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I received this pleasant treat at a hands-on multiplayer preview of Civilization Revolution held today. Unfortunately I can’t say much more about the preview as there’s an embargo until the 10th, but be sure to tune in then for all the details.
I’m trying to organise a giveaway – just waiting for confirmation from 2K Games. There’s also one more nice Civilization Revolution surprise to be revealed, and I’m hoping I can swing that today. A hint: It has to do with puppets.
Last week, 2K Games announced the US release date for Civilization Revolution on Xbox 360, PS3 and DS. In case you missed it, it was June 3.
So, should Australia and New Zealand expect a mammoth release delay? No, not at all! The local 2K Games branch has informed us that Oceania will receive the game just a few days after the US on June 6. that’s plenty of time to, say, read some hands-on impressions.
Now, if only all games could be released in all regions within days of each other…
Early last week we got our first look at Firaxis’ upcoming turn-based strategy title Civilization Revolution for DS. Now, 2K Games has sent through a fresh batch of screenshots for your viewing pleasure. Though I have to admit, I took some joy in viewing them as well. Hope I didn’t steal away too much excitement.
Shot #1 can be seen to the left (tada!) and five more await you after the jump.
We know Civilization Revolution has been canned for the Wii. We just didn’t know why. Do now! Speaking with MTV’s Patrick Klepek, Firaxis programmer Scott Lewis has revealed that, because the game was originally planned for the PS3 & 360 – with Wii and DS versions a money-making afterthought – the team couldn’t find the time or resources to scrape up the new art assets and code a Wii version would have required (the PS3 & 360 are sharing assets, as well as being the lead platforms, while the DS version is cheap as chips to develop). That’s not to say the project’s entirely dead, though, as Lewis says the Wii version may be revived if the other versions do well. Why 2K Games Pulled The Plug On The Wii’s ‘Civilization Revolution’ [MTV]
Before Sid Meier goes massively multiplayer, he and the rest of the Civ team are bringing the Civilization series to the non-PC gaming masses. While the Wii version looks to have stalled, the Nintendo DS version is looking like a perfect it. 2K Games released a handful of new screens for the portable