Tag archive: Sid Meier

Sharpen your pikes and prepare your phalanxes, the fifth iteration of Sid Meier’s famous Civilization series is on the way. And it’s breaking away from the grid – literally. Civilization V will be the first in the franchise to use six-sided hexagonal tiles, rather than the squares that have defined the franchise since 1991. 2K Games announced the upcoming title on Thursday. Petty as it seems, the move to hexagonal tiles represents a major shift… Read More

Gamers looking to dive beneath the latest cheat codes and game reviews to find more in-depth reporting on their hobby have a new place to turn with the recent launch of Players Only with Scott Steinberg, a weekly video program hosted by Digital Trends. The very first episode of the series, available for free online, went live on Thursday. The show is hosted by Digital Trends’ own Scott Steinberg, author of Get Rich Playing Games and… Read More

One of the truly astonishing developments of the expansion of the video game industry is the appearance of a class of professional gamers: people who literally earn their livings developing, testing, marketing, and even writing about nothing but video games. Plenty of serious gamers have probably wondered what it would take to live their passions full time in the industry: now, they can find out in Scott Steinberg's book Get Rich… Read More

Although Id Software and Valve have always been seen as rival FPS developers, Id made a significant concession to its competitor last week by signing on with the company’s Steam online distribution service. Id CEO Todd Hollenshead revealed his company’s move during a keynote address at QuakeCon on Friday, an Id-centric gaming event in Texas. Gamers are now able to download every Id game up to Doom 3, and all the way back to ID… Read More

2K Games has shipped the largest expansion pack for the Civilization IV strategy game franchise, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, adding a wealth of new civilizations, units, wonders, inventions, technologies, and an advanced AI to the popular title, focusing on late-game eras afer the invention of gunpowder. “Given the overwhelming critical and commercial success of Sid Meier's Civilization IV, we were… Read More

The Gods of Gaming have been busy. John Carmack is working on a next-gen game engine, Chris Taylor is already cranking away on a new Supreme Commander, and now Sid Meier is dedicating himself to a new Civilization title. The publishing label 2K announced on Thursday that Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution is officially in development by Firaxis games. Meier is most well-known for the Civilization series, which he spawned… Read More

The SimCity franchise is making a comeback, but it may not exactly be what fans expect. News of SimCity: Societies broke yesterday from Games for Windows Magazine, but as further details trickle out, it appears we're in for something quite unlike the original SimCity games. For one, the game won't be developed at Maxis at all, leaving any hope of Sid Meier's heavy involvement squashed. Instead, Tilted Mill Entertainment… Read More

Game developer Aspyr has shipped its port of Take 2 Interactive's Civilization IV for both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macintosh systems. The latest installment of Sid Meier's famous empire-building (or theocracy-building, autocracy-building, democracy-building, republic-building, or

Take-Two Interactive Software publishing label 2K Games last week unveiled the next edition of their Railroad Tycoon franchise. Sid Meier's Railroads! is set to debut on the PC this fall. In Sid Meier's Railroads!, 2K Games said, players building their own railroad empire, running everything from steam-powered locomotives to more modern diesel and electric trains while also managing cargo and engaging in corporate warfare… Read More

2K Games, a Take-Two Interactive Software publishing label, and Firaxis Games yesterday announced they were developing a new city building strategy game inspired by the world of Sid Meier's Civilization. CivCity: Rome is being developed by Firefly Studios, the creators of the Stronghold franchise, and should be available for the PC this summer. In CivCity: Rome, said 2K Games,

2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, announced yesterday they were shipping a new installment in Sid Meier's widely popular Civilization series. Called Sid Meier's Civilization IV, it is available for the PC at a price of $49.99 and rated E10+ for ages 10 and older. Sid Meier's Civilization IV, developed by Firaxis Games, brings many features to players which the developer feels will provide hours… Read More

2K Games' E3 2005 product lineup: Prey: Developed by Human Head Studios and produced by 3D Realms, Prey is a revolutionary first person shooter for PC and the Xbox 360. Prey is being exclusively showcased by ATI in a movie theater-style exhibition in booth #600 in the South Hall. Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The fourth game in the PC strategy series that has sold over five million copies, Sid Meier's Civilization IV is a bold… Read More