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Year 2009

 

Rate Video: Civilization 2: Official TrailerVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, May 22

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By rss@youtube.com (Shyranis) Author: Shyranis Keywords: Civilization 2 Civ 2 Civ Civilization strategy turn based tbs 4x earth history historical video computer pc windows win dos mac macintosh microprose sid meier firaxis 2k games 2k take two take-two interactive games game Added: May 22, 2009

Rate Video: Civilization Revolution - GDC 2008: Exclusive Sid Meier ...Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at truveo.com external link    Wed, Apr 8

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The first-ever footage of Civ on the consoles. www.truveo.com

Rate Video: Let's Play Civilization IV 25 The Final AssaultVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Feb 22

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By rss@youtube.com (Dap642) When all my troops land its over for them and what the hell is with this game i had a 98.5 chance of success and i fail. Don't worry the Nukes will make a appearance before the end. Can't end the show without fireworks can we? Damn you Civ Games!

Rate Video: Civ 4 BTS Marathon Augustus Ceaser Title Ep1 Part 2Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Jan 11

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By rss@youtube.com (DeeJayDieSeL) I have searched the web on video hosting sites and on official civ fans forums and there are no videos on how to get the highest ranking score in a normal Civ 4 game... SO i am "attempting" one. Have done it twice and this would be my third attempt. Sit back and enjoy this full detail NO SKIPPING walkth...

Rate Video: Civ IV GameplayVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Oct 16

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By rss@youtube.com (usmell42) I show off Civ IV: Beyond the Sword and have a special suprise at the end! Author: usmell42 Keywords: Civilization IV Added: October 16, 2008

Rate Video: Spore Part 2Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Tue, Sep 30

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By rss@youtube.com (AgressiveInliners) Some brief scenes from Tribal, Civ, and Space phase in my game of spore. Space is huge btw and will take up many many more hours of fun play. Author: AgressiveInliners Keywords: Spore Tribal Space Civilization Me Playing Part RTS Added: September 30, 2008

Rate Video: Mandislug - Civ - SlugslopperVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Sep 20

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By rss@youtube.com (VArterJr) Author: VArterJr Keywords: Mandislug SPORE Civilization Ground Vehicle Added: September 20, 2008

Rate Video: Spore- Civ- City on StrikeVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Sep 19

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By rss@youtube.com (bsgcylon86) This is what happens when a city you have does not have enough happy faces. The workers go on strike! This is a clip of what my Caldorini people did when they were not happy :( Author: bsgcylon86 Keywords: Spore Civilization City happiness strike workers Caldorini Added: September 19, 2008

Rate Video: Youtube Poop: My LiegeVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Sep 13

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By rss@youtube.com (lancasterjr) My first YTP. A little sloppy around the edges but at least i didn't just slow down and speed up clips like in some other ones. Civilization Revolution Keywords: Youtube poop Legend of Zelda Hotel Mario Wand Gamelon Austin Powers That 70's show Uber Civilization Sid Meier's Civ.

Rate Video: Civ IV: Colonization - "Declaration" gameplayVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Aug 14

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By rss@youtube.com (HGFalconer) 10 minutes of gameplay footage for the upcoming Civ IV: Colonization. Check out http://www.hookedoncolonization.com for more Civ IV: Colonization info. Author: HGFalconer Keywords: Colonization Civilization Sid Meier Added: August 14, 2008

Rate Video: What did Civ 4 leaders really look like? (part two)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Aug 14

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By rss@youtube.com (Blackadder125) This video shows the leaders of Civilization IV and pictures of their historic counterparts. Author: Blackadder125 Keywords: civ civilization IV leaderheads reality cyrus darius gaulle elizabeth frederick gandhi genghis khan gilgamesh hamurabi Added: August 14, 2008

Rate Video: Civilization Revolution (HD source)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Tue, Jun 10

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By rss@youtube.com (NightsoulRO) Civilization Revolution (full title: Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution, abbreviated title: Civ Rev) is a new iteration of Civilization being developed by Firaxis with Sid Meier as designer for Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. A Wii version was originally expected but was pu...

