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Get BioShock, Civ & X-Com For $54 [Steam]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Jul 2
By Luke Plunkett 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
Steam:: Reviews:: Step Aside Sid
Original at BoardGameGeek Forums
• Wed, Jun 24
By Lowengrin I have only recently rediscovered board gaming again after years of computer gaming. Kingmaker and Civilization were probably the last two board games I played before turning almost completely to computer games. Of the more memorable computer games, there was Sid Meier's Railroad Tyco...
Clash of Cultures:: Reviews:: Prototype Review
Original at BoardGameGeek Forums
• Tue, Jun 23
By Asperamanca I've always loved Civ games. Civilization brought me to board games. Vinci promised to be in the same vein, but left me unsatisfied. I've read about Sid Meier's Civilization: The Boardgame and Tempus, and decided they were not for me. Antike scratched the expansion and conquest itch, but fel...
Video Games Live Has Its Own MP3 Player [Merchandising]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Jun 11
By Mike Fahey 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...
Civ4: Patch v3.19 released for BTS!!
Original at Apolyton CS Civ4
• Wed, Jun 10
Firaxis released the v3.19 patch for Civilization IV:Beyond the Sword today! Unexpected but very welcome. The complete changelist for this patch is available in our forums Firaxian `alexman` listed some additional changes in the forums of civ fansite CivFanatics.... (11 June 2009, 12:34)
PC Sales Charts: Where Parity Is Achieved [PC]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Jun 9
By Luke Plunkett 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
How To: Civilization IV: Colonization Tutorial; Buttons and MenusOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, May 26
By rss@youtube.com (Churchboy587) Author: Churchboy587 Keywords: Civilization Iv: Colonization Tutorial Buttons and Menus Added: May 26, 2009
Civilization IV - 50% off at Gamer's Gate
Original at Examiner.com
• Fri, May 22
If you're a fan of classic RTS games like Sid Meier's Civilization series, this weekend is your best chance to grab one of the better titles at half-price. Civilization 4 was a milestone due to its massively-upgraded graphics and features, ...
Roll Through the Ages:: Reviews:: A light review of a light game
Original at BoardGameGeek Forums
• Wed, May 6
By sbarcelo As an avid fan of the Civilization computer games, I've always wanted to give Through the Ages a try. However, since my main gaming opponent is my fiance, who gets pretty fed up at around the 1 hour mark of a game, I decided to see if Roll Through the Ages could scratch the itch.
Civilization IV: The Complete Edition due in one week
Original at GamingNexus
• Tue, May 5
Civilization IV: The Complete Edition is utter world domination in a box. The violence is whimsical but the stakes are real, and The Complete Edition packs every expansion into one neatly-priced package for $39.99 (every dollar of it DRM-free). It'll contain the baseline Civilization...
Advanced Civilization:: Reviews:: A monolith at your table
Original at BoardGameGeek Forums
• Fri, May 1
By citylife In my opinion Civilization or more regularly Advanced Civ (hereafter referred to as Civ)is an icon in the strategy gaming world, a precursor of good eurogaming, and something like a pilgrimage for the gamer. Every play of Advanced Civ represents a special moment when all those factors co...
Review: Halo Wars
Original at Examiner.com
• Sun, Mar 22
I'll exclude the excellent Sid Meier's Civilization: Revolution, only because it's turn-based.) The story of Halo Wars revolves around a series of battles that happened 20 years prior to the events in Halo: Combat Evolved, the first game in the Halo ...
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization v1.01f Patch
Original at Gamers Hell
• Wed, Mar 11
UK Firaxis Games has issued a new patch for Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization, updating to v1.01f the latest installment in the Civilization IV series (press 'read more' for changelog). In Colonization, players lead one of four European nations on ...
Famitsu's Best PS3 Games of 2008 [Japan]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Feb 9
By Brian Ashcraft 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
Advanced Civilization - A (somewhat) level-headed and short review of a holy-grail game.
Original at BoardGameGeek Forums
• Mon, Jan 12
By BrenoK So, what is it about? Advanced Civilization is pretty much a game of negotiation and logistics. You move your pieces around in order to build cities and thus be able to draw more cards and, after trading, be able to buy technologies (VPs). That's the essence of it. There's more added to it, of co...
A Post-Civilization Story
Original at Salon
• Tue, Dec 30
This homemade litmus paper is but one example of high-tech/low-tech the community employs. Nearby, the folks working the garden utilize all manner of manual tools designed to put out maximum efficiency with minimal effort, maximum durability with minimal impact of the environment. Elsew...
XBOX 360 Game Review: Civilisation Revolution aka my final purchase from Woolworths
Original at randomremarks (WordPress)
• Sun, Dec 28
By Charles 4/5 - It is one of only a handful of turn based strategy games on the XBOX 360 and is a good game despite it flaws and would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a turn based strategy game for the Xbox 360. Game Details Title: Sid Meiers Civilization Revolution Developer: Firaxis Games Re...
