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Civilization VI
This week, 2K announced Civilization VI: Leader Pass, a season pass that adds 18 new playable leader selections to Civilization VI, is now available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch [1]. Civilization VI: Leader Pass was not originally planned for a console release, but strong community interest and feedback resulted in new efforts to bring the season pass content to console gamers.
Available either as part of the Civilization VI: Anthology bundle or for separate purchase as part of Civilization VI: Leader Pass, new leaders coming to console include:
New Leaders
Abraham Lincoln (United States)
Elizabeth I (England)
King Sundiata Keita (Mali) [2]
Ludwig II (Germany)
Nader Shah (Persia) [3]
Nzinga Mbande (Kongo)
Ramses (Egypt)
Sejong (Korea) [4]
Theodora (Byzantines) [5]
Tokugawa (Japan)
Wu Zetian (China)
Yongle (China)
New Takes on Existing Leaders
Ptolemaic Cleopatra (Egypt)
Qin Shi Huang the Unifier (China)
Suleiman the Magnificent (Ottoman Empire) [2]
Sultan Saladin (Arabia)
Varangian Harald Hardrada (Norway)
Victoria – Age of Steam (England)
Players who purchase Civilization VI: Anthology or Civilization VI ...
The next DLC pack for Civilization VI: Leader Pass – Great Commanders – is now available! Lead your troops to victory with the Great Commanders Pack, which includes Tokugawa (Japan), Nader Shah (Persia) and Suleiman the Magnificent (Ottoman Empire). Specific details about the Leaders themselves are below.
Tokugawa (Japan)
Tokugawa Ieyasu was a brilliant military and peacetime strategist who founded the Tokugawa shogunate following the Battle of Sekigahara that ended Japan’s chaotic Sengoku period. His in-game Sakoku agenda, inspired by the edict of the same name made by his grandson, means he dislikes Civilizations that have conquered other Civilizations’ original capitals.
Following last week’s announcement of Civilization VI: Leader Pass, a new season pass that adds 18 new playable leader selections to Civilization VI, the first DLC pack – Great Negotiators – is now available!
In the Great Negotiator’s Pack: Test your diplomacy skills with the Great Negotiators Pack, including Abraham Lincoln (United States), Queen Nzinga Mbande (Kongo), and Sultan Saladin (Arabia). Here are some specific details about the Leaders themselves:
Abraham Lincoln (United States)
Lincoln catapulted the United States into the industrial age and presided over the Union victory in the American Civil War. His new abilities speak to these accomplishments, as does his Preserver of the Union agenda, which results in him only liking Civilizations with the same form of Government.
New Ability: Emancipation Proclamation
(Base game) Industrial Zones and their buildings give +2 Amenities but your Plantations give -1 Amenities.
(Rise and Fall & Gathering Storm DLCs) Industrial Zones give +3 Loyalty ...
2K has announced that Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI Anthology is available now on Windows PC with a special limited-time introductory price of $69.95*. The ultimate entry point for any gamer who has yet to experience the award-winning, critically-acclaimed strategic gameplay that has made Civilization one of the greatest game franchises of all time, Civilization VI Anthology includes:
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI base game;
Civilization VI – Rise and Fall expansion;
Civilization VI – Gathering Storm expansion;
Civilization VI – New Frontier Pass;
All DLC Packs**: Civilization VI – Poland Civilization & Scenario Pack, Civilization VI – Vikings Scenario Pack, Civilization VI – Australia Civilization & Scenario Pack, Civilization VI – Persia and Macedon Civilization & Scenario Pack, Civilization VI – Nubia Civilization & Scenario Pack and Civilization VI – Khmer and Indonesia Civilization & Scenario Pack.
Representing more than $300 worth of content, Civilization VI Anthology is available today at a special limited-time introductory price of ...
Firaxis has shared a new game update video highlighting upcoming changes, adjustments and additions coming to Civilization® VI in the final April game update, which is scheduled to go live on Thursday, April 22 and will be available to anyone who owns Civilization VI. Ahead of the release, Firaxis will be doing a community livestream on Thursday, April 22.
With all Civilization VI – New Frontier Pass content released, this month’s update takes the opportunity to tweak existing Civilizations and bring them in line with the latest leaders, with many of the changes stemming from player feedback. In addition, the April game update adds three brand new units available for all civilizations, two new True Start maps and naval AI balancing that raises the stakes for travel on the high seas.
With multiple new leaders and civilizations introduced in the last couple of months, the team revisited several existing civilizations to ...
The sixth and final DLC pack in the Civilization® VI – New Frontier Pass, the Portugal Pack, is now available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC, Mac and Linux! Below are the full details:
FEATURES
The pack includes the Portugal civilization with João III, the Nau unique unit and two unique structures
Civ Unique Ability: Portugal’s unique ability, “Casa Da Índia,” significantly increases the yields of International Trade Routes, but limits those routes to cities on the coast or with a Harbor. This ability also grants Trader units additional range and the ability to embark on water tiles as soon as they’re unlocked.
Leader Unique Ability: João’s unique ability is “Porta Do Cerco,” which grants all units increased Sight. It also increases Trade Route capacity whenever Portugal meets a new civ and provides Open Borders with all city-states.
