Yearly Archives: 2026

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 includes 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 »

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 »

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 »

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 50: Dawn of Civilization

By | February 9, 2026

The guys from GamingOnLinux have a series which started with building a retro computer for gaming on Linux, and in the meantime they’re at part 50. After building their machine, they’re now looking at various old games, and it turns out that “Civilization: Call to Power” was maybe the first commercially sold computer game for Linux. The author… Read More »