What’s The Deal With: Civilization Games?

Episode 242

13th February 2025

Civilization VII is out this week, and it’s time to break down Sid Meier’s iconic series. Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about their favorite games in the franchise, what “4X” actually means, and why Civ games are so appealing to so many people. One More Thing: Kirk: “The Ghosts in the Machine” an excerpt from Mood Machine by Liz […]

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Civilization VII is out this week, and it’s time to break down Sid Meier’s iconic series. Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about their favorite games in the franchise, what “4X” actually means, and why Civ games are so appealing to so many people.

One More Thing:

Kirk: “The Ghosts in the Machine” an excerpt from Mood Machine by Liz Pelly

Maddy: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Just Went From A Good RPG To One Of BioWare’s Most Important Games’ by Ken Shepard [Spoilers]

Jason: Avowed

LINKS:

“Casual Viewing: Why Netflix Looks Like That” by Will Tavlin for N+1: https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/essays/casual-viewing/

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Video games: They’re serious business! Except when they’re not serious at all. Each week on Triple Click, video game experts Kirk Hamilton, Maddy Myers, and Jason Schreier journey into the fascinating world of games. They’ll explore hot topics in video game news and culture, answer burning listener questions, debate the pros and cons of the biggest new games, and replay old classics together.

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