Game Reviews7.8/10
XCOM: Chimera Squad Review — A Smaller, Faster XCOM That Knows What It Is
XCOM: Chimera Squad review: Firaxis trades global resistance for one city and eleven cops. Breach mode and interleaved turns shine, but the ending dangles.
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Game Reviews8.3/10
Civilization V traded stacks of doom for hexes, and the series never went back
Civilization V review: Firaxis swaps squares for hexes, bans unit stacking, and adds city-states and five victory paths — a strategy classic that still holds.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Civilization VII Splits Each Campaign Into Separate Ages, and That Changes How You Play
Civilization VII review: Firaxis' turn-based strategy game scores 8.2/10, with a new age system that reshapes how a campaign unfolds.
Game Reviews8.7/10
Civilization VI broke the series’ oldest habit by splitting cities across the map
Civilization VI review: how Firaxis unstacked cities into districts, plus Rise and Fall and Gathering Storm expansions, victory paths, and an 8.7/10 verdict.
Game Reviews8.8/10
XCOM 2’s Aliens Won the War, and That Is Why It Works
XCOM 2 review: Firaxis turns the bad ending of Enemy Unknown into a hunted resistance, the Avatar Project, and turn-based combat under time pressure.