Sid Meier's Civilization: The Card Game - Underrated Game
Original at BoardGameGeek Forums
• Tue, Dec 23
By Blackfaer For those unfamiliar with the game, it was developed by a few of the members of the team working on Civilization IV computer games, and was loosely based on the computer game. Civilization IV is one of the more complex computer games out there, so obviously it's pared down to the essentials.
REVIEW: Civilization Revolution DS
Original at Curmudgeon Gamer
• Thu, Dec 4
By noreply@blogger.com (JohnH) The novelty of being able to play Civilization on a pocket-sized device got to me, and I bought Civilization Revolution for my DS. The result is rather good, excellent even, but it also suffers from a number of irritating little lacks, lacks that result from the developers not taking the DS...
Endgame: Civilization -8, Nature 0
Original at Salon
• Thu, Nov 27
That's easier said than done, however. When virtually everyone you talk with thinks we will solve these problems, or doesn't believe these problems are even real, remaining utterly convinced that the first truly global civilization, the most powerful civilization in our planet's his...
Review: Civilization IV: Colonization for PC
Original at Geek.com
• Wed, Nov 5
By Kenneth England Following up on the successful release of Civilization: Revolutions comes another installment in the Civ IV line, Colonization. This game presents a more focused vision than the typical Civilization game, specifically tasking the player with assuming the role of one of the European...
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Review - play.tm
Original at Play.tm
• Sun, Nov 2
Civilization IV: Colonization Civilization IV: Colonization · Tabula Rasa goes first-person · New Company of Heroes pack sighted · Bill Roper joins Cryptic · EA push back Saboteur · EA · Harmonix on Rock Band 2 Harmonix on Rock Band 2 ...
Civilization IV: Colonization - Review - play.tm
Original at Play.tm
• Fri, Oct 31
As a life-long Sid Meier fan it pains me to say it but this is one game I shall not be waxing lyrical about for years to come. 50%. By Sam Gibson · Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization; Platform: PC; Publisher: 2K Games ...
Opinion: Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization - Worth Every Dime.
Original at BoardGameGeek Forums
• Sat, Oct 18
By baymonkey Through the Ages hits a spot for me as only this game does. Many comparisons can and should be made to the computer game franchise Civilization, and they should be because any fan of that wonderful series will find many similarities in this boardgame and some clear differences.
Civilization IV: Colonization Review
Original at 1up.com
• Thu, Sep 25
By Tom Chick Somewhere between Civilization III and Civilization IV, revolutionary game designer Soren Johnson tore down and rebuilt founding father Sid Meier's beloved strategy series. The results were pretty darn glorious: Civ 4 was a streamlined thing of beauty, equally sleek and epic. Now, th...
Opinion: Games Without Frontiers: Games Give Free Rein to the Douchebag WithinOriginal at Wired
• Sun, Aug 24
By Clive Thompson I know it's possible. Hell, I've watched and rewatched the YouTube videos of the 14-year-olds who've done it in Sid Meier's new game, Civilization Revolution. The guttural roar of the ICBM taking off, the flare of the missile as it arcs slowly across the sky, the terrifying rumble in your Xb...
Sid Meier's Civilization: The Boardgame - Rhye's and Fall of Civilization mod - first review
Original at BoardGameGeek Forums
• Sat, Aug 23
By rnijholt The available governments and religions are a very nice addition. It forces the players to contemplate if the time is right to switch their government, for instance from Monarchy to Republic, which gives double cash for each city or village. Players must weigh the advantages of another go...
Patch: Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword No-CD No-DVD Fixed ...
Original at Undebug.org
• Thu, Aug 21
By CincauHangus Sid Meier’s Civilization IV No-CD No-DVD Fixed-EXE Fixed-Image Patch 1.7.4.0; Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Warlords No-CD No-DVD Fixed-EXE Fixed-Image Patch 2.13; Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword No-CD No-DVD Fixed-EXE ...
Review: Civilization Revolution for Xbox 360
Original at Geek.com
• Fri, Aug 1
By Kenneth England Civilization Revolution is the type of game that takes a little while to get in your system, but once it does it is very addicting and hard to put down. The flaws are apparent, but are vastly outweighed by the well-done elements of the game and it’s near-perfect graphical presentation of the...
Sid Meier's Civilization: The Boardgame - Big Review of Sid Meier's Civ
Original at BoardGameGeek Forums
• Fri, Jul 25
By sbarrera The game follows the basic outline of any civilization game. You move stuff on the board, maybe you fight some battles, you get money, and you build stuff and buy technology. Technology determines capabilities like how big you can make your cities, or what military units you can build.
Patch: PolyCast #48: Orange Jello's Just Too Powerful
Original at PolyCast
• Sat, Jul 12
In the 'Interview' (03m24s), we speak with recent Novice play champion Ken 'Carch' Baudicher about the Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Tri-League Tournament in the first of a two-part interview. Over in the 'News' (13m21s) Six is the number of first patch previews for the stand-alone...
Opinion: Civilization - So you want to play Civilization...
