At Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, last month, I sat down in one of a dozen chairs arranged like a makeshift theater to watch Ed Beach -- lead designer of the upcoming Sid Meier's Civilization 7 and ...

Well, here's a nice surprise. Here I was thinking I'd have to wait until Civilization 7 to get another edition of the defining Sid Meier strategy sim, and all of a sudden, 2K has launched a new Civ ...

After nearly nine years of Civilization 6 expansions and updates, it's finally Civilization 7's turn: early access started February 6, and the full launch commenced on February 11. The new game in Sid ...