Sid Meier was apparently baffled by the decision to launch Civilization 5 without Genghis Khan: 'Sid said, What?'

He was out of town when I visited Firaxis to play Civilization 7 earlier this month, but I did walk past the office from which Civilization creator Sid Meier continues to guide the strategy developer. One example of that guidance, although it came 14 years ago now, was the quick addition of Ghengis Khan as a free Civilization 5 update.

"We ended up shipping Civ 5 without Genghis Khan," said Civ 7 executive producer Dennis Shirk in a recent interview with GameRant. "Sid said, 'What?' We ended...