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Civ6 related news items

Sid Meier’s Memoir! Coming in September

By | May 7, 2020

The creator of the original Civilization computer game, Sid Meier himself, has written a memoir that will be published this September. More information may be found in this PC Games article. Or check out the book’s website, which has links to places to pre-order it.

PolyCast 359: 2020 Speculation & Brainstorming

By | April 29, 2020

The three hundred-and-fifty-ninth episode of PolyCast, “2020 DLC Speculation & Brainstorming“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade, along with guest co-host DanQ. Topics for this episode include: Forum Talk– 00h03m16s | TheMeInTeam’s Top 3 things in Civ VI (continued from last episode)– 00h06m33s |… Read More »

PCGamesN Investigates Civilization VI Modding

By | February 26, 2020

With the provoking title “Civilization VI modders are losing interest over its uncertain future”, PCGamesN’s Robert Zak reports on the state of modding for Civilization VI, with considerable contributions by CivFanatics forum participants and modders. The article examines the good and the bad of the current modding situation from great graphics capabilities to frustration at not knowing if… Read More »

PolyCast 350: Adding It All Together

By | December 17, 2019

The three hundred-and-fiftieth episode of PolyCast, “Adding It All Together“, features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Philip “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade and discusses the following: News– 00h01m46s |  Civilization VI Released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One– 00h10m14s |  Catherine de Medici Named as One of the 70 Beds Video Game Characters of the Decade Forum Talk–… Read More »

PolyCast Episode 347: When Consoles Attack

By | October 25, 2019

The three hundred-and-forty-seventh episode of PolyCast, “Civilization VI – Fortnite Edition“, features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Philip “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade and discusses the following: News– 00h01m53s |  Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Announced for Playstation 4 and Xbox One– 00h08m49s |  Sid Meier Interviewed by Ars Technica about the Development of Civilization. Forum Talk– 00h13m38s |… Read More »

PolyCast Episode 346: Civilization VI – Fortnite Editon

By | September 25, 2019

The three hundred-and-forty-sixth episode of PolyCast, “Civilization VI – Fortnite Edition“, features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Philip “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade and discusses the following: News– 00h01m45s |  The September 2019 Patch Notes– 00h36m17s |  The Red Death First Impressions Forum Talk– 00h47m33s |  The Problem with Anti-Cavalry Units– 01h03m09s |  Our Least Favorite Leaders to… Read More »

Red Death: New Civilization VI Game Mode Drops

By | September 10, 2019

As part of their September patch for Civilization VI, Firaxis has just released a new battle royale game mode, a post-apocalyptic race to survive all other factions and leave the increasingly uninhabitable planet. Update: The September patch is live; all Civilization VI owners can now play this multiplayer scenario. The devs demonstrated the new scenario in a livestream,… Read More »

September Update Coming to Civ VI: Gathering Storm

By | September 3, 2019

Firaxis has announced the next update to Civilization VI: Gathering Storm. Buffs to coastal cities and great admirals, six new map types, additional slots in fourth tier governments, and changes to rock band promotions are all coming “soon” along with a new multiplayer mode (details to come) and other tweaks and bug fixes. Discuss this update in the… Read More »