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"So the big release season is just beginning, and those of you with deep wallets are rushing around pre-ordering every top game before each emerges onto store shelves.
"But what about those who can only afford maybe one or two new releases, or maybe none at all yet? There’s a global economic slowdown on after all.
"Well at OXCGN we’ve decided to put ourselves in the game Animus and go back in time to discover what titles we enjoyed this gen that you should be able to get for cheap (and..."
"With the pending release of Civilization V days away, we here at GameZone wanted to pay tribute to Sid Meier’s long-running series with a historical perspective as to how the series has grown over the years. Starting out as a PC affair, and growing into a spectacular brand that has attracted millions of would-be civilization creators through turn-based strategy action, let’s go back to where it all began…"
"The important thing with all these is that you have fun! Don't force yourself into that 30th turn of Mario Party if you don't want to, just take a break and come back later. And most importantly, have a happy Cinco de Mayo!!!"
"The iPad hit stores today and one of the hot new games for the tablet sized cousin to the iPhone is Firaxis' Civilization: Revolution. Civilization: Revolution originally came out for the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2008 and then the iPhone last year. The iPad version adds several new enhancements to take advantage of the iPad's capabilities plus an exclusive World/Scenario creator."
"The Xbox 360 launched four years ago today in Europe, ushering in the current-generation of videogames consoles and putting a full stop in the life of the original Xbox. Only a handful of games for Microsoft’s first console made it to UK shores after 2nd December 2005, as the Xbox 360 began its life as the company’s definite priority."
"Its Tuesday, 30th December 2008 the sixth day of Christmas. And that, of course, means its time for the sixth instalment in The Twelve Games of Christmas. A feature series running on each of the twelve days of Christmas here at Electronic Theatre, The Twelve Games of Christmas aims to highlight some of the industrys top achievers of 2008, running through one months worth of disc-based releases everyday. Today, we look at June 2008, and give you the top-picks for those January sale barga..."
Having been released in the UK back in June (on the exact same day as Metal Gear Solid 4), and in the US a month later, CivRev came under the spotlight by many a number of players for a shoddy online service, and some even didn't like the single player mode. However, 2K listened to all the bug reports and complaints, and got working to solve these, eventually coming up with the patches 1.10, 1.20 and 1.21. Whilst each patch fixed one small aspect of the game, the multiplayer mode got consider...
"Just a heads up to let you all know that on Thursday, October 9th 2K Australia be releasing the first round of our new content for Civilization Revolution. Both packs will bring new experiences to the single-player mode, and will be available worldwide for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
FREE SINGLE PLAYER MAP PACK: BRAVE NEW WORLDS
The Brave New Worlds single player map pack includes four all-new maps for Civilization Revolution players to conquer. 'Mazeworld' is covered by mountains, m..."
Courtesy of blog Wii @ Everyday comes the scans from the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu for this week, with new game announcements and more images of those known upcoming games.
Games featured:
"I really want to nuke Athens.
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 Xbox 360 controller as the nuke pulverizes the target: It's awesome. I can't sleep until I've rained that sort of death on the world.
What the hell is wrong with me? There..."
The NPD Group has released their hardware and software numbers for the month of July, representing sales for the United States for the four week period of July 6th to August 2nd
This month, there were three notables:
Hardware numbers:
NDS: 608k (152k per week)
WII: 555k (138.75k per week)
PS3: 225k (56.25k per week)
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"I have a new theory about the fall of the Roman Empire. Forget the fact that the Empire had expanded too far to be defendable, that the population had too many different cultures with its own agendas, that the army was made up of too many mercenaries, or that Roman society was only a consumer society, corrupt and morally bankrupt, too dependent on slaves and its living necessities from its vulnerable outer provinces instead of from itself.
Sure, it was the competition for scarce resource..."
A slim but good week for younger and older folks alike this time 'round. PC gamers get Devil May Cry 4, console owners get Civilization Revolution on everything but the Wii (it's already doing very well in reviews), and more youthful gamers should appreciate Wonder World Amusement Park and Carnival Games, while Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon is anticipated to be enjoyed by all.
On a related note, Devil May Cry is set to pop up on the PSP at some point in the future.
Each week GV brings you the lowdown of what's going down in 360 town, pointing you in the direction of the best demos, new games, and XBLA games. Drop in to find out what's hot and what's not!
