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)
- AP News – “Civilization 7 makers work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe to the game” (October 4th)
- GameIndustry.biz – “How Nintendo Switch has changed Firaxis’ approach to making Civilization” (December 3rd)
- Playstation Blog – “Civilization VII: First look at PS5 gameplay ahead of February 11 launch” (December 4th)
- PC Gamer – “Civilization 7 is officially 2025’s Most Wanted PC game, and the creative director told us how he’s going to get you to finally finish a Civ campaign” (December 5th)
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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