Yearly Archives: 2026

Play the new Civ7 “Game Of The Month” #20

By | April 3, 2026

In case you got a lot of time over Easter, then we challenge you for the next Civ7 “Game Of The Month”! In this GOTM you play as Amina of the Maya on a standard size Fractal map with medium disaster intensity on Immortal level. You may choose any following civ on your own. You must win via… Read More »

Sullla’s AI Survivor: The Wait Is Over!

By | April 2, 2026

Season 9 Has Arrived! 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 new Civ… Read More »

[April Fool’s] Firaxis, Mohawk Announce Sid Meier’s Older World

By | April 1, 2026

Just two days after releasing the Empires of the Indus expansion, Mohawk Games has announced what they are working on next – a dinosaur-themed strategy game. Sid Meier will be on loan to Mohawk to create the game that he described in 2022 as his “holy grail” game. Meanwhile, Soren Johnson will be spending the remainder of 2026 working with Firaxis… Read More »

Old World – Empires of the Indus DLC Released

By | March 30, 2026

Mohawk Games has released the next DLC for Old World: The Empires Of The Indus DLC. The new DLC obviously brings 3 new civilizations from the Indus valley (the Maurya, the Yuezhi and the Tamilakam), as well as the Huns, four new wonders, Hinduism and Buddhism, a new terrain type (jungle), new events and more. The latest episode… Read More »

Sid Meier’s Civilization II 30th Anniversary Celebration

By | March 22, 2026

A few years ago we celebrated Civ1’s 30th at CivFanatics and since time flies when you’re having fun playing Civ, it’s now Sid Meier’s Civilization 2’s 30th Anniversary so it’s time to celebrate again! Civ2 was the result of Brian Reynold’s genius taking Sid Meier’s brilliant formula to the next level and beyond turning Civilization from a one hit wonder… Read More »

Old World update #144

By | March 20, 2026

Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game! Key features include tech tree search, buffs to the Enlightenment and Redemption theologies, and flanking conferring protection from counterattacks. With the next update, on March 30th, the Empires of the Indus expansion will arrive. Discuss this update with us here (and read the… Read More »

Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri Thinker mod v5.3 released

By | March 13, 2026

CivFanatics member Induktio recently released Thinker mod v5.3 for Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri that dramatically improves the game with much smarter AI, improved base management & unit design, better terraforming & expansion behavior, a rewritten more configurable map generator, many adjustable gameplay settings, UI & quality-of-life improvements, higher resolution support, and numerous compatibility & bug fixes. If you… Read More »

Final Civilization 4 Master of Mana mod release

By | March 7, 2026

CivFanatics user SpyFanatic recently announced what is likely to be the final release and iteration of the Master of Mana mod that turns Sid Meier’s Civilization 4 into a 4X fantasy strategy Master of Magic like experience. The journey began many years ago when modding legend & game dev Kael developed the Fall From Heaven Civ4 mods which… Read More »