"I was chomping at the bit to crack the code": How procedural maps became XCOM 2's biggest ambition, after Firaxis couldn't manage it in Enemy Unknown

The developers of XCOM 2 reveal the challenge of making procedural maps for their turn-based tactical game, including why they had to ditch them in XCOM.

Hopefully, this will run well on my MacBook Air.

Civilization VII Coming to Apple Arcade Tomorrow

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/04/apple-arcade-civilization-vii/

#Civ7 #AppleArcade #Apple #Firaxis #TakeTwo #Gaming

If you are a #Civilization fan, I like watching Paisley Trees. I am terrible at the game and have been since 1991 or so when it first came out. I lose focus on things like adjacencies and make huge mistakes along the way. She dedicates a lot of time to it, and as of late, found out she is an art historian and was featured and interviewed in an official #Civ #Firaxis Video. #History

https://youtu.be/Kofm2qcTg54?si=K9nu3tbmBb8Pnv9Q

As the title says: Firaxis has currently a developer sale going on, and all their big titles are on sale (exception: Alpha Centauri, which is not on sale).
This includes everything from Civ3 to Civ7, with the excepton of some of the Civ6 DLCs.
Civ7 is currently 35% off, Civ6 and DLCs between 25 and 50%, and the rest of the games/addons/DLCs between 10-80%.

At the same time also the other franchises are on sale, including XCOM and Marvel Midnight Suns, with discounts for the main titles and DLCs between 20 to 90%.
You can find an overview over the sale here https://store.steampowered.com/developer/2K/sale/FiraxisDeveloperSale?tab=2 , and discuss it with us here https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/firaxis-developer-sale-10-to-80-off-on-firaxis-games-until-november-17.700613/ .

#Civ3 #Civ4 #Civ5 #Civ6 #Civ7 #CivBE #MarvelMidnightSuns #XCOM #Firaxis

🔥 2K announces layoffs mainly hitting Civilization 7 team | Shacknews

｢ Civilization 7 has struggled since its highly anticipated launch back in February. The game has sat on a Mixed rating on Steam for some time, and the trend doesn’t seem to be veering positive ｣

https://www.shacknews.com/article/145807/2k-civilization-7-layoffs

#layoffs #civ7 #firaxis

This isn't a very strategic move.

Civilization developer Firaxis is laying off staff

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/civilization-developer-firaxis-is-laying-off-staff-221105604.html?src=rss

#Civilization #Firaxis #2K #Labor #Layoffs #Gaming