Civilization VI

In the latest Civilization VI: Gathering Storm civ reveal, the Swedes return to the iconic 4X strategy series. Queen Kristina replaces Civ V’s Gustavus-Adolphus – she came to the throne in 1632 at the age of six (though she didn’t start…

With the holidays behind us, the Civilization VI: Gathering Storm civ reveals are dropping once more. Today Mali is unveiled, led by Mansa Musa – supposedly the “richest person in history” thanks to the abundant gold mines Mali enjoyed during…

The Inca will make their return to Civilization with February’s Gathering Storm expansion. Led once again by Pachacuti, the Inca can make use of mountains like no-one else. Their unique ability is Mit’a, which enables citizens to work mountain tiles.…

The latest civ to be revealed for Civilization VI’s next expansion, Gathering Storm, is Canada, under prime minister Wilfrid Laurier. Canada’s unique ability is Four Faces of Peace. This completely prevents you from declaring surprise wars, or wars against city-states. However,…

Even the most rational gamers have their quasi-religious rituals. For some that might be an unquestioning commitment to the unchanging Dynasty Warriors series, or to the endless DLC churned out by an ageing MMO. For me, that ritual is buying…

Civilization VI: Gathering Storm will bring us the Maori, who are now the second officially-revealed addition to the civ roster. Kupe will serve as the civ’s leader here – according to historical Maori legend, he set sail from Hawaiki and…

The first new civ that Civ 6’s coming expansion, Gathering Storm, will bring to the game has been officially revealed (the reason for the italics there will become clear in due time): it’s Hungary, led by the 15-century king Matthias Corvinus. Hungary’s unique ability…

Revealed in November with a new trailer and a round of interviews, Gathering Storm is the next expansion for Civ 6. It’s due for release in mid-February next year, and as with its predecessor, Rise and Fall, you can expect…

Civilization VI’s next big expansion has been revealed. Gathering Storm is all about nature and humanity’s relationship with it: our attempts to shield ourselves from its wrath, and our relatively recent power to influence it on a global scale. Fittingly,…

Civilization VI’s new Gathering Storm expansion is all about the relationship between humans and the Earth – and a big part of that is climate change. But even though Gathering Storm models the effects of increased carbon levels in the…