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I don't mind achievements, but I do mind all those RPG elements developers are tacking on to games now. Publishers and developers know that progression, leveling, and unlocks keep players in the game longer. That makes them more likely to buy DLC and to buy sequels to the game. The reason I hate...

Reviewers tend to weight the "freshness" of a game pretty high. Civ BE is probably 70% the same rules as Civ V, so the reviews automatically lose 1 to 2 points (9 goes down to 8 or 7). If you liked Civ V vanilla when it first came out, you will definitely like Civ BE. If you grew bored of Civ V...

For me its mostly money. I cut most of my gaming spending this year to save for something else. I am still having a blast with Civ5 too. I don't feel the need to replace it yet. I have played the CivBE demo though. I've had fun learning about the new resources, improvements, and buildings as...

I agree that a 2/5 is probably a little low. I'd put it at least 3/5 myself just based on the demo. I would expect that to go up to 4/5 after a few balance patches. It may be different in the full game, but this is how it is in the demo: Sputnik - Beginner Mercury - Normal (default) Vostok -...

I think it will get at least one expansion, just like XCOM did. I don't think this game is holding back Civ VI at all. Both games have separate designers. People like Ed Beach are probably designing Civ VI now while the Civ BE designers continue to polish it up with patches and expansions. The...

Welcome to the forums! I was the same back when Civ V came out. Had been lurking for months reading Civ IV strategies.

I haven't seen one, but I'm sure players here can answer any questions you have that come up over time. Official strategy guides won't keep up with the patches either.

GameSpot Written Review: http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/civilization-beyond-earth-review/1900-6415923/ + Alien landscapes strike a balance between the familiar and the foreign, and look great + Affinity system and quests bring a narrative to your civilization's development + Streamlining...

Here's something else for you guys to talk about. Adam Sessler of Revision3 Games did a half hour interview with Sid Meier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyH24CHTlHA.

Tetris is still copyrighted because the inventor and a friend formed a holding company to own the trademark instead of himself. As long as the holding company (Tetris Holding LLC) exists and continues making new Tetris games, they can renew the trademark. They have been very successful in court...

I sent in a news tip last week or so. I think they did not post it because it does not have Sid Meier attached to it. In fact, Firaxis is not working on this game at all. 2K Games is having some MMO developer called XL Games make it. Firaxis doesn't have MMO experience, so 2K put someone else on...

Thanks for another great episode. :) Also, something for you guys to discuss in the next show. =) New Civ MMO: http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/08/07/massively-exclusive-jake-song-introduces-civilization-online/ They tried a Facebook game before, now they are trying a full MMO.

You probably shouldn't update until you have finished your current game. Civ 5 patches have a history of breaking existing save games. Not always, but I know it's happened a few times.

The opening cinematic is fine. I will end up skipping it after the first few weeks. However, I don't like the menu background much, all the coal smoke polluting the atmosphere. They should let us change it to one of the static screens that show on the LOADING part, like the UN assembly.

And the forums seem to have their typical slowness during launch day/week, but that's a good thing. =)