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This Month in Civ: July Update and News Recap
Welcome Back! Hey Civ fans, welcome back to This Month in Civ! Summer marches along, as does our team, hard at work on the newest additions to Civilization VII! Although this is a bit of a quieter month as we gear up fo…
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Update 1.4.2 – July 28, 2026
Update 1.4.2 is rolling out to all platforms today! With Test of Time in the rearview mirror, we’ve continued to be hard at work revisiting some of Civ ’s preexisting systems to help give them greater depth. To that end…
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Civ VII Developer Video - July 2026 | Update 1.4.2 Drops Tomorrow
Update 1.4.2 goes live tomorrow! Update 1.4.2 is dropping tomorrow, July 28 at 7AM PT / 10AM ET / 4PM CET. This update includes a handful of improvements and changes aimed at deepening your diplomatic strategies: Expand…
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Update 1.4.2 is Coming Week of July 27
Another update is around the corner for Civilization VII, featuring a handful of improvements and couple major changes all about deepening your diplomatic strategy: Expanded Peace Deals: You can now offer Gold and Influ…
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Update 1.4.1 – Hotfix 2 – July 9, 2026
We’re deploying a hotfix that addresses an issue where AI opponents weren’t declaring war as often as expected. Note for Switch players: This fix will be coming to Nintendo platforms alongside our 1.4.2 update in the co…
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Update 1.4.1 Hotfix - June 30, 2026 (Linux/Steam Deck)
We’re deploying a hotfix specifically for console and Linux/Steam Deck players. This update primarily addresses a controller responsiveness issue, while also bringing over a few fixes that were previously released for d…
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This Month in Civ: Update 1.4.1, Brush & Blade, and Steam Summer Sale
Welcome Back! Hey Civ fans, welcome back to This Month in Civ! Last month was one of the biggest months for Civilization VII since its launch, and this June, we aimed to keep building on the momentum from the major Test…
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We Answered 35 of Your Civ VII History Questions
We recently opened the floor for your most pressing history questions about Civilization VII. Over the last couple days, we’ve been sorting through and gathering your questions from Reddit, Discord, Steam, and more. Whi…
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Save 50% on Civ VII during the Steam Summer Sale!
As players grow their Steam libraries like grand empires during the Steam Summer Sale, now is the best time yet to pick up Civilization VII with the biggest discount to date! From June 25 to July 9, get Civ VII 's Stand…
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Ask Our Historians! We're Answering Your Civ VII History Questions
Ever wondered what goes into bringing history to life in Civilization VII? Now’s your chance to ask! We’re pulling our Firaxis Senior Historians Finn, Emily, and Andrew away from their research to answer your burning qu…
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Brush and Blade Collection - Part 1 now available!
Civilization VII's Update 1.4.1 is now live, which means that owners of the Brush and Blade Collection* can now experience the first half of this new paid content collection! Part 1 of the Brush and Blade Collection* in…
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Update 1.4.1 – June 23, 2026
With Test of Time now in players’ hands, we wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who’s jumped into Civilization VII recently. We’ve loved seeing the response to the massive changes in Update 1.4.0, but t…
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Civ VII Developer Video - June 2026 | Update 1.4.1 Overview
Update 1.4.1 is dropping tomorrow, June 23, and comes with: ⬢ Hotseat Multiplayer ⬢ A new Archipelago map type ⬢ An overhaul to Governments, Celebrations, and Happiness ⬢ Part 1 of our latest DLC, Brush and Blade, which…
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Brush and Blade Collection - Part 1 leader and civs
Civilization VII's Update 1.4.1 goes live next week on June 23, and launching alongside the free update is the first half of a new paid content collection: the Brush and Blade Collection.* Here's what's going live for o…
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Update 1.4.1 Drops Week of June 22!
With Test of Time officially in the rearview mirror, we want to give a massive thank you to everyone who has been diving into Civilization VII recently. If history has taught us anything, it’s that no empire survives by…
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This Month in Civ: May Update, News Recap, and More
Welcome Back! Hey, Civ fans, welcome back to This Month in Civ (and boy, what a month it’s been)! May has been huge for Civilization VII, as well as for our team at Firaxis. We celebrated the studio’s 30th anniversary,…
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