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One of the best strategy games is leaving Xbox Game Pass soon

It’s that time of the month again, and some great games are being booted from Xbox Game Pass this September. In their place, we’ll be receiving games like Starfield, Lies of P, and Solar Ash, so you still have plenty of new and great games to give a whirl.

Popular turn-based strategy game Sid Meier's Civilization VI is one of the nine games leaving the subscription service on September 15. And I don’t know about you, but I am pretty gutted about it.

Anyone who knows me in the slightest will know how I feel about strategy games; I vehemently dislike them. They’re just not my type of game. I like sleuthing my way through horror games and shooters, being right in the middle of any and all combat, and immersing myself the whole time. Put me in a room with nothing but Age of Empires and I’d rather give up games entirely.

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One of the greatest strategy games ever made is now 90% off

Civilization 6 is the big one, the ruler, the monarch. Other strategy games like Age of Empires, Europa Universalis, and Crusader Kings are wonderful, too, but if we're talking about lineage and prestige, Civ 6, for most folk, remains the go to. With the Civilization 7 release date on its way, if you want to play - or replay - the most expansive, in-depth, and engaging strategy sim perhaps of all time, a new Steam sale means you can now get Civilization 6 at an enormous 90% discount, giving you the entire game for less than $6.


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Free Civilization 6 update adds new achievements and leader abilities

Civilization 6 is basically a free game during this Steam sale

Free Civilization 6 update adds new achievements and leader abilities

A Civilization 6 update on Steam adds new achievements to earn, along with some fresh abilities for some of the characters introduced with the recent Civilization 6 Leader Pass. If you're a fan of Sid Meier's latest, one of the best 4X games around, then this should give you some new toys to play with while we await news of the Civilization 7 release date.


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CIV VI: AUGUST 2023 UPDATE INCLUDES NEW LEADER ABILITIES

We're excited to announce that a new update is now available for the Steam version of Civilization VI. In addition to addressing some reported issues, this update also improves the Leader Abilities of some of the Leaders introduced in Civilization VI: Leader Pass.

Julius Caesar also benefits from an updated Leader Ability. If you haven't already, you can add him to your Civilization VI roster simply by linking your 2K Account to the account of the same platform that you use to play. Here are instructions on how to create and link a 2K Account.


[h3]LEADER ABILITIES[/h3]

Julius Caesar - Veni, vidi, vici New: +300 Gold whenever you conquer a city for the first time or when you earn Gold from a Barbarian Outpost. The Gold becomes 500 after researching Metal Casting and 700 after Steel (on Standard Speed). When targeting Barbarians, receive +5 Combat Strength and always earn normal XP.

Old: Receive 200 Gold whenever you conquer a city for the first time or 100 Gold when you clear a Barbarian Outpost. These Gold amounts increase to 500 after you research Steel.

Wu Zetian - Manual of Entrapment New: All Spies operate at 1 level higher. Whenever an offensive spy mission is successful, you also gain 100% of the Culture, Science, and Faith that the targeted city made that turn. Receive a free spy at Defensive Tactics and +1 Spy Capacity. You can purchase Spies with Faith.

Old: All offensive Spies operate at 1 level higher. Whenever an offensive spy mission is successful, you also gain 50% of the Culture and Science that the targeted city earned that turn. Receive a free Spy (and extra Spy Capacity) after discovering Defensive Tactics.

Harald Hadrada (Varangian) - Varangian Guard New: (Base game) 75% discount on levying units, and all units pay 2 less Gold maintenance. +1 Influence Point per turn from the Stave Church.

Old: (Base game) 75% discount on levying units, and all units pay 2 less Gold maintenance.

New: (Rise and Fall & Gathering Storm DLCs) All units pay 2 less Gold maintenance. 75% Discount on levying units, and levied units receive Culture, Faith, and Science from kills equal to 50% of the opponent's Combat Strength. +1 Influence Point per turn from the Stave Church.

Old: (Rise and Fall & Gathering Storm DLCs) 75% Discount on levying units, and levied units receive Culture, Faith, and Science from kills equal to 50% of the opponent's combat strength.

Abraham Lincoln - Emancipation Proclamation New: Industrial Zones give +2 Amenities and +3 Loyalty per turn, but your Plantations give -2 Loyalty per turn. Receive a free Melee unit after constructing Industrial Zones and their buildings. The free unit does not require resources when created or to maintain and receives +5 Combat Strength.

Old: (Base game) Industrial Zones give +2 Amenities. Receive a free Melee unit after constructing Industrial Zones and their buildings. The free unit does not require resources when created or to maintain and receives +5 Combat Strength.

Old: (Rise and Fall & Gathering Storm DLCs) Industrial Zones give +3 Loyalty per turn but your Plantations give -2 Loyalty. Receive a free Melee unit after constructing Industrial Zones and their buildings. The free unit does not require resources when created or to maintain and receives +5 Combat Strength.


[h3]AI UPDATES[/h3]
  • Changed Kongolese leader Nzinga Mbande's preferred settlement placement; she now dislikes foreign settlement a great deal more.
  • Fixed an issue that was preventing Barbarian attack forces from spawning properly on Immortal difficulty.



[h3]ACHIEVEMENTS[/h3]
  • Added Victory Achievements for Leaders introduced in Civilization VI: Leader Pass.
  • Abraham Lincoln can no longer complete the "A Man A Plan A Canal Panama" Achievement that requires you to build the Panama Canal as Teddy Roosevelt.



[h3]MISCELLANEOUS[/h3]
  • Fixed a reported issue that was preventing pillaged Dams from being repaired.
  • Fixed a reported issue with Ottoman Empire leader Suleiman's (Muhtesem) secondary agenda not working properly.


 

 

Civilization 6 is basically a free game during this Steam sale

Civilization 6 is one the biggest strategy games ever, featuring an extensive cast of global leaders to play as and countless hours of historical fun. If you have yet to experience the wonders of Sid Meier's massive turn-based game, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you to find out why it has been deemed very positive by players on Steam. Civilization 6 is currently marked down during a massive Steam sale, along with a few of its various expansions and DLC.


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