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PolyCast 396: Objective Performance Metrics for Civilization at School

By CanusAlbinus | August 1, 2022

The three hundred-and-ninety-sixth episode of PolyCast, “Objective Performance Metrics for CIvlization at School“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include: News00h02m18s | Anton Strenger Leaves Firaxis Forum Talk00h13m28s | Lingering Questions About Civilization VI00h26m47s | Civilization and Humankind in the… Read More »

Site Upgrades are Coming (Completed)

By The_J | July 14, 2022

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The Staff is planning to perform an upgrade to xenForo version 2 on 15/16 July. Along with this upgrade we will also be migrating the site to a new server, in the month afterwards. This upgrade will be performed by the xenForo Staff as we are moving to xenForo Cloud Services. During this process we will post updates… Read More »

10 Best PC Turn-Based Strategy Games to play in 2022

By The_J | July 7, 2022

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TurnBasedLovers, a website which obviously deals with our favourite type of game, has released another overview what they deem to be the best current turn based games for 2022. Old World is probably already well known among the civ-fanatics, and is described as the following: Created by 4X veterans, Old World is the perfect blend of Civilization and… Read More »

The Grammy’s Will Now Include A Category For Best Video Game Soundtrack

By The_J | June 12, 2022

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As noted by Christopher Tin on Twitter, the Grammy’s have added some new categories including a new category for video game soundtracks. To be precise: Best Score Soundtrack For Video Games And Other Interactive MediaRecognizes excellence in score soundtrack albums comprised predominately of original scores and created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current video game… Read More »

TakeTwo and Zynga merge

By The_J | May 24, 2022

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Yesterday it was announced that TakeTwo, the parent company of 2K which ownes Firaxis Games, will merge with the deveoper Zynga, which is mostly known for browser games. While we hope for not another iteration of CivWorld, this still allows us to speculate about the future development of Civ. Read more about it in our thread here, and… Read More »

World Video Game Hall of Fame – Now with Civilization!

By The_J | May 11, 2022

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The Strong Museum, or the National Museum of Play features the World Video Game Hall Of Fame (among other gaming related items), where the most important video games are honoured.The Hall of Fame itself is rather new, and this year 4 new games have been inducted, making it a grand total of 9 so far. Multiple media outlet,… Read More »

History Respawned podcast – Civs 101: India

By The_J | April 29, 2022

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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 »

History Respawned Podcast: Civs 101: Egypt

By The_J | March 31, 2022

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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 »