Monthly Archives: January 2026

PolyCast 422: Four Americans Talk About Europe​

By | January 26, 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 #422, which is from June 2023. The thread for this episode is here. The four-hundred-and-twenty-first episode of PolyCast, “Four Americans Talk About Europe“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast… Read More »

Sid Meier HumbleBundle again available!

By | January 25, 2026

The Sid Meier HumbleBundle is again available! If you pay just €15,46, you get the full versions of Civ3-6, and also a 40% discount for Civ7. You get also a few more titles like Sid Meier’s Railroads or Pirates. As usual with the HumbleBundle, you can also direct some parts of your payment (and more than the minimum… Read More »

Play the new Civ7 “Game Of The Month” #15

By | January 21, 2026

We continue our “Game Of The Month” series with the next game for Civ7! This time we challenge you with the following savegame: You are playing as Augustus of Mexico in the Modern Age. The map size is standard with light disaster intensity, and you are playing on Immortal Sovereign. You are allowed to win the game in… Read More »

Interactive SMACX tech tree

By | January 18, 2026

Our user Bubblewrap has started the year with implementing a project which he long wanted to do: An interactive technology tree for Alpha Centauri (including Alien Crossfire). In case you don’t have the printed tree anymore (we have it though), then you can now use the interactive, clickable version with additional info here. In case you want to… Read More »

PolyCast 421: Unannounced? Why?

By | January 16, 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 #421, which is from May 2023. The thread for this episode is here. The four-hundred-and-twenty-first episode of PolyCast, “Unannounced? Why?“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This… Read More »

Civ7 Arcade Edition for Mac/iPad/iPhone

By | January 15, 2026

2K has announced that Civ7 will come to Apple Arcade, which is a comparable service to e.g. Xbox Game Pass (but for Apple devices, obviously). The Arcade Edition will be available for Mac, iPad and iPhone from February 5 on, and will be optimized for touch screens. As drawback, it was also announced that for now the Arcade… Read More »

PolyCast 420: We Like Boats, and We Cannot Lie

By | January 10, 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 #420, which is from May 2023. The thread for this episode is here. The four-hundred-and-twentieth episode of PolyCast, “We Like Boats, and We Cannot Lie“ is now available for streaming on… Read More »

New book: The Art and Making of Sid Meier’s Civilization VII

By | January 9, 2026

Video game book author Rick Barba has published a new book, called “The Art and Making of Sid Meier’s Civilization VII“.The book itself is obviously about Civ7, officially approved by Firaxis, with a foreword by Sid Meier himself. It contains various interviews with Firaxis employees, as well as concept art for Civ7. The book costs $50 and currently… Read More »