for Stellaris has broken the record for best new game sale for Paradox. On the first day we have 95% positive reviews, at peak 68,000 players playing it at the same time, and over 200,000 units sold. This completely breaks the…
ANNOUNCEMENT 09 May 2016­ by Lee Braden

Stellaris Now Available

Stellaris is Paradox's first foray into space. They have taken what made some of their previous games great and applied here. You will go explore strange new worlds, seek out new lifeforms and civilisations, boldly go where no-one of your species has gone before... Oh, and no redshirts alas. Set in galaxies of multiple sizes…
ANNOUNCEMENT 04 May 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Stellaris Set to Be the Most Moddable Game Ever

Paradox Development Studio announced that their new 4X title Stellaris, will be designed with modding in mind from ground up. The studio is even producing mod tools specifically for exporting 3D models for use in the games engine. Many other games have seen the benefits of a happy modding community, and among 4X titles it's…
ANNOUNCEMENT 15 Apr 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Stellaris Available For Pre-Order

Stellaris will be available to play from the 9th of May, but buying Stellaris before the 9th will give you various typical pre-order bonuses, in either the pre-order, Nova, or Galaxy editions of the game. Paradox have already proven their worth in the 4X space, however as optimistic as some lets plays and previews for…
ANNOUNCEMENT 11 Apr 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Stellaris Has Some Stellar Boots to Fill

Space based 4X games have been getting a lot more attention lately, as in the last four years a number of indie companies have been doing a brisk trade in this forgotten genre. Now in 2016, we are seeing some of the larger publisher take an interest in this reawakened gaming niche. Wargaming have arguably…