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Civilization V Is Free to Play on Steam, Gets 75 Percent Price Cut

Developer Firaxis Games and publisher 2K Games have announced that starting today and until Sunday, May 27 at 1:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time, the turn-based strategy game Civilization V is free to play on the Steam digital distribution service. Those who are interested in getting the game will also get a price cut of...

25 May 2012
09:22 GMT

Warlock – Master of the Arcane Review (PC)

The most important things I learned while playing Warlock – Master of the Arcane are: never forget to fire spells, as long as you have the mana to spare; lava lands tend to mean tougher enemies are around; never try and use a world portal without having a solid power base to rely on.Warlock – Master of th...

16 May 2012
09:31 GMT

Civilization V Gets Gods & Kings Expansion in Spring 2012

The development team at Firaxis and publisher 2K Games have announced that they are working on a full expansion pack for the turn-based strategy game Civilization V, called Gods & Kings, which will be launched during the spring of this year. The expansion is designed to expand on all features of the core game while ...

17 February 2012
02:33 GMT

Battle for Wesnoth 1.8.6 Review

Immersive games are far and between on the Linux platform. Fortunately for us, Battle of Wesnoth is a jewel and not too many people know what a great game they could be playing right now. Maybe it's not the best looking game out there, but it is probably one of the most interesting and captivating games that can...

31 August 2011
10:00 GMT

Civilization V Gets Polynesia and Paradise on March 3

The developers at Firaxis and the publisher 2K Games have announced that they are preparing two new downloadable content packs for the turn-based strategy game Civilization V to be released for the PC via digital distribution on March 3. The two packs are linked, with one introducing the Polynesia faction and the ...

1 March 2011
10:19 GMT

Leading Civilization V Designer Leaves Developer Firaxis

Jon Shafer, who was the leading designer working on the turn based strategy game Civilization V has left developer Firaxis, where he has worked for almost six years and where he contributed to the development of other strategy titles. News was broken by the Flash of Steel strategy oriented blog and is based on the...

22 December 2010
09:47 GMT

Civilization V Gets New Massive Patch

Sid Meier's Civilization V, the turn-based strategy title developed by Firaxis and published by Take Two earlier in the year, has just received version 1.0.1.135, which aims to improve the game experience while also preparing the title for the new downloadable content pack that adds two new leaders and two new n...

16 December 2010
05:25 GMT

Civilization V Gets Two New Civilizations on December 16

2K Games, as the publisher, and Firaxis, as the developer, have announced that their turn based strategy title Civilization V would be getting a new round of downloadable content, consisting of two new civilizations and one new complete scenario, on December 16. The new pack will be sold for 7.49 dollars and the t...

10 December 2010
13:41 GMT

Civilization V

I built the Pyramids with the Egyptians. I built The Louvre as the French. I defeated the Germans while playing the British faction and mastering the seas. I dominated the world from the Kremlin as Russia, with Siberia as my playground and industrial base. I fought something akin to World War II, playing as the Ameri...

14 October 2010
19:01 GMT

Fall from Heaven Creator Takes Charge of Elemental

Publisher and developer Stardock has announced that Derek Paxton, who is known as “Kael” to gamers who are familiar with the Fall from Heaven mod for Civilization IV, has been hired as a senior producer at the company, working on the development of Elemental and his expansions.Brad Wardell, who is the Chi...

14 October 2010
09:01 GMT

Civilization V – Tactics for Dummies

Civilization V is the new turn based strategy game from Jon Shafer, Sid Meier and the team at Firaxis, allowing players to take control of a nation as a mythical leader and lead them to glory in search of victory via domination, science, social policies or democratic world vote.I think I understand why I steered clea...

8 October 2010
18:51 GMT

Civilization V – The Pious, the Commercial and the Rational

Civilization V is the new turn based strategy game from Jon Shafer, Sid Meier and the team at Firaxis, allowing players to take control of a nation as a mythical leader and lead them to glory in search of victory via domination, science, social policies or democratic world vote.The aspect of Civilization V which preo...

7 October 2010
18:51 GMT

Civilization V – Obsessive Compulsive Builder Personality

Civilization V is the new turn based strategy game from Jon Shafer, Sid Meier and the team at Firaxis, allowing players to take control of a nation as a mythical leader and lead them to glory in search of victory via domination, science, social policies or democratic world vote.One of my constant needs in my years of...

6 October 2010
18:41 GMT

Civilization V – One More Try This Time with Iron

Civilization V is the new turn based strategy game from Jon Shafer, Sid Meier and the team at Firaxis, allowing players to take control of a nation as a mythical leader and lead them to glory in search of victory via domination, science, social policies or democratic world vote.I settled on going for a few cities ear...

5 October 2010
18:31 GMT

Civilization V – Forward for the French Empire

Civilization V is the new turn based strategy game from Jon Shafer, Sid Meier and the team at Firaxis, allowing players to take control of a nation as a mythical leader and lead them to glory in search of victory via domination, science, social policies or democratic world vote.Napoleon is a funny little guy. Student...

4 October 2010
19:01 GMT

Quick Look: Civilization V

Civilization V is the latest video game from developer Firaxis and publisher Take Two, charging players with taking control of one nation from prehistoric times to the modern era in an effort to beat competitors while developing cities, discovering technologies and winning battles.I knew about all the big changes, li...

28 September 2010
07:51 GMT

Might and Magic Heroes VI Has Been Unveiled by Ubisoft

Ubisoft has unveiled a new entry in the Might and Magic franchise curiously entitled Might and Magic Heroes VI. The game is developed by Black Hole Entertainment and will stray true to the series' core tenets, while bringing innovation where it is needed. Might and Magic Heroes VI is set 400 years before the e...

18 August 2010
04:15 GMT

XCOM Creator: New Game Will Deliver the Same Emotions

The main creative director working at 2K Marin on the XCOM project has said that the move to first person shooter from turn based strategy game will not affect the feelings that players will get from the alien battling experience.It was quite a surprise to hear that 2K Marin, the studio which delivered the sequel to ...

16 August 2010
06:06 GMT

Minimum and Recommended Hardware Requirements Revealed for Civilization V

Firaxis, the developer of the series, and 2K Games, the publisher, have announced the hardware that players will need to have in order to enjoy Civilization V when it comes out on the PC on September 21 in the United States and three days later in Europe.The minimum system requirements for the turn based strategy tit...

9 August 2010
07:59 GMT

Civilization V Will Get Pre Launch Demo

Firaxis, the developer of the upcoming Civilization V, has announced that it plans to put together a demo for the game that is set to be launched before the official street game of the turn based strategy. The team has not said when the demo would be released, but it will be before the September 21 when the game will...

5 August 2010
05:04 GMT

Maryland Governor Declares September 21 Sid Meier Civilization V Day

In an unusual move the state of Maryland has announced that September 21 will be known as being “Sid Meier's Civilization V Day”. The most recent installment in the long running turn based strategy series is being launched on the same day for the PC. The announcement from the state was made via a pro...

30 July 2010
02:45 GMT

New In-Game Footage Trailer for Shogun 2: Total War

Creative Assembly has released a new trailer for its next installment in the Total War franchise, Shogun 2: Total War. This new footage is meant to show off the developer's latest graphic engine, as it acts like cinematic trailer, but it was achieved in using the in-game visuals. If the game does look like this ...

29 July 2010
15:51 GMT

Disciples III: Renaissance

The fantasy turn based strategy scene has been poor with releases in the last years. Other than an expansion to the controversial Heroes of Might and Magic V and the excellent King's Bounty remakes, there haven't been a lot of titles to choose from as of late.  The Disciples series is Strategy First�...

23 July 2010
11:16 GMT

Disciples III: Renaissance - No Help from the Tutorial

I always get through the tutorial mode when I begin a new game, no matter if I have played something similar before or if I know the franchise very well. It may teach me a command I don't remember or it may reveal a small portion of the title's story that I may be interested in. Either way, I find it quite ...

21 July 2010
17:01 GMT

Civilization V Special Edition Has Soundtrack, Unit Metal Figurines

2K Games, as the publisher, and Firaxis, as the developers, have announced that gamers who are interested in Civilization V will have the options, starting with September 21, of getting a Special Edition of the turn based strategy title. The new package will cost 99.99 dollars and will have a lot of extra series rela...

12 July 2010
19:21 GMT

Civilization V Developer Lays Off 15% of Staff

Important personnel cuts have been announced at Firaxis Studio, the development team headed by Sid Meier, which is behind the Civilization turn based strategy franchise. 20 developers, who account for about 15 percent of the overall employees at the studio, have been laid off, with the parent company, Take Two Intera...

9 July 2010
03:38 GMT

Civilization V Will Only Ship with Basic Multiplayer

We've already learned that Civilization V will be focused on providing support for community sites and that the maps modders have created for the previous installment in the series can be imported in the editor of the new game and converted, easing the adaptation process for most player made content.But it seems...

1 July 2010
08:52 GMT

Civilization V Will Import Maps Made for IV

It seems that one of the steps the developers at Firaxis have taken in order to make the upcoming Civilization V as friendly to mods as possible will be to allow all those interested to import maps that have been developed for versions of Civilization IV, the previous turn based strategy title in the long running ser...

29 June 2010
16:41 GMT

You Can Become a Smuggler Again

If you are a fan of turn based science fiction trading games, you will be really pleased to find out that Niels Bauer Games has just released Smugglers 4, which promises to solve some of the most annoying problems brought by similar titles. And they seem to be pretty sure their game is really a great one, since they&...

12 August 2008
14:26 GMT

The New Romance of the Three Kingdoms Begins This September

European fans should be really excited since Koei has just announced that the highly anticipated PC game Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI will be released on the 5th of September this year. The game combines political maneuvering with city building and tactical warfare, offering a truly unique experience to players o...

5 August 2008
13:06 GMT

Civilization IV: Colonization Gets Detailed

I, for one, was surprised and excited when Firaxis announced it was remaking the classic Colonization game, which Sid Meier put out in 1994, using the Civilization IV game engine. The original game was the less known cousin of Civilization and focused on a smaller piece of history which was presented in greater detai...

4 July 2008
18:06 GMT

R-Type Command Returns as a TBS for the PSP

Basically most of the games have the potential to be "ported" into any other genre, even though it has nothing to do with the original. Now, I would never dare to say that a Sims first person shooter would be coming and it would probably be a bad idea, anyway. Still, another apparently crazy idea will now be brought ...

14 February 2008
02:27 GMT

New Details About Fantasy Wars Disclosed

Fantasy Wars is a turn based battle strategy game developed for the PC by Ascaron Entertainment. There are two big factions involved in these fantasy wars - the Orcs and the Humans (no, it's not like World of Warcraft 2 or 3 gets a remake), which means that any player can choose between brute strength and size o...

18 January 2008
03:29 GMT


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