Civ6 Civilization Leader Pass: New DLC most likely coming!
Probably due to an accident in the steam database some new information about a DLC, about which we have long speculated, has been released. Want to discuss with us: Come here!
Play the new Civ4 “Game Of The Month” #244
It’s again time for our monthly challenge, and this time it’s a big one! You start as Gandhi of India on a normal size continents map on Monarch level. The challenge comes with the special GOTM adjustments: You start with one settler on each continent, with 2 archers for both, and with 100 gold. Your choice to settle… Read More »
Early access: Civitas
Another game of interest for the Civ community has become available (early access): Civitas.This game is a real-time city builder, focused on the medieval and renaissance era. It is also a sand-box game, with procedural maps. Means you are free to build whatever you want, on randomly generated maps.While not directly a civilization builder, it seems this game… Read More »
Play the new Civ6 “Game Of The Month” #146
Winter time is approaching, and this month has a nordic theme. You play as Kristina of Sweden on a standard size cold and wet Highlands map on Prince level. You need to go for a culture or diplomacy victory, and prevent all other civs from achieving any other type of victory. You have until December 1 to distribute… Read More »
The CivGive 2022 announced!
The CivGive is a charity event, organized by various Streamers around TheCivShow.Last year the team managed to raise $42 000 for extralife, and $25 000 were matched by 2K Games.This year the team will be aiming at $75 000 in total, to contribute to GamesOutreach.org, which helps hospitalized children through games to make ther life in the hospital… Read More »
Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #215
New month, new game! In this iteration of the “Game Of The Month” you play as Theodora of Byzantium on a standard size small continents map on Emperor level. You have to achieve a culture victory, but all other victories are enabled, meaning you need to prevent all other civs from winning in a different way too! You… Read More »
StudyingPixels podcast: Games as Historical Problem Spaces (with Jeremiah McCall)
The podcast StudyingPixels has released a new episode: Games as Historical Problem Spaces (with Jeremiah McCall). In this episode Stefan Heinrich Simond, a games scholar from Marbug (Germany), discusses with video game historian Jeremia McCall from the Ohio State University, also know from the blog GamingThePast, about games as historical problem spaces. This means they both address the… Read More »
Doom meets Civilization: Solium Infernum
A couple of weeks ago a new interesting game was announced, which just today popped on my radar: Solium Infernum. PCGamesN has as a headline “Doom meets Civilization as Hellish strategy game gets triple-A remake“. Apparently the remake of a not well known 2009 strategy game, it is set in a Hell scenario (therefore the “Doom”), but it’s… Read More »