RockPaperShotgun has published an article about the 50 favourite strategy games of all time, as voted by the community. As a community vote, there was no collapsing of a series to a single title, so Civ made it into the list with 5 titles (1, 2, 4, 5, 6), as well as Alpha Centauri. We wonder though how… Read More »
In case you don’t care about the new Civ6 content, we also got some new Civ4 content for you with the new “Game Of The Month”. This time you play as Mehmed II of the Ottomans on a arid standard-size fractal map on Prince level. You’ll need to live up to Mehmed’s name of the conquerer, because you… Read More »
And we continue with the “Game Of The Month” for Civ4! This time it’s the continuation of the GOTM 241, where you played the Inca, but this time it’ll be the same game, but with Augustus instead. Show us if Inca or Rome does better as a civ! Settings, as a reminder, are a normal size customized map… Read More »
New year, new GOTM! This Game Of The Month has already started during Christmas, but there is still plenty time to help out Santa and his elves! In this GOTM you play Santa (well, actually the Vikings) on a normal size, but heavily modified Earth2 map on Noble level with cold climate. You start with 2 reindeer (okay,… Read More »
Soren Johnson’s talk from the GDC of 2022 has now been released on Youtube.He talks obviously about Old World, about Civilization and how Old World is similar and different, and about issues of the 4X genre in general.He also talks about the decision to include characters and a kind of story into the game. Source: Twitter. If you… Read More »
The Humble Bundle has made again the Sid Meier Bundle (repeat from February), containing a lot of our favourite games!If you pay at least 14.20€, you get The original Colonization Civ3 complete Civ4 complete Civ5 complete Civ: Beyond Earth – The Collection Sid Meier’s Starships Civ6 and all addons and DLC (besides the NFP) As other minor games… Read More »
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 »
New month, new game! In this issue of the Civ4 GOTM you play as Hatshepsut of Egypt on a standard size inland sea map on Prince level. You start with a lonely war chariot, disconnected from your empire. Should you go for sailing to get it back home? You have until November 1 to repratriate your people. For… Read More »