Civ VII Media Articles

Several media outlets have interviewed Firaxis about Civ VII. This page aims to collect articles that either:

  • Have an interview with Firaxis conducted by that media outlet
  • Have hands-on gameplay experiences

So far, we have found, listed chronologically and then alphabetically by the news outlet. Unless otherwise noted, they are gameplay previews.

  • Ars Technica – “Civilization VII hands-on: This strategy sequel rethinks the long game” (August 20th)
  • BBC – Interview of Ed Beach – “London through the ages inspires Civilization VII” (August 20th)
  • Eurogamer – Includes interviews of Ed Beach and Andrew Frederickson – “Civilization 7 pairs seismic changes with a lovably familiar formula” (August 20th)
  • Game Reactor – “Changing History, One Age at a Time – Civilization VII Interview” (August 20th)
  • GameRant – “Civilization 7 Hands-On Preview: Creating Your Legacy” (August 20th)
  • Games Hub – “Sid Meier’s Civilization VII preview – possibly the freshest sequel yet” (August 20th)
  • IGN – “Civilization 7: The First Preview” (August 20th)
  • PC Gamer – “Civilization 7 hands-on: Huge changes are coming to the classic strategy series” (August 20th)
  • PCGamesN – “Civilization 7 is still Civ, even as it shakes up the strategy formula” (August 20th)
  • The Verge – “Civilization 7 lets you mix and match history — and it’s a blast” (August 20th)
  • Destructoid – “Interview: Civilization 7 developers detail what’s new in the world of hexagons” (August 21st)
  • Game Rant – “Civilization 7 Devs Compare New Features to Civ 6” (August 21st; interview with Dennis Shirk and Carl Harrison)
  • Games Hub – “Sid Meier’s Civilization VII preview – possibly the freshest sequel yet” (August 21st)
  • IGN – “Civilization 7 Interview: Firaxis Answers All of Our Questions About the Anticipated Sequel” (August 22nd)
  • Game Developer – “Firaxis’ big swing with Civilization VII? Convincing players to actually finish their games” (August 23rd)
  • Polygon – “Civilization 7 is making bold changes to a familiar formula” (August 26th)
  • Sports Illustrated – “Interview: Civilization 7 almost scrapped its iconic settler start, but the team couldn’t let it go” (August 26th)
  • PC Games Insider – Civilization VII breaks new ground: how a fresh Ages system redefines 4X strategy gameplay (August 27th)
  • GGRecon – Civilization 7 dev on Ages system and series shakeup: “It’s going to be the hardest thing for fans to get adjusted to” (August 29th)
  • Metro.co.uk – “Civilization 7 hands-on preview and interview – ‘exploration is the best part’” (August 29th)
  • Nintendo Life – “Feature: Civilization VII’s Creative Director Talks New Ages, Frenzied Drama & Being On Switch Day One” (August 30th)
  • The Sixth Axis – “Interview – Ed Beach on Civilization VII Ages, diplomacy & security blankets” (August 30th)

You may also be interested in the Civ VII Preview Videos in our Gallery, a curated collection of videos made be people who were invited by Firaxis to play pre-release builds of Civ VII.

In addition, the following articles exist based on first-hand experiences or interviews in languages other than English:

  • Dutfch: gamer.nl – “Gespeeld: Civilization 7 moet langer je aandacht vasthouden” (“Played: Civilization 7 should hold your attention longer”)
  • Japanese: 4gamer.net – Gameplay review and interview:「シドマイヤーズ シヴィライゼーション VII」でシリーズが大きく変わる！(“Sid Meier’s Civilization 7 brings big change to the franchise!”)

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