When Firaxis pushed Sid Meier’s Civilization V out the door in 2010 (our review), fan reactions were quite varied. As someone who used the game as a gateway into the series, I found it to be truly ...

The introduction of an expansion pack, for any fan of the game in question, is usually a big deal. This is especially true in an age where we see DLC this and DLC that. An expansion pack isn’t just ...

This preview of Civilization V is incomplete. It takes more than nine Earth hours, you see, for the great Arabian empire — land of Mecca, Rio De Janeiro and Beijing — to assume dominance of the globe.

Civilization V takes the strategy game series in new directions with the introduction of hexagon tiles allowing for deeper strategy, more realistic gameplay and organic landscapes for players to ...