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Firaxis Office Tour Video

by Maarten Goldstein Aug 13, 2006 2:44pm CST tags: Civilization 4
Apolyton Civilization Site has posted the first part of a three part video offering a tour of the Firaxis offices.
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Civilization IV: Warlords Preview

by Maarten Goldstein Jul 22, 2006 9:18am CST tags: Civilization 4
Apolyton Civilization Site has part two and part three of a Civilization IV: Warlords video preview, offering more footage shot during the recent ApolyCon '06 event.
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Civilization IV: Warlords Preview

by Maarten Goldstein Jul 18, 2006 9:19am CST tags: Civilization 4
There's a new Civilization IV: Warlords preview on IGN, revealing details of the new scenarios that the expansion pack will be shipping with. Warlords will be released next week.
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Civilization IV: Warlords Preview

by Maarten Goldstein Jul 16, 2006 3:44pm CST tags: Civilization 4
Apolyton Civilization Site has the first part of a Civilization IV: Warlords video preview, offering a seven and a half minute look at this upcoming expansion pack.
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Civilization IV: Warlords Gone Gold

by Maarten Goldstein Jul 06, 2006 10:27am CST tags: 2K Games, Civilization 4, Gone Gold
2K Games sends along word that the expansion pack to Civilization IV, Warlords, has gone gold. It will ship to North American stores July 24. According to the publisher, the addon is "loaded with new civilizations, new leaders and more units, resources and wonders that can be used in both single and multiplayer games".
"jesus. i haven't even picked up the main game. i know what THIS weekend's all about."8 Comments

Civilization IV: Warlords Civilizations

by Maarten Goldstein Jul 06, 2006 8:26am CST tags: Civilization 4
IGN has a new Civilization IV: Warlords article, offering details on all the new civilizations being included in this strategy game expansion pack.
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Civilization IV: Warlords Preview

by Maarten Goldstein Jun 30, 2006 7:57am CST tags: Civilization 4
GameSpy is the latest site with a Warlords preview, checking out the new content that comes with this Civilization IV expansion pack.
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Civilization IV: Warlords Preview

by Maarten Goldstein Jun 29, 2006 6:38am CST tags: Civilization 4
IGN's preview of Civilization IV: Warlords is up, also checking out this expansion pack. Warlords is due out late next month.
"That newly announced "Play the Barbarians" scenario should be awesome!"3 Comments

Civilization IV: Warlords Preview

by Maarten Goldstein Jun 28, 2006 8:03pm CST tags: Civilization 4
GameSpot has posted a new Civilization IV: Warlords preview, offering details on two new scenarios. The article includes a video interview with producer Jason Bergman.. really, what does that guy know about games.
"holy shit jason bergman has a producer credit on a Civ game I think he might've replied to one..."2 Comments

Civilization IV Expansion Preview

by Maarten Goldstein Apr 29, 2006 8:18am CST tags: Civilization 4
Also on IGN is this Civilization IV: Warlords preview, checking out what this strategy game expansion pack will have to offer.
"mmmmmm CIV4 i started playing this a lot more after my WoW account expired. "2 Comments

Civilization IV: Warlords Q&A

by Maarten Goldstein Apr 28, 2006 5:47am CST tags: Civilization 4
Over at GameSpot you can find a Civilization IV: Warlords Q&A, asking producer Jesse Smith about all the new features found in this strategy game expansion pack.
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Civilization IV SDK, Patch

by Maarten Goldstein Apr 13, 2006 10:00am CST tags: 2K Games, Civilization 4
2K Games sends along a new patch for Civilization IV, updating the game to v1.61. The patch includes new scenarios and map scripts, unit adjustments and game enhancements. There is also a PitBoss server file, which allows you run dedicated multiplayer server for online and local games (players will have the ability to log in and continue their progress in a game at any time). And lastly, there is the SDK with the core game DLL source code allowing people to create all sorts of game mods.
"Just so you little girls know, Civ 4 is on sale right now at Fry's for 27 bucks!"26 Comments

Civilization IV: Warlords Announced

by Maarten Goldstein Mar 16, 2006 2:59pm CST tags: 2K Games, Civilization 4
In another press release 2K Games today announced that Firaxis Games is working on Civilization IV: Warlords, the first expansion pack for the award winning strategy game. The add-on is due out this summer and will feature the following
Warlords pays homage to some of history's greatest military leaders, delivering six new scenarios, giving players the chance to change the course of history with the help of their new powerful "warlord" unit. The expansion pack is loaded with new civilizations, new leaders and more units, resources and wonders that can be used in both single and multiplayer games.

Three screenshots can be found here

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHRGHHH! More hours and hours wasted playing this game now. Quite an enjoyabl..."17 Comments

Civilization IV Q&A

by Maarten Goldstein Jan 13, 2006 9:36am CST tags: Civilization 4
Civilization IV -- The Game of the Year Interview is a Q&A on GameSpy with producer Barry Caudill and designer Soren Johnson of Firaxis, talking to both about the success of the game, fan reaction and support plans.
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Civilization IV Interview

by Maarten Goldstein Jan 03, 2006 8:56am CST tags: Civilization 4, Interview
Planet Civilization has posted an audio interview with Soren Johnson, the lead designer of Civilization IV. The interview covers online testing, the reason for patches these days, and plans for a new property. A transcript of the interview is available too.
"How about a transcript? As interesting as audio interviews are, why spend 30 minutes digesting i..."7 Comments

Civilization IV Chat Recap

by Maarten Goldstein Dec 27, 2005 10:56am CST tags: Civilization 4
Xfire hosted a Civilization IV developer chat not too long ago and they have posted a transcript on their site. Questions are about game development, Civilization IV design choices and a few other topics.
"If you can take the humor to heart, it's an enjoyable read. Question: Cujo_8931: Question: Bet..."3 Comments

New Civilization IV Patch Released

by Maarten Goldstein Dec 23, 2005 8:23am CST tags: Civilization 4
Civilization IV players can now use the game's auto-updater to retreive a new patch, updating Firaxis' strategy game sequel to version 1.52. The various changes result in lower system and video memory usage. Update: a downloadable patch is now available at FileShack.
"This is awesome and all, except the download keeps failing!! >:("6 Comments

Civilization Poll

by Maarten Goldstein Dec 20, 2005 5:07pm CST tags: Civilization 4
The Firaxis website has been updated with a new community poll, asking people what they'd like to see added to Civilization IV, and what they'd like to see from future Civilization releases.
"Game is solid! and it supports my widescreen 2405fpw in fact I just bought a lappy and the only t..."13 Comments

Civilization IV Patch

by Maarten Goldstein Nov 24, 2005 7:42am CST tags: Civilization 4
The first Civilization IV patch has been released, updating the Firaxis strategy game to v1.09. The patch offers performance enhancements, takes care of some crash issues, and offers some balancing tweaks among other things. Thanks Planet Civilization.
"If this fixes the disconnect issues with 3+ players online I will personally hump Sid Meyers leg."14 Comments

Civilization IV Demo

by Maarten Goldstein Nov 23, 2005 7:12am CST tags: Civilization 4, Demo
Over at FileShack you can now grab a Civilization IV demo, allowing those who hadn't picked up Firaxis' latest strategy game yet to try it out first. The 314mb demo allows you to play the game for a hundred turns.

"It's not my thing really but I can see why people would play it for hours."44 Comments
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