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Some 20 hours in, I can say that Civilization 7's age transitions are the series' most radical and disruptive mechanic yet
By Robert Zak published
New age Entering a new age feels like a soft reset of the game, which may be just what the series needed.

Brutal survival RTS Age of Darkness kept me up until 4 am this morning as I tried to perfect the formula to halt the end of the world
By Fraser Brown published
High tide It's leaving early access today, so join me in the sleep deprivation club.

Sid Meier's Civilization needs to keep reinventing itself to stay relevant
By Len Hafer published
Age Up Civilization 7 is bringing a lot of big and controversial changes—that's good.

Path of Exile 2 devs acknowledge the endgame is 'too severe' but are sticking to their guns because 'the whole death actually mattering thing is actually important'
By Rich Stanton published
"It takes time to get there and that matters."

When 2K removed its annoying launcher it broke a bunch of XCOM 2 mods
By Jody Macgregor published
News I've managed to find a fix, though.

Civilization 7 has been Steam Deck Verified ahead of its launch next month
By Ted Litchfield published
news "One more turn" was really meant to happen while all cozy in bed.

Alan Emrich, the game designer and writer who coined the term '4X,' has died
By Andy Chalk published
news Emrich came up with the idea in a 1993 review of Master of Orion, and it stuck.

Civilization 7 senior historian prays it'll be a 'gateway drug' into textbooks: 'I teach undergraduates in my other life, and my God, man, they don't read'
By Tyler Wilde published
news "I just want people to appreciate the world and the strangeness of the world," says Dr. Andrew Johnson.
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