There's a note on the Civilization IV website from Firaxis' Dennis Shirk, who mentions that a patch for the game is currently undergoing testing by 2K Games. The patch will offer AI and performance improvements, and tweaks to gameplay, multiplayer and promotion.

Over at Yahoo! Games you can find a clip from a recent episode of G4TV.com which featured game designer Sid Meier as a guest. Obviously, the interview with Meier focused on Civilization IV.

Due to an assembly error a number of people who have bought Civilization IV have found themselves with a French language tech tree poster, where an English language one should've included instead. 2K Games has put up a site allowing you to receive the correct tech tree by providing a mailing address. While you wait for that you can download a PDF version.

Computer & Video Games has a new Civilization IV Q&A, asking Sid Meier himself about his company's new strategy game. Questions are about multiplayer, favorite civilization, going head to head with Age of Empires 3, historical information, and the best reason for buying the game. Civilization IV is now shipping to stores.

The third part of Apolyton Civilization Site's Civilization IV preview is now available, focusing on diplomacy, AI and other game elements. Civilization IV hits stores this upcoming week.

Civilization IV will be in stores next week and to celebrate 2K Games sends along all kinds of Civilization IV media and info. First up, FileShack has a new trailer narrated by actor Martin Sheen. We also have new screenshots showing various civilizations and time periods. And last up is a set of civilization profiles on Persia, Arabia, Inca and Mali.

This press release announces that Civilization IV has officially gone gold, not too surprising considering the October 25 release date has been known for a while.

The fourth title in the legendary series of turn based strategy games, Sid Meier's Civilization IV expands on the beloved gameplay of its predecessors with countless new gameplay changes and improvements, including religion, great people and for the first time in the Civilization series, a full 3D engine.

For more information you can head over to the official site at CivIV.com.

GameSpy and Apolypton Civilization Site both have new Civilization IV previews, offering another look at the strategy game sequel before its October 24 release.

IGN has a new Civilization IV preview posted, checking out everything from BC to AD. Look for the Firaxis strategy game sequel to show up in stores October 24.

2K Games sends along the second part of their list of things you did not know about Sid Meier's Civilization IV. Learn about mod support, multiplayer, custom SP games, wonder movies and the different ways to finish the game.

There are so many multiplayer possibilities with Civilization IV, that this requires two entries in the list. Aside from all the neat tweaks to keep things going smoothly, there are now lots of new gameplay possibilities. Team games are now easily set up, and teams have new ways to communicate with each other, from annotating each other's screens (you can literally draw lines to tell people where to go – think of strategizing in football) to sending little pings to alert teammates of important events happening around their map. Support for voice over IP allows players to talk to each other while they play, whether it's for genuine communication or just plain smack talking.

On FileShack you can find one of these wonder movies.

Civilization IV is just a few weeks away, and to get you up to date on what all the game has to offer, 2K Games sends along this list of Eleven Things You Didn't Know about Sid Meier's Civilization IV (part one). This first part goes into detail on the game's interface, detail, world editor, multiplayer and sound. We also have a few new screenshots. Civilization IV will be released October 24.

Just because Civilization is more accessible than it's ever been doesn't mean the game's been dumbed down. On the contrary, for people who are crazy about stats and figures, there's a ton of that to be found in Civilization IV. There are lots of new advisor screens, where you can see where all of your units are on a global map, or look at raw statistics like the average life expectancy of your people (versus the world average), your gross national product or approval rating. But you can also completely customize how your government works, so if you want a theocracy with a free market economy, caste system and universal suffrage, you can do just that.

GameSpot continues their Civilization IV pimping with this feature about the game's civilizations and leaders. Includes more screenshots from the game, which is due out next month.

2K Games sends along this Civilization IV doc from Firaxis Games producer Barry Caudill. In it, he talks about the game's mod support. We have three screenshots from the game's world builder right here.

GameSpot just can't get enough of those Civilization IV previews, today offering a look at the game's middle and late eras. Includes more media.

Computer & Video Games is the latest site with a Civilization IV preview, offering their hands-on multiplayer impressions. The Firaxis strategy game sequel is due out next month.

There's a "world exclusive" hands-on Civilization IV preview on GameSpot tonight, taking an extensive look at the strategy game sequel. There are two gameplay movies and several screenshots to go along with the impressions.

GameSpy has been updated with a new Civilization IV preview, also checking out the game's multiplayer features.

GameSpot has a new Civilization IV preview posted, offering their thoughts on the game's multiplayer modes. Look for the Firaxis strategy game sequel next month.

IGN has a new Civilization IV preview, going hands-on with the game's multiplayer mode. Includes several new screenshots. The Firaxis strategy game sequel is due next month.

2K Games sends along five new Civilization IV screenshots, as well as this document explaining the game's new civics system. As was announced earlier in the week, Civilization IV ships in October.