Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ Steam news

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• Review score60% positive
• Total reviews23,032
• Release dateOct 23, 2014
• DeveloperFiraxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
• Publisher2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)Publisher: 2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)

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Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ Steam news

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• Cozy Up with 2K: The Autumn Sale is Live on Steam! Save Big Through Oct 8.* - 1 October 2026

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• Firaxis Anniversary Sale - Join the 30th Anniversary Celebration - 30 April 2026

  Firaxis Anniversary Sale May 1st represents a historic milestone for Firaxis Games: 30 years of crafting world-class strategy experiences. To mark three decades of excellence and the debut of a bold new studio identity, a special anniversary sale is now live on Steam. This event is a tribute to the studio’s history, offering deep discounts on the iconic titles that have defined the genre for a generation. From Sid Meier’s Civilization VI to the XCOM Ultimate Collection, fans can get legendary titles at significant savings.As Firaxis enters its next chapter, there has never been a better time to revisit the catalog that made them a powerhouse in gaming. Explore the legacy, master the tactics, and own a piece of strategy history. Key titles included in the sale*: Civilization III Complete Edition - 80% Civilization IV Complete Edition - 80%Civilization V Complete Edition - 75%Civilization…

• Civilization's Sid Meier talked to RPS all about his brilliant career at PAX X EGX - 15 September 2020

  Sid Meier, that legendary game dev whose name sits before the names of Civilization games, had a lovely chat with our very own Nate Crowley this weekend, as part of PAX Online X EGX Digital. The pair talked all about some of the most notable parts of Meier’s career – including, Railroad Tycoon, Pirates!, and Civilization – as well as chat about his upcoming book, Sid Meier’s Memoir!: A Life In Computer Games. And thanks to computers, you can watch their whole chat in full below. (more…)

• Five of the Best: Villains - 22 May 2020

  Five of the Best is a weekly series about the small details we rush past when we're playing but which shape a game in our memory for years to come. Details like the way a character jumps or the title screen you load into, or the potions you use and maps you refer back to. We've talked about so many in our Five of the Best series so far. But there are always more. Five of the Best works like this. Various Eurogamer writers will share their memories in the article and then you - probably outraged we didn't include the thing you're thinking of - can share the thing you're thinking of in the comments below. Your collective memory has never failed to amaze us - don't let that stop now! Today's Five of the Best is... Read more

• ASPYR 20th Anniversary Weekend, up to 75% Off - 15 September 2016

  Save up to 75% on select titles during the ASPYR 20th Anniversary Weekend *! Titles Include: Borderlands 2 Civilization Beyond Earth Modern Warfare 3 Homeworld Remastered Collection Bioshock Infinite STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords Layers of Fear SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition And More! *Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time

• Take One More Turn in Civilization VI - 11 May 2016

  We’re excited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Civilization franchise by announcing Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, the next entry in the award-winning turn-based strategy franchise. Be sure to follow the Steam Community group here and add the game to your Steam wishlist! http://store.steampowered.com/app/289070 Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, set to launch on PC on October 21, 2016, offers new ways to interact with your world, expand your empire across the map, advance your culture and compete against history’s greatest leaders to build a civilization that will truly stand the test of time. Your story begins later this year! Sid Meier’s Civilization VI includes: EXPANSIVE EMPIRES: See the marvels of your empire spread across the map like never before. Each city spans multiple tiles so you can custom build your cities to take full advantage of the local terrain. ACTIVE RESEARCH: Unloc…

• Take One More Turn in Civilization VI - 11 May 2016

  We’re excited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Civilization franchise by announcing Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, the next entry in the award-winning turn-based strategy franchise. Be sure to follow the Steam Community group here and add the game to your Steam wishlist! http://store.steampowered.com/app/289070 Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, set to launch on PC on October 21, 2016, offers new ways to interact with your world, expand your empire across the map, advance your culture and compete against history’s greatest leaders to build a civilization that will truly stand the test of time. Your story begins later this year! Sid Meier’s Civilization VI includes: EXPANSIVE EMPIRES: See the marvels of your empire spread across the map like never before. Each city spans multiple tiles so you can custom build your cities to take full advantage of the local terrain. ACTIVE RESEARCH: Unloc…

• Day 3 of the Steam Lunar New Year Sale - 7 February 2016

  The Steam Lunar New Year Sale continues today with great deals on thousands of games!* Check back every day to see new front-page features, or follow the Lunar New Year adventure story to explore the Steam catalog. *Discounts end February 12th at 10am Pacific unless otherwise listed.

• 2K Publisher Weekend! - 28 January 2016

  The 2K Publisher Weekend is on now, with deals on great games and franchises like Borderlands, Civilization, Bioshock and XCOM!

