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Civilization V will soon receive its second expansion: Brave New World. Unlike the last expansion which introduced religion and espionage, Brave New World sets its sights on culture, one of Civilization V's previously underdeveloped mechanics. In a new trailer Firaxis explains how the culture victory has been redesigned, and why it will now be a compelling way to earn a win...

Aliens are attacking! Grab your gear, think things through and watch your back. Also, watch your squad-mates' backs too, otherwise you'll be alien goo (hey that rhymes!). Here's a snip: Soldiers develop his/her abilities from scratch as they progress and survive the missions, after which they are promoted and given a specific class: heavy, support, assault or sniper...

2K Games and Firaxis games have confirmed that their strategy XCOM: Enemy Unknown will hit stores in the US starting October 9, 2012 and October 12 worldwide. "As we reimagine XCOM, one of our goals is to evolve the experience while recognizing what made X-COM one of the greatest PC games to date," said Sarah Anderson, senior vice president of marketing for 2K...

There's a mew XCOM game is on the way, but you should already know that if you've been paying attention. Well, publisher 2K Games just made it official. Firaxis Games, the developer best knows for its Sid Meier's Civilization franchise, is now working on XCOM: Enemy Unknown, "an action strategy title that is planned for release in fall 2012...

Sweet. According to the February issue of GameInformer, development studio Firaxis Games is working on a true sequel to X-COM, which means, yeah, it's not a shooter Word is: "Unlike 2K Marin's previously announced XCOM shooter, which sparked tempers among longtime fans for turning its back on the series' cerebral roots...

After four long years, Firaxis and 2K Games release a new installment in their ever-popular strategy series, Sid Meier's Civilization. For the past week we've spent a lot of time getting into the intricate mechanics of this title. Here's a snip: Combat has gotten a major overhaul with units that can no longer be stacked on top of each other on a single map...

Firaxis and 2K made an announcement not long ago that gamers will be able to try out a playable demo of Civilization V before the game hits store shelves. Looks like that won't be happening after all. Instead the demo will be made available on the same day the full game arrives to retailers - September 21...

We've just received the official system requirements for Sid Meier's Civilization V. Check 'em out below: Minimum System Requirements Operating System: Windows XP SP3/ Windows Vista SP2/ Windows 7 Processor: Dual Core CPU Memory: 2GB RAM Hard Disk Space:...

A portion of Civilization V is going to playable sometime before release - in September to be exact. Although we still don't have any details as to what exactly will be available in the upcoming playable demo for Civ V, it's still good to know we'll be able to taste the game before it hits stores on September 21, 2010.

2K Games announced that Sid Meier's Civilization V will be available in North America on September 21, 2010 and internationally on September 24, 2010 for Windows PC. Developed by Firaxis Games, Civilization V "reinvigorates the classic turn-based strategy genre with an astonishing new engine built from the ground-up for this flagship edition of the Civilization franchise...

2K Games today announced Sid Meier's Civilization V, the latest entry in the popular strategy-based franchise. The game is currently in development at Firaxis Games for PC. Players are introduced to an entirely new combat system, "deeper diplomatic interactions and...