After a long time discussing the entries of the birthday contest, our team has finally decided about the best presents our users have given to Civ. The 3 main prizes, a copy of Old World sponsored by Mohawk Games, as well as a Civ merchandise package, goes to our users topsecret, Hinin and MasterOaks. The prize for best… Read More »
The above video was recently published, mentioend on Twitter, and we think it is very relevant to the Civ-fanatics audience. While it’s a bit early in the year for such a preview, it is certainly worth a watch (despite the annoying issues with the voice-over) if you have time to play anything else besides Civ, Old World and… Read More »
Kotaku has made a video about our most beloved genre: The 4X games. In this video, they go quickly back to the beginning of 4X with Master Of Orion 1, and then describe a bit the features which all these games have. The video is not very in-depth, but if you need to convince someone else why these… Read More »
Firaxis has announced today that they’re officially starting the party for Civ’s 30th birthday. Besides the above video, they also have an address from Sid Meier himself written down. Read the official announcement here: https://civilization.com/fr-FR/news/entries/it-s-civilization-s-big-30-year-celebration/ Discuss it in our forum here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/official-from-firaxis-it%E2%80%99s-civilizations-big-30-year-celebration.673485/
So much time has passed, since the “birth” of Civ. Many people know the game, and all the details about its mechanics. But do you know about all the small things and little jokes, created by Firaxis or the community? You haven’t seen CivAnon, the Civ4 throne room, or about Elvis? No? Have a read here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/30-years-civ-all-the-little-things-you-didnt-know.673477/ And… Read More »
The three hundred-and-ninety-first episode of PolyCast, “Civilization Adjacent Titles“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, and Phil “TheMeInTeam”. Topics for this episode include: News– 00h01m20s |New Frontiers Pass Released for iOS Forum Talk– 00h05m02s | Proper Co-op Modes for Civilization Games.– 00h22m30s | A Reddit user has Ranked Civilization… Read More »
The “New Yorker” has reviewed Sid Meier’s memoir, and while this review is more about Sid’s own journey in game development (including that he did the music for his early games himself), it is still worth a read for Civ fans. An excerpt: “When Sid Meier began tinkering with a new game, thirty years ago, his hope was… Read More »
IGN has started a Twitter poll about the best video game of all time. Civ4 is in there, on the lower left, paired against Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag.Currently it’s 29% Civ, 71% Assassin’s Creed.If you have a Twitter account, help us beat Assassin’s Creed! Vote here! There are right now another 22h left to vote. The winner… Read More »