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Midnight Suns, Civilization and XCOM icon Jake Solomon leaves Firaxis

Jake Solomon, the designer and director behind several iconic strategy games including Marvel's Midnight Suns, the Civilization series, and XCOM is leaving Firaxis, as the company appoints a new studio head, and Solomon embarks on a "new chapter."

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The Civilization VI Leader Pass continues - Meet the Rulers of the Sahara!

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Leader Pass continues with the Rulers of the Sahara pack*. Each Leader Pass release contains brand new leaders decked out with inventive abilities, all designed to tease out clever new playstyles and challenge veteran CIV players in surprising ways. You’ll also see a few familiar leaders, reinvented to represent them at a different stage on their journey through history.

Rulers of the Sahara includes:

Ramses II
Cleopatra (Ptolemaic)
Sundiata Keita

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Ramses II’s reign is Egypt at the height of its power - his exploits are audacious, whether those be in carving monuments out of the living rock, or in carving the kingdoms of his enemies. Here is the pride and might of the pharaoh made flesh.

Unique Leader Ability: Abu Simbel

Gain Culture equal to 15% of the construction cost when finishing Buildings and 30% when completing Wonders.

Cleopatra returns with a thematic focus on the Greek-speaking Ptolemaic dynasty, where Egypt formed the agricultural heart of the Mediterranean, and as such she brings a new leader ability that rewards food and culture pursuits over those of trade and gold.

Unique Leader Ability: Arrival of Hapi

Resources along floodplains receive +1 food and +1 culture. +1 appeal on floodplains instead of standard -1.

Sundiata Keita** founded the Malian Empire from the ashes of Wagadou. He was a royal exile, who despite struggling with physical infirmity became an accomplished hunter, orator, and, eventually, king. Here is Mali in its pre-Islamic, pre-Mansa Musa state, a story of a struggle against nature, conniving enemies, and oneself. And over these, the Lion of Mali reigns triumphant.

Unique Leader Ability: Sogolon

It costs 20% less gold to Recruit Great People and the Market gains 2 Great Writing slots. Great Works of Writing receive +4 Gold and +2 Production.

*Base game and Leader Pass required to access Rulers of Sahara content.

**Requires Gathering Storm expansion to play.

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Civ 6 DLC Rulers of the Sahara gets release date on Steam and Epic

Developer Firaxis announces the Civ 6 DLC Rulers of the Sahara release date and shows off the new leaders coming to its 4X strategy game in February. The fourth pack included in the Civilization 6 Leader Pass comprises two leaders for Egypt along with a second pick for Mali, first introduced to Civilization 6 with the Gathering Storm expansion.

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Civ 6 streamer figures out how to win without founding any cities in 'extremely impressive' video

If you ask me, we're ramshackle contraptions designed to hunt, gather, and perish early from preventable disease, and this society stuff all started going downhill the second we got into agriculture. When we were young, hale, and nomadic, roaming the steppes and plains? Those were our glory days. At least we can relive them via a recent video from a streamer called boesthius, who undertook the Civilisation 6 "no settle: domination challenge" to win a match of Civ without founding any cities of his own...
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The Civilization VI Leader Pass continues - Meet the Rulers of China!!

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Leader Pass continues with the Rulers of China pack. Each Leader Pass release contains brand new leaders decked out with inventive abilities, each designed to tease out clever new playstyles and challenge veteran CIV players in surprising ways. You’ll also see a few familiar leaders, reinvented to represent them at a different stage on their journey through history. Forget the old ways and put your safe strategies to bed—the Civilization VI Leader Pass will forever change the way you rule.

Rulers of China includes:

Yongle
Wu Zeitan
Qin Shi Huan

Yongle built the foundation for Ming’s international system and rebuilt its infrastructure. As emperor, he didn't overindulge in luxuries, but sought and received tributes from dozens of other countries.

Unique Leader Ability: Lijia

All Cities receive projects where they can convert 50% of their Production into Food, Faith, or 100% if it is Gold. (Base + Rise and Fall + Gathering Storm).
Cities with 10 or more Population receive +2 Gold, +1 Science, and +1 Culture per turn for each Population in the city. (Gathering Storm + Rise and Fall)

Wu Zeitan was the only woman ever to sit on China's throne. She shifted the focus of power away from powerful families in favor of a more centralized bureaucracy and, by opening administrative examinations to all, moved Chinese politics towards a more meritocratic system.

Unique Leader Ability: Manual of Entrapment

All offensive Spies operate at 1 level higher. Whenever an offensive spy mission is successful, you also gain 25% of the Culture and Science that the targeted city earned that turn. Receive a free spy after discovering Defensive Tactics.

Qin Shi Huang is remembered as a warlord who unified China, even going so far as to standardize weights and measures, make Chinese writing uniform, and issue a new Imperial currency. He's also remembered for the creation of what we now know as the Terracotta Army, which was constructed to protect him in the afterlife.

Unique Leader Ability: Thirty-Six Stratagems

Melee units receive the Converts Barbarian Action. This action transforms Barbarian units into your units.

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