See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The release date of Civilization 7 draws near and will see the game ...

The two modern XCOM games, Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2, represent the very best not only of Firaxis but of strategy as a videogame concept. Every single input in XCOM is significant, and laden with ...

Ever since the first title launched back in 1991, the Sid Meier's Civilization series has been one of the biggest names in the 4X genre. Over the years, many titles have either been inspired by it or ...

The origins of Civ are also the origins of Age of Empires.

From the moment 4-year-old Cameron first stepped out into Glimmer in Spyro 2, he knew video games were going to play a central role in the rest of his life. Though he never planned to make it the ...

The past 18 months have heralded a small renaissance for strategy games. Manor Lords takes the municipal organization of Cities Skylines and crosses it with Age of Empires' feudalism. Frostpunk 2 ...

It's somehow been eight years since 2K and Firaxis released Civilization 6, and the lauded 4X developer has kept the wheels greased the entire time with a steady stream of updates. But the updates can ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. History is built in layers. This was the key concept Firaxis kept in ...

At Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, last month, I sat down in one of a dozen chairs arranged like a makeshift theater to watch Ed Beach -- lead designer of the upcoming Sid Meier's Civilization 7 and ...

Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick says the company's 2025 missteps with Borderlands 4 and Civilization 7 aren't a big problem in the grand scheme, and that publisher 2K is still "crushing it." While ...

It's 1944. The world is plunged deep into war. American troops are on the verge of crossing into German territory. The war has dragged on for years. Heavy bombers and fighter planes have regularly ...

“Build a civilization to stand the test of time.” That was the promise on the box of Sid Meier’s Civilization, the first in a long-running strategy game franchise that has evolved over 35 years and ...