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I recently took a trip to Firaxis Games to get somehands-on timewith the upcoming historical strategy titleSid Meier’s Civilization VII. After playing for about 40 minutes, I sat down with Executive Producer Dennis Shirk and Game Designer Carl Harrison to talk a bit about some of the bigger changes coming into the fabled franchise. DESTRUCTOID:I noticed when you pick your civilization at the beginning of the game, at least all of the civilizations currently available seem to have two Legacy Path focuses, such as Militaristic, Culture, Economic, etc....

There’s a retro Shadow Warrior Redux/Duke Nukem bundle on Steam Thursday brings us a new installment of the Humble Weekly Bundle; this week it’s the games of UK indie studioIntroversion that are on offer.Uplink,DEFCON,Darwinia, and its multiplayer siblingMultiwiniaare available for a price of your choosing but you’ll also get early access toPrison Architectif you pay $19.99 or more. That sounds a lot for a Humble Bundle but that’s still $10 off thegame’s price on Steam....

Oculus’ most impressive showing yet We’ve seen the Oculus Rift before in prototype form a couple of times before.The first time it was shownto me by game industry legend John Carmack, and it wasn’t much more than a ski mask with duct taped screens in it at the time. And earlier this year we saw an updated, cleaner version of the dev kit duringCES. Now, here at GDC 2013, it’s a full-on development kit, with several improvements, running some pretty impressive demos....

The generalcrapness of Kinect gamescoupled with Nintendo’s multiple iterations of“classic” Wii/Wii U controllers, indicate that videogames and buttons are here to stay. In fact, the motion fad seems to have died down a ton from a few years ago. Not for Jade Raymond, however. She thinks we need to ditch the physical input to go mainstream. “I still think one of the huge barriers is the controller, and even people who played games when it used to be just one big red button and a D-pad can’t play games now,” the Ubisoft producer patronizingly toldOXM....

Happy 50th, Disney World Disney World is a comfort for many of us who have been lucky enough to attend it, but between the pandemic andrising costs of tickets, the park is harder to get to than ever. If we can’t celebrate 50th anniversary of the most magical place on Earth in person, then, at least we can do it virtually inMinecraft. That’s right,Minecraftnow has an official Disney World DLC pack, not to be confused with thefan-made map of Magic Kingdomthat has been around for a few years....

2K Sports will once again be putting on theMLB 2KPerfect Game Challenge, though the format has changed somewhat forMLB 2K13. Starting on April 1, players can begin competing for a total of $750,000 spread across 30 MLB Team Leaderboard prize pools; that’s $25,000 for the top player for each team. From there, 2K Sports will put on a tournament in New York this July for the top four competitors, with the overall winner taking home $250,000....

Even if you want to forget aboutThe Secret World, EA and FunCom won’t let you. In addition to multiple teaser trailers, they have now released a dev diary that takes a look at pvp and factions. The nice thing is that this trailer shows some actual gameplay, so you have a better idea of what you might expect from the title. The Secret Worldstill looks like fun, the factions still look interesting and I still like the idea of mixing legends and stories with secret societies in a modern setting....

Stay fresh So uh, the NX. It’s real, Nintendo says. No really! It’s going to be a prize at aSplatoontournament next year. For real! Nintendo and the ESL are holding six months worth of tournaments, at which point each team will compete to win a shiny new NX for each member. Up until then competitors can win signedSplatoonclothing, and the highest ranked teams will move to the next level. You can findthe full schedule of events here....

Never say never Linux and GOG.com might sound likea match made in heaven, but in practice, there are some notable issues holding such support back. As expected, the financial incentive doesn’t seem to be there. The digital distributor spoke withLinuxOnGamingabout its specific reasons for sticking with Windows and Mac for the time being. In the words of Trevor Longino, the head of PR and marketing: “For every game we release we provide a money-back guarantee: if we can’t get the game working on the customer’s computer with the help of our support team, we return the money....

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis: Nemesis If you remember the originalResident Evil 3, you’ll recall the stress of encountering the brutish tyrant known as Nemesis. Well, the tables have turned, as a new fan-made mod for the classic game lets you play from the perspective of the rocket launcher-wielding beast. Titled “Nemesis Scenario,” curious fans may download this mod fromModDB(thanksDSO Gaming). You can also check the video below to see what it’s like to fill the (heavy) boots of Nemesis and go stalking the streets of Raccoon City looking for members of S....

Shame on you if you thought otherwise! Payday 2developerOverkill once said, “We’ve made it clear thatPayday 2will have no microtransactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!),” which was true until today’s update. TheBlack Market updatehas added the ability to earn safes at the end of matches that can only be opened with a drill item that costs $2.49 in real-life money. There is currently no way to earn drills just by playing the game....

Long-time-coming sequel saw hugely positive reception It took forever and a day to get here, but it appears that the wait was worth it.Psychonauts 2,which launched on PS4, PC, and Xbox platforms back in 2021, was apparently a resounding success for Double Fine Games — seemingly becoming the quirky studio’s highest-rated and best-selling release to date. This revelation comes via a series of tweets fromLisette Titre-Montgomery, who worked as an art director at Double Fine but left the studio in early April....

When you think of horror gaming, chances are you pictureResident Evilin one of its many forms. From its humble beginnings as a puzzle-based zombie game that took cues fromAlone in the DarkandSweet Home, Capcom’s survival series has become almost the final word in scary video gaming. There’s not much that comes close to it in terms of worldwide success and brand recognition. With that, I’m going to attempt torank all the mainlineResident Evilgamesthat have been released over the decades (almost 30!...