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Wednesday, Oct 21
Sid Meier Bringing Civilization To Facebook [Si Meier]
Sid Meier is taking two of the most addictive games ever created - Civilization and Facebook - and melding them into one. Today he announced Civilization Network, coming to Facebook in 2010. Announcing Civilization Network! [Civilization Fanatics Center - Thanks Mike!]
Tuesday, Sep 15
iPhone Chart Toppers [Igaming]
PositionTitlePriceWeeksLast Week1 Madden NFL 10 (EA)$9.991-2 Modern Combat: Sandstorm (Gameloft)$6.991-3 Uno (Gameloft)$4.991-4 Scrabble (EA)$4.991-5 Tetris (EA)$4.991-6Bejeweled 2 (PopCap Games)$2.991-7Blades of Fury (Gameloft)$6.991-8 The Sims 3 (EA)$6.991-9 Need For Speed U...
Tuesday, Sep 8
Civ, FIFA & Snowboarding Added To Games On Demand [Xbox 360]
Civilization Revolution (September 8, so...today) FIFA Street 3 (September 15) Fable II: Game Episodes: Episode 1 (September 29) BioShock (September 8) Civilization Revolution (Germany only, September 8) FIFA Street 3 (September 15) Fable II: Game Episodes: Episode 1 (September 29)
Tuesday, Aug 25
PC Sales Charts: Apologies Are In Order [PC]
Steam Direct2Drive 1. Champions Online (pre-sale) 2. Fallen Earth (pre-sale) 3. Aion Collector's Edition (pre-sale) 4. Rise of Flight 5. Civilization 4: The Complete Edition 6. The Sims 3 7. Fallout 3 8. Hearts of Iron III 9. Call of Duty 4 10. Neverwinter Nights 2 Complete Bundle
Tuesday, Aug 11
PC Sales Charts: Sales Of Iron [PC]
God I love PC gamers. Steam Direct2Drive 1. Champions Online (presale) 2. Fallout 3 3. The Sims 3 4. Hearts of Iron III with Sprite Packs Bundle 5. Best of Indie Bundle Vol. 1 6. Rise of Flight 7. Hearts Of Iron III 8. Aion (presale) 9. East India Company 10. Civilization 4: The Complete Edition
Monday, Aug 10
Civilization Revolutionises The iPhone
Just as we were wondering why Apple's touch-screen platform is so lacking in strategy games comes the weekend release by 2K of an iPhone version of Civilization Revolution. From what we can tell (having only played a few rounds of the lite version), it's pretty much the same game as appeare...
Wednesday, Aug 5
PC Sales Charts: Funny What A Sale Can Do For Sales [PC]
PC Digital Download Charts For The Week Ending August 1 Steam Direct2Drive 1. The Sims 3 2. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II 3. Champions Online (Pre-sale) 4. Aion (Pre-sale) 5. East India Compan 6. ArmA 2 7. Dawn of Discovery 8. The Sims 3 (Mac) 9. Civilization 4: The Complete Edition 10. Fallout 3
Tuesday, Jul 28
PC Sales Charts: Keeping An Aion Top Spot [PC]
Steam Direct2Drive 1. The Sims 3 2. ARMA 2 3. Dawn of Discovery (ANNO 1404) 4. Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II 5. The Sims 3 (Mac) 6. Civilization IV: The Complete Edition 7. Supreme Commander Gold 8. Aion (Pre-order) 9. Fallout 3 10. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Wednesday, Jul 22
Actually, The Sims 3 Was The Biggest-Selling Game In June [The Sims]
13. Civilization IV: Complete Edition (Firaxis Games, 2K Games) 18. Prototype (Radical Entertainment, Activision) 19. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion GOTY Edition (Bethesda Game Studios, Bethesda Softworks/2K Games) 20. Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Terminal Reality, Atari)
Saturday, Jul 18
Weekend Coupons: Done Dirt Cheap [New Deals]
• GamersGate is still running its promo with Red Faction: Guerrilla - buying it gets you Red Faction 1 and 2 for free. Other game specials include Civilization 3 and Iron Man for half off. If you have a Mac, all titles by Penumbra are 75 percent off. [GamersGate]
Tuesday, Jul 14
PC Sales Charts: You Fight Like A Dairy Farmer [PC]
Steam Direct2Drive 1. ArmA 2 2. The Sims 3 3. Aion: Tower of Eternity 4. Street Fighter IV 5. The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Deluxe Game of the Year Edition 6. The Sims 3 (Mac) 7. Dawn of Discovery 8. Civilization 4: Complete Edition 9. Tales of Monkey Island 10. Fallout 3
Monday, Jul 6
PC Sales Charts: ArmA II vs The Sims [PC]
And those two games are The Sims 3, which charts on both PC and Mac, and Bohemia Interactive's excellent (though buggy) ArmA II. Steam 1. Fallout 3 2. ArmA II 3. Dawn of Discovery 4. 2K Huge Games Pack 5. Street Fighter IV 6. Left 4 Dead 7. Call of Juarez 8. Overlord II 9. Trine 10. CS: Source
Thursday, Jul 2
Get BioShock, Civ & X-Com For $54 [Steam]
Sid Meier's Civilization IV Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete Sid Meier's Pirates! Prey CivCity: Rome Civilization IV: Warlords Sid Meier's Railroads! Railroad Tycoon II Platinum BioShock Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Monday, Jun 22
PC Sales Charts: R.I.P. NPD Sales Charts [PC]
PC Digital Download Charts For The Week Ending June 20 Steam Direct2Drive 1. The Sims 3 2. The Sims 3 (Mac) 3. Ghostbusters 4. Prototype 5. Civilization 4: Complete Edition 6. Fallout 3 7. Aion: The Tower of Eternity (Pre-Order) 8. Call of Duty 4 9. Mass Effect 10. Call of Duty: World at War
Monday, Jun 15
PC Sales Charts: Simoleons Rule Everything Around Me [PC]
4. Assassin's Creed Director's Cut / Ubisoft Montreal 5. Civilization IV / Firaxis 6. Delta Force: Xtreme 2 / NovaLogic 7. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe / EA Maxis 8. The Sims 3 (Mac) (bundle with Prima Guide) / EA Maxis 9. Mass Effect / BioWare 10. Civilization IV: The Complete Edition / Firaxis
Thursday, Jun 11
Video Games Live Has Its Own MP3 Player [Merchandising]
The 2GB MP3 player is now available for sale at the Video Games Live online store, and will also be making appearances at the merchandising tables at Video Game Live concert events and eventually retail outlets. It a pretty standard player, though the VGL design on it is rather snazzy. The ma...
Tuesday, Jun 9
PC Sales Charts: Where Parity Is Achieved [PC]
2. Civilization IV / Firaxis 5. Delta Force: Xtreme 2 / NovaLogic 6. Sid Meier's Railroads / Firaxis 7. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe / EA Maxis 8. Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword / Firaxis 9. Civilization IV: The Complete Edition / Firaxis 10. Sid Meier's Pirates / Firaxis
Tuesday, May 26
PC Sales Charts: Fallout Lingers On [PC]
Steam Charts As Of May 26 1. Bioshock 2. Civilization IV 3. Civilization IV: The Complete Edition 4. Battlestations: Pacific 5. Sacred 2: Fallen Angel 6. Mass Effect 7. Rome: Total War Gold Edition 8. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe 9. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 10.Fallout 3
Tuesday, May 19
PC Sales Charts: Killing Floor Wipes The Killing Floor [Sales Charts]
Direct2Drive Charts May 10-16 1. Mount and Blade 2. Sacred 2: Fallen Angel 3. Battlestations: Pacific 4. Civilization IV: The Complete Edition 5. Civilization IV 6. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe 7. Mass Effect 8. Neverwinter Nights 2: Mysteries of Westgate 9. Fallout 3 10. Elven Legacy
Sunday, May 10
Week in Games: All Hands on Deck
Age of Pirates 2: City of Abandoned Ships (PC) Battlestations: Pacific (PC, 360) Drama Queens (DS) Help Wanted (Wii) History Great Empires Rome (DS) Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball (Wii) Puzzle Kingdoms (Wii) Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition (PC)
Tuesday, May 5
Civilization IV Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving [PC]
The publisher has announced today the impending release of Civilization IV: Complete Edition, which will be out next week and which will combine the main game along with its two expansions (Warlords & Beyond the Sword) and recent spin-off title, Colonization.
Monday, Apr 13
Can Games Handle History? [Feature]
While Dr. Williamson mentions Civilization and Total War, other similar games that instruct you in the "dynamics of change" are Pirates!, Colonization (yes, there's a Sid Meier theme here), Paradox Interactive's strategy titles (Hearts of Iron, Europa Universalis & Victoria) t...
Monday, Feb 9
Famitsu's Best PS3 Games of 2008 [Japan]
Grand Theft Auto IV: 10,10,9,10 39 Soul Calibur IV: 9,9,9,8 35 Saints Row 2: 9,8,9,9 35 Valkyria Chronicles: 8,9,9,8 34 Haze: 9,8,9,8 34 FIFA 09: 8,9,8,9 34 NBA Live 09: 8,8,8,9 33 Army of Two: 8,9,8,7 32 Skate: 8,8,7,8 31 Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution: 8,8,8,7 31
Thursday, Dec 4
Bruce Shelley To Enter AIAS Hall Of Fame [AIAS]
In 1988, Shelley made the transition to computer games, joining Microprose. was assigned to work with Sid Meier as his producer/assistant designer. They collaborated on Railroad Tycoon, Covert Action and Civilization. Civilization was one of the most important marks in the videogame i...
Wednesday, Jul 9
Frankenreview: Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution [Round Up]
Way back in 1991, PC publisher Microprose released Sid Meier's Civilization, and some fans still haven't slept since. The game is widely considered to be one of the greatest PC games of all time. Now with three sequels plus expansions for each, multiple ports, and even a rather fine board ga...
Thursday, Jun 26
Variety Troubled By Sid Meier's Next Game
Variety reporter Ben Fritz knows that Sid Meier made a Colonization game back in the day. And he knows that the new one, the upcoming Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization, won't quite force you to sail to a new land so you can kill all the natives and screw them with the exchange rate.
Friday, Jun 20
Civilization Revolution Review: Compromise, Or Compromised? [Civilization Revolution Review]
It Works: Yes. Civilization on a console works. Nearly everything about the game – from controls to tech tree progression to unit and building production has seen radical changes (more on that to come), but at its heart, this is still Civilization. It still feels like Civilization, it still...
Monday, Jun 9
Shiny New Civ IV: Colonization Coming To PC [Civ IV Colonization]
2K Games Announces Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization™ for Games for Windows® 2K Games Announces Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization™ for Games for Windows® Sid Meier's Classic Colonization is recreated as a new stand-alone title in the Civilization IV® universe
Thursday, May 29
Sid Meier Is The Most Award-Winning Developer Ever! [Sid Meier]
Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution is rated E10+ for everyone 10 and older and will be in stores beginning July 8, 2008 for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Nintendo DS™. For more Civilization Revolution i...
Friday, Apr 18
Sid Meier Appearing At New York Comic Con
The New York Comic Con might as well be called the New York Video Game Con - Now With Comics for all of the gaming goodness that's going on over the weekend. Various publishers and developers will be on hand to show off their wares, most notably the living legend himself, Mr. Sid Meier. Sid will be...
Thursday, Mar 20
Civilization: Revolution Website Launches
Sid Meier's world building game Civilization is returning soon with a new title, Civilization: Revolution. CR is the first of the Civ franchise to be presented on now-gen consoles and it sports some fancy new graphics, closer cameras, new character models and more detailed maps and batt...
Monday, Mar 10
Hands On With Civilization Revolution Multiplayer [Civilization Revolution]
Last Friday I headed down to the glamorous Hotel Monaco to check out some of the multiplayer functions of Sid Meir's newest addition to the Civilization franchise (and the first on a console), Civilization Revolution. I had seen it previously at E3 and E for All but neither had really shown...
Tuesday, Jan 8
Sid Meier To Get GDC Lifetime Achievement Award [PC]
Meier began his career as a founding partner of MicroProse Software. Recognized around the world as the "Father of Computer Gaming," Meier has been honored with virtually every award in the industry. Sid's legacy IP such as F-19, Sid Meier's Civilization, Railroad Tycoon and Sid Meier's...
Friday, Aug 24
The Four Stages of Grief Spore [Gc07]
The initially city is a walled footprint with a number of pads you can use to construct buildings on. The developers said this stage is a bit like Civilization lite. In this level population size unlocks technology. You gather Spice, build up your city, build forces and either seek to recruit...
Sunday, Jul 22
Week in Games: Guitar Hero Rock The Eighties Edition
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (PC) Expansion pack number two includes ten new civilizations. Alien Syndrome (PSP, WII) Blast off into space and battle aliens in this action RPG. Combat Mission: Shock Force (PC) Help restore order in Syria after a coup.
Thursday, Jun 28
I Miss Microprose: Civilization Coming To Consoles, Handhelds
2K Announces Civilization® Revolution™ - Sid Meier's First Game for Next Generation Consoles Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution will be released in spring 2008 for next generation consoles and handhelds. For more information please visit http://www.civilization.com/.
Thursday, Apr 12
Civ4 X-Com Homage Coming
The scenario has you taking on a planet full of human robots that have transformed into malformed beasts. You're sent in to grab some lost research. It is, as McCracken puts it, a Civilization with no leaders, no cities, no technologies. It is Afterworld.
Friday, Mar 17
More Sid! Meier! Civilization 4: Warlords [PC]
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords will require the full version of Sid Meier's Civilization IV and will be released for PC this summer. For more information please visit http://www.civiv.com/. About Sid Meier's Civilization Franchise About Firaxis Games
Wednesday, Aug 31
New Civilization IV Screens and Game Details [Civilization IV]
More screens and details about Civilization IV arrived today. This round senior producer Barry Caudill talks about the game's promotion system, a much more intricate affair than most games. In Civ IV players can choose from 20 different bonuses for individual characters as they climb th...
