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Soren Johnson leaves Firaxis

April 18th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Firaxis, Industry, Maxis

First reported on Apolyton by webmaster Dan Quick, it has been confirmed by Firaxis programmer Scott Lewis that the big brain behind Civilization IV is moving on to work with EA/Maxis. I guess he likes companies that end in -axis. How big a blow this is to Firaxis fans like me depends on how seriously […]

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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

March 28th, 2007 · 10 Comments · Firaxis, Preview

The second expansion to the game I still play every night has been announced. You can get the full press release over at 2k Games. I’ll highlight some of the passages for commentary. “The expansion will focus on the late-game time periods after the invention of gunpowder.” I start to lose interest in Civ IV […]

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Civilization IV: Warlords summary

March 20th, 2006 · Comments Off on Civilization IV: Warlords summary · Firaxis, Preview

A quick scan of the fact sheet for the upcoming Civ IV expansion shows few surprises. Here are some of the additions and some of my notes. A new great person type: the “Warlord.” — Why go with a whole new word and not just “Great General” to go with the Great Scientist or Great […]

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2k Games announces the 2006 Firaxis lineup

March 16th, 2006 · 3 Comments · Firaxis, Preview

I mostly don’t believe in premonitions. But I’ve had a hell of an odd month considering 2k’s announcements. It was only yesterday that I was complaining about the surge of Roman city building sims. So what does 2k announce? CivCity: Rome. For those keeping count, that makes four Roman city builders. In 2006. Nuts. It […]

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