RICK LANE × FIRAXIS GAMES
Rick Lane's Firaxis Games coverage, across 5 games.
13 articles across 5 Firaxis Games games. Each row keeps the game cover so you can tell which title it's about.
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25 OCT
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PC Gamer·25 Oct
Civilization 7's game changing update was 'personally challenging' for its creative director, as being able to play as a single faction 'wasn't part of the original vision'newsonSid Meier's Civilization VII
6 SEPT
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PC Gamer·6 Sept
Civilization 7 will finally enter the atomic age in 2027, via a free update Firaxis says will be 'even bigger in scope' than last year's Test of TimenewsonSid Meier's Civilization VII
9 AUG
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PC Gamer·9 Aug
Cancelled Quake 4 expansion gets surprise GitHub release after former XCOM 2 developer discovers it on an old hard drive: 'This essentially saved my life'newsonQuake 4
17 MAY
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PC Gamer·17 May
Civilization 7's imminent update will add one of history's most famous conquerors for free, in Firaxis' latest bid to coax you back to its controversial sequelnewsonSid Meier's Civilization VII
7 FEB
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PC Gamer·7 Feb
XCOM 2 is 10 years old, and 2K is celebrating with a free weekend and a 95% discount on Firaxis' masterful sequelnewsonXCOM 2
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PC Gamer·7 Feb
219 hours of XCOM 2 and 20 minutes of Fallout: Size Five Games' director Dan Marshall takes us through the games on his PCnewsonXCOM 2
4 NOV 2025
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PC Gamer·4 Nov 2025
Civilization 7's latest update brings a sweeping balance pass and a broadside of naval mechanics, while Firaxis offers Blackbeard for free as a 'special thanks' to playersnewsonSid Meier's Civilization VII
4 OCT 2025
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PC Gamer·4 Oct 2025
Civilization 7's latest update brings improved map generation, a better UI, and a 'full rework of Napoleon', but it hasn't moved the needle on its divided Steam ratingnewsonSid Meier's Civilization VII
17 MAY 2025
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PC Gamer·17 May 2025
Take-Two CEO reckons Civilization 7's mixed reception is just history repeating itself: 'Every time we've come out with a new platform iteration of Civilization, there's been some consternation on the part of consumers'newsonSid Meier's Civilization VII
8 MAR 2025
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PC Gamer·8 Mar 2025
Microsoft's Civilization 7 competitor escalates tensions with Firaxis' embattled 4X, announcing that nukes are coming with its impending diplomacy updatenewsonSid Meier's Civilization VII
6 FEB 2025
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PC Gamer·6 Feb 2025
Civilization 7 is off to a rocky start as it receives 'Mixed' Steam reviews from its premium backers: 'Comparing this unfinished mess to the Civ 6 release is night and day'newsonSid Meier's Civilization VII
2 FEB 2025
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PC Gamer·2 Feb 2025
Civilization 7's post-launch roadmap will bring the Bermuda Triangle and Mount Everest to all players in MarchnewsonSid Meier's Civilization VII
26 JAN 2025
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PC Gamer·26 Jan 2025
Firaxis celebrates Civilization 7's launch with the Civ World Summit, a live streamed five-way strategy showdown with 'an exciting announcement' plannednewsonSid Meier's Civilization VII