SimGolf seems like a weird game for a studio that’s so well-known for strategy games, but this one isn’t just a golf game. You do create your own pro golfer and take them around the world winning ...

Civilization 7 is confirmed, as the next generation of Firaxis' iconic strategy sim looks to take on new rivals in the form of Ara History Untold and Millennia, and old competitors like Crusader Kings ...

The folks behind Civilization VII have been downsized. It’s never fun writing about these types of stories. We hate to see them pop up, but it looks like another studio was hit with a round of layoffs ...

Ed Beach says that players "had not been given full service by the game as the way it first shipped".

Firaxis was not prepared for the success of Civilization 6 on Nintendo Switch. The iconic strategy developer, which is also known for the XCOM series, is a specialist in making PC games. It puts all ...

Firaxis Games has made some interesting announcements for Civilization VII. Creative director Ed Beach shared this announcement in their latest blog update: First, we’re testing some dramatic changes ...

Take-Two and 2K Games announced the development in a news release also promoting Heather Hazen to Firaxis’ studio head, while also announcing the departure of longtime developer Jake Solomon. Formerly ...

Civ VII promises to expand the scope of how players can write their own historical fantasy, offering the freedom to mix and match civilizations with different historical figures, such as Hatshepsut ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Firaxis Games is the latest video game studio to be hit with layoffs ...

The two modern XCOM games, Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2, represent the very best not only of Firaxis but of strategy as a videogame concept. Every single input in XCOM is significant, and laden with ...

Civilization games are easy to get lost in, so much so that I don’t think I’ve ever actually finished one of them. This is apparently a common problem because developer Firaxis Games wanted to address ...

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