It seems that today various personnel at Firaxis got layed off, mostly junior staff members. This got also confirmed by 2K, and is the 3rd round of layoffs this year already. This comes despite that the 2K CEO recently claimed that Civ7 is still on track for its expected revenue. For more information please read this news article, and discuss with us here.
We got you another “Game Of The Month” for Civ5 for you, in case you’re tired of the holidays and want again a tough competition! This time you compete as Ramkhamhaeng of Siam on a standard size oval map on Prince level. Your task is to finish as fast as possible with a diplomacy victory? You think you can take this challenge, and beat all the other civfanatics at it? Then check here. You can send in your submissions before October 1.
The traditional city builder series “Anno” will be getting there next installment this year, with Anno 117: Pax Romana, which has been in development for a while. There is now a demo available, for the next 2 weeks (until Sept 16). You can download it via Steam, Epic or Ubisoft Connect here.
The demo requires the Ubisoft launcher, it includes Denuvo and has a 1h time limit.
You can play as the Romans on the British Isles (or Albion, as called in the game).
The full game is expected to release November 13.
You can discuss Anno 117 with us here.
We got the next “Game Of The Month” for Civ7 for you! Compete with other civfanatics who’s the best at Civ7 in a predefined game!
This time you start as Ibn Babutta of the Maurya, and must progress to Songhai and Buganda. You play on a standard size map on Sovereign level with light disaster intensity. Your task for this game is to win a militaristic victory in the fewest turns over all ages.
Want to know more, and get the savegame? Check here.
The Longturn community will be starting their next game soon, and you’re invited to participate!
Longturn is a version of Freeciv specifically adjusted for multiplayer games. You play 1 turn per game, with a bigger group of people, until again one of you dominates the planet.
The next game will start in a couple of weeks, when enough players have been found. If you’re interested, then check our thread here with all the details, as well as the Longturn website!
Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game! This update includes a new small map size, adjustments for the victories, AI improvements and a large range of bug fixes.
Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list of changes too).
Old World is currently available in the Epic Store, on GOG, Steam, and on Stove.
Firaxis has released a small addition to patch 1.2.4, the patch 1. It addresses a bug where clicks were not registered, made the game remember the age transition settings, and a few details more. For the discussion and the full patch notes please check here.
The developers of Old World have just announced a tournament, the 2025 community tournament. Up to 14 games will be played in a double-elimination system. All games will be recorded and commented by experienced players. It seems it possible to sign up for eternal glory (or also just to get notifications) via Discord here. All games will be played in September, depending on the availability of the players.
For more info and the discussion please check our thread here.