Unique Unit: Portugal’s unique unit, the Nau, is a naval melee unit that replaces ...
2K has announced the sixth and final DLC pack in the Civilization® VI – New Frontier Pass – the Portugal Pack – will be launching on Thursday, March 25. The Portugal Pack requires Civilization VI to play and will be available to anyone who owns the Civilization VI – New Frontier Pass or available for individual purchase for $7.55.
The Portugal Pack includes a new leader and civilization, the new optional game mode Zombie Defence, two new World Wonders in the Torre de Belém and Etemenanki and a new Wetlands map script.
In Zombie Defence, the dead don’t stay dead for long and present an ever-growing threat to the world’s civilizations. Every unit slain in combat has a chance to rise from the battlefield as a ravenous Zombie, which will chase and attack the nearest non-Zombie; units that are successfully killed will respawn as Zombies themselves. New trap and barricade improvements deal ...
The third DLC pack in the Civilization VI – New Frontier Pass, the Byzantium & Gaul Pack, is now available on Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC, Mac and Linux! Below are the key features:
New Leader: Basil II of Byzantium
Includes unique Dromon Ship and Tagma units, unique Hippodrome district, Taxis civilization ability and Porphyrogénnētos leader ability
New Leader: Ambiorix of Gaul
Includes unique Gaesatae unit, unique Oppidum district, Hallstatt Culture civilization ability and King of the Eburones leader ability
New Optional Game Mode: Dramatic Ages (requires Rise and Fall or Gathering Storm expansions to play)
Civilizations always enter Golden or Dark Ages every era that feature more potent bonuses and penalties.
Instead of Dedications, players will gain access to powerful new Social Policies like Golden Policies and updated Dark Policies that offer more flexibility and power.
Dark Ages in particular are more dangerous than ever, as players in Dark Ages will have a portion of ...
The third DLC pack in the Civilization VI – New Frontier Pass – Byzantium and Gaul Pack – will be launching on September 24. It will be available to anyone who owns the Civilization VI – New Frontier Pass or available for individual purchase.
Included in the Byzantium and Gaul Pack are two new leaders and civilizations – Byzantium and Gaul – as well as two new World Wonders and a new map script – the Highlands. The Byzantium and Gaul Pack also includes a new optional game mode called Dramatic Ages*, where civilizations always enter Golden or Dark Ages every era that feature more potent bonuses and penalties.
Instead of Dedications, players will gain access to powerful new Social Policies like Golden Policies and updated Dark Policies that offer more flexibility and power. Dark Ages in particular are more dangerous than ever, as players in Dark Ages will have a portion ...
The first DLC pack in the Civilization® VI – New Frontier Pass, the Maya & Gran Colombia Pack, is now available on Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC!
Here are the key features:
New Leader: Lady Six Sky of the Maya civilization
Includes unique Hul’che unit and Observatory District
New Leader: Simón Bolívar of Gran Colombia
Includes unique Comandate General and Llanero units, as well as the Hacienda unique improvement
New Game Mode: “Apocalypse” Game Mode (requires Civilization® VI: Gathering Storm expansion to play)
Adds Forest Fires and Meteor Showers as disaster types to all games
Optional, specialized game mode with exclusive rule changes:
New disasters: Comet Impact and Solar Flares
Larger versions of existing disasters
New military unit: Soothsayer, a Support unit that can trigger natural disasters at the player’s command
New scored competition: Sacrifice units to volcanoes. Requires Soothsayers to use their unique action on friendly units near a volcano
The world enters an apocalyptic state when climate ...
2K has announced the Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI – New Frontier Pass, a new season pass that brings eight new civilizations, nine new leaders, six new game modes and more to the critically-acclaimed strategy game.* Content will be released in six downloadable (DLC) packs delivered on a bimonthly basis starting May 22, 2020 through March 2021.
“It’s been four years since we first announced Civilization VI, and the support from fans and players has been overwhelming,” said Ed Beach, franchise lead designer at Firaxis Games. “After two giant expansions in Rise and Fall and Gathering Storm, four years’ worth of balance updates and more, Civilization VI has grown into the flagship title for the series.”
“We’re very excited to be adding even more content to Civilization VI, ensuring longtime players and franchise newcomers have something fresh to look forward to in the months to come,” added Anton Strenger, lead game designer at ...
2K today announced that Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is coming to Xbox One and PlayStation® 4 on November 22, 2019. Winner of The Game Awards’ Best Strategy Game and DICE Awards’ Best Strategy Game in 2016, Civilization VI’s upcoming launch marks the first time since 2008 that a Civilization game has been available on Xbox or PlayStation consoles.
The base game will be available for $79.95*, and all expansion content will be made available as part of a separate Civilization VI Expansion Bundle for $49.95*. The Civilization VI Expansion Bundle includes:
Civilization VI: Rise and Fall – adds new Golden Ages and Dark Ages, a new city Loyalty system, and Governors who can be stationed in players’ cities, giving players new choices, strategies and challenges;
Civilization VI: Gathering Storm – the most successful expansion in franchise history, introduces players to an active planet where geology and climatology present unique new challenges;
18 Additional Civilization ...