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Civilization 7 is coming to VR on Meta Quest 3, in case you'd like a full-size Benjamin Franklin to lecture you about stuff

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It's not quite out on PCs yet—unless you paid to play early—but it looks like a VR edition of Sid Meier's Civilization 7 will be coming to Meta Quest with its own unique capabilities later this Spring.

Civilization 7 VR will set you around a command table with the leaders of the other civilizations you're playing against—that's right, you'll get life-size lectures from Ben Franklin about your diplomacy and have Cleopatra tell you off in Egyptian straight to your face. The table seems like a neat way to do mixed-reality Civilization, which was always more board game than simulation. It all looks and sounds a bit absurd but also the sheer novelty of it is probably thrilling.

"Enjoy Civilization from a unique perspective, whether you're peering down from high above the map or leaning all the way in to appreciate the finer details of every building and unit," says the store page. I think they're probably right, as Civilization 7's little models are indeed intricately detailed and the VR edition might just be the only way to see them at novel angles.

PC Gamer gave Civilization 7 a 76% in our review, the lowest score we've ever given to a game in the series. Contributor Robert Zak cited issues with the user interface and how thin the new game mechanics felt, saying it "feels more like a series offshoot than a Civilization 6 sequel."

"It's as if Civ's gone through its own age transition—a few steps forward, a few steps back," Rob wrote. "While it's addressed some longstanding issues, there's a little too much that's been stripped away for veterans like myself to call this meaningful progress on the legendary series' Legacy Path."

Players are just as divided on the new iteration as critics, with those who paid to play early pushing Civilization 7 all the way down to a Mixed review score on Steam.

You can find Sid Meier's Civilization 7 VR on Meta's website, where it will release in "Spring 2025."

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Hearts of Iron 4's new DLC lets you cast off the Brits as India, cast off the Brits as Iraq, resist the Brits as Iran, or ignore the Brits as Afghanistan

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If history teaches us one thing, it's this: it's always a great idea to invade Central Asia. It just can't go wrong. Honestly, if this games journalism thing doesn't work out, I'm thinking I might head over there with the lads and establish some kind of thousand-year imperium. That or back to SEO writing.

Ah, wait, I'm learning from the title of Paradox's upcoming DLC for Hearts of Iron 4 that I'm mistaken. Graveyard of Empires is the next country pack for the studio's WW2 sim, unveiled last year, and offering all-new ways for your imperial ambitions to crash into the rocks of a region that's got a habit of putting paid to that sort of thing. It's now got a release date: it's arriving March 4, for $15 (£[website].

The DLC brings new content for Iran, India, Iraq, and Afghanistan, with stuff to make each of them feel a bit more unique in the course of play. Iran sounds like it'll be mostly torn between fending off the Soviet Union on one side and Britain on the other, with "a significant new focus tree" that will give you a chance to "resist the imperial incursions that have historically weakened" the country. You can also revive the Achaemenid Empire, if you reckon that what WW2 was really missing was even more seismic political upheaval.

India, meanwhile, isn't yet free of the British yoke during HOI4's timespan. The subcontinent's new focus tree will revolve around the Indian independence movement, offering all sorts of alternate histories for you to pursue as you liberate the country. That includes reviving the East India organization, which seems a bit of a sidegrade to me.

Iraq is also tethered to Britain as a client state, which means its part of the DLC also sounds like it revolves around, well, trying to get rid of the British (sorry everyone). "Try to chart your own path," reads the blurb, "embracing the calls for pan-Arab nationalism and siding with the axis against the allies." You'll also have to navigate the various ethnic and religious tensions that make Iraqi society so brittle and, hey, maybe do something with those oil fields, huh?

Finally, there's Afghanistan, which is actually the place people call the graveyard of empires. Funnily enough, it kind of sounds like Afghanistan is having a relatively gentle go of WW2 in HOI4: "Isolated from the wider war, [it] offers many alternate paths." That means you can either "continue the historical path of neutrality and isolation" (so, you know, just kind of hang out for 20ish years, I guess) or try to build a new industrial superpower in the foothills. I'd go for that one, personally, in this war game.

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Like a Dragon anniversary will see fan-voted virtual items like lingerie and a traffic cone made into actual merchandise

Sega and Like a Dragon developer Ryu ga Gotoku are asking fans to select from 100 merchandise ideas from the series to be made a reality, including a karaoke microphone, themed underwear, and a traffic cone.

It's all in celebration of Like a Dragon's 20th anniversary on 8th December 2025, with fans able to vote once per day on a special celebration website for the virtual item they want to see actually produced .

There are 100 items to choose from, taken from across the game series, ranging from the obvious, to the iconic, to the downright bizarre.

Themed cosmetics, pens, stamps, incense, and various items of apparel would be easy to reproduce, but I'd argue are fairly boring choices for a series known for its outlandish characters and side quests.

improved yet are karaoke instruments (from the memorable minigame), a Sujimon card set (from that other minigame), Ichiban Confectionery's rice crackers (yes, from a minigame), or a Michio Ono figure (you guessed it...).

No doubt the Majima body pillow will be a popular choice, as will character lingerie, and various themed underpants.

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No doubt the Big Pylon will win, though - it's literally a traffic cone that's formed a running gag since the first game.

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