Civilization 7's latest update, 1.4.1, adds hotseat local multiplayer while overhauling settlement happiness and government ...

After a long hiatus from Civilization 7 following my original review – after which I wasn't exactly in love with it – I ...

The origins of Civ are also the origins of Age of Empires.

What happens when an AI agent starts to lose in a Civilization simulation? It goes nuclear, according to new benchmark test.

Big questions for a big game.

There are few games as anticipated, at least in PC gaming circles, as Civilization 7. Each game in the series explores a different take on history and what it means to grow as a civilization ...

Sid Meier’s Civilization franchise has been around in gaming for almost as long as civilization itself. While the series has never been easy for new entrants to get acquainted with, given the more ...

There is a lot going on during every turn of Civilization 7. Each time you hit “next turn,” the computer is calculating the moves of other civilizations, factoring in your difficulty setting, ...

The two modern XCOM games, Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2, represent the very best not only of Firaxis but of strategy as a videogame concept. Every single input in XCOM is significant, and laden with ...

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“Build a civilization to stand the test of time.” That was the promise on the box of Sid Meier’s Civilization, the first in a long-running strategy game franchise that has evolved over 35 years and ...