Rate Video: Let's Play Civilization II Part 1: Building a ReligionVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Feb 16

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By rss@youtube.com (SlackerKite) This is more of a test of my ability to record. I have other idea for Let's Plays that I can do later, but this seemed like a place to start. Civ II is easily my favorite computer game ever. The new ones do not hold a candle. Big thanks go to my friend Dewan for helping me with setting up the recording sof...

Year 2007

 

Rate Video: Baba Yetu + Civilization IV WondersVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Nov 4

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By rss@youtube.com (J3FFL4U) Footage taken from Civilization IV and Civilization IV: Warlords. Background music is Baba Yetu, by Christopher Tin. Video Games Live inspired me to put this together. Please enjoy! Keywords: Civilization IV Civ 4 Warlords Baba Yetu Christopher Tin Sid Meier's Turn Based Strategy Game

Rate Video: Civ IV: Beyond the SwordVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Sep 3

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By rss@youtube.com (smokesomedillweed) A preview for the new Sid Meier expansion, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Author: smokesomedillweed Keywords: Civilization IV Beyond the Sword 4 civ expansion sid meier meir preview trailor trailer Added: September 3, 2007

Stories

Year 2009

 

Rate Youth For Western Civ Proposed as Club

Original at PC The Cowl external link    Thu, Dec 3

On Tuesday, in the Student Congress meeting, legislation for the proposed Youth for Western Civilization club on campus sparked debate. ...

Rate Review: Rise of Empires:: A Good area control game, but with little "civ" feel.

Original at BoardGameGeek Forums external link    Sun, Nov 1

By victoryzine It has, in all honestly, very little civilization feeeling to it. I'd say it SoE with a civ touch to it. But it's not like I feel that I don't need to look for any Civ games anymore. The Idea of removing half your cubes from the board doesn't make sense to me in a Civ game. But I guess Martin wanted to sho...

Rate Civ on Facebook?

Original at mmomisanthrope (WordPress) external link    Wed, Oct 21

By Dblade From Gamasutra here it looks like Firaxis plans to make a version of Civilization for Facebook. Will this give a lot more legitimacy to Facebook games? You have to admit, even if a modest game, its a high-profile developer making the attempt.

Rate Review: Peloponnes:: Peloponnes: Greece on 45 Minutes a Game

Original at BoardGameGeek Forums external link    Sun, Sep 27

By Larry Levy That doesn’t mean that clever designers have given up the quest for a scaled down Civ game. The recent trend is for much lighter games with a Civ theme that can be played in less than an hour. These are designs that Mike Siggins calls “super fillers”, which give you some pretty impressive gamep...

Rate Civ, FIFA & Snowboarding Added To Games On Demand [Xbox 360]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Sep 8

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By Luke Plunkett 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)

Rate Get BioShock, Civ & X-Com For $54 [Steam]

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Jul 2

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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

Rate Civilization IV: The Complete Edition

Original at GamingNexus external link    Tue, Jun 30

by: Tyler Sager Article - Here's a complete edition of a four year old game. If you haven't played Civ 4, Tyler lets you know why you should pick this up for sure. Comment

Rate Clash of Cultures:: Reviews:: Prototype Review

Original at BoardGameGeek Forums external link    Tue, Jun 23

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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...

Rate PolyCast #69: Target Practice

Original at PolyCast external link    Tue, May 26

In the 'Senate' (02m35s), when and when not to attack directly from a transport in Civilization IV, how do you deal with barbarians, and how bad is settling a city one tile from the coast. Next, in the 'Research Lab' (13m34s) a proposal for both a professional army and black market in the Civ s...

Rate Souter Decries Lack of Civics Knowledge, Plans to Do Something ...

Original at ABA Journal external link    Thu, May 21

 IL It's gotten so bad that we now have student groups starting up called “Youth for Western Civilization” as a response to students marching through campuses with signs reading “Down with Western Civ!” It's pretty clear which ideology is pushing this ...

