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WOOT! It happened!! Good old Sid Meier's Civilization 2 doesn't make it into mainstream gaming news very much these days but amazingly my Civ2 Heroes of Might & Magic 2 mod has made it into PC Gamer!!! And even better it's a 2 page spread near the front of their mag in the news section! They even managed to squeeze in mention of the Civ2 modding community, the lost scenario preservation project, the get Civ2 back into stores campaign, and even my up & coming other Civ2 mod projects too! :) :)

EDIT: Reddit really doesn't make embedded links & thumbnails at the top of the post very obvious does it lol. Here's the link with a scan and more details for those that missed it:
https://blakessanctum.wordpress.com/2026/07/24/i-made-it-to-pc-gamer-magazine-again/

Today we've got another retro indie game inspired by Sid Meier's Colonization and Imperialism for our CivFanatics, this time it's Imperial Ambitions. This game is a historic 4X turn-based strategy game where you play a civilization during the age of imperialism, and you try to dominate the old and the new world. As normal for these type of games, you manage resources, build units, and annihilate your enemies. The citizens of your empire have different social classes, and require and produce different resources, and might get unhappy due to different reasons. Religion, trade and the black market, and technology progress also play a role. It's now fully released on Steam, early reviews are very positive and there's a free demo to try as well.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2219390/Imperial_Ambitions/

Our discussion: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/imperial-ambitions.689072/

Gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Dls5wxoPA

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Play as the degenerate Honorius and heroic Majorian, in Sid Meier's Civilization VI.

Occidental Rome is available via the Steam Workshop or Civ Fanatics/Nexus Mods.