Original at BoardGameGeek Forums
• Fri, Jul 11
By sbarrera Another interesting balance is the one between population and taxation. The same counters are used to represent people and money (they are flipped over when cities are taxed). It is necessary to manage this counter supply well, because you need population on the map to support your cities...
Podcast: Digital Crack Report for 7/8/2008
Original at GamingNexus
• Thu, Jul 10
NEWS - Here's the late record of this week's Digital Crack Report, our weekly segment on CD101. This week I talk about Beijing 2008, Civilization: Revolutions, and the Xbox 360 version of Unreal Tournament III for the with the new look CD101 morning team. Also note that I once again have to...
Civilization Revolution - review
Original at Go Nintendo
• Tue, Jul 8
By RawmeatCowboy While it won’t be winning any beauty contests with its barebones 2D graphics, the play’s the thing and the combination of solid controls and lots of content in the form of the technologies, units and variegated civilizations make Civ ...
Civilization IV Beyond the Sword PATCH v3 17 + No-DVD Fixed EXE (3S/2L)
Original at Mininova
• Thu, Jul 3
1. Unpack release. 2. Install update. 3. Copy cracked exe to install dir 4. Enjoy! ;)
Civilization IV Beyond the Sword PATCH v3.17 [MULTI5] i + No-DVD Fixed EXE [1/5]
Original at isoHunt
• Tue, Jul 1
Bit Torrent details:Category: Games Original site: http://www.mininova.org/ Size: 177.68 MB, in 3 files Seeds: 1 - Leechers: 5 - Downloads: 0 Description: N/A
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword - Patch v3.17
Original at Gameswelt
• Mon, Jun 23
Germany - Firaxis hat einen neuen Patch für Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword veröffentlicht. Dieser aktualisiert die Erweiterung auf Version 3.17, behebt dabei ...
Podcast: How the Reformation Saved Western Civilization
Original at christiantheology (WordPress)
• Fri, Jun 13
By Neiswonger link to Audio) Christopher Neiswonger How the Reformation Saved Western Civilization (link to Audio) How the Reformation Saved Western Civ
Hands On With Civilization Revolution Multiplayer [Civilization Revolution]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Mar 10
By Flynn De Marco 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...
Opinion: Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization - First impressions & critique
Original at BoardGameGeek Forums
• Fri, Mar 7
By Pum_ I really really like the Francis Tresham's original Civilization game. In fact my only problem with it is the length of time it takes to play - other than that it's brilliant! After reading about TtA I have been eagerly waiting to get this game for about a year. I got the impression that TtA woul...
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword v3.13 Patch
Original at Gamers Hell
• Fri, Oct 5
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Lots of gameplay tweaks, bugfixes and enhancements.
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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword v3.13 Patch
Original at Gamers Hell
• Fri, Oct 5
Cristo Redentor allows 1 turn between civics changes, not zero turns. Attack Sub: 30 strength, 7 moves, 180 cost Destroyers also upgrade to Missile Cruisers Customs House and Feitoria give +100% Foreign trade route income Reduced ...
Stardock Announces Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor
Original at Gaming Today
• Wed, Aug 22
By Shawn Sines Gamasutra Talks Games with GalCiv Creators; Galactic Assault: Prisoner of Power Screens; Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Demo; RedSpotGames Announces Two New Dreamcast Titles; Civ IV: Beyond the Sword Coming July 23.
Civ: Old-time fan review
Original at BoardGameGeek Forums
• Fri, Jul 27
By Jim Marshall by Jim Marshall CIVILIZATION REVIEW • Buy Civilization advance cards. • Coastal or island Civilizations benefit from Astronomy, and (possibly) Cloth Making (which is a cheap card, which in the long run may not be a good thing – see point 1).
Civilization IV Warlords v2.13 Patch [3/0]
Original at isoHunt
• Mon, Jul 23
Bit Torrent details:Category: Apps Original site: http://www.gameupdates.org/ Size: 80.92 MB, in 1 files Seeds: 3 Leechers: 0 Downloads: 29 Description: Gameupdates.org - Demos, patches mods
Civ4 X-Com Homage Coming
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Apr 12
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.
How To: Civilization IV Cheats - Civilization IV PC Cheat Codes
Original at About.com Video Game Strategies
• Sun, Mar 26
Cheats and codes for the popular Civilization IV PC video game. Here you will find how to enable cheats in Civilization IV, as well as many cheat hot keys and debug codes for the game.
IMG Podcast Episode 3
Original at Inside Mac Games
• Mon, Oct 31
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Announced, Aspyr Announces Civilization III: Complete and IV, Feral Announces Black and White 2, 2006 Walk of Game Contest Ends, Myst V Soundtrack Released, Peter Jackson Unhappy with Lord of the Rings Games
Podcast: Gaming Steve Episode 13 - 05.24.2005
Original at Gaming Steve
• Tue, May 24
I wrap up the various games I saw at E3 this year.GameTalk: Who "won" and "lost" at E3?SporeTalk: Part one of my interview with Will Wright (Warning: This is pretty hard to understand, but the transcript is in this post as well).In-depth review of Guild Wars for the PC.RetroReview: Civilizat...