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Baltimore County’s Firaxis goes epic again with ‘Civilization VI’

Twenty-five years after Sid Meier's first “Civilization,” here's how the game is changing with the times.

A look into "Civilization VI." (Image courtesy of Firaxis)

Civilization looks poised to carry on with its latest turn.
Hunt Valley-based Firaxis Games officially launched Civilization VI for Windows PC last week. It’s the latest take on Sid Meier’s influential and massively popular empire-building strategy game, released 25 years after the original.

Hype has building for weeks, with Ars Technica declaring way back in September that a pre-release version “might be the most in-depth Civilization game to date.” Many reviews are still in progress, but the initial word is pretty positive.


Digital Trends points out that the game marks an “evolution, not revolution.” That’s by design, the site notes, as Firaxis goes by a rule that 33 percent of a previous game carries over to the next edition, while another third will be adapted.


The game is also showing the ability to evolve with the times.
According to Motherboard, a team is set to introduce Civilization VI to the eSports world. A professional player of the game who goes by MrGameTheory joined the influential Team Liquid, and is set to fill out a full team. Since eSports is built on viewers who tune in on Twitch, there are questions about whether anyone will want to watch. (For other titles, that is certainly not a question.) But any good show needs stars, and MrGameTheory sounds pretty impressive.

Companies: Firaxis Games

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