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From lockdown to legacy: Joe Gibbs on Fall of an Empire
Indie game development is a labour of love, where passion meets perseverance. For Joe Gibbs, the creative force behind Fall of an Empire, that journey began in the unlikeliest of circumstances, a global lockdown in 2020. What started as a simple project to create a map inspired by Mount & Blade evolved into a sprawling...
19/11/2024
TheTerminator
FALL OF AN EMPIRE: My Honest Thoughts After Playing The Demo
Fall of an Empire is a new strategy game in development that I was recently notified about by a subscriber and for the last few days I've been playing the demo! From the many interesting campaign systems, the beautiful graphics to the rather rudimentary battles, today I wanted to go through everything about the game and why it may be worth keeping a close eye on!
26/10/2024
Digitally Downloaded
A 4X game about... a failing empire? An interview with JG Games
Most 4X and empire-building strategy games are focused on building an empire up. Starting from humble roots and then carefully managing the economy, military, diplomacy and so on to become the most powerful nation of all. It's a well-established formula, to the point that no one really questions it. Enter Joe Gibbs, an Australian game developer and the largely one-man band behind JG Games. He saw an opportunity to invert the experience. What if you were a fading empire, with its collapse inevitable, and your goal was simply to hang on for as long as possible? That's the concept behind the fascinating Fall of an Empire. We sat down for a quick chat with Gibbs about what inspired this concept and what he hopes to achieve from it.
03/10/2024