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Civ6 related news items

Civ6: Short online downtime August 27

By | August 26, 2024

The Firaxis community manager Gilgamesch has noted today in the forum that tomorrow (August 27), the Civ6 online services (presumably multiplayer and potentially mod workshop) will be shortly offline (2h). For more info please see this thread. EDIT: The downtime is over.

PolyCast 437: Starting to Get Rolling

By | August 19, 2024

The four-hundred-and-thirty-seventh episode of PolyCast, “Starting to Get Rolling“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include: News– 00h01m24s | August 20th Civilization VII Gameplay Reveal– 00h08m00s | Study the Past, Civs 4,5, and 6– 00h17m30s | July… Read More »

New monthly challenge: Rotating Reduxes + Civilization VI is now Steam native!

By | August 15, 2024

Firaxis’ community manager Sarah has brought us some interesting news today: The first is that for the Civ6 “Challenge Of The Month”, you will this time be getting each week a tweaked version of one of the previous challenges! This starts on August 14 with the “Seven Seas” challenge, but you get a permanent dark age, twice as… Read More »

PolyCast 436: They Say Strategy is Dying

By | August 9, 2024

The four-hundred-and-thirty-sixth episode of PolyCast, “They Say Strategy is Dying“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include: News– 00h01m22s | Study the Past by Firaxis: Civ 1, Civ 2, and Civ 3– 00h03m48s | OId World: Behind the Throne… Read More »

Civ6 “Challenge Of The Month”: Now available for consoles

By | August 8, 2024

Today the Firaxis community manager Sarah dropped by at CivFanatics to announce that the monthly challenges (similar to our “Game Of The Month”) are now finally available also to console players. You can already participate in the current challenge on PlayStation and XBox. Switch players will hopefully get the update tomorrow. Come join us here to discuss this… Read More »

Play the new Civ4 “Game Of The Month” #277

By | August 5, 2024

For the Civ4 summer GOTM you get an epic, although very standard, challenge: You play as Gilgamesh of Sumeria (that is the “epic” part) on a standard size Global Highlands map on Noble level. You get until August 31 to dominate the mountains. For more information please check this thread.

PolyCast 435: So It Shall Be

By | August 3, 2024

The four-hundred-and-thirty-fifth episode of PolyCast, “So It Shall Be“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and returning guest co-host Jason “NewEarthRelic”. Topics for this episode include: News– 00h01m05s | Civilization VII Announced at Summer Games Fest– 00h26m43s | Civilization Franchise Sale– 00h27m42s | Reveal… Read More »

Play the new Civ6 “Game Of The Month” #184

By | August 3, 2024

For the August Civ6 GOTM we send you on summer holidays! You play Gitarja of Indonesia on a standard size Island Plates map with low sea level on King level . You get abundant resources, and you need to win via a science victory. You want to take this challenge? You have time until September 1! Check this… Read More »