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Years before Fable, Peter Molyneux finished making proto-city builder Populous in 12 hours because he "forgot" to do it sooner: "There was no end of the game"
By Ashley Bardhan published
News And the rest was history

The 15 best city building games to play today
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List From Frostpunk 2 to Manor Lords, here's our list of the best city building games that will have you reaching for the skies

66-year-old Fable lead Peter Molyneux doesn't sound happy about it, but upcoming god game Masters of Albion might be his last ever: "I just haven't got the life energy left to do this again"
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Molyneux tells Edge he's pushing as hard as he can

New Fire Emblem spin-off drops out of nowhere, mixing Among Us with evil furries, and I see why Nintendo made zero noise about it: "This is a contender for the worst game I've ever played"
By Catherine Lewis published
News At least Fire Emblem Shadows features Dimitri from Three Houses as a catboy, if that's your thing

The 25 best strategy games to play in 2025
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List Plan your victory in the best strategy games of all time, from XCOM 2 to Into the Breach

Weeks after BioShock layoffs, 2K axes employees at Civilization and XCOM developer Firaxis for "adaptability, collaboration, and creativity," which is a pretty cold way of acknowledging the reported dozens of job losses
By Dustin Bailey published
News Another round of layoffs is here

Menace is an XCOM-Warhammer hybrid that makes turn-based strategy feel like an immersive sim, and for the first time in my life I'm playing a game that seems made for me
By Andrew Brown published
Preview Gamescom 2025 | From the publisher behind Manor Lords comes a long-awaited substitute for playing XCOM 2 over and over again

Playing Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era has turned me into a Dungeon devotee, and I can't help but feel like I'm already seeing a strategy classic in the making
By Andrew Brown published
Preview Gamescom 2025 | I would have spent all day playing Olden Era, if it wouldn't have cost me my job

31 years later, XCOM creator Julian Gollop says strategy games are still "where my heart lies" and he wants to make them "more accessible and immersive" – his latest attempt is out today with co-op and Pikmin vibes
By Austin Wood published
News Chip 'n Clawz vs. The Brainoids is out on PS5, Xbox, and PC today
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