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As the leaves turn and the crisp autumn air settles in, that familiar feeling returns: the golden hour after school or work, rushing home to drop your bag, power up your rig, and lose yourself in a world you love. The long summer nights are wrapping up, but the best gaming weathe
Celebrate 35 Years of "One More Turn" For over three decades, legendary designer Sid Meier and the team at Firaxis Games have invited players around the world to build empires that stand the test of time. This September, we are celebrating 35 years of rich history alongside the i
The 2K Summer Sale is officially live on Steam, and it’s the perfect excuse to find your next great escape. Summer is about having the time to truly immerse yourself, dive deep into a world, and remember exactly why you fell in love with gaming in the first place. Whether you’re
Firaxis Anniversary Sale May 1st represents a historic milestone for Firaxis Games: 30 years of crafting world-class strategy experiences. To mark three decades of excellence and the debut of a bold new studio identity, a special anniversary sale is now live on Steam. This event
Hammurabi has arrived and he won't shut up about some 'code' he's developed. Actually, what's really arrived is the Civilization VI New Frontier Pass: Babylon Pack , bringing with it the famous law-giver, a brand new game mode, and a host of Great People to liven up your next gam
Sid Meier, that legendary game dev whose name sits before the names of Civilization games, had a lovely chat with our very own Nate Crowley this weekend, as part of PAX Online X EGX Digital. The pair talked all about some of the most notable parts of Meier’s career – including, R
Gandhi is one of the most unique figure in history. His adherence to non-violence, his establishment of a full-fledged philosophy behind it and, above all, his success , are practically without precedent. Kings, empires and leaders can often blur into each other. The locations ch
You’ll ocassionally find someone on the internet sounding off about how the strategy genre is dead. If you see such a person in the future, send them this list of the best strategy games ever made. (more…)
In the words of 60s rock group The Byrds, to everything there is a season. A time of love, a time of hate. A time to dance, a time to mourn. For game developers, this past year has been one long summer of Battle Royale season. Which I guess sort of puts the song into a different
Watch video on YouTube (opens in a new tab) Roughly 145 singers from a California choir group called the Angel City Chorale performed "Baba Yetu," the main theme of Civilization 4, on a recent episode of America's Got Talent. The group's rendition was wonderful, and proved popula
An entirely objective ranking of the 50 best PC strategy games ever made, now freshened up to include everything from 2017 and 2018. From intricate, global-scale wargames to the tight thrills of guerrilla squads, the broad expanse of the genre contains something for everyone, and
Sid didn t know he was inventing a genre back in 91 – if he had he might have been a lot more careful. He was just making it up as he went along. That s how genres begin. By mistake. Somebody creates a set of rules and systems for the needs of a particular game, and then either p
Civilization 4 marked the start of a new generation of Civ games. It was the first in the series with a 3D engine, the first built from the ground-up as a multiplayer game, and the first with accessible modding. As game designer Soren Johnson told Fraser in November , he wanted t
This article was originally published in PC Gamer issue 311 . For more quality articles about all things PC gaming, you can subscribe now in the UK and the US . Welcome to the history of Civilization, a series that has been keeping us up until silly o'clock in the morning since t
We’re excited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Civilization franchise by announcing Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, the next entry in the award-winning turn-based strategy franchise. Be sure to follow the Steam Community group here and add the game to your Steam wishlist! Si
We’re excited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Civilization franchise by announcing Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, the next entry in the award-winning turn-based strategy franchise. Be sure to follow the Steam Community group here and add the game to your Steam wishlist! Si
As many of you have noted here, Civ IV base game and Colonization are currently not working in 10.10 due to a python library issue. After a week of review, this bug is legitimate and we are now officially pulling support for Yosemite until we have a fix for the problem. Please ac
As many of you have noted here, Civ IV base game and Colonization are currently not working in 10.10 due to a python library issue. After a week of review, this bug is legitimate and we are now officially pulling support for Yosemite until we have a fix for the problem. Please ac
The patch that replaces GameSpy with Steamworks for multiplayer functionality is now available via Steam. The game functions identically to the previous GameSpy version with the exception that the “Direct IP” option has been removed as it is no longer supported. Save game data sh
The patch that replaces GameSpy with Steamworks for multiplayer functionality is now available via Steam. The game functions identically to the previous GameSpy version with the exception that the “Direct IP” option has been removed as it is no longer supported. Save game data sh