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History Respawned podcast – Civs 101: India

By | April 29, 2022

Robert Whitaker from the History Respawnd podcast has released a new episode if his Civ 101 series, this time featuring India.The description from his website:“Bob talks with Dr. Amber Abbas about the India Civ. Topics include Gandhi, Gandhi as an imperialist(?!), the alternative of Asoka and Chandragupta, Dharma as a unique ability, who “belongs” in India and Indian… Read More »

Play the new Civ6 “Game Of The Month” #132

By | April 5, 2022

The “Game Of The Month” team has again prepared another interesting savegame for you, to challenge your Civ6 skills! This month you play as Mvemba a Nzinga of Kongo on as small map on King level, with apocalypse mode and only religious victory enabled. You have until May 1 to finish this game. You can find all the… Read More »

April Fools’: Firaxis announces: Civ 6: Pandemic Pack DLC (masks included)

By | April 1, 2022

After 2 years have passed, and the pandemic is cooling down in many parts of the world, Firaxis has finally decided to incorporate the current events into the game. The creative minds have been hard at work, to create a new and fun experience. This update will be for free for all owners of Civ6.Read the new features… Read More »

History Respawned Podcast: Civs 101: Egypt

By | March 31, 2022

The History Respawned Podcast talks in its current episode (listen above) about Cleopatra, the Egyptian civ and Civilization.This podcast is produced by Bob Whitaker, a history professor, and here he talks with Dr. Prudence Jones, a history researcher at Montclair State University, who is specialized in Roman and Egyptian antiquity. Direct link to podcast: https://www.historyrespawned.com/home/2022/3/31/civs-101-egyptFollow History Respawned on… Read More »

Soren Johnson at GDC22, covering Anton Strenger’s “Ahistorical Accuracy: Bringing New Myths and Representation to ‘Civilization”

By | March 26, 2022

Anton Strenger, the lead designer of the Civ6 “New Frontier Pass”, has given a presentation at this year’s “Game Developer’s Conference“. His presentation was titled “Ahistorical Accuracy: Bringing New Myths and Representation to ‘Civilization’”, and you can find the summary here. The talks were recorded, but he does not yet know if the recording will be freely available.… Read More »

Civilization Celebrates Women’s History Month

By | March 18, 2022

For the celebration of Women’s history month, Firaxis has released some great artworks for some of the female Civ leaders.The artworks were drawn by 2 employes of 2K and a freelance artist, some are more in the style of Civ, some less. You can find all the artwork here: https://civilization.com/fr-FR/news/entries/civilization-celebrates-women-s-history-month/ and discuss them in our forum here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/civilization-celebrates-womens-history-month.675939/

Avon Indoor Winds performance, including Sogno di Volare

By | March 18, 2022

Christopher Tin has shared on Twitter this video by the Avon Indoor Winds, who are apparently performing at a flight-themed show called “Murmuration”. Their performance features “Sogno Di Volare”, with parts of “Iza Ngomso”, among other songs. Discuss this video in our forum here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/avon-indoor-winds-performance-including-sogno-di-volare.675938/

Play the new Civ6 “Game Of The Month” #131

By | March 16, 2022

And we continue to challenge you! Come and join the “Game Of The Month” competition, where you compete with other civvers on who manages best with a given game! This time you play as Phillip II of Spain on a standard-size “Island Plates” map on Deity level. You get a legendary starting position, but you need to go… Read More »