Sid Meier explains how to approach tablet and mobile game development
Sid Meier talks about how his studio approaches new game concepts like mobile and tablet gaming, and how technology helps shape development.
READ MORE >Sid Meier wants to expand XCOM: Enemy Unknown's appeal to action gamers
Firaxis creative head Sid Meier talks about what drew his studio to create a new XCOM game, and how he thinks it can appeal to many different types of gamers.
READ MORE >XCOM creator calls FPS direction 'disappointing'
XCOM creator Julian Gollop talks about his disappointment with the shooter XCOM, and his hopes for XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
READ MORE >"The Hitman movie's portrayal of the character wasn't accurate at all. Firstly, 47 doesn't rescue ..."
see all 70 commentsXCOM: Enemy Unknown is 'reimagining' of 1994 game
We get more details on Firaxis' XCOM: Enemy Unknown, including just how closely it will stay to the 1994 original.
READ MORE >"He got it all backwards. The original article he links doesn't even say that. "
see all 18 commentsXCOM: Enemy Unknown is Firaxis-developed strategy game
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is the cover story for the February issue of Game Informer, and is described as a "full-on strategy game that puts players in command of a global anti-alien defense force." How's that for staying true to your roots?
READ MORE >"I wonder if they can bring back the jump-scares of the original. It was freaky walking around, ..."
see all 199 commentsCivilization V Game of the Year Edition announced
Firaxis' strategy game is getting a Game of the Year edition packing most--but not all--of its DLC. It'll arrive on September 27, just after Civ V's first birthday.
READ MORE >"Will Pitboss be before or after IPX/SPX compatibility? You know, because some folks use it - ..."
see all 34 commentsCivilization World public beta launches
Civilization madness spreads to Facebook as the long-in-development Civilization World has launched its public beta on the popular social media website.
READ MORE >"CivWorld is actually pretty good about that. The only time it asks you if you want to post stuff ..."
see all 16 commentsFiraxis Lays Off 20 Employees; 2K Vows Development of Civilization 5 Unhindered
Take-Two Interactive has slashed 20 jobs at its Firaxis Games studio, responsible for past and future games in Sid Meier's Civilization franchise,...
READ MORE >"The sheer scope of a Civilization FPS make it sound like the best thing ever."
see all 12 commentsSid Meier's Pirates! Headed to Wii
An enhanced edition of buccaneer lifestyle simulator Sid Meier's Pirates! is headed to the Wii, publisher Take-Two Interactive and subsidiary 2K...
READ MORE >"Got to agree (regardless of price). You can tell Nintendo are getting desperate when they're ..."
see all 9 commentsCivilization V Announced, Introduces Hexes
Sid Meier's legendary turn-based historical strategy series Civilization will receive a brand new instalment on PC this fall, publisher 2K Games...
READ MORE >"Modding tools people, do you understand what that means!?!? Back are the days of the incredible ..."
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"Seeing as how he hasn't made a flight sim (and, really, neither has anyone else) in decades... I ..."
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