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In 2012, Firaxis Games released XCOM: Enemy Unknown, a reboot of the classic sci-fi strategy series, and quickly followed it up with a massive expansion (and rerelease on consoles) called XCOM: Enemy Within. Although little evidence has been seen to suggest a new entry in the series, 2Ks interest in pursuing the title as a franchise can be found in The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, a first-person shooter set in the same universe, which flopped. However, a series of job listings at Firaxis indicate that the failure of 2K Marins take on the franchise may not have dissuaded a continuation of the series.

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In an age when video-game demos are on the verge of extinction, Firaxis and 2K Games decided to stand up and show to the public how gamers should be treated. So, strategy fans, get ready for a treat as a demo for Sid Meiers Civilization: Beyond Earth can be downloaded right now from Steam.

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G3AR: "For as far removed as Civilization: Beyond Earth is from the rest of the Civilization franchise in setting, its actually quite a familiar experience. Civilization: Beyond Earth is much less a spiritual successor to Alpha Centauri and much more an amalgamation of Civilization V and a speculative, post-calamitous future. For all intents and purposes, Civilization: Beyond Earth is Civilization V with the options for varying approaches to developing and nurturing your civilisation turned up to 11 and it has lasers of course. In fact, its taken on the affectionate nickname of Civilization with Pew Pews here at G3AR. Laser based weaponry aside, is this new 4x strategy game from Firaxis worth investing in? Well that depends."

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A great week for Wii U owners who have a brace of exclusives that has other format holders seething with jealousy. Theres quite the musical theme elsewhere with the latest Just Dance title and Harmonixs motion-controlled take on Fantasia. The words Firaxis and Alpha Centauri are probably enough to get our PC-gaming readers excited, not to mention a certain Dreamfall title. Read on for the full rundown along with links to our past coverage and the cheapest prices.

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Sid Meiers Civilization: Beyond Earth is still a week away, but publisher 2K has just released the games intro cinematic that will greet players before they start the game. Firaxis spiritual successor to Alpha Centauri is the sixth main entry in the hit RTS franchise Civilization.

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Firaxis has been posting in-character interviews and letters from each of Civilization: Beyond Earth's faction leaders for a while now. The latest to fall under the spotlight is Hutama, leader of the Polystralians. Polystralia is a pan-national civ formed from Australia and the Pacific Rim of South-East Asia. They're a generally less aggressive, more trade-focused empire, and leader Hutama embodies their preference for trade and diplomacy over more straightforward, aggressive tactics. He began his rise to power as a student activist, leading "grass-roots campaigns against corruption and cronyism in reclamation projects only to become the dynamic face for a new generation of the Commonwealth." Now he's the head of the Polystralian colonisation effort.