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Sid Meier's Civilization VII News
2025
February 28, 2025
⚫︎ Following a challenging launch that sparked backlash from fans, Firaxis has postponed Civilization 7’s first in-game event, Natural Wonder Battle, from its original March 4, 2025, release date to March 25, 2025. This delay allows for critical quality-of-life improvements to be prioritized.
February 26, 2025
⚫︎ Sid Meier's Civilization VII is now accessible on NVIDIA GeForce NOW, enhancing your gaming experience with cloud gaming features.
Read more: Civilization VII cloud gaming powered by NVIDIA GeForce NOW
February 20, 2025
⚫︎ Firaxis Games has made history by collaborating directly with the current chief of the indigenous Shawnee tribe to accurately represent their people in Sid Meier's Civilization VII, as detailed in the latest 2K Foundations video.
Read more: Partnering with the Shawnee Tribe for Civilization VII
February 20, 2025
⚫︎ As reported by Tyler Wilde from PC Gamer, despite its recent release, Civilization 7 has yet to surpass the concurrent player count of Civilization 5 or 6.
Read more: Civilization 6 still has more daily Steam players than Civilization 7
February 17, 2025
⚫︎ The latest 1.0.1 Patch 1 build for Civilization 7 introduces a crossplay-compatible branch on Steam, enabling players to enjoy multiplayer mode with console users.
Read more: Civilization VII Steam Crossplay Compatible Branch Now Available
February 13, 2025
Civilization 7 has launched a dedicated New Settler's Hub on its official Twitter (X) page, designed for beginners and newcomers. This resource is filled with guide articles, videos, and tutorials to help players get started.
Read more: Official Civilization 7 New Settler's Hub
February 12, 2025
Firaxis has announced that the crossplay feature between PC and console versions of Civilization VII will be temporarily disabled to facilitate the release of their latest update, addressing player feedback from both the early and full launches.
February 11, 2025
Sid Meier's Civilization VII has officially launched across all platforms for all players, with news of upcoming updates based on user feedback from the early release expected soon.
February 6, 2025
Sid Meier's Civilization VII has officially launched across all platforms for players who purchased the Deluxe and Founders Edition.
February 3, 2025
Firaxis announced the 2025 roadmap for Civilization VII via an official Twitter (X) post. The roadmap includes new wonders, expansions, DLC, updates, events, and challenges.
January 30, 2025
Firaxis announced via an official community post that the Civ World Summit event will be livestreamed on February 8, 2025. The event, broadcast live from XPERION Hamburg in Germany, will be hosted by Firaxis Community Manager Sarah Engel and popular Civ YouTuber PotatoMcWhiskey, in partnership with Rocket Beans TV. The summit will feature a live Civilization VII multiplayer showdown among five prominent members of the Civ community, including The Spiffing Brit, ZeratoR, The Game Mechanic, Ursa Ryan, and Maurice Weber.
2024
October 8, 2024
Civilization VII gameplay reveals that players can now mix and match leaders and civilizations to create unique historical narratives. This innovative feature allows leaders and civilizations to evolve with the passing eras, requiring players to adapt to new bonuses and strategies. Among the leaders highlighted is the Shawnee chief, Tecumseh.
Read more: Civ 7 Leaders and Civs Can Be “Mixed and Match” To Your Liking
June 8, 2024
Civilization VII was officially announced to be in development during the Summer Games Fest 2024 event, featuring a new trailer and a subsequent developer livestream.
Read more: Summer Game Fest 2024 Won't Announce New Games
May 17, 2024
2K teased the upcoming reveal of "the next iteration in one of its biggest and most beloved franchises" at the Summer Game Fest 2024, sparking speculation about potential sequels for BioShock, Borderlands, or the Mafia series.
Read more: Summer Game Fest and Tokyo Game Show Reveal Details of 2024 Summer Game Events
2023
December 7, 2023
After announcing Civilization: Empires & Allies, a 4X mobile strategy game, concerns arose about the development of Civilization 7. However, Firaxis confirmed that the development of Civilization 7 remains unaffected, as they are working with an external partner specializing in mobile social strategy games for Civilization: Eras & Allies.
Read more: Civ 7 Development Reportedly Unhindered as Civilization: Eras & Allies Mobile Game is Announced
February 2023
Firaxis announced they were working on a sequel to Sid Meier's Civilization VI, following fans' discovery of a job listing for a new narrative lead from 2021.
