Yearly Archives: 2026

Play BirdCiv, an online Civ2 version

By | February 20, 2026

Our user hibiird has been playing around with the programming language Scratch, and has programmed an online version which adheres rather closely to Civ2. He has released the first version of it, which is not yet perfect, but is playable with all features, like building cities, improving tiles, resarching technologies and fighting wars. If you want to have… Read More »

Old World update #143

By | February 19, 2026

Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game! There are a lot of changes this time, but many under the hood. This cludes improvements on the rendering backend which results in a better performance, although that leads to some minor errors. On the gameplay side, UU tech bonus card are now… Read More »

Civ7: Workshop round 2 – patch notes from the devs

By | February 18, 2026

The devs have posted the patch notes for the ongoing testing (the workshop), which give us some interesting insights what is to come for Civ7. This includes on details how while playing a continuous civs you get boni outside the civs age, how tall vs. wide empires will be tweaked and how the victory system is getting reworked.… Read More »

PolyCast 425: Era Studies and Rants

By | February 17, 2026

The Polycast team is releasing some of their old episodes, which were not previously published due to circumstances with the editing. You can now download the PolyCast #425, which is from August 2023. The thread for this episode is here. The four-hundred-and-twenty-fifth episode of PolyCast, “Era Studies and Rants“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube… Read More »

Behind the Music of Civilization VII

By | February 16, 2026

Firaxis Games has released a new behind-the-scenes video exploring how the award-winning music of Civilization VII was brought to life. The feature offers a look at the creative process behind Civ VII’s sweeping score, crafted by the Firaxis audio team alongside composer Christopher Tin. Tin is no stranger to the franchise — his composition “Baba Yetu” for Civilization… Read More »

Civ6 and Civ7 box art pieces now available

By | February 15, 2026

Artovision3d, a company which specializes in collectible art pieces, has now both Civ6 and Civ7 collectibles available.They are made with acrylic, and come with a certificate of authenticity.The prices are hefty ($39 to $159), but look magnificent.In case you want to get any of these, you can them at the website of artovision3d here, and you can discuss… Read More »

PolyCast 424: Musical Highlights

By | February 12, 2026

The Polycast team is releasing some of their old episodes, which were not previously published due to circumstances with the editing. You can now download the PolyCast #424, which is from July 2023. The thread for this episode is here. The four-hundred-and-twenty-fourth episode of PolyCast, “Musical Highlights“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This… Read More »

FreecivWorld.net relaunch

By | February 11, 2026

FreecivWorld.net has relaunched Freeciv3D in 2026! Freeciv is a Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization. Just like Sid Meier’s Civilization games a Freeciv game commences in prehistory and your mission is to lead your tribe from the Stone Age to the Space Age. Freeciv can be played online for free… Read More »