Civilization 7 will get ‘one of the most requested features’ since launch: The option to play as one civ from start to finish

Firaxis tried something new with Civilization 7‘s Ages system, and although the studio’s willingness to experiment with its decades-old grand strategy series is commendable, the evolution hasn’t been the biggest of hits. As a result, Firaxis has been working on options that remake Civ 7 into something more like its still-popular older siblings, and just…

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Kratos voice actor Christopher Judge says he hopes the next God of War is set in Egypt while making a hypothetical sequel sound pretty unhypothetical: ‘I have no doubt that no matter what pantheon it is, it will be great’

During this weekend’s MCM London Comic Con, Kratos voice actor and videogames’ foremost barker of the word “boy” Christopher Judge shared his hopes for where God of War might be heading next. And in the process, he may have inadvertently hinted things are already in motion towards another entry in the series—even if Sony isn’t…

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‘Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism’: DayZ creator Dean Hall says the ‘gambling mechanics’ of Valve’s monetization strategy ‘have absolutely no place’ in videogames

Last week, Valve issued an update to Counter-Strike 2 that, by some estimates, caused the collective secondhand market value of rare CS2 cosmetics to plummet by billions of dollars. While Valve’s official policy forbids the third party sale of its games’ cosmetics, its loot box monetization fuels a massive ecosystem of gambling and speculation—and in…

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