This week we've got empire building, gore splashing, bus lifting, unwanted frogs, strogg-bashing, and more...
The readers of GameDaily sent in ten questions to Sid Meier and he answered them. Sid Meier answered questions about his career, about a Wii version of Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution, and a lot more!
The full interview is in the source and page two of the interview can be found here.
"The publisher said today that it would be releasing a single- and multiplayer demo through Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network this Thursday. The demo will be available worldwide through Xbox Live at 2 a.m. local time, and go live on Thursday as part of Sony's weekly PSN update in North America. Take-Two expects to role out the PSN demo to its global audience later this year.
As for the demo's contents, players will be able to assume either Caesar's laurel wreath as the head of Rome or ..."
Those that have been hoping to get the game on the previous 3rd June 2007 should brace themselves - the game has been delayed till 8th July 2008 a whole four weeks... however this release date only effects those that will get the NTSC-Version (US/Canada).
In exchange for this delay, the US/Canada will be getting gifts-with-purchase as well as a competition being held in June which will make use of the demo that is being released in may/june.
This is most certainly one of my most anticipated games, and I've personally already pre-ordered it for delivery on the day of release. Civilization: Revolution will be bursting onto shelves on the 3rd and 6th of June for US/UK (respectively).
In the mean time, most of us PC players of the gamer are waiting to see if this game will live up to the hype, and so this preview brought to us by Game.tm is just the thing to help us decide if the game will do just that or not.
Sid Meier's latest game, Civilization Revolution, was put on indefinite hold for the Nintendo Wii. Take Two subsidiary 2K Games seems to have done this last week, apparently to "focus their attention on creating the best possible Civilization experience for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo DS platforms".
But the people doing the MTV Multiplayer blog has got in touch with programmer Scott Lewis to find out more.
"Five new screenshots for Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution were recently released, and we have them here for you. Civilization Revolution is the next in the series of Civilization games being developed for the PS3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo DS. The Nintendo Wii version was recently put on hold."
"Sid Meier the creator of Civilization, Pirates! and Railroad Tycoon, co-founder of MicroProse and Firaxis Games will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming Game Developers Conference (February 18-22).
GDCs Jamil Moledina of Meier: Now that the rest of the industry is actively targeting the broader audience, its fitting to honor him with our highest award and thank him for his continuing example of inspiration for the video game community.
Meier is currently th..."
Having been extremely successful on the PC console, it was only a matter of time before the game came to the consoles. And now that it's finally coming, CVG have had the opportunity to quiz Firaxis's Tim McCracken on the game.
Giving more in depth details on features such as the ability to create armies, special abilities, and artifacts, read the full interview at the source to learn more about the game.
With Civilisation Revolution revealed, to be the first Civilisation game to come onto a console since Civ 2 was released on the PSX, it's not a wonder as to why it's gotten many Civ Fans excited. But those that were planning to get it on the Wii were left slightly disappointed. Whilst the PS3, XBOX360 and NDS versions were slated to have a Spring 2008 release, the Wii version was "relagated" to the Fall Season.
The reason for this should, if anything, please gamers, because Firaxis progra...
2K Games and 2K Sports reveals their line up. Even though they do not surprise, it's still very satisfying to get some info on their upcoming titles. The list includes the well anticipated FPS Bioshock, next generation version of Sid Meier's Civilization (Revolution), the long awaited football game All Pro Football 2K8, and the new addition to the NHL franchise NHL 2K8. There'll also be a displaying of recently released FPS The Darkness.
"We found out earlier about videogame legend Sid Meier's newfound love of consoles, and how there seemed to be a distinct possibility we'd see a Meier production on next-gen systems. We weren't sure what that project might be at the time, but now we know.
The series he is best known for, Civilization, is on its way to the Xbox 360 and PS3 in the form of Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution. The popular PC franchise has managed to sell over 8 million copies worldwide, and Firaxis will be opti..."
"2K Games and Firaxis have announced that Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution will bring the popular series to unspecified "next-generation consoles and handhelds" in Spring 2008.
"Civilization Revolution is the game I've always wanted to make!" said Sid Meier, Director of Creative Development at Firaxis Games. "We are excited to take advantage of the power of next generation consoles and the ingenuity of handhelds, to create a great and unique strategy game for newcomers to the series, as ..."
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