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Celebrate Julius Caesar's Birthday in Civilization VI!

On this day, July 12, in 100 BC, Julius Caesar was born in Suburra, Italy. To celebrate, we'd like to remind you that you can add the birthday boy to your roster of playable Civilization VI leaders by linking your 2K Account to the Steam Account that you use to play. You can find instructions on how to create and link a 2K Account below.

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Unsurprisingly, Caesar's military prowess makes him ideally suited to aggressive play in pursuit of Domination Victories, which are achieved by conquering the original Capital city of every other civilization. Waging war on a global scale is expensive, so making the most of Caesar's unique "Veni, Vidi, Vici" leader ability is key. With it, you receive 200 Gold whenever you conquer a city for the first time, or 100 Gold when you clear a Barbarian Outpost. Once you research Steel, these Gold amounts both increase to 500!

How will you choose to lead as Julius Caesar on his birthday? Perhaps you want to recreate history by playing on the True Start Location Earth Huge map? Or maybe you want to mix things up by interacting peacefully with some Barbarians in Barbarian Clans mode? Regardless of how you choose to celebrate as Caesar, we hope you have fun and emerge victorious!

[h3]Setting up and linking a new 2K Account[/h3]
Signing up for a 2K Account is easy! Simply go to 2K Account Signup and register. Once you’ve completed the sign-up, link your Steam account and boot up Civilization VI. Once in the game, log into your 2K Account.

You can also sign up for a 2K Account in-game. Simply click on the 2K Account button in the bottom right-hand corner of the main menu, then follow the instructions to register a new account.

[h3]Linking an existing 2K Account[/h3]
If you already have a 2K Account, all you need to do is boot up Civilization VI and log in to your 2K Account via the button in the bottom right-hand corner of the main menu. Once your account is linked, restart Civilization VI to add Caesar to your roster of leaders.

*Offer available until November 24, 2024. Requires an Internet connection, a Steam copy of Civilization VI, and a 2K Account linked to the Steam account used to play the game. One per account. Void where prohibited. Terms apply.

Civilization 6 has a new favorite leader

The Civilization 6 Leader Pass has now run its course, bringing a ton of new historical leaders to one of the best 4X games. With some of history's most famous faces joining the Civilization 6 roster in recent months, you might be wondering which among them has proven the most popular. Shockingly, it might not be who you expect.


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If you love free PC games - or almost-free games - then this Civilization 6 Steam sale is the perfect opportunity for you to grab a budget-friendly title. Within the realm of strategy games, there are few names quite as big as those in Sid Meier's Civilization series. Civilization 6 is Sid Meier's most recent game, and with a discount as big as this one, it could be the perfect place to jump into the series.


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Civilization VI - April 2023 Update Available Now

Hey, Civ fans! Civilization VI: Leader Pass is officially complete, and with it, we’re releasing a new update today for the PC version of Civilization VI. This small update resolves an issue where background music can stop during gameplay. iOS, Mac, and Xbox on Windows players can expect the update in the near future.

LEARN MORE about the Civilization VI: Leader Pass HERE: https://civilization.com/leader-pass/

Civilization VI: Duel of the Devs Livestream

If you caught last month's Rulers of England livestream, you might recall that Civilization Franchise Lead Designer Ed "The Architect" Beach and Junior Designer Carl "Carlbarian'' Harrison are scheduled to go head-to-head in Civilization VI this Wednesday, April 12. The last time these historical heavyweights met was back in 2019, when Ed's Hungary emerged victorious against Carl's Canada. Will history repeat itself, or will Carl have his revenge? Tune in to the FiraxisGames Twitch channel at 10:00AM PT this Wednesday to find out!

Did you miss the battle? Please enjoy the archive of the entire livestream here.

Last time Ed and Carl met on the Civilization VI battlefield, Ed enjoyed a home-field advantage of sorts as he got to choose the Civilizations that he and Carl played with as well as the two AI Civilizations they shared the map with. For this week's rematch, Civilization selection is being handled a little differently.

Towards the end of the previous Firaxis livestream, Ed and Carl each chose four possible Civilizations from the Civilization VI: Leader Pass* for their opponent to play as, then the final selections were made via polls on the official Civilization Twitter account. As a result, Ed will be playing as Rome's Julius Caesar against Carl's Germany's Ludwig II. In the interests of time, the game will again be played on a small map with just two other Civilizations controlled by AI opponents.

Years from now, when you're asked where you were when The Architect fought Carlbarian for the second time, make sure you're among those who can honestly say that you were there. See you Wednesday!

*Base game required to access all Civilization VI: Leader Pass content and additional DLC packs required to access certain leaders and content included in the Leader Pass. Leader Pass is already included as part of the Civilization VI Anthology Edition. Terms apply. See