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Civ6 “Fall 2016 Update” Patch Release

By | November 17, 2016

Firaxis and 2K Games haveย released the first patch for Civilization VI.ย The โ€œFall 2016 Updateโ€ will automatically install when starting the Steam client; if it doesnโ€™t install automatically, tryย restarting Steam. Check out the fullย patch notes below and discuss the patch on the forums. [NEW] Maps Added a balanced six player map. Added a balanced four player map. โ€˜Cavalry andโ€ฆ Read More »

PolyCast Episode 269 Topics List

By | November 10, 2016

This Saturday, November 12th, 2016 is to see the twenty-third recording of Civilization strategy podcast PolyCastโ€˜s tenth season. Beginning at 12PM ET North America (timezone converter), Episode 269โ€™s topics list is set as follows: News Civilization VI Tops โ€œ1 Million โ€œPlayersโ€ย [Facebook |ย VG247] CivVI Released on Mac, Linux Possibility [Twitter | CivFanatics | InfoWorld] CivVI Enters eSports [Team Liquidโ€ฆ Read More »

PolyCast Episode 268: “Just Jump In”

By | November 5, 2016

Get started. The two-hundred-and-sixty-eighth episode of [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url], “[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season10.php#episode268]Just Jump In[/url]”, features regular co-hosts [url=http://apolyton.net/member.php/2-DanQ]Daniel “DanQ” Quick[/url], [url=http://apolyton.net/member.php/22677-Makahlua]Stephanie “Makahlua”[/url] and [url=https://www.youtube.com/user/SBFMadDjinn]”MadDjinn”[/url] with twelve rotating guests who have previously appeared on the show at least once. Celebrating the release of [i]Civilization VI[/i], it carries an extended runtime of 85m05s. The rotation of guests is as follows: – [i]07m39s[/i] | [b]Guestโ€ฆ Read More »

Firaxis Streaming This Saturday for Extra Life

By | November 4, 2016

Firaxis will be streaming on Twitch for 25 hours straight to celebrate 25 years of Civilization and to help raise money for a good cause. The streaming will start at 11 AM ET on Saturday.

Civ6: Fastest Selling Title in the History of the Series

By | November 2, 2016

According to this article on VentureBeat, Civilization VI has already shipped 1 million copies since the game’s release on October 21, making it the fastest selling title in the history of the series. While this doesn’t represent the actual number sold to consumers, it’s still a metric that outpaces all previous entries. The article also said that Civilizationโ€ฆ Read More »

Civ6 – General Reference & Guides

By | November 2, 2016

We have created a new Civ6 – General Reference & Guidesย category in our Resource Manager. If you have created a reference or guide for Civ6 and would like to share with the community, feel free to add the resource there. Currently we have two guides, amenity guide by Iron Angel and housing guide by Browd. Check them out!

Civ6 Hall of Fame Opened

By | October 30, 2016

The Civ VI Hall of Fame has started up the first Beta (ie unofficial) Gauntlet, while the official Civ VI Hall of Fame is being readied for business. The idea is to get some discussion going as to strategy, introduce new players to the Hall of Fame and welcome back old friends from V and earlier. The winnerโ€ฆ Read More »

Civ6 Reviews Roundup

By | October 27, 2016

Civilization VIย has been out for almost a week now and lots of reviews have been published. At Metacritic, the game’s current meta score is 90 based on 36 reviews, which is “Universal acclaim” rating. Here are excerpts from some of the reviews: GameSpotย (90/100) “Civ 6 has a few rough edges, but theyโ€™re pushed far into the periphery byโ€ฆ Read More »