2K Games launches XCOM: Enemy Within on mobile devices
The latest expansion for the XCOM series has made it to mobile.
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is wondrous and bewildering at the same time (review)
You can make one discovery after another on an alien planet, but watch out for economic troubles that could derail your society.
Civilization: Beyond Earth offers more than just hexes in space
How the first 250 turns of the 4X strategy/city building series compares with its predecessor, Civilization V.
Itching for Beyond Earth? Here are some space strategy alternatives
Galactic Civilizations III, SpaceCom, and Starion Tactics can provide your space strategy fix.
A real astronomer weighs in on finding habitable planets in Civilization: Beyond Earth (interview)
An astronomy professor talks about the facts and fiction behind the hunt for livable planets in a new Civ video game.
Humanity takes to the stars in Civilization: Beyond Earth (interview)
We sit down with Will Miller and David McDonough from Firaxis to talk about the new space-bound entry in the Civilization series.
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth escapes global warming
The new Civ game, with its sci-fi theme, has us reaching out to the stars to survive.
A deep dive into the making of the eye-popping Star Swarm demo (interview)
Oxide Games' co-founder Tim Kipp explains how his team created Star Swarm.
Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies hits Steam and the iPhone
The legendary game designer Sid Meier has turned his attention to mobile games.
Why the new XCOM is called ‘Enemy Within’ — and why it’s going to make you miserable
I always feel uneasy when I think about XCOM’s enemies. Sectoid Commanders, Mutons, and Cyberdiscs are the stuff of nightmares thanks to the countless men and women I’ve lost to them. Much to my horror, developer Firaxis Games didn’t think the aliens were enough punishment, so it decided to add a new kind of foe who, unlike the ones mentioned here, is very much from our planet.