It seems that Firaxis will be showing a first gameplay showcase for Civ7 right before this year’s gamescom, on Tuesday August 20, 1:30 PM Pacific time (4:30 PM Eastern time, 10:30 PM CEST). This showcase will be streamed on the Firaxis Twitch channel. Come and join us for the anticipation here.
The devs of Ara have released their 21st dev diary, in which they talk about the goverment systems in Ara.As in the civ games, you start with a basic type of government, and you unlock new types in the research tree. While the government types have positive modifiers, it’s unclear from the video if they also have negative… Read More »
The four-hundred-and-thirty-fourth episode of PolyCast, “Zip! Give It To Me!“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include: News– 00h02m28s | Alpha Centauri Released on Steam– 00h12m05s | May Challenge of the Month: Reach for the HeavensForum Talk–… Read More »
AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. “Random” is a word that comes to mind when I think of Game 6. A balanced mix of peaceniks and warmongers ended with the Doves dominating. Victoria of England, renowned for being a paper tiger – great traits/pathetic results… Read More »
It seems the recent announcement of Civ7 has not stopped the new challenges!The new Civ6 monthly challenge, going from July 16 until August 14 is: Live Yongle Reaction. You play as the one and only, obviously, on a tiny fractal map on online speed. As usual you get to choose between Prince and Emperor difficulty, and also between… Read More »
The Tacticon is a virtual convention about strategy games, and now this year’s schedule is known! Every civ-fanatic should be interested in the talk on Friday about historical accuracy in strategy games!The talk about procedural generation might be interesting as well, given that’s essentially how the civ maps are generated.For the game showcases, Reus 2, a god game… Read More »
AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. Game 5 from a week ago saw Ramesses of Egypt pull out a rare Cultural Victory, closing the game with a power-move Great Artist bomb to seal the deal one turn later. On the last turn, Pacal narrowly beat… Read More »
The official Civilization Twitter account has published the 5th video in the Civ retrospective series, this time looking at Civilization 5. In this video they highlight the change from square to hexagons, that leaders speak their native language, great works and archeology, and some very important trade agreement. Join us for the discussion here.