Beware the city-devouring worms in Civilization: Beyond Earth (hands-on preview)

I enjoyed a brief hands-on preview of Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth, mainly because I stayed away from the worms. The giant Siege Worms in the PC game will periodically emerge and ruin the civilization that you’re so desperately trying to establish on an alien planet in Beyond Earth. If you disturb a nest of these worms, it’s a quick way to lose your city in the latest sci-fi version of the Civilization series.

The 2K Games division of game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software recently said that Firaxis Games is making the latest Civilization game for the Windows PC, Mac, and Linux this fall. In contrast to many previous Civ games that start with ancient societies, this one begins as humanity escapes global warming on Earth and heads for the stars.