Firaxis Announce Sid Meier’s Starships
2K and Firaxis Games have announced Sid Meier’s Starships, a new turn-based, adventure-driven interstellar strategy game from Sid Meier, creator of the Civilization series. The game will be set in the Civilization: Beyond Earth universe. The announcement includes a trailer and a set of screenshots, available below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQh6WjrRohc Scheduled for…
Civilization: Beyond Earth Review
Civilization: Beyond Earth is an extremely difficult game to describe to a long-time fan of Sid Meier's venerated series without sounding negative, despite it being a good game. To an newcomer, the borderline trite descriptor of “take over an planet through force or integrating humanity into their new world” seems…
Civilization V Is Free to Play on Steam until October 23rd
In the run up to Civilization: Beyond Earth's release this Friday, Civilization V is free to play on Steam until the 23rd of October. Warm up before you jet off into space or try your hand at Civ for the first time, this offer allows everyone to try their hand…
Civilization: Beyond Earth Blasts Off 24th October
In news coming out from 2K Games today, Civilization: Beyond Earth will be released on the 24th of October. If you pre-order the game, you will receive the Exoplanets Map Pack which includes six custom maps, inspired by real life exoplanets. These include Kepler 186f, Rigil Kantoris Bb, Tau Ceti…
E3 2014: Civilization Beyond Earth, Gameplay Shown
During the Twitch's official livestream, members of the Civilization: Beyond Earth development team revealed a lot of information about the game, to do with new gameplay mechanics, the settings and the things to expect when you go Beyond Earth. As for the game's setting, the game takes place after what…
Civilization Beyond Earth + Europe = Winning
Remember the launch trailer for Civilization Beyond Earth that came out yesterday? Do you remember thinking 'it's good but it's just missing that special something'? Well have no fear, we've found exactly what it needed. Glam Metal!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_WSgMhfuic That's right, a near perfect mash up of the reveal trailer with…
Civilization Beyond Earth Trailer
Stardate -308718.8, Firaxis have announced their latest title, Civilization: Beyond Earth at a developer panel during PAX East. Civilization: Beyond Earth is a spiritual successor to Alpha Centauri, though sadly not an official sequel due to some complicated IP ownership shenanigans. Anyway enough chatter, it's trailer time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtYWqE55s24 Looks pretty cool…