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Evil Genius 2 plots to take over consoles in November

October 11, 2021VG247

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Evil Genius 2 is coming to consoles in November, Rebellion has announced today. Evil Genius 2 will be making its way to consoles in November this year, developer and publisher Rebellion has announced. Back in August, we got an indie-focused Xbox livestream where Rebellion revealed Evil Genius 2 would be launching for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4 and PS5 later in the year. Now, two months later, we’ve learned that the console versions are due for release on November…

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Supervillain management sim Evil Genius 2 released

March 30, 2021RockPaperShotgun

After spending a year in your own lair working on your own ploys and plans to fend off the outside, surely you’ll be a whizz at Evil Genius 2: World Domination. Released today, it’s the surprise sequel to 2004’s villainous lair-building management game. Once again, we’re put into the executive chair of a Bond-esque villain to build a base and team able to execute our dastardly plans while fending off would-be heroes. Except your in-game fortress will be built of concrete and muscle, not Argos boxes. Read more

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Bond villain management sim Evil Genius 2 released

March 30, 2021RockPaperShotgun

After spending a year in your own lair working on your own ploys and plans to fend off the outside, surely you’ll be a whizz at Evil Genius 2: World Domination. Released today, it’s the surprise sequel to 2004’s villainous lair-building management game. Once again, we’re put into the executive chair of a Bond-esque villain to build a base and team able to execute our dastardly plans while fending off would-be heroes. Except your in-game fortress will be built of concrete and muscle, not Argos boxes. Read more

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Evil Genius 2 review

March 29, 2021RockPaperShotgun

The lair is on fire. A generator just exploded. A superspy has infiltrated the vault. This is Evil Genius 2 at its most hectic, a game of base-building and minion management, with a bit of tower defense thrown in. In true supervillain style, this game has two dramatically different faces. One reveals a handsomely animated base-building game of trap-setting and floor-planning, with a fun theme, appropriately silly voice-acting and plenty of panicked fire-fighting. The other shows a gurning numbers game, a stubborn goblin of timers and clicky icons, withholding resources and chuckling. I like one of these faces a lot…

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Evil Genius 2 reviews round-up, all the scores

March 29, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Monday, 29 March 2021 16:14 GMT The satirical spy-fi lair builder series, Evil Genius, is back for another crack at world domination with Evil Genius 2 – and so far, it looks like good news for developer and publisher Rebellion.Evil Genius 2 was announced way back in 2017, and amongst certain loyal parts of the gaming audience, there’s been a huge amount of interest in this comedic strategy title.The long and short of the game is this: players take control of an Evil Genius and set their plans for world domination in motion by building (fairly) inconspicuous bases,…

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Evil Genius 2 and Spacebase Startopia devs on the daunting task of reviving classic management sims

March 26, 2021RockPaperShotgun

Over the next few days, both Spacebase Startopia and Evil Genius 2: World Domination arrive. The first is a spiritual successor to Startopia, the 2001 management sim about looking after space stations for alien travellers. The second is a sequel to 2004’s Evil Genius, another management sim where you get to play a Bond-esque villain taking over the world. It’s a brilliant coincidence these games have bagged themselves release dates within a week of each other, and speaks to the resurgence of management games over the last couple of years. To find out a little more about this trend, I…

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The daunting task of reviving classic management sims

March 26, 2021RockPaperShotgun

Over the next few days, both Spacebase Startopia and Evil Genius 2: World Domination arrive. The first is a spiritual successor to Startopia, the 2001 management sim about looking after space stations for alien travellers. The second is a sequel to 2004’s Evil Genius, another management sim where you get to play a Bond-esque villain taking over the world. It’s a brilliant coincidence these games have bagged themselves release dates within a week of each other, and speaks to the resurgence of management games over the last couple of years. To find out a little more about this trend, I…

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Evil Genius 2 will receive both paid and free content post-release

March 16, 2021VG247

Rebellion has announced its post-release plans for Evil Genius 2.Evil Genius 2 players can expect a season of new content coming to the game in the weeks and months after launch, and that includes both paid and free content.One of the free content updates coming at release is Photo Mode. It allows you to adjust camera options like field of view, depth of field, and focal distance, toggle the visibility of different characters, and apply a range of filters, overlays, and more.A new campaign pack is planned for post-release, featuring a new playable Genius, island lair, and Force of Justice.And…

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Evil Genius 2 is getting a Sandbox mode, Deluxe and Collector’s Edition detailed

February 16, 2021VG247

Evil Genius 2 will let you create the evil lair of your dreams with its Sandbox mode.Rebellion has today unveiled Evil Genius 2‘s Sandbox mode. The mode does exactly what you imagine: giving you access to everything in the game from the off, offering complete freedom in how you design your lair.By contrast, the main campaign in Evil Genius 2 will have a more natural progression where you’ll be unlocking items at a steady pace. If you’re curious about the game’s take on management sims, read Alex’s preview of Evil Genius 2 at the link.Alongside pre-orders going live, Rebellion also…

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Here’s 10 minutes of Evil Genius 2 gameplay featuring developer commentary

February 9, 2021VG247

By Stephany Nunneley, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 20:58 GMT Check out some Evil Genius 2 gameplay with some developer commentary.Here’s a look at 10 minutes of gameplay footage of Evil Genius 2: Word Domination featuring lead designer Rich Edwards and producer Ash Tregay.The new footage takes a look at the game’s tutorial, showcases some of the base-building mechanics, and establishing your criminal networks.If you are unfamiliar with the game, Evil Genius 2 lets you live out your dreams of being the bad guy. You get to build a secret lair, boss around your very own minions and henchmen and defend your lair…

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Evil Genius 2 might be arriving 16 years late, but it looks like the sequel I always wanted

October 20, 2020VG247

As the saying goes – if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. 2004 was a long time ago – a whopping fifteen years, plus 2020, the year that has felt like a decade. That’s basically twenty-five years (or sixteen, if you’re a stickler for real linear time). In the fast-evolving world of video games such a period has the potential to feel longer still – a game of that age can feel so cripplingly old as to be unplayable. But not Evil Genius.Evil Genius, the dungeon-building management sim that basically casts you as a Roger Moore era Bond villain, holds…

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Evil Genius 2: Word Domination delayed to the first half of 2021

August 29, 2020VG247

By Stephany Nunneley, Saturday, 29 August 2020 18:38 GMT Rebellion has announced Evil Genius 2: World Domination will be delayed into the first half of 2021, after being originally slated for this year.Due to some of the constraints from working at home because of COVID-19, the team needs extra time to bring Evil Genius 2 to the masses.According to Rebellion, the team wants to deliver a sequel that will “do justice” to the franchise, and be loved and played by the community for years to come.“One of the things we most prize about Rebellion is our independence, which allows us…

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