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Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide Impressions: Making Planetfall

Shacknews goes hands-on with the Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide expansion and claim the seas in the name of our empire. Here's what we found in the ocean depths.

XCOM 2 introduces us to its new, and familiar, personnel

2K and Firaxis are introducing us to the personnel we'll be working with on the Avenger in XCOM 2.

XCOM 2 release date pushed back to February 2016

The upcoming sequel to 2012's XCOM: Enemy Unknown needs a little more time to be developed, so 2K and Firaxis have announced XCOM 2 is getting delayed.

XCOM 2 to Infiltrate PCs This November

After some teasing, XCOM 2 has been officially announced, and it will release exclusively for the PC this November.

Sid Meier's Starships Review: Fire All Guns

Sid Meier's Starships lets you manage over a fleet of space ships for intense tactical combat missions. But is a game that's all about ship combat worth checking out? Read the review to find out.

Sid Meier's Starships Preview: Journeying to the Stars

We go hands-on with Sid Meier's Starships to see if we have what it takes to build an unstoppable armada and conquer the galaxy... through reason and diplomacy, of course. Our most powerful battleships are named Reason and Diplomacy.

XCOM: Enemy Within hits iOS and Android devices tomorrow

XCOM: Enemy Within is finally being ported to iOS and Android devices, and it hits digital stores tomorrow.

Civilization: Beyond Earth review: Humanity's End

Civilization: Beyond Earth leaves behind humanity's homeworld with the hope of creating a better future. How does this epic sci-fi Civilization game stack up against its earthbound historic predecessors? Our review.

Civilization: Beyond Earth intro cinematic searches for hope

2K and Firaxis have released the opening cinematic for Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth, in which humanity begins its search for a new home.

Firaxis lead designers discuss Civilization: Beyond Earth's desert-like arid biome

The Earth-like lush biome won't be the only one available to explore in Civilization: Beyond Earth. Shacknews recently spoke with Firaxis lead designers Will Miller & David McDonough to talk about the desert-like arid biome.