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New geological evidence unearthed in the US suggests that a catastrophic cosmic event may have wiped out a once-thriving culture more than 12,800 years ago.  Researchers analyzing sediment samples in California, Arizona and New Mexico discovered shocked quartz, tiny mineral grains deformed under extreme pressure, dating back to around 10,800 BC. Shocked quartz forms when minerals are subjected to sudden, …

While plate tectonics may not be absolutely necessary for life, they may be necessary for a technological civilization to arise. Habitability may be possible on a static world, but habitability probably won’t persist long enough for a technological civilization like ours to appear. Plate tectonics regulates our planet’s climate, and without it, atmospheric CO2 would rise to catastrophic levels. New …

Two men who lived around 2,500 years ago in what is now southern India have been brought to life in new digital reconstructions — and research into their remains is revealing secrets about their mysterious civilization. The realistic facial models are based on two skulls discovered at a burial site known as Kondagai, located in the southern Indian state of …

Another month means another batch of “free” Amazon Prime games. This time around, Amazon is giving away what I (and many others) consider to be one of the best PC games ever made: Civilization 4. Beyond that, you can currently grab the also-excellent Into The Breach for nothing and over the next week weeks, even more games will be available …

Civilization 7 developers Firaxis have undergone a “staff reduction” affecting an unspecified number of workers today, publishers 2K have confirmed to RPS. News of the cuts broke via a series of posts from now former Firaxis writer Emma Kidwell. “I was affected by the layoffs at Firaxis, and am open to full time writing work at your studio,” she wrote …

Firaxis, longtime developer of the strategy series Civilization, is laying off an undisclosed number of staff, Game Developer reports. “We can confirm there was a staff reduction today at Firaxis Games, as the studio restructures and optimizes its development process for adaptability, collaboration and creativity,” a spokesperson for the studio’s publisher and owner 2K told Engadget. The layoffs follow turmoil …

However, it’s important to note that neither of those metrics gives as complete a picture as some Internet discussions suggest they do; Civilization VII launched on other platforms and game stores like the PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and Epic Game Store, and those wouldn’t be captured in Steam numbers—even though it intuitively seems likely that Steam would account for …

2K has confirmed a number of workers at Civilization developer Firaxis Games have been made redundant. “We can confirm there was a staff reduction today at Firaxis Games, as the studio restructures and optimizes its development process for adaptability, collaboration, and creativity,” said a 2K spokesperson in an email sent to Game Developer. The company refused to clarify how many …

A cosmic blast may have wiped out a lost civilization 12,800 years ago. Credit: Kevin Gill / CC BY 2.0 A powerful cosmic explosion may have wiped out an early, advanced human civilization around 12,800 years ago. New scientific findings in Louisiana suggest that a large comet fragment exploded in Earth’s atmosphere with enough force to melt stone into glass, …

Almost 13,000 years ago, a massive fragment of a comet exploded over Louisiana, turning stone into glass and potentially offering evidence for one of history’s most controversial theories. New research supports ideas popularized by author Graham Hancock, who shared a stage with comet scientist Dr Allan West to discuss the findings.  Hancock’s bestselling books argue for the existence of a …