Can you remember the first time you played a Civilization game, and what it was that got you hooked? Was it the exploration? Empire management? Warfare? Without a doubt this 4X series is a cornerstone ...

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In the eyes of MicroProse, Civilization II was a simple side project that would pale in comparison to their exciting follow-up to the original Civilization, CivNet. CivNet was essentially an online ...

A simplified version of a Civilization game has always struck me as an oxymoron. Taking Firaxis’ famously addictive turn-based strategy series about guiding a nation from cavedwellers to spacefarers ...

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An empire built on word of mouth. Brian Reynolds remembers when Sid Meier gave him a copy of Civilization. “I played until 2am,” he admits. “It combined the city, units and ‘one more turn’ of Empire ...

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All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor is the second expansion pack to the turn-based strategy ...