Sid Meier's Civilization VII News

'If you fire it up, there's a build of Civilization 1 on there': The PC that Sid Meier used to make the first Civilization has a whopping 16MB of memory and still works

gainst a wall in the lobby of the Firaxis office, there are two objects: An old leather desk chair, and an equally aged PC and CRT monitor in beautiful '90s beige. These obviously aren't just any old bits of retro junk. They're the kinds of relics game history archivists dream of, given how much has been lost over the years to bankruptcies, acquisitions, and carelessness...
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Civilization 7 hands-on: Huge changes are coming to the classic strategy series

Be honest: When you play Civilization, do you dutifully guide your subjects from the dawn of history to the moon landing, or do you get bored sometime around the Renaissance and start over? If you're the dutiful type, you're in the minority: Firaxis has been collecting statistics, and although it wouldn't share specifics, the developer told me it was surprised to discover how few Civilization players had finished a game of Civilization...
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Watch the Civilization VII Gameplay Showcase on August 20

After Opening Night Live, tune in here on Steam or visit Twitch.tv/FiraxisGames at 1:30 PM PT / 10:30 PM CEST to watch our official Civilization VII Gameplay Showcase! For more than 20 minutes, we'll share exclusive insights from the development team about this revolutionary new chapter in the franchise, including our vision for the game as well as its innovative new features. For a one-stop shop on everything Civilization VII, you'll definitely want to catch this one live!

Civilization 7 just got better as Firaxis cuts one annoying feature

We cover a lot of strategy games at PCGamesN - between Cities Skylines 2, the upcoming Frostpunk 2, updates to Stellaris, Manor Lords, and dozens more, it's been a busy 18 months. And then, despite all this competition and would-be new blood, Firaxis confirms Civilization 7 and reminds everyone that it's still, after 33 years, top of the genre food chain. Civ 6 is excellent; the sequel should be even better. But while we wait for launch, Firaxis just made its upcoming 4X opus sound even more promising by confirming that one aggravating feature will be cut entirely.

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Civilization 7 has a new launch window and it's good news for fans

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 throughout the eons. While the sixth game remains strong after plenty of updates, it has been eight years since it launched and the feeling is generally that we're due another entry. That may be coming true sooner than many might have expected, with new Civilization 7 launch window information dropping as part of Take-Two's new earnings report.

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