Spanning over two decades with seven core entries and numerous expansions, Sid Meier’s Civilization and the games that followed have become cornerstones of the gaming industry. With Civilization: Beyond Earth, developer Firaxis is finally taking a break from playing in the past, and instead is looking onward towards humanity’s future. There’s no better time than now to look back at this 4X strategy series’ evolution and rediscover the origins of these incredibly engrossing games. Unless, of course, you’re thinking of Civilization World. This ill-conceived Facebook game has been annexed from our list and has since been discontinued.
Sid Meier’s Civilization (1991)
was another unexpected turn of events. This game wasn’t just some wacky console offshoot; it was next official entry in the masterful Civilization series. Even so, Meier and his team at Firaxis weren’t afraid to once again shake up the most fundamental aspects of the Civilization formula. Chief among these was the game’s shift from playing on a square grid--a series mainstay since the very beginning--to hexagonal tiles. Military units could no longer be grouped on a single tile, and independent city-states were introduced. Together, these changes and many others acted as the series’ great equalizer. Newcomers and veterans alike had a new Civilization game to master.
The television show Mästarnas mästare (Champion of the Champions) is one of the most popular television shows in Sweden. In the show, athletes compete against each other in a number of different athletic challenges. About a week ago, a Facebook page was made, trying to get the former Counterstrike professional Emil HeatoN Christensen on the show.
The Release Date for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution is going to be shared with us before the end of the month according to the Facebook page! The official Naruto Video Games facebook page posted saying that on April 22nd, 2014 Questions will be answered and also stated that wed see the final release date by the end of the month.
The Koei division of Tecmo Koei took to Facebook today, posting "How many of you are a PC gamer here? #TKfamily" With the recent announcement of Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends for the PC in Japan, does this mean that other titles from the publisher could be receiving the PC treatment?
VRFocus - Braid developer Jonathan Blow has commented on the news of Facebook buying Oculus Rift creators Oculus VR, stating that he finds it difficult to see how the acquisition can be a good thing. The social networking giant recently announced that it would be buying the virtual reality (VR) specialists for a total of $2 billion USD, although has pledged that it wont radically alter Oculus VRs plans in the near future.
Shamus Young:
Maybe you're really upset that Facebook bought Oculus Rift. Maybe you're okay with it. Maybe you're wondering what the big deal is. I mean, it's just a gimmick peripheral, right? Who cares? And they've been talking about it for twenty years. What makes it so special this time?
What makes VR so special? Isn't it just like playing a game using 3D glasses? Minecraft was doing that years ago!
Shamus Young:
Maybe you're really upset that Facebook bought Oculus Rift. Maybe you're okay with it. Maybe you're wondering what the big deal is. I mean, it's just a gimmick peripheral, right? Who cares? And they've been talking about it for twenty years. What makes it so special this time?
What makes VR so special? Isn't it just like playing a game using 3D glasses? Minecraft was doing that years ago!
