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Civ 7's massive overhaul update brings its highest Steam player count in over a year

Initial reactions to the Test of Time update are mixed, however.

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"There are people who couldn't believe what we had done": How Civilization 7's devs worked with players to get its huge Test of Time overhaul right

Interview | Ed Beach and Matt Schembari join us from Firaxis to reflect on the removal of legacy paths, playing as one civilization, and listening to the community more

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Civilization 7's imminent update will add one of history's most famous conquerors for free, in Firaxis' latest bid to coax you back to its controversial sequel

Tests of Time has one last surprise in store.

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Civilization 7 is profitable, says Take-Two CEO, even if they 'got it wrong' with the Ages system

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said that Civ 7 has been "a profitable enterprise" while acknowledging that they got aspects "wrong."

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Civ 7 is getting 'by far the most-requested addition' later this month, but I'm more interested in whether it'll finally feel fully baked

Firaxis says the massive Test of Time update is Civ 7's "biggest and most fundamentally game-changing."

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"We got it wrong" with Civilization 7, Take-Two boss admits, and he takes "responsibility" for the strategy game's failures: "What we tried to do was a bridge too far"

"But it wasn't for want of trying"

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Star Wars Zero Company is more than just 'Star Wars XCOM'—it feels like Mass Effect but with turn-based tactics and permadeath

This Clone Wars tactics game from former XCOM devs may end up 2026's biggest surprise.

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Dispatch is lying to you about RNG for your own good, just like XCOM: "Those guys are pretty smart, so we thought we'd do the same"

Adhoc "landed on anything that had over a 76% success chance would automatically succeed"

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Just like XCOM, superhero comedy Dispatch cheats random percentages of success in the player's favor: 'anything that had over a 76% success chance would automatically succeed'

"If coincidences are just coincidences, why do they feel so contrived?"

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XCOM designer Jake Solomon announces surprise closure of his studio alongside a first look at its canceled life sim, 'the game we poured our hearts into'

"Burbank" was set to be a life sim with dramatic storylines.

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XCOM boss's new studio evidently shutting down without releasing a game: Jake Solomon shares AI-powered build of The Sims meets The Truman Show "before we close the doors"

"We built a studio, we made a game, and I'm really proud of both"

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XCOM 2 is 10 years old, and 2K is celebrating with a free weekend and a 95% discount on Firaxis' masterful sequel

Try one of the best games ever for nothing, then grab it for less than the price of a coffee.

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10 years later and with no XCOM 3 in sight, I'm in love with XCOM 2 now more than ever

Opinion | February 5, 2026, marks 10 years since XCOM 2 dared to make us lose

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Civilization 7 players can once again play as a single civilization in a massive overhaul update that's 'tentatively' coming in spring: 'Together, these updates are similar in scope to an expansion'

To hold us over in the meantime, Firaxis added everyone's best friend: Gilgamesh.

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One year after Civilization 7 tried to fix the strategy genre's biggest problem, Firaxis is meeting fans in the middle with an "expansion-level" update: "I think we're going to blow some fans' minds"

Interview | Creative director Ed Beach and executive producer Dennis Shirk reflect on Civilization 7's biggest swings and how they are being refined in Test of Time

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Get the complete editions of Civilization 4, 5 and 6 plus a bunch more games for $15 in Humble Bundle's The Sid Meier Collection

That's enough Civilization to last the remainder of civilisation.

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Phoenix Point's Terror from the Void mod is so good Snapshot Games just released a massive patch to make the original game more like the fanmade overhaul

New update is fully compatible with Phoenix Rising's rework.

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If you don't already own XCOM 2 or Midnight Suns for some reason, they're part of a big Firaxis Steam sale right now along with a bunch of other strategy greats

These will look nice in my backlog.

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Civilization 7's latest update brings a sweeping balance pass and a broadside of naval mechanics, while Firaxis offers Blackbeard for free as a 'special thanks' to players

A Teaching moment.

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Civ 7 will soon receive a major update that will bring back the option to play as one civ continuously

Firaxis has shared its plans for Civilization 7's post-launch content, which includes an update that has been highly requested since the game's release.

PC Gamer

Civilization 7 will get 'one of the most requested features' since launch: The option to play as one civ from start to finish

Details are sparse, but community testing for the feature will take place "over the next few months."

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Civilization 7 update brings pirates and "powerful" Ocean Tiles, but developer Firaxis won't say much more: "You'll notice smaller, less frequent updates while the team shifts into testing"

Ahoy, Civilization

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Firaxis says Civilization 7 is getting "dramatic changes" as it tests a way to basically bypass its divisive Ages system and let you play as one faction the whole game

"We're internally playtesting ways to play as one civ continuously through the Ages"

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Civilization 7's latest update brings improved map generation, a better UI, and a 'full rework of Napoleon', but it hasn't moved the needle on its divided Steam rating

French Correction.

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"There was a staff reduction" — 2K quietly announces layoffs at Civilization 7 dev Firaxis amid Hollow Knight: Silksong launch hype, but won't say how many

Civilization 7's Firaxis Games is quietly going through layoffs in the midst of the loud, attention-grabbing launch hype for Hollow Knight: Silksong.

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