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As Civilization 7 devs Firaxis prepare to unleash the nukes, the strategy game's latest update whips out a fresh take on the classic Real Earth map
The September update for Civ 7 arrives today, September 15th. It's got a handful of new maps, including a fresh version of the real life-mimicking True Start Earth playing field, and updates to diplomacy that'll stop you being automatically dragged into your allies' wars.

Civilization VII charts a course to the future with the free Arc of Tomorrow update and Earthrise DLC
Some big upgrades are coming in future to Civilization VII, with Firaxis Games outlining their upcoming content plans including free and paid expansions. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Two years after its rocky launch, Civilization 7's first paid expansion Earthrise is on its way - but first comes the atomic age
It's been a bumpy ride for Civilization 7, but two years after its widely criticised launch - and as the legendary 4X series celebrates its 35th anniversary - developer Firaxis has unveiled a host of new updates coming to the game. That includes an atomic age update, dragging Civ 7 into the present and beyond, as well as its first paid expansion, Earthrise, both arriving next year.

"You'll be able to engage in these high stakes arms races": Civilization 7's Arc of Tomorrow update aims to be a proper Cold War simulator
Civilization 7 is getting a new free update that takes the 4X strategy game into the atomic age, while trying to make nuclear era conflict a little more elaborate than just being first to research the requisite city-killing technology. Add in some new city state proxy war functionality, and you seemingly have everything you need to go full Henry Kissinger.

Sid Meier’s Civilization VII major update ‘Arc of Tomorrow’ and paid expansion ‘Earthrise’ announced
Publisher 2K and developer Firaxis Games have announced the major update “Arc of Tomorrow,” paid …

Civilization 7 Review Update
A year and a half of updates have brought meaningful improvements alongside a few steps backward.

Civilization 7 finally gets hotseat local multiplayer via a new update out now, which also makes cities moodier and overhauls governments
Following a serious revamp with the Test of Time update, Civ 7 devs Firaxis are ready to deploy the next raft of additions and tweaks to the strategy game. With the ability play as one society through an entire game now in place, this latest update delivers another classic Civ staple - the option to take on your mates on one PC via hotseat local multiplayer games.

As Civilization 7's lengthy revitalisation continues, much-requested hotseat multiplayer is one of several new features arriving next week
Almost 18 months after Civilization 7's bumpy launch - which saw it panned by players for a range of issues, including a poor UI, controversial changes to the series' classic formula, and a lack of features - developer Firaxis' slow and steady course correction continues next week with the launch of another major update, this time including much-requested hotseat multiplayer.

Hands On: Civ 7's Big Free PS5 Update Feels Like a Soft Relaunch
Test of time. Civilization 7 has had a rocky start since its initial release in February last year. When I first reviewed it, I said the game’s biggest innovation over its predecessors – being forced to play a different civilization during each of the game’s three major ages – would also be its most divisive. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

The huge Test of Time update for Civilization VII is out now
Finally giving Civilization VII players what they really want - Test of Time brings the ability to play continuously as one civ all the way through. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

The long awaited Civilization 7 Test of Time update is here, bringing a huge suite of changes with it
The day that all of you Civvers have been hoping for is here. Firaxis have been promising Civilization 7's Test of Time update for a while now, and as I write these words into existence, that very update is available for you to download, complete with the most requested feature, the ability to play as one civ for a whole campaign.

Civilization VII finally lets you build a civ that stands the test of time
Civ 7’s devs talk walking back the game's most controversial decision.

Civilization 7's imminent update will add one of history's most famous conquerors for free, in Firaxis' latest bid to coax you back to its controversial sequel
Tests of Time has one last surprise in store.

Civilization 7's huge 'Test of Time' update arrives this month, and it's full of deep changes to the divisive 4X game
Sid Meier's Civilization 7 was in no way a flop - in fact, it's been performing well enough and has long-term potential, according to Take-Two - but there's no denying it caused a rift with its more daring design decisions that have split the community since its early 2025 launch.

Civilization VII "Test of Time" update lands May 19, finally letting you play entirely as one civ
Test of Time is a huge update announced for the mixed bag that is Civilization VII, as Firaxis finally deal with the main complaints. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Civilization VII Update Will Finally Let Players Stay as One Civ Through All Ages, as Take-Two Boss Admits: 'We Got It Wrong'
Civilization VII is set for a major update that finally let players stay as one civ through all Ages, as the boss of parent company Take-Two has admitted: “we got it wrong.”

Civilization 7 devs Firaxis finally slap a release date on the Test of Time update, acting on "over a year's worth of listening" to moans about the Age system
Firaxis are finally ready to fire the nuke that is Civ 7's free Test of Time update, the strategy game's "biggest and most fundamentally game-changing" revamp yet. The update, headlined by the ability to bypass the Age system and play as one society through an entire game in classic Civ fashion, will arrive on May 19th.

Civilization 7 is profitable, says Take-Two CEO, even if they 'got it wrong' with the Ages system
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said that Civ 7 has been "a profitable enterprise" while acknowledging that they got aspects "wrong."

‘We got it wrong’ with Civilization VII, says boss, as major update announced
"What we tried to do was a bridge too far" with Civ 7, says Take-Two CEO

Sid Meier’s Civilization VII ‘Test of Time’ update launches May 19
Publisher 2K and developer Firaxis Games will release the Sid Meier’s Civilization VII “Test of … Source

Firaxis reveal Civilization 7's not good enough at building attack maths, tanking its late-game performance - a patch/tutor is here
Band of soldiers + building. What does that equal, Civ 7? It's ok, stop panicking. I know you've been struggling with some late-game maths, and Firaxis have gotten you a tutor in the form of a fresh patch, which also rolls out 2K's teen accounts. The latter allow parents to cut off access to a few elements of the strategy game, in an effort to keep under 18s safer from forces that aren't nuke-happy Confucius.