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via Universal Movies bomb all the time, so much so that even many of them end up being forgotten about in an instant. On the other side of that unwanted coin, there are blockbusters that crater so catastrophically they’re guaranteed to live on forever in infamy. As the single biggest flop in the history of cinema, Mortal Engines at least has a place in the history books. Arriving far too late to try and capitalize on the craze for YA literary adaptations that had already fizzled out long ago, Christian Rivers’…

University of South Florida anthropologist Chapurukha Kusimba on site along the Swahili Coast in East Africa. Credit: Chapurukha Kusimba, University of South Florida A University of South Florida anthropologist has uncovered the first ancient DNA from the Swahili Civilization, which included prosperous trading states along the coast of East Africa dating back to the 7th century. …

More than six years following the most recent entry in the series, Firaxis has confirmed it’s working on a new Civilization game. The studio didn’t share many details about the new title, but it did say that Ed Beach is the creative director of the project. Beach has more than 15 years of experience working on the franchise, including, most recently, as lead designer of Civilization VI. Firaxis parent company Take-Two Interactive shared the news this week in a announcing a handful of staffing changes at the studio (via…

Wasn’t built in a day Firaxis has announced by way of Twitter that development has started on the next entry in the Civilization series. The last entry, Civilization VI, launched back – holy crap – in 2016. Despite this, it’s still receiving DLC, with its Leader Pass still dropping new content. 🚨 Hot off the presses. Next Civ game in development!!!!!!! 🤯 — Sid Meier's Civilization (@CivGame) February 17, 2023 That’s all we’ve got so far, so here are some facts. The Civilization series started way back in 1991. A new…

In a press release, 2K Games announced that Sid Meier’s Civilization 7 is in development, headed up by Firaxis Games. The company is yet to confirm of what platforms it'll be arriving on.Heather Hazen is the new studio head of Firaxis, leading the charge in developing the next installment of the real-time strategy game, which has found a home on many Macs across the years.Hazen noted, "I'm thrilled to have this opportunity to carry on the studio's storied legacy, beginning with the announcement that Firaxis is in…

Firaxis has announced that the “next iteration” of Civilization is in development, following a major reshuffle at the studio. Today (February 17), Firaxis announced that its chief operating officer, Heather Hazen, has been promoted to studio head. In a statement, Hazen shared that she is “thrilled to have this opportunity to carry on the studio’s storied legacy, beginning with the announcement that Firaxis is in development on the next iteration of the legendary Civilization franchise.” “I’m lucky to be working with…

A new Civilization game, likely to be called Civilization VII, is in development at Firaxis Games, incoming studio head Heather Hazen has announced. “I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to carry on the studio’s storied legacy, beginning with the announcement that Firaxis is in development on the next iteration of the legendary Civilization franchise,” Hazen said in a press release. “I’m lucky to be working with some of the best developers in our industry, and we have plans to take the Civilization franchise to exciting…

Paul Ehrlich, an American biologist, says that the end of civilization as we know it is coming. In fact, he says that the “end” will happen in the next few decades. The biologist recently appeared on 60 Minutes to talk with Scott Pelley about how humans are speeding up the rate of extinctions, which could one day cause society as we know it to crumble around us. We all know about the ongoing climate crisis that threatens to end civilization by melting the ice that covers certain parts of our world and raising…

Triadic structures in El Mirador: (a) LiDAR image showing triadic structures in the civic center of El Mirador (Tigre pyramid is the largest in this section of the city); (b) LiDAR 3D view showing the pyramidal complex of La Danta, located on the east side of the civic center at El Mirador. Credit: Ancient Mesoamerica (2022). DOI: 10.1017/S0956536122000244 A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S.,…

Humble Bundle's Sid Meier's Ultimate Collection features the latest Civilization game, Civilization 6, complete editions of past Civilization games, and more. You can get the Sid Meier bundle for just $15, and it contains 20 selected items that normally would be $471 in total.There are no payment tiers with different selection of games, as seen in some other Humble Bundles. $15 is the minimum to get everything in the Sid Meier bundle, and if you choose to pay more, you'll still get the same number of…