Interview by Matt S. Twenty-five turns after starting a new “marathon”-length (1,500 turns) game of Civilization VI, by fledgling Portuguese nation and its one and only city, Lisbon, finds itself in dire trouble. See, a barbarian camp had set up not far away, and come into conflict with a nearby…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. A few months ago 2K Games announced a “season pass” for Civilization VI, which would bring new civilisations and national leaders to play with every couple of months for a year. The company has now revealed what the next drop will involve, and it’s a goodie…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” That famous quote from philosopher George Santayana is of particular relevance to the video game industry. As the world’s most popular and widespread form of entertainment, video games have impact and shape how people view…
Read MoreDecember’s meant to be the quiet period, but you wouldn’t be able to tell, from all the big releases that are coming out, or just around the corner. This week we chat about the incredible news that the Māori are coming to Civilization VI, and we discuss an interview that…
Read MoreThis week on the Digitally Uploaded podcast, we chat about a couple of big news moments that happened over the last week. First up, Civilization VI for the Nintendo Switch. How good is it going to be having that in portable form on the go (very, very good). Then we…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Somehow it has happened again, and there is a new, ridiculously addictive, Civilization game in our hands. Sure, there are a few flaws here and there along the way, and Civilization VI is not a perfect game. However, it is still arguably the most engrossing 4X…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. The release of a new Civilization game is always cause to get excited. Without a doubt the most popular and enduring example of 4X strategy, 2K’s Civilization series is now hitting its 25th anniversary, and the upcoming game, to release in October, is promising some big…
Read MoreRetro reflections by Matt S. Civilization 2 was the first time that I realised that games could inspire people outside of the narrow confines of the game itself. I wasn’t really thinking that through back when I was playing it, but in hindsight, the game was quite foundational in my…
Read MoreList by Matt S. As much as everyone knows I love my JRPG and music games, a genre fewer people are aware that I love is the strategy genre. Especially serious strategy games. Indeed, when you boil the respective genres down, it’s not really surprising that a person that enjoys…
Read MoreReviews by Matt S. It’s been an utterly crazy couple of weeks in terms of game releases. Every platform has seen some seriously good stuff released on it, to the point where it’s actually difficult to keep up in terms of writing reviews etc for these games. Writing the kind…
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