• The Wonder War and Chungsu's New Colors: Changes to Beyond Earth - Rising Tide - 30 November 2015

  http://i.imgur.com/LiqZRYB.jpg There is a new update available for Rising Tide. This update introduces the Wonder War, allows for Domination-focused plundering of an opponent’s final city, adds additional information about Artifact rewards, expands the Black Market Covert Op, and makes additional bug fixes and UI improvements. And last but not least, we’ve updated the colors for Chungsu. The full patch notes are far too long to paste here, so please refer to the Civilization blog below for the full list of changes. ➜➜➜ http://2kgam.es/1lqgZKy http://twitter.com/civgame http://facebook.com/civ

• The Wonder War and Chungsu's New Colors: Changes to Beyond Earth - Rising Tide - 30 November 2015

  http://i.imgur.com/LiqZRYB.jpg There is a new update available for Rising Tide. This update introduces the Wonder War, allows for Domination-focused plundering of an opponent’s final city, adds additional information about Artifact rewards, expands the Black Market Covert Op, and makes additional bug fixes and UI improvements. And last but not least, we’ve updated the colors for Chungsu. The full patch notes are far too long to paste here, so please refer to the Civilization blog below for the full list of changes. ➜➜➜ http://2kgam.es/1lqgZKy http://twitter.com/civgame http://facebook.com/civ

• Civ BE Rising Tide Patch Makes Peace Less Ridiculous - 30 October 2015

  Oh, Civilization: Beyond Earth , how sad you make me. You work so very hard to make me love you but… well, maybe you’re fundamentally unlovable. The Rising Tide expansion, that was a good try. You became more alien , less like your dad trying to wear a spacesuit, but gosh, you made a pig’s ear of Diplomacy , didn’t you? Bugs and bonkers design decisions queered the pitch. But maybe it’s not too late. I hear there’s a big new patch intended to address one of your biggest problems; what flowers are you bringing to my door this time? …

• Spoils of War and Black Market now live in ‪Rising Tide‬ - 29 October 2015

  http://i.imgur.com/URImWAg.jpg There is a new update available for Rising Tide. In addition to bug and UI fixes, this patch introduces changes to the War Score system and combat resolution, Covert Ops, and Trade Units that will have a major impact on the game. The full patch notes are far too long to paste here, so please refer to the Civilization blog below for the full list of changes. http://www.civilization.com/en/news/2015-10-spoils-of-war-beyond-earth-rising-tide/ If you run into any issues, please contact 2K Support

• Spoils of War and Black Market now live in ‪Rising Tide‬ - 29 October 2015

  http://i.imgur.com/URImWAg.jpg There is a new update available for Rising Tide. In addition to bug and UI fixes, this patch introduces changes to the War Score system and combat resolution, Covert Ops, and Trade Units that will have a major impact on the game. The full patch notes are far too long to paste here, so please refer to the Civilization blog below for the full list of changes. http://www.civilization.com/en/news/2015-10-spoils-of-war-beyond-earth-rising-tide/ If you run into any issues, please contact 2K Support

• Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide diplomacy fix hits - 13 October 2015

  Civ: Beyond Earth's Rising Tide expansion might not have done enough to dredge Firaxis' game up from the swamps of mediocrity, but it did feature a horrible bug that kept the diplomacy system from working as it was supposed to. Oh, wait, that's bad. The bug made it so that your allies sometimes wouldn't join in when you've decided to do a war, and that's the absolute height of rudeness in my opinion. Anyway, it's a moot point now, as Firaxis has issued a quick hotfix that eliminates the bug. Here's Firaxis' David Hinkle explaining the problem, and how it's been fixed: "Previously, there were some cases where a player would go to war, but their allies would not join them in the fight. Now, when a player declares war, all the player s allies will also declare war on the target. If you are at war, and then you form an alliance with a faction that has not yet met your opponent, your new all…

• Civilization: Beyond Earth Rising Tide review - 8 October 2015

  Need to know What is it? The first expansion pack for Beyond Earth, adding new factions, biomes and a few new features like aquatic cities, as well as shaking up the existing diplomacy system. Expect to pay: 25 / $30 Developer: Firaxis Publisher: 2K Games Reviewed on: i7, GTX 970, 8GB RAM Link: Official site Even hardcore fans mostly agree, if Beyond Earth taught us anything, it s that you ve got to go further than merely another solar system to escape the shadow of Alpha Centauri. With that in mind, Rising Tide is a smartly put together expansion. It doesn t make Beyond Earth the game that some of us wanted, especially in terms of finding its own groove instead of just being Civ in space, but it does at least put its focus on the biggest criticisms instead of simply bolting on a few more toys and random cool features. It s closer. Not there, but a good deal closer. For me, one of the c…

• Wot I Think Civilization: Beyond Earth Rising Tide - 8 October 2015

  Rising Tide is the first, and some might say much-needed, expansion pack for Beyond Earth, the sci-fi Civilization V spin-off which met a somewhat muted reception. It’s out tomorrow, but I’ve spent the last few days with it. It’s so much better. It’s so much worse. …

• Civilization: Beyond Earth Rising Tide trailer shows hybrid monsters - 5 October 2015

  Rising Tide will blur the ideological lines set up in Civilization: Beyond Earth. By investing evenly in multiple affinities you can research and field hybrid units. If you blend the technologist Supremacy track with the organic Harmony track, you can recruit floating fleshy battle tanks. If you devote yourself to Harmony and the isolationist, industrial Purity path you unlock cooler robots and battle walkers called Golems. It's mad science, basically. Both feature in the new trailer above. What does that all have to do with rising tides? Well, the expansion also lets you build cities on water. Find out more about that in our hands-on video preview . The expansion is out this Friday October 9.

• Playing Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide's first 100 turns with Firaxis - 20 September 2015

  Watching a designer play their own game is sort of like watching a five-star chef eat their own meal; they know exactly how it's supposed to be approached. I got a chance to play the first 100 turns of the Rising Tide expansion to Civilization: Beyond Earth with co-lead designers Will Miller and David McDonough, asking them questions and picking their brains about everything Civ along the way. They told me if they like to build wide or tall, their favorite play-styles, and more, all while showing off the latest 'sponsor' to be revealed from Rising Tide, the diplomacy-based Integr. Watch the video above or click here to hear what they have to say.

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