Meta Abuse #4 | Armageddon Empires

Meta Abuse #18 | Stormgate - A Tale of Deceit and Mismanagement

What was once hyped to be a second coming of Starcraft 2 ended up a sad failure. Was it just some bad luck or was there more systemic mismanagement and betrayal of trust behind the failure?

Meta Abuse #17 | Incoming Games in 2026 w/Drexy

Episode 0017 is a audio only episode with Ben, Shaun and Drexy. We're looking at games and expansions we're excited for in 2026.Topics include:Distant Worlds 2,Anno series,ZEPHON,Shadow Empire Republica,Total War Franchise, Rogue TraderMechanicus 2Songs of Syx

Meta Abuse #16 | Steam Hardware, Escape from Duckov, Eador Genesis

Episode 0016 is a audio only episode with LucidTactics and Shaun, where we're discussing a wide variety of topics from the new incoming Steam computer and peripherals, some new games like Escape from Duckov (or, how to make money with anthropomorphic animal violence) and the excellent games design that is Eador Genesis: New Horizons.

Meta Abuse #15 | 2025 Catch-Up w/ DasTactic & Richard Yorke

Episode 15 is a catch-up with podcast regulars DasTactic & Richard Yorke, and we discuss the games we've enjoyed over 2025, including The Fertile Crescent, Menace, ZEPHON and many more!

Meta Abuse #4 | Armageddon Empires

Imperialis and Battlemode/Ben discuss Armageddon Empires, a fairly obscure but criminally underrated gem of a sci-fi 4X by the excellent Cryptic Comet. This was Vic Davis' first really big game before Solium Infernum and we think it's a masterpiece of games design.