Organization: Zarksoft

First things first: In videogame terms, "4X" does not mean "four times" but literally four Xes - explore, expand, exploit and exterminate - and is used to describe massive, sweeping strategy epics. The upcoming Empire of the Eclipse looks poised to bring that sort of heavyweight gameplay experience to iOS hardware, putting players in charge of a fledgling empire as it takes its first steps into the stars.