Largest Civilization expansion to date set to
add an active world with environmental challenges, a Diplomatic
Victory, new civilizations and all-new game systems
2K and Firaxis Games announced today that Sid Meier’s
Civilization® VI: Gathering Storm, the second expansion pack
for the critically acclaimed and award-winning Sid Meier’s
Civilization® VI, will be available for Windows PC on February
14, 2019.
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2K and Firaxis Games announced today that
Sid Meier's Civilization® VI: Gathering Storm, the second expansion
pack for the critically acclaimed and award-winning Sid Meier's
Civilization® VI, will be available for Windows PC on February 14,
2019. (Graphic: Business Wire)
Civilization VI: Gathering Storm will introduce an
active planet where geology and climatology present unique new
challenges. Players will build new Engineering Projects, manage
their cities’ Power and Consumable Resources and work with other
world leaders in the World Congress to deal with the challenges
presented by the dynamic forces of nature. This new expansion also
extends the Technology and Civics trees with a future era and adds
nine new leaders from eight new civilizations, a new Diplomatic
Victory condition, a variety of new units, districts, wonders,
buildings and more.
“As Sid Meier’s Civilization approaches its 27th
anniversary, 2K is honored to unveil Civilization VI’s
second robust expansion, inviting fans to explore and master the
franchise’s rich and strategic gameplay in all-new ways with
Civilization VI: Gathering Storm,” said Melissa Bell, SVP
and Head of Global Marketing at 2K. “Once again, the team at
Firaxis has exceeded expectations to evolve Civilization’s
features with the largest expansion ever developed for the
series.”
“With Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Gathering Storm,
players are now faced with a changing, active planet that places
new challenges and opportunities in front of them,” added Ed Beach,
Lead Designer at Firaxis Games. “Volcanoes, river floods, droughts
and massive storms all await and are a part of our new Global
Climate system that can cause ice sheets to melt and sea levels to
rise based on players’ choices about how they want to interact with
the environment.”
Key features for Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Gathering
Storm include:
- ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS:
Volcanoes, storms (blizzards, sand storms, tornados and
hurricanes), climate change, floods and droughts will bring the
world to life in a brand new way. Settlement choices are more
important than ever for players as they balance high risks and high
rewards;
- POWER AND CONSUMABLE RESOURCES:
Strategic resources play an additional role in Civilization VI:
Gathering Storm. These resources are now consumed in power
plants to generate electricity for cities. Initially, players’
advanced buildings will be powered by burning carbon-based
resources like Coal and Oil, but renewable energy sources also
unlock as players progress to current-day technologies. The choices
a player makes about resource usage will directly affect the
world’s temperature and can cause melting ice caps and rising sea
levels;
- ENGINEERING PROJECTS: Players
can now shape the world around their empires to overcome
unfavorable land conditions by making improvements like canals,
dams, tunnels and railroads. When settling cities, players will
need to consider the flood risk to coastal lowland areas, but keep
in mind that in the late-game, new technologies like Flood Barriers
can be used to protect these tiles;
- WORLD CONGRESS: For the first
time in Civilization VI, players can make their voices heard
among the other leaders of the world. Along the way, they can earn
Diplomatic Favor through Alliances, influence city-states, compete
in World Games and more. In addition, they can use Diplomatic Favor
to extract promises from other leaders, vote on Resolutions, call a
Special Session to address an emergency and increase the weight of
votes in their quests to achieve the new Diplomatic Victory;
- 21st CENTURY TECHNOLOGIES &
CIVICS: A new era has been added to the Technology and Civics
trees. As well, players will combat new environmental effects with
speculative ideas, such as relocating their populations out to
seasteads and developing technologies to recapture carbon
emissions;
- NEW LEADERS AND CIVS: Nine new
leaders from eight new civilizations are introduced. Each brings
unique bonuses and gameplay, as well as a total of nine unique
units, four unique buildings, three unique improvements, two unique
districts and one unique governor;
- NEW SCENARIOS:
- The Black Death: The Black Death
ravaged Europe and western Asia in the mid-14th century, killing a
greater share of the population than any other event in world
history. The player’s task is to lead his or her nation through the
calamity: keep the population alive, the economy strong and faith
unshaken amidst a world of terror and desperation;
- War Machine: At the outset of
WWI, the German Imperial Army had a daring plan: invade neutral
Belgium and then rush the French heartland before its leaders could
mobilize to resist. When war was declared, both armies swung into
motion and set up one of the most incredible and shocking military
campaigns in world history. In this multiplayer scenario, players
take the side of one of these two great powers at this same
precipice. The clock is ticking, and the enemy is moving;
- MORE NEW CONTENT:
Civilization VI: Gathering Storm will introduce seven new
world wonders, seven natural wonders, 18 new units, 15 new
improvements, nine new buildings, five new districts, two new city
sets, nine new techs and 10 new civics;
- IMPROVED GAMEPLAY SYSTEMS: The
Espionage system will be enhanced with new options. In addition,
the Culture and Science Victories have been updated, new Historic
Moments have been added and additional improvements have been made
to other existing systems.
Developed by Firaxis Games, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
is rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and up by the ESRB and is available
now for Windows PC and Nintendo Switch™. Sid Meier’s
Civilization VI is also available for iPhone, iPad, Mac and
Linux from Aspyr Media. Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Gathering
Storm will be available on February 14, 2019 for Windows PC and
coming shortly thereafter for Mac and Linux from Aspyr Media.
For more information on Sid Meier’s Civilization VI,
visit www.civilization.com, become a fan on Facebook, subscribe on
YouTube, follow Civilization on Twitter and Instagram and
join the conversation using the hashtag #OneMoreTurn.
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About Firaxis Games
Firaxis Games™ is one of the world’s premier game development
studios, and home of legendary designer Sid Meier. Firaxis has
developed some of the most successful and award-winning PC and
video games on the market today, including the award-winning Sid
Meier’s Civilization® series, featuring the recently released Sid
Meier’s Civilization VI, for Windows PC, Sid Meier’s Civilization:
Beyond Earth™ for Windows PC, the expansion pack Sid Meier’s
Civilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide for Windows PC, Sid
Meier’s Civilization V for Windows PC, as well as the
critically acclaimed expansion packs, Sid Meier’s Civilization V:
Brave New World and Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gods and Kings for
Windows PC. Firaxis also released the 2012 Game of the Year
award-winning XCOM®: Enemy Unknown for Windows PC, the Xbox 360®
video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3
computer entertainment system, and Apple iOS, along with the
critically acclaimed expansion pack XCOM: Enemy Within for Windows
PC, the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from
Microsoft, PlayStation3 computer entertainment system, and Apple
iOS. Firaxis Games is owned by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.,
and is part of its 2K publishing label. For more information about
Firaxis and its games can be found at www.firaxis.com.
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