Even ‘Civilization VI’ is getting a battle royale mode

Firaxis and 2K are taking an all-too-familiar approach to revitalizing a game: tack on a battle royale mode in a bid to capture the Fortnite crowd. They've released an update to Civilization VI that introduces Red Death, a 12-player competitive mode...

Explore Sid Meier’s Civilization VI in a Whole New Way

You’ve probably heard of Sid Meier’s Civilization, but now there are whole new ways to live out your alternate reality in this gaming universe. With the massive Rise & Fall bundle, you’ll be able to advance your civilization through centuries by fighting battles, educating the masses, and going up against some of the most powerful leaders the world has ever seen.

Civilization VI: Rise & Fall is a huge expansion to the original game, offering truly dynamic empires, with borders that ebb and flow, and cities that change loyalties over time. What will be the outcome of your civilization? You’ll be faced with a leader’s ultimate obstacle: gaining and keeping the loyalty of your citizens. If you’re a successful leader, you could bring your civilization into a prosperous age, but a wrong turn could send everyone spinning into a dark period of history.

You can grab both Civilization VI and the Rise and Fall expansion back for just $56.99 in the Technabob Shop. That’s 36% off the regular price, and less than the original price of the standalone game.

Grab a Great Deal on Civilization VI

Sid Meier’s Civilization series needs little introduction, but Civilization VI, the newest entry to the saga goes above and beyond what you’ve ever seen before, offering entirely new ways to engage with your world. The turn-based strategy franchise has sold over 35 million units worldwide since its creation, creating an enormous community of players attempting to build an empire to stand the test of time.

Advance your civilization from the Stone Age to the Information Age by waging war, conducting diplomacy, interacting with other civilizations, and going head to head with great leaders. There are five ways to achieve victory in Civilization VI – which path will you choose?

Experience the marvels of your empire in a whole new way with Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. It’s yours for only $29.99 in Technabob Shop – it’s an instant redemption Steam download, for Mac OS or Linux machines.

2K Games Announces “Sid Meyer’s Starships”

Beyond Earth has been met with much critical fanfare, because it’s Civilization in spaaaaaaaace, and that’s cool. It also took advantage of the fantasy setting and introduced things like the non-linear tech tree and other tangents to classic Civ gameplay that made Beyond Earth feel like more than just a mod.

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Now this storyline is being expanded upon with a game called “Starships.” It’s the store of what appears to have been a civilization which peacefully won a game of BE, and has now gotten a distress signal from another world that was settled by other humans in an age gone bye. Being a boss, peaceful society, they grab their guns and start heading towards the long lost brothers.

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Gameplay will consist of lots of exploration, because Sid loves that crap; diplomacy, because ditto; and some ship-to-ship combat, because fighting sells games, and customizable ships, because everybody loves that crap.

Part of what should make Starships interesting is that some mission must be completed on separate maps, and the actual combat will “dynamically generated” which should certainly help keep the game engaging. I’ve always wanted to play a delicious hybrid of Civilization and Total War, and this sounds pretty close. I’m excited.

[via Gamespot]

Civilization Beyond Earth Worker LEGO Set is Ready to Colonize Your Toy Collection

Firaxis Games is the developer behind Sid Meier’s Civilization III up to its most recent release, Civilization Beyond Earth. For the latter’s launch party, the studio asked employee Andy Clarke to create LEGO replicas of the game’s Worker unit. Andy made only 180 sets, but someday you might be able to buy one if LEGO gives the green light to Andy’s proposal on LEGO Ideas.

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The set consists of the front end loader variant of the unit, a Worker minifig, a female version of the minifig’s head and a Firaxis sticker. Have your browser settle on LEGO Ideas to vote for the set.

Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth Lands This Fall

I have been playing the Civilization games from Sid Meier for years. I particularly liked Civilization V that launched most recently in the series, and still play that game frequently. If you are a fan of the franchise, a new game is coming in late 2014 that you can look forward to. The game is called Civilization: Beyond Earth.

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Unlike the other games in the franchise that have had us evolving our civilizations over time up until the space-faring age when the game ends, Beyond Earth starts there. Players will get to colonize other worlds with their civilizations.

Players will get to lead factions to alien worlds where they can make colonies. The planets will change based on the player actions. Beyond Earth will also feature nonlinear technology progression, deep customization, and more. There is always the chance that the game will be delayed, but I hope not I am looking forward to playing this game when it hits this holiday season. You can pre-order Civilization: Beyond Earth now for $49.99(USD).

Alpha Mail – Firaxis Announces Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth


Those longing for a high-gloss remake of Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri to go alongside Take Two Interactive’s ongoing development of Civilization, most recently with Civilization V...