Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 15 – Insider Program

By | January 19, 2024
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And we are now at the 15th dev diary for Ara: History Untold.
This time the devs talk about gaming history, mostly of 4X. Apparently Oxide sits close to MicroProse, who developed the first Civ games, and many of their employees also once worked there! They also talk about that the term 4X is itself from 1993, coming from Master Of Orion 2 at Microprose, and that is was meant to sound edgy (watch the video). And they also talk which X is the most important to Ara, and which new ones they try to add to the 4 ones!

Check it out, and discuss it with us here.

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #237

By | January 18, 2024
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And we also get a Civ5 GOTM in this new year! We start with one of the easier games, on Prince level. You play as Oda Nobunaga on a large tiny islands map, and you need to win via a science victory. You have until the day after Valentine’s day, February 15, to finish this game. For all info please check this thread.

Humankind: George Sand update now available

By | January 16, 2024
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The George Sand update is now available for Humankind.
This version comes with more map generation options, more and rebalanced personas and cultures, and an overall makeover of the game. For more information please check the link, and discuss it with us here.

Play the new Civ6 “Game Of The Month” #175

By | January 15, 2024
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And also in 2024 we still continue with the “Game Of The Month”! This time you play as Wu Zetian on a standard size Archipelago map with a hot and arid climate and sparse resources. This challenge is set on Deity level, and you need to win via a science victory. If you want to take part in this challenge, then check this thread (until February 15).

Millennia Developer Diary – National Spirits

By | January 12, 2024
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We got another developer diary from the new Paradox game Millennia!
This time the diary is about how your civilization is formed. Unlike the last Civ games, the civilizations in Millennia start as a blank canvas (besides the art style), which you can form yourself. If can create horse-back riding Spaniards, as well as industrial Mongols, with the national spirits. The system of these national spirits seems comparable to the goverments in e.g. Civ5, with stackable boni in different domains. The lesser chosen options will also get additional boni, ensuring more diversity and a balancing of weaker traits. For more information about national spirits please check this thread.

New Old World DLC released: Wonders & Dynasties!

By | January 11, 2024
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Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released their new DLC, called “Wonders & Dynasties”. This DLC adds 30 new leaders, 8 new wonders, 21 character traits, and a lot more. You can discuss the new DLC with us here, and buy it at the following places:

Next Civ6 Monthly Challenge: Robot Revolution

By | January 9, 2024
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Firaxis has put the next monthly challenge online: This time you are playing as Larier of Canada on a small, cold and arid tilted axis map with sparse resources. You may chose between Prince and Emperor difficulty, and the necessary DLC is for you available for this challenge even if you have not bought it. But the real challenge is that you start in the information area with wandering GDRs! Are you up to fight the robot revolution?

This challenge runs until February 13.

Come discuss with us here.

Rumors, rumors, rumors: Kael at Amplitude?

By | January 8, 2024
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We all know that our famous master Kael was working after FfH2 with Stardock, having had some great impact on GalCiv IV.
A while ago, Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock, made a post on Reddit, which just recently surfaced again. The overlooked information in Brad’s post was that Kael apparently has moved on now to Amplitude. Given that Amplitude has with Humankind a civ competitor, and is for sure also working on new projects… this could mean many things! Join us for speculations here.