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Inheriting Civilization V’s Brave New World, One Trade At A Time

I’d like to think I’m a people person. I might not agree with 75 per cent of what other people say or think or believe, but I get along. It’s what I do. In today’s society it works, for the most part. In Civilization V it didn’t, at least not until now. It’s a Brave New World, and I almost conquered it with commerce.


App Review: Haunted Hollow Demonstrates How To Handle In-App Purchases

There’s quite a lot of extra content available for purchase in Haunted Hollow, the spooky new iOS strategy board game from Firaxis, creators of XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Between new creatures to add to your arsenal and special item unlocks, you could spend upwards of $18 on the free-to-play game, but that’d be stupid — the season pass is only $8.49.


That iOS Game From The Makers Of XCOM Is Out Today

I love free things, especially when they are free strategy games from Firaxis, the development studio that brought us XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Civilization V, among many other great games.


Wow, Sid Meier Just Made A New Video Game

Legendary game designer and civilisation co-creator Sid Meier is a bit like Tom Clancy these days. His name’s on a whole bunch of stuff, but the level of involvement he actually has with each project, even civilisation games, varies.


Is This A New XCOM Game In The Works?

Firaxis teased this very small snippet of a trailer for what looks like something XCOM related. A new game? DLC? They mentioned it was their next big project, so I would wager a guess to the next title in the series.


Civilization V’s Next Expansion — Brave New World — Is Out July 12

Firaxis today announced at their PAX East panel that the recently announced Civilization V expansion, named Brave New World, will be released internationally on July 12.


XCOM: Enemy Unknown Is Coming To The iPhone And iPad This Winter

Firaxis’ winter is going to be quite busy. They just announced today at their PAX East panel that they’ll be bringing the fantastic strategy game from the PC/consoles over to the iOS platform.


You’ll Soon Be Able To Use XCOM Soldiers In Civilization V

Today Firaxis — the makers of both XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Civilization V — announced that you can research something called the XCOM Project in your game of Civ V.


XCOM And Civilization Creators Are Bringing Something Spooky To iOS

The folks at Firaxis are responsible for some of the best strategy games ever made. So when they promise a deep, competitive, free-to-play strategy game for iOS in the upcoming Haunted Hollow, it’s a good time to be an iDevice owner.


How A Well-Meaning Death Notification Freaked Out The XCOM Designer’s Wife

I wouldn’t be surprised if you’re reading that headline and thinking, “Um, ‘well-meaning death notification?’” But believe it or not, that’s exactly what we’re talking about here.


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