Max has loved video games ever since he booted up his friend's N64 and played Mario Kart. He quickly spent all his allowance on any game he could get his hands on, and spent hours playing a dusty PS2.

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Firaxis Games has made some interesting announcements for Civilization VII. Creative director Ed Beach shared this announcement in their latest blog update: First, we’re testing some dramatic changes ...

Though we could consider this major update Civilization 7's "2.0 moment", some players are jokingly calling it the game's 1.0 patch. The sentiment ahead of its release seems generally positive, though ...

For more than 30 years, the Civilization franchise has sold the fantasy of commanding an empire on the world stage. You take control of a leader and a people and you pursue the development of ...

In previous Civilization games, civs were always tied to a specific leader who was usually, but not always, a noteworthy head of state. Later iterations of the game offered multiple leaders for civs, ...

It's somehow been eight years since 2K and Firaxis released Civilization 6, and the lauded 4X developer has kept the wheels greased the entire time with a steady stream of updates. But the updates can ...

Going for the scientific victory achievement? Plan ahead. This goes for any kind of victory you want to achieve in this game. Literally, from the moment you’re setting up your game, know how you’ll ...