Rate What to play this weekend (May 15-17)

Original at Santa Rosa Press Democrat external link    Fri, May 15

 CA Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition" (rated E10+, $40 on PC): If you haven't cracked open "Civ IV" yet and taken a civilization from a band of noble savages to a race of spacefarers, you're not going to get a better deal on the game than ...

Rate PolyCast #68: Extreme Civ Makeover

Original at PolyCast external link    Tue, May 12

Headlining the 'News' (02m03s), on Apolyton Transition 2009 and what that means for the show. Chatting it up in 'Forum Talk' (05m43s), what do you think is the weakest part of your Civilization IV game and on revealing classical resources earlier. From the 'Vault' (19m24s), why can't Gunp...

Rate Civilization 4 Gold Edition (finally) comes to Mac

Original at seenit.co.uk external link    Tue, May 12

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 UK I'ma long time fan of the Civilization franchise, I remember being captivated by the original game and waited with a rarely experienced level of expectation for Civ 2, Civ 3 didn't quite do it for me though I enjoyed the near-series entry Alpha ...

Rate Week in games: Sacred 2, Sid Meier's, many more.

Original at Blast external link    Sun, May 10

 MA Fans of Civilization and Sid Meier can look to The Complete Edition, which drops on Tuesday for PC and contains Sid Meier's Civ IV, the Civ IV: Warlords expansion, and the Civ IV: Beyond the Sword expansion. Not bad eh? Also on Tuesday Sacred 2: Fallen ...

Rate Advanced Civilization:: Reviews:: A monolith at your table

Original at BoardGameGeek Forums external link    Fri, May 1

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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...

Rate Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization:: Reviews:: No map, no tech tree, but deservedly most popular civ game there is

Original at BoardGameGeek Forums external link    Mon, Mar 23

By ALGO Cards? But where's my Tech Tree?=== Icons? What Icons?====== That doesn't sound like a Civ game!==== Is it just Multiplayer Solitaire?====== For those wanting something along those lines I'd recommend Twilight Imperium (it even has a tech tree!) though the theme is very different.

Rate Review: Empire: Total War

Original at San Jose Mercury News external link    Sat, Mar 14

  USA Aside from the occasional Civilization IV: Colonization a strategy gamer’s best bet is usually to get a Gametap account for Civ IV or dig out an old copy of Galactic Civilizations II. So when a new, good strategy title comes out it’sa major event. ...

Rate Can I play CivIV mods on the mac?

Original at MetaFilter external link    Fri, Mar 13

By ChrisR Do Civilization IV mods such as Fall From Heaven and Fall From Heaven 2 work in the Mac OSX version of Civ IV? If so, how do I install them?

Rate Strategy Titles Can't Work on Consoles

Original at Softpedia external link    Wed, Jan 21

 Romania - Jan 21, 2009 We saw titles like Civilization: Revolutions that simplified the classic Civ concepts debut on gaming consoles and saw Electronic Arts announce its plans to ...

Rate PC Sales Charts [Sales Charts]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Jan 13    16 related articles

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By Luke Plunkett Direct2Drive Charts As Of January 12 1. Fallout 3 2. Rome: Total War 3. Call of Duty: World At War 4. Civilization IV 5. Final Fantasy XI 6. Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI 7. Saints Row 2 8. Oblivion 9. Civ IV: Beyond The Sword 10. Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir

Rate Opinion: The Best Strategy Game: Civilization 4

Original at expotv.com external link    Sat, Jan 10

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This is a video review of Sid Meier's Civilization IV. Sid Meier's continuing series of strategy games is even better now with Civ 4 www.expotv.com

Rate Get Civ Revolution, Colonization, NHL 2K9 and BioShock 10 Dollars ...

Original at Softpedia external link    Wed, Jan 7

 Romania - Jan 7, 2009 like: Civilization Revolution for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Civilization IV: Colonization for the PC, NBA 2K9, NHL 2K9 and BioShock, ...

Rate Games for Xmas

Original at Examiner.com external link    Tue, Dec 30

 - Dec 30, 2008 For me: Civilization IV: Colonization. Looks like a straight remake of the original Colonization (which I still have, and quite liked years ago) in the Civ ...

Rate PolyCast #59: Not Just a Lame Clip Show

Original at PolyCast external link    Sat, Dec 13

The show's first composite episode of archived segments. Starting off under 'Miscellaneous' (02m41s), on what is generally different in playing Civilization IV against other humans versus the Artificial Intelligence (AI). The 'Research Lab' (04m58s) tries its hand at adjusting Civ...

Rate The PC Gift Guide [2008 Kotaku Holiday Gift Guide]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Nov 25

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By Luke Plunkett Civilization IV: Complete This thought was inspired by 2008's release of Civ IV: Colonization. But then, I didn't think that Civ was any good. The main game, though, it's ageing like a fine wine. The game came out 2.5 years ago and I'm still playing it regularly. Think that counts as "epic".

Rate The Comparative Value of 2-D Vs. 3-D Graphics In Games

Original at Slashdot external link    Mon, Nov 24

 - For example, the original Civilization had a traditional top-down grid view while Civ 2 had a three-quarters isometric view. While this new perspective gave ...

Rate Is there anywhere I can purchase and download a copy of Civilization 4 for the Mac?

Original at MetaFilter external link    Sun, Nov 23

By Optimus Chyme I've got a jonesing for Civ, and I'd prefer to buy a copy and download it rather than hunt all over the city on a Sunday afternoon. Direct2Drive seems to not even carry it and everywhere else is, you know, a physical copy. But I want it now, because I am a child. Any ideas?

Rate Spore, Civ 4 Designer Defends Used Games

Original at Escapist Magazine external link    Wed, Nov 19

In a recent essay titled "The Case for Used Games," game designer Soren Johnson (known for is work on Civilization 4 and Spore) explains why used game sales are not the devil in the flesh. Curiously, Johnson begins his treatise by ...

Rate Review: Civilization IV: Colonization for PC

Original at Geek.com external link    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...

Rate Propaganda

Original at 1BC Civ Forums external link    Thu, Oct 30    4 related articles

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV, Civ, Civilization, 2K Games, the 2K Games logo, and Take-Two Interactive Software are all trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Developed by Firaxis Games. ...

Rate Civilization IV: Colonization Review

Original at 1up.com external link    Thu, Sep 25

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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...

Rate Civ IV: Colonization Review: Once More, With(out) Feeling

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Sep 22

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By Luke Plunkett Civilization IV: Colonization – We were told this would be a standalone title. A “total conversion” of Civilization IV. Its not. It’s not just based on the Civ IV engine, it’s built entirely on top of it, even down to the fact it reuses most of the interface, as well as some leaders, units and eve...

Rate 'What I Learned From Not Playing Civilization'

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Aug 15

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By Maggie Greene Not playing Civ taught me some important lessons about the audience for games. Yes, I may want to screw around with history and make bizarre alternate timelines but most players want to be authentic to their perception of history, not to their boundless imaginations, at least in the conte...

Rate Opinion: Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization - Through the Ages: A Soulless Disappointment

Original at BoardGameGeek Forums external link    Wed, Aug 13

By NojNosredna I recently attended the BPA Con and had the opportunity to play this game twice, well more than twice but I didn't take the third. Prior to attending I had high hopes for TTA, it seemed to fit with kind of thing I liked. I love Advanced Civ, I've played Civ I-IV on the computer almost religiously s...

Rate Sid Meier's Civilization: The Boardgame - Big Review of Sid Meier's Civ

Original at BoardGameGeek Forums external link    Fri, Jul 25

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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.

Rate Civilization Revolution - review

Original at Go Nintendo external link    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 ...

Rate PolyCast #47: Stranger Than Others

Original at PolyCast external link    Sat, Jun 28

In the 'News' (04m06s), the long awaited and anticipated Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword 3.17 patch has arrived and a Colonization sequel set in the Civ IV universe is announced. Over in the 'Senate' (18m39s), how to use the National Park National Wonder in Civ IV: BtS and when founding a r...

Rate Podcast: How the Reformation Saved Western Civilization

Original at christiantheology (WordPress) external link    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

Rate Civilization IV: Colonization announced, no Civ IV required

Original at Simple Drops external link    Tue, Jun 10

By Karim Baz Don’t let the title fool you, the game is a stand-alone product (meaning it doesn’t require Civ IV) and is an update of the classic strategy game, Colonization, by Sid Meier and Brian Reynolds back in the Microprose days. ...

Rate Opinion: Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization - Through the Ages: How to Properly Design a Euro-Civ Game

Original at BoardGameGeek Forums external link    Fri, Jun 6

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By hancock.tom Maybe I am a greedy gamer, but where the hell is the map? What kind of civ game doesn't have a map? WHERE IS MY CIVILIZATION LOCATED? When I read that this was a civ game without a map, I thought, oh great, here comes an overly abstracted piece of shit that claims to be civ but actually plays more l...

Rate PolyCast #42: Mix It Up

Original at PolyCast external link    Fri, Apr 18

In 'Forum Talk' (03m07s), why build farms at all and why no 'building' Espionage in Civilization IV. Featured in the 'Interview' (10m13s) is Bruce 'Beta' Hynes speaking about the Civ IV Beyond the Sword Democracy Game (BtSDG) about to get underway on Apolyton. The first of a two-parter, in...

Rate Civilization: Revolution Website Launches

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Mar 20

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By fdemarco 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...

Rate Opinion: Antike - One Diet Civ, Hold the Fun

Original at BoardGameGeek Forums external link    Wed, Feb 20

By Isamoor 2. Found new Cities 3. Build Fortifications to make Super Cities 4. Research Technology imageid=109989] imageid=175439] 2. Multiplayer Solitaire / Player Interaction / (Competitive / Casual) Oh, and I'm afraid for old AH Civ lovers, there's no direct player trading in Antike.

Rate PolyCast #36: Too Much Information

Original at PolyCast external link    Fri, Jan 25

In the 'News' (03m49s), reflecting on Sid Meier set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. On 'Forum Talk' (08m44s), the 'slow' Civilization IV and 'fast' Alpha Centauri when it comes to combat and how could a Civilization be better than Civ IV. Over in the 'Research Lab' (28m13s), nine p...

Year 2007

 

Rate The War on Saturnalia - Huffington Post

Original at Huffington Post external link    Wed, Dec 19

The War on Saturnalia  NY - Dec 19, 2007 but you have to stand up for the values that have made Western Civilization great. (And what's more Western Civ than good ol' pagan Ancient Rome? ...

Rate Civilization IV on Linux, Updated How-to

Original at UbuntuHQ external link    Thu, Oct 25

This is the second edition of my Civilization IV (Civ 4) on Linux how-to. With this guide you can run Civ 4 almost flawlessly on Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution using Wine. At the time when Civ 4 was released, DirectX 9 was not ...

Rate Civilization IV on Linux, Updated How-to

Original at ReviewLinux.Com external link    Wed, Oct 24

tombuntu: This is the second edition of my Civilization IV (Civ 4) on Linux how-to. With this guide you can run Civ 4 almost flawlessly on Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution using Wine. Advertisement: ....

Rate Civilization IV on Linux, Updated How-to

Original at tuxmachines.org external link    Wed, Oct 24

By srlinuxx tombuntu: This is the second edition of my Civilization IV (Civ 4) on Linux how-to. With this guide you can run Civ 4 almost flawlessly on Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution using Wine. Advertisement:. read more.

Rate Civilization IV: Beyond The Sword Patch v3.13

Original at COMBATSIM.COM external link    Fri, Oct 5

Civ. IV: Beyond the Sword will focus on the late-game time periods after the invention of gunpowder and will deliver 12 challenging and decidedly different scenarios. 2K Games has released a new patch for the Civ IV expansion pack, ...

Rate Stardock Announces Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor

Original at Gaming Today external link    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.

Rate Civilization Daydreams

Original at PvPonline.com Rants/Blog external link    Tue, Jul 31

So how cool is this? To celebrate the release of Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, 2K and Firaxis Games have challenged several of the most beloved creators of “web comics” to give a voice to the characters in Civ through a series of comics called Civilization Daydreams. And they consider...

Rate Re: Civ: Old-time fan review

Original at BoardGameGeek Forums external link    Tue, Jul 31

By mbtigger Activision and Avalon Hill ended up having to stop production of Civilization games and pay damages to Microprose. A few years later Hasbro gobbled up Avalon Hill AND the remains of Microprose. But then they sold their computer division to Infogrames.

Rate Review: Civlisation IV: Beyond the Sword - Sydney Morning Herald

Original at Sydney Morning Herald external link    Sun, Jul 29

Review: Civlisation IV: Beyond the Sword  Australia - Jul 29, 2007 It's easy to spot fellow Civilization IV (Civ IV) players: they're the ones with the pasty skin, sunken eyes and keyboard-callused fingers. ...

Rate Re: Civ: Old-time fan review

Original at BoardGameGeek Forums external link    Sat, Jul 28

By jens_hoppe Among the myriad of other civ games I have played after Civilization, I have never found one to capture the essence of that classic. The concept of players controlling population token (rather than armies), capable of co-existing with the other players' token, is a stroke of genius which...

Rate Civ: Old-time fan review

Original at BoardGameGeek Forums external link    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).

Rate Animated Shorts to Celebrate New Civilization IV Expansion - GameZone

Original at GameZone external link    Wed, Jul 25

Animated Shorts to Celebrate New Civilization IV Expansion GameZone, MI - Jul 25, 2007 Today, in honor of the launch of Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, the biggest Civ expansion pack ever, 2K Games and Firaxis have partnered ...

Rate Civilization And Its Discontents - Criticism Q & A - Global Politician

Original at Global Politician external link    Mon, Jul 23

Civilization And Its Discontents - Criticism Q & A  NY - Jul 23, 2007 Motivation: Much of the criticism of Western Civ and the US in particular, is not criticism at all but part of a propaganda campaign to destroy it. ...

Rate Re: Civilization 4: Beyond the Sword expansion (NSF illiterates)

Original at boards.1up.com external link    Sat, Jul 21

By jungleroom_x Civ Rev is a blasphemy on the series.  It's the deepest, most complex TBS on the market that's also (amazingly) very easy for beginners to get into.   I'll never play it, but if it gets more people interested the in the real Civ experience (and as a result brings more people into the online pool)...

Rate Re: Civilization 4: Beyond the Sword expansion (NSF illiterates)

Original at boards.1up.com external link    Sat, Jul 21

By Bowley I think their attempt to "expand the userbase" lies within Civilization Revolution (Civ-lite for consoles). The old school nature of Civ gameplay pretty much ensures that it will never be a Wii-like sensation. I doubt streamlining the PC version's UI more than they already have (as Jungl...

Rate Re: Civilization 4: Beyond the Sword expansion (NSF illiterates)

Original at boards.1up.com external link    Sat, Jul 21

By nolebound Sounds good.  I havnt picked up Civ 4 since I got EU3.

Rate Re: Civilization 4: Beyond the Sword expansion (NSF illiterates)

Original at boards.1up.com external link    Sat, Jul 21

By jungleroom_x And I'd just like to add:   What kind of gamer are you?  Never played Civ?  Racing to bronze working and 'pults and obliterating your neighbors shitty archers is an experience unto itself.

Rate Civ 4 expansion demo - Eurogamer

Original at Eurogamer external link    Fri, Jul 20

Civ 4 expansion demo  UK - Jul 20, 2007 by Rob Purchese 2K Games has released a demo for the second Civilization IV expansion pack Beyond the Sword. It's got a waist-size of 314MB and lets you ...

Rate Civ Revolution for PSP in the future? - Play.tm

Original at Play.tm external link    Mon, Jul 16

Civ Revolution for PSP in the future?  UK - Jul 16, 2007 Having unveiled more about Civilization Revolution at last week's E3, some gamers were disappointed to note that while the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS are ...

Rate Joystiq impressions: Civilization Revolution

Original at Joystiq external link    Thu, Jul 12

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By Alexander Sliwinski Sid Meier didn't just put his name at the top of this game, he's actually involved, and the producers made sure to point that out. Civilization Revolution has had a rough time with the hardcore Civ players who mock it for being cartoonish and the simple fact that it's designed for consoles. It...

Rate Civ Revolution platforms mooted - Play.tm

Original at Play.tm external link    Tue, Jul 10

Civ Revolution platforms mooted  UK - Jul 10, 2007 Take-Two have revealed, via a confirmation of their E3 line-up, the formats that will be supported in Civ's move to consoles, with Sid Meier's Civilization ...

Rate From Firaxis to Maxis: Civ IV designer leaves to work on Spore

Original at Joystiq external link    Wed, Apr 18

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By Ross Miller Filed under: Simulations, Strategy Soren Johnson, lead designer for Civilization IV, has left his nearly seven-year gig at Firaxis to work on Will Wright's Spore. Johnson had previously worked with Spore publisher Electronic Arts when he interned there and programmed for the PlaySta...

Year 2006

 

Rate Civilization Chronicles

Original at 1BC Civ Forums external link    Fri, Sep 8

By mongoose201 Though it would end up buying Firaxis outright in November 2005, Take-Two made a separate deal six months prior to acquire all Civilization games released prior to Civ IV. Those games included Civilization, Civilization II, Civilization II: Fantastic Worlds, Civilization II: Confli...

Rate Civ IV Warlords preview vids

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By Alan Rose Filed under: PC, Online, StrategyThe Warlords expansion pack for Civilization IV hits store shelves this week, and Civilization resource site Apolyton has uploaded some exclusive preview videos from their ApolyCon '06 conference. Firaxis designer Jon Schafer gives attendees a wal...

Rate Mac Civ 4 shipping soon, trailer released

Original at Joystiq external link    Sun, Jun 4

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By Alan Rose Mac gamers who've had their fill of Civilization III Complete won't have much longer to wait for a new strategy fix. Aspyr Media, one of the largest publishers of Mac games, will be releasing Sid Meier's Civilization IV on June 30 in Mac Universal format. Apple is hosting the official traile...

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Rate New Civilization IV Screens and Game Details [Civilization IV]

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By Brian Crecente 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...

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Year 2008

 

Rate Sid Meier's Civilization® Revolution™

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By bigmike8119 Finish the game with the highest score you can achieve, and have it posted to the "Civ Game of the Week" leaderboard. Xbox.com | Sid Meier's Civilization: Revolution - Game Detail Page Developer: Firaxis Games Publisher: 2K Games ...

Rate Re: Civilization Revolutions

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Quote from: Twunt on Today at 06:02:43 pm. Civ 4 is the height of overcomplicated bloat in the series. that is what I feared back to CIV1 for me.

Rate Re: Civilization Revolutions

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Civ 4 is the height of overcomplicated bloat in the series. Revolutions was a refreshing change and I really enjoyed the afternoon i spent playing it; even the protracted setup so i could claim one of each type of victories within one ...

Rate Civilization Fanatics' Forums

Original at forums.civfanatics external link    Sun, Feb 24

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Screenshots: jump: TelgarNov 21, 2002 04:37 AM Screenshots for Civ III Interface Modification CG JonathanValjeanNov 21, 2002 10:06 PM The screenshots look great, Telgar! Welcome to CFC, I think you are going to love it here! TelgarNov 22, 2002 02:50 AM Updated Screenshots

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Rate Civilization Fanatics' Forums

Original at forums.civfanatics external link    Tue, Sep 18

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Screenshots: jump: TelgarNov 21, 2002 03:37 AM Screenshots for Civ III Interface Modification CG JonathanValjeanNov 21, 2002 09:06 PM The screenshots look great, Telgar! Welcome to CFC, I think you are going to love it here! TelgarNov 22, 2002 01:50 AM Updated Screenshots

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