Civilization: Beyond Earth review: Humanity's End
Feature
Civilization: Beyond Earth leaves behind humanity's homeworld with the hope of creating a better future. How does this epic sci-fi Civilization game stack up against its earthbound historic predecessors? Our review.
READ MORE >Civilization: Beyond Earth intro cinematic searches for hope
News
2K and Firaxis have released the opening cinematic for Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth, in which humanity begins its search for a new home.
READ MORE >Firaxis lead designers discuss Civilization: Beyond Earth's desert-like arid biome
Feature
The Earth-like lush biome won't be the only one available to explore in Civilization: Beyond Earth. Shacknews recently spoke with Firaxis lead designers Will Miller & David McDonough to talk about the desert-like arid biome.
READ MORE >"What? Not even something like a "Petra" World wonder as in CIV V? No buildings or special ..."
see all 5 commentsCivilization: Beyond Earth coming in October
Civilization: Beyond Earth, the futurist take on the long-running strategy franchise, has set a landing date. 2K Games announced today that it will come to PC on October 24 for $49.99.
READ MORE >"The only evidence I've seen to the contrary is the tech tree, which is now a spiderweb instead ..."
see all 25 commentsSid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth preview: boldly going
It's time to blast off into parts unknown in Civilization: Beyond Earth. Shacknews recently had a chance to go hands-on with the Civilization series' jump into the future.
READ MORE >"Well, it it really just Civ5 in space? I'm not surethat is enough to make me buy it. "
see all 26 commentsCivilization: Beyond Earth takes the series into the future
Firaxis revealed a brand new game in the Civilization series at PAX East today. Dubbed "Beyond Earth," the latest entry in the franchise takes the series into the future.
READ MORE >"I wonder why that name is not mention in any of the announcement articles."
see all 42 commentsCivilization 5 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown get Complete Editions
2K Games is working on a pair of Complete Editions for Civilization V and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. The former will release tomorrow, while the latter arrives on March 4 with XCOM: Enemy Within packed in.
READ MORE >"They could just call it something else. Planetfall or Rigel Kentaurus would be good options. "
see all 6 commentsXCOM Enemy Within video review: luck of the draw
Review
Last year's XCOM: Enemy Unknown was a critical darling, redefining how a turn-based strategy game can look and play. A year later, Firaxis returns...
READ MORE >"Until we're gaming on the oculus rift, I think everyone is bored. "
see all 21 commentsSid Meier's Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies announced for PC and iOS
Firaxis is landing a sequel to Sid Meier's Ace Patrol on PC and iOS this fall, publisher 2K announced today. Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies will bring the turn-based strategic aerial combat to the Pacific theatre, flying missions in battles including Pearl Harbor, Midway, and Gua...
READ MORE >"Ace Patrol was pretty fun. Will check this out when it comes out."
see all 5 commentsCivilization 5 'Scrambled' map packs announced
2K Games and Firaxis have announced two new "Scrambled" Civilization 5 map packs inspired by the Scramble for Africa scenario in Brave New World. One is available now, and the other is coming November 5.
READ MORE >XCOM from aliens' perspective would be complicated, says Firaxis
XCOM has plumbed the depths of a human story, but switching perspectives to the aliens would require more than just replacing human units with alien ones, according to Firaxis' Anada Gupta.
READ MORE >"I agree with this, I don't see the point of an alien POV campaign. Make the aliens playable in ..."
see all 8 commentsXCOM: Enemy Within has you punching aliens with mechs
The upcoming Enemy Within expansion for XCOM: Enemy Unknown adds a bevvy of new features for players to tinker around with. However, there's one primary takeaway fans have become fixated on: the ability to punch aliens with mechs.
READ MORE >Sid Meier's Ace Patrol moves to PC today
We really liked Sid Meier's Ace Patrol. But alas, it was exclusive to iOS. That changes today with a brand new PC port.
READ MORE >"NEVER should have went to smart devices first. Your home is the PC. Stay put!"
see all 4 commentsYou can play Civilization 5 as Beavis & Butthead
One intrepid modder has produced the leaders Civilization 5 clearly always needed: Beavis and Butthead.
READ MORE >"Oil deposits are replaced by natural gas. Biology and Steam Power on the tech tree become ..."
see all 10 commentsNew XCOM game in the works, 2K Games confirms
2K Games has announced plans to announce a new XCOM game at Gamescom. It'll likely be XCOM: Enemy Within for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.
READ MORE >"Well I'm excited. Hopefully it has terror from the deep inspiration, given the story of it and ..."
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"Civ2 was awesome from the start. For a sequel it hit everything just right."
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