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Hands-on with Sid Meier’s Civilization XI for iPad – Video

Launching as somewhat of a surprise, Civilization VI has made it onto the iPad. This wasn't some early version of the Civilization series, it was actually the newest iteration, released only in 2016. I was a bit skeptical of such a big, and power hungry game coming to mobile so I took the plunge (you know, for science) to see how the tablet-centric version of this turn-based strategy game holds up.

Apple relaxes its controversial guidelines for template-based apps, waives dev fees for governments and nonprofits starting next year

Apple took a stance recently against cookie-cutter style apps by outright banning them from the App Store. These template-based apps were often used as ways to clone low-quality apps (any remember the onslaught of Flappy Bird lookalikes?) Unfortunately, they were also often used by small business, nonprofits, or government organizations who didn't have the resources to develop their own apps from scratch.