TakeTwo and Zynga merge

By | May 24, 2022

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 join the discussion: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/take-two-zynga.676999/

Play the new Civ6 “Game Of The Month” #135

By | May 23, 2022

And again, as every month, we have a new challenge for you! In this “Game Of The Month” you play as Wilfried Laurier of Canada on a standard-size tilted axis map on Immortal level. You must go for domination victory and prevent all other civs from achieving another victory condition. You have until June 15 to finish this game.

For all the details please see here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/6otm135-announcement.676841/

Old World: Bestseller on GOG and Steam!

By | May 21, 2022

Just a few days after its release, Old World is one of the best selling games on GOG and Steam! It is currently the 5th best selling game on Steam, and the 8th best selling on GOG!

Get it now!

Obvioulsy you can also find an Old World discussion forum at CivFanatics, just check here.

Old World released on GOG and Steam

By | May 19, 2022

Old World has finally been released on GOG and Steam (May 19, 3 AM Eastern Time)! If you buy it within the first 2 weeks after release you also get the DLC “Heroes Of The Agean” for free!

Old World is a game produced by the Civ4 lead designer Soren Johnson, and features, just like Civ, turn-based strategy with city building and culture development in an ancient setting. So perfect for us civ-gamers!

Get it now!

Obvioulsy you can also find an Old World discussion forum at CivFanatics, just check here.

Designer Notes 67 (podcast): Old World

By | May 18, 2022

Soren Johnson has updated his blog with another entry.
This time it’s a podcast, and Soren and Leyla talk with Tom Chick and Bruce Geryk, both at QuarterToThree.
The description of this episode is the following:

In this episode, Tom Chick and Bruce Geryk interview Soren and Leyla Johnson about their new historical 4X, Old World. They discuss whether the Old World timeline really makes sense, how they approach Early Access differently, and why Soren didn’t want to give up on the name 10 Crowns.

You can get this podcast episode here and discuss it in our forum here.

Old World: The 8th Civ

By | May 18, 2022

The Youtuber “Flash Trouserman” talks in his latest video about the new Civ which will be added to Old World: The Hittites. Watch the video above and discuss this new civ in our forum here.

There is currently also a live stream by explorminate happening:

Keith Burgun’s podcast: Strategy Can Be Fun – Soren Johnson on OLD WORLD

By | May 16, 2022

Keith Burgun, an independent game designer, has today released a podcast episode with Soren Johnson.
They obviously talk about Old World in it, and Keith recommends the game to every civ player.

You can find the podcast here and discuss it in our forum here.

Sales: Civ3 and Civ4 on GOG, Civ6 on Steam

By | May 16, 2022
Sales

Currently some of the Civ titles are again on Sale! For Civ3 and Civ4 the Complete editions are for sale, for Civ6 only the Platinum and Anthology edition, as well as both addons.

Other currently interesting sales are a Total War flash sale, Roma Invicta or King’s Bounty Crossworlds.