Matthew is a journalist in the news department at GameRant. He holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University and has been an avid gamer since 1985. Matthew formerly served as a ...

Sid Meier's Civilization 7is far from the immediate success that developer Firaxis likely hoped it would be. A good indication that things haven't been going according to plan is the recent delay of ...

Publisher Take-Two Interactive and developer Firaxis Games have confirmed on February 17, 2023, that the next iteration of Sid Meier’s Civilization is being developed at the studio. Ed Beach, who ...

Civilization games are easy to get lost in, so much so that I don’t think I’ve ever actually finished one of them. This is apparently a common problem because developer Firaxis Games wanted to address ...

Having grown up almost exclusively playing games on consoles, PC games have always had this air of complexity surrounding them that kept me from engaging with them. I would see games like Fallout, ...

Firaxis Games has made some interesting announcements for Civilization VII. Creative director Ed Beach shared this announcement in their latest blog update: First, we’re testing some dramatic changes ...

At Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, last month, I sat down in one of a dozen chairs arranged like a makeshift theater to watch Ed Beach -- lead designer of the upcoming Sid Meier's Civilization 7 and ...

Fatemah grew up playing all kinds of games, initially finding a home in the very first installments of Counter-Strike and Warcraft. From there onward, it was pure grind — all day, all night.

It's 1944. The world is plunged deep into war. American troops are on the verge of crossing into German territory. The war has dragged on for years. Heavy bombers and fighter planes have regularly ...

Mario Party is fantastic, but admittedly a bit basic. Few games are better for gathering a group of gamer casuals and having them enjoy themselves — even if they're trounced. But if you're a more ...

The past 18 months have heralded a small renaissance for strategy games. Manor Lords takes the municipal organization of Cities Skylines and crosses it with Age of Empires' feudalism. Frostpunk 2 ...