Monthly Archives: July 2026

Civilization VII previews Yi Sun-sin ahead of Brush & Blade Part II

By | July 22, 2026

Firaxis has released a First Look at Yi Sun-sin ahead of Civilization VII Update 1.4.2 and Brush & Blade Part II, which will also add Goryeo, Joseon, Buseoksa, and Hwaseong.

CivFanatics Welcomes Its First Sponsor: World History Encyclopedia

By | July 20, 2026

We have some exciting news to share: CivFanatics has its very first sponsor — World History Encyclopedia. If you’ve glanced at our sidebar lately, you may have spotted a new “Our Partners” spot. We recently opened a small number of hand-picked sponsorship slots to help keep the site running — and we couldn’t be happier that the first… Read More »

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #293

By | July 20, 2026

It’s right in the middle of summer, and what would be a better use of a sunny day than conquering the world? Therefore, we give you the next chance for that with the Civ5 GOTM again! If you want to compete against all the civfanatics about who’s best at Civ5, then we have the right competition for you!… Read More »

Pirates Mod for Sid Meier’s Colonization

By | July 19, 2026

CivFanatics member NotJohnSmith has released a pirates mod for Sid Meier’s Colonization. He describes the mod as transforming Colonization into a fun pirate-themed experience with things like Infamy instead of Crosses, Pirate Hideouts instead of Missions, pirate-themed advisor portraits, rewritten texts and lots of smaller flavor changes. He’s also currently replacing the Founding Fathers with historical and fictional… Read More »

Play the new Civ7 “Game Of The Month” #26

By | July 17, 2026

We got a new Civ7 GOTM, and in the burning sun we’re sending you on a hike up the mountains: This months we want you to play as Pachacuti of the Inca on a standard size Fractal map on Viceroy level. You get a light disaster intensity, crisis, and shorter ages, and you must win via an economics… Read More »

Civilization VII Hotfix 2 targets AI war behavior, adds temporary Switch crossplay limitation

By | July 15, 2026

Civ VII Update 1.4.1 Hotfix 2 makes AI opponents more likely to declare war, while Switch crossplay waits for Update 1.4.2.

Imperial Ambitions – now released!

By | July 13, 2026

For people with a longing for some retro-experience, we got a new game release for you: Imperial Ambitions. This game is a historic turn-based strategy game, so the right thing for the civfanatics crowd. You play a civilization during the age of imperialism, and you try to dominate the old and the new world. As normal for these… Read More »

Sullla’s AI Survivor: Walk Like an Egyptian!

By | July 13, 2026

Ramesses wins Season 9 Championship! Sullla’s AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. CFC is very excited to announce that the popular series returns after almost a two-year hiatus with Season Nine. AI Survivor has become quite an event over the years for both old and… Read More »