Civ7 update 1.3.1, and part 2 of Tides of Power

By | December 9, 2025

Today we got the latest Civ7 update! Patch 1.3.1 comes with a new map type, Shattered Seas, better biome generation, rebalancing, bugfixes in the AI, UI changes and a lot more.

The second part of the “Tides Of Power” DLC has also been released, and it’s still free until January 5. You can now (finally) play as the Ottomans, as well as Iceland, and we get the barbary pirate queen Sayyida al Hurra as new leader.

Check out the thread for the update here.

Lost LEGO Civ game, video leaked

By | December 9, 2025

We already mentioned it a while ago that there was apparently a cancelled LEGO civ game. It seems that this then flew under our radar for a while, and a month ago our user cuc had posted a leaked video from the unfinished game. Have a look at the video above, and discuss with us here.

Civ VII Developer Video – December 2025 – Update 1.3.1 drops tomorrow!

By | December 8, 2025

Sara came by today for again some news, and this time also the most exciting one: We can expect the update, and also the second part of the “Tides Of Power” DLC tomorrow! This all will come with another map type, Shattered Seas, better biome generation, some rebalancing and a lot more. Stay tuned for tomorrow, and check the discussion here.

Civ Video Series Ep 04 – Civilization 2 HD Tour With Mods & Scenarios

By | December 7, 2025

5 years ago for Civ1s 30th anniversary we posted Blake’s video here about how to play it in HD with the best mods & scenarios and now as we close in on Sid Meier’s Civilization II 30th anniversary the time has come to do the same for Civ2. In the intervening years Blake has painstakingly searched, rescued & preserved several thousand Civ2 scenarios made over the last 3 decades and is now showcasing many of the best total conversion ones in this video. Thereโ€™s also previews on some crazy new mods of Blake’s that change nearly everything in Civ2 to look like Heroes of Might & Magic, Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Dune, and Alpha Centauri to name a few. Eventually heโ€™ll be doing episodes on playing Colonization, Master of Magic, Alpha C, CtP and Civ3-4-etc in HD too but thatโ€™ll be a few more years work. Curious? Check more here.

Nova Roma – new historic city builder (with demo)

By | December 6, 2025

Nova Roma is a historic city builder set in ancient Rome.
You do your usual thing of collecting resources, building housing and infrastructure, manipulating the environment, and also pleasing the ancient gods.
Nova Roma is published by HoodedHorse, who have also published Old World.
The system requirements are rather moderate, and you can already try out a demo, before the game gets published in January.
Check out the details (incl. download) here on Steam, on GOG or Epic (Demo only on Steam right now though), and discuss with us here.

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #278

By | December 5, 2025

Also for the “Game Of The Month” the year comes to an end, and we are still providing you a last challenge to play (for this year, new to come next year).

If you dare to, then you can play this time as Hiawatha of the Iroquois on a huge Arborea map on King level. You must win this game via a science victory, and prevent that any other civ achieves another victory. You can take this challenge until January 1. For all the details please check here.

New Civ7 Game Guide: Iceland

By | December 4, 2025

Sara also gave us today some more info about the upcoming second part of the “Tides Of Power” DLC, this time introducing Iceland as a civ. Iceland is a cultural and militaristic civ with a starting bias for coastal tiles as well as tundra and grassland. Their abilities and civic tree are geared towards an interesting combo of naval units and culture production. They can also get a range of unique units with interesting abilities. Have a look at the details here.

Geoff Knorr: “Thrilled to share the CivV soundtrack is now available (finally!) on streaming services worldwide”

By | December 4, 2025

Geoff Knorr, one of the creators of the Civ5 soundtrack, has announced today on Twitter that you can now find the whole Civ5 soundtrack online.
The more than 100 music pieces are now available on most likely one of your favourite streaming services, check them out here, and discuss with us here.