Civilization VI battle royale Red Death adds aliens, zombies and Sean Bean next week

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Civilization VI battle royale Red Death adds aliens, zombies and Sean Bean next weekThe rotten and the alien

The rotten and the alien

Posted this week, Civ 6’s latest update video certainly buries the lead - running through a laundry list of balance changes and exploit fixes before even mentioning the rotting and the extraterrestrial.

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Unfortunately, you’re not going to be zappingCatherinede' Medici of France with alien rayguns. No, these two factions are included under Season 2 ofCiv 6’s Red Death battle royale mode, a concept I still can’t quite fully internalise. It’s already full of goth mutants and evil scientists anyway, so what’s the undead and the extra-terrestrial on top of that?

These free updates are being pushed alongside a new battle pass for Civ 6, which gives buyers new factions, leaders, gamemodes and miscellanea every two months. While those drops require buying into the pass, Sean Bean and the shambling spacemen are free for all players when the community update arrives next week.