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Sid Meier's Civilization VII is the latest addition to the legendary 4X strategy series! Peruse the following page to stay up to date with all sorts of news articles regarding it!
Sid Meier's Civilization VII News
2025
May 15
⚫︎ Sid Meier’s Civilization 7 has hit a new low in player count on Steam and PlayStation despite its recent major quality-of-life updates and Year 1 roadmap. The game's performance issues extend beyond PC, with frequent crashes on PlayStation leading to refunds for some users earlier this year.
April 23
⚫︎ Sid Meier’s Civilization VII has officially released Update 1.2.0, bringing a wave of new features and balance changes to the game. Key highlights from the patch include the long-missing One More Turn
option, which lets players play for a bit longer after a game has ended, new resources, overhauled food and growth mechanics, multiplayer teams, and the much-awaited tech queueing function.
April 22
⚫︎ Players can now personalize their Steam profiles with new Sid Meier's Civilization VII Community Items and Points Shop content.
Community Items—such as badges, trading cards, and backgrounds—can be unlocked by playing the game or trading with friends. Additional profile customizations are also available through the Steam Points Shop, where users can redeem Steam Points for exclusive Civilization VII themes and visuals.
March 25
⚫︎ After more than a month of anticipation after the game's official release in February 2025, Civilization 7 is finally receiving some QoL improvements, including the much-awaited Quick Move
and Restart
features. This news comes amidst the game's current middling player count, which remains lower than Civilization 5's.
March 5
⚫︎ Following months of teases, Civilization 7 finally reveals one of the leaders from the upcoming Crossroads of the World
DLC pack, Ada Lovelace. Designed to be a leader specializing in science and culture production, her dedicated first look video showcased her bonuses towards technological masteries.
February 28
⚫︎ Alongside the release of its 1.1.0 Update, which also adds the Bermuda Triangle natural wonder to the game, Civilization 7 will be having its QoL changes and additions put front and center for its continued development.
February 28
⚫︎ Following a rocky 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. The delay is intended to make room for top-priority
quality-of-life improvements.
February 26
⚫︎ Sid Meier's Civilization VII is now available for NVIDIA GeForce NOW's cloud gaming features.
February 20
⚫︎ Firaxis games made history by working hand in hand with the current chief of the indiginous Shawnee tribe for their people's representation in Sid Meier's Civilization, as showcased in the latest 2K Foundations video.
February 20
⚫︎ As officially reported by Tyler Wilde from PC Gamer, Civilization 7 is still yet to beat Civilization 5 or 6's concurrent player count despite its very recent release.
February 17
⚫︎ As announced by an official dev blog following its latest 1.0.1 Patch 1 build going live for PC, Civilization 7 now has a crossplay-compatible branch available to players for those who still want to play the game's multiplayer mode with console players.
February 13
As revealed through the game's official Twitter (X) page, Civilization 7 now has a dedicated page for beginners and newcomers called the New Settler's Hub to the series, complete with guide articles, videos, and tutorials on how to play Civilization 7.
February 12
Firaxis announces that Civ VII's crossplay feature for PC and Console will be disabled temporarilly to expedite the launch of their latest update adressing player feedback from the game's early and full launches.
February 11
Sid Meier's Civlization VII is officially launched across all platforms for all players, with news of upcoming updates regarding user feedback from the early release soon to follow.
February 6
Sid Meier's Civlization VII is officially launched across all platforms for players who purchased the Deluxe and Founders Edition.
February 3
Firaxis announced through an official Twitter (X) post the 2025 roadmap for Civilization VII following its release. Included in the announcement are new wonders, new expansions and DLC, as well as updates, events, and challenges.
January 30
Firaxis announces through an official community post on the game's website that the Civ World Summit event would be livestreamed on February 8, 2025. Broadcast live from the XPERION Hamburg in Germany, and hosted by Firaxis Community Manager Sarah Engel and famed Civ YouTuber PotatoMcWhiskey in partnership with Rocket Beans TV, the Civ World Summit will host a live Civ VII multiplayer showdown between five prominent members of the Civ community, including The Spiffing Brit, ZeratoR, The Game Mechanic, Ursa Ryan, Maurice Weber.
2024
October 8
Civilization VII gameplay reveals that players can mix and match leaders and civilizations to rewrite history and create their own stories. In a move yet unprecedented in the series, both leaders and civilizations will now shift as the eras advance, forcing players to adapt to new bonuses, new civs, and new strategies as they go through their own history. Among the revealed leaders, the Shawnee's chief, Tecumseh, was also higlighted.
June 8
Civilization VII was finally revealed to be under development during the Summer Games Fest 2024 event, featuring a new trailer, and a developer livestream set to start right after the main SGF 2024 show.
May 17
2K teased that they will be revealing the next iteration in one of [its] biggest and most beloved franchises
at the upcoming Summer Game Fest 2024. Early guesses for this upcoming reveal included a potential sequel for BioShock, Borderlands, or the Mafia series.
2023
December 7
After announcing their latest project, Civilization: Empires & Allies, a 4X mobile strategy game, much concern was directed towards 2K and its continued development for Civilization 7. An official statement from Firaxis has confirmed, however, that “As we announced earlier this year, Firaxis Games is in active development on the next iteration of the legendary Civilization franchise. We are working with an external partner specializing in mobile social strategy games to develop Civilization: Eras & Allies.”
February 2023
Firaxis first announced that they were working on a sequel for Sid Meier's Civilization VI, after eagle-eyed fans noticed that they posted a job listing for a new narrative lead back in 2021.
