4X fans and denizens of this forum have certainly followed the game, and today Ara: History Untold is finally availabe. It’s a 4X game very similar to Civilization, and while it has some features of the coming Civ7 (e.g. historical personalities as leaders with special abilities, and also an age concept), it makes many things different. It has… Read More »
To celebrate Master of Magic’s 30th Anniversary this month I thought I’d do something similar to our recent Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri, Civilization Call to Power, and Sid Meier’s Colonization Anniversary Celebrations and take a look at what’s been going on in the Master of Magic fan communities over the last few years so pour yourself a cup… Read More »
In case you want to play as a small-scale dictator before Civ7 gets around, you now have the option with Tropico 4!The island dictatorship simulator is currently for free, for another 1 days and 15h from the time of this post.Get it here, and discuss it with us here.
The Tacticon is a virtual convention about strategy games, and now this year’s schedule is known! Every civ-fanatic should be interested in the talk on Friday about historical accuracy in strategy games!The talk about procedural generation might be interesting as well, given that’s essentially how the civ maps are generated.For the game showcases, Reus 2, a god game… Read More »
The Tacticon is a virtual convention about strategy games, organized by the independent publishers FireSquid Games and HoodedHorse, and therefore should contain some things, which are also interesting for us.This year the convention will happen from July 18 to July 22. The lineup normally consists out of various talks, new demos, and some sales, obviously.The list of games… Read More »
During the XBOX Game showcase we got the first footage of Ara gameplay! The release date was also announced, September 24 2024. If you want to discuss this video with us, then join us here.
Today, Mohawk Games has released the latest DLC for Old World, “Behind The Throne”.This DLC brings new characters, 350 new events, new projects, and most interestlingly new gameplay mechanics. This includes characters who might be competing with you as a leader, a grand vizier who manages your cities better (or doesn’t he?), new political eras, civil wars, and… Read More »