Civilization VI, of the Sid Meier variety, has a new expansion out today. It's called Gathering Storm, which is a good thing because this expansion is mostly about a very active planet with many environmental challenges.

This expansion includes new Environmental Effects (they capitalized it this way), new Engineering Projects, and Consumable Resources for players to wrap their strategic minds around. This is being called the "largest ever" expansion released in the entire history of the Civilization franchise. Because in addition to the whole environmental stuff,...

The second expansion for Civilization VI was officially announced today after about a day of teasing from 2K and Firaxis Games. Civilization VI: Gathering Storm will be released on February 14, 2019 but what exactly does this new expansion add?

Well, for one thing it adds in an "active planet" where the environment may prove to be a bigger foe than any other civilization out there.
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It's a busy release day, this day of Fri, or "Friday" as some of you may call it. We already talked about the PC release of Sunset Overdrive but did you know that other games also came out today? It's true.

Why not put up a separate news post for each of the following Friday releases? The answer my astound you: I'm feeling lazy. Hell, there might even bee a few things in this Newsbits that doesn't have anything to do with a new release today.

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Mars Chaos Menance is out today on PS4, Switch, and PC via Steam. A release on the Xbox One is coming soon. It's a bullet-hell shmup similar to games like Ikaruga and it's developed from Byte4Games. It's got that old-school gameplay approach but blends in 3D environments for some visual oomph.

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Distrust is out today on the PS4. Developer Cheerdealers released...

I don't remember history being this buggy.
If there is one area that video games come up short in, it's when they attempt to tackle real-life history. Specifically, games come up well short in being historically accurate without also including a healthy dose of embellishment or suspension of disbelief. In nearly all of the games that focus on real-world history, you almost always play as some overpowered jack-of-all-trades. Yes, this includes games and franchises such as Call of Duty, Battlefield, Total War, Civilization, and even Assassin's Creed.

Thankfully, we have a game like Kingdom Come: Deliverance that comes along to not only embrace the idea of a "historically accurate" game but to completely redefine what the genre should be striving to achieve. Kingdom Come is set in 15th century Bohemia and no, you aren't some all-powerful character that somehow knows how to fight like a God and tank hits like your body was made of solid steel. You start out as a nobody named...

I don't remember history being this buggy.
If there is one area that video games come up short in, it's when they attempt to tackle real-life...

What's this, yet another leader reveal for Civilization VI: Rise and Fall? Yep. This time we get to meet Robert the Bruce as the leader of Scotland.

Scotland gets the Highlander as their unique unit.
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What's this, yet another leader reveal for Civilization VI: Rise and Fall? Yep. This time we get to meet Robert the Bruce as the leader of Sco...

A new video for Civilization VI: Rise and Fall, appropriately named "New Features Explained," details some of the new features coming in the expansion. Weird how that works, isn't it?

I like it when a press release is short and to the point. Civilization VI: Rise and Fall is, as we've mentioned, due out on February 8, 2018.

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A new video for Civilization VI: Rise and Fall, appropriately named "New Features Explained," details some of the new features coming...

Tamar was revealed as the leader of Georgia today for the upcoming Rise and Fall expansion for Sid Meier's Civilization VI. The official Civilization blog has some of the major details on Tamar's life along with some insight on her unique content.
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Tamar was revealed as the leader of Georgia today for the upcoming Rise and Fall expansion for Sid Meier's Civilization VI. The official Civilization...

Because playing an addicting game on your desktop just isn't enough. No, you will now vow to take just one more turn wherever you go with today's release of Civilization VI for iOS devices. The game is currently going for just $29.99 (USD) for a limited time with the first 60 turns being totally free to play. Civilization VI typically goes for $59.99 but will be kept at this 50% off price until January 4, 2018 at 11:59PM (PT).

Because playing an addicting game on your desktop just isn't enough. No, you will now vow to take just one more turn wherever you go with today's...

Genghis Khan was, as some would say, a wee bit power hungry. It seems fitting that he and the Mongolian empire would be represented in the upcoming Civilization VI: Rise and Fall expansion. Will you be able to replicate the size and scope of his empire? Maybe, that's kind of on you and your own abilities. If you do, you'll have some of the following to help you along your potential rise to glory.
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