https://thegamedesignroundtable.com/ has posted a new podcast, this time with Soren Johnson, lead designer of Civ4 and Old World.In this podcast Soren and the hosts talk about how the gaming landscape have changed, that more time is spent on specific titles, how your empire is managed (Millennia vs Civ7 vs older games), the order system in Old World, the… Read More »
The next patch for Ara: History Untold is now available. This is a small patch and mostly includes some balance changes and adjustments of the tech tree. You can discuss this update with us here.
The Baltimore Banner, a news website dedicated to Baltimore, has just before Christmas ran a title called “How Baltimore County became a hidden world of video game companies“.As many of you know, Baltimore is the home to our most important gaming studio, Firaxis, but not only that. Its predecessor, Microprose, responsible for Civ1+2 was also situated in Baltimore,… Read More »
It’s sales times on Steam, and there is a great selection to choose from! From the civ franchise we got: Other interesting games are also on sale, and include: Save some money for Civ7 though ;).
Oxide has released the anticipated patch 1.1, which brings quite some changes! This includes a screen to have a better overview over your economics, 9 new amenities, the option to upgrade units, John A. McDonald as a leader for Canada, and a range of other things. Check out the whole list here.
The next Ara patch is now available. It is again a small update, and contains localization updates and balancing changes. For the whole changelog please check this thread.
The devs of Ara have posted another Dev Q&A, focusing on the upcoming changes to the game.This includes that they want to improve modding support, although no word on a TSL modding support, but a TSL map will be included.Other questions include that the city cap will be moddable in the future and that other options will come… Read More »
The Ara devs dropped a first patch, version 1.0.5. This patch mostly focuses on performance, stabilitz and balance, whereas the more interesting features will be included in the upcoming patch 1.1. They also released another Encarta series video, about the Inca. As usual, the devs first about the history of the civ, and then highlight Pacchacuti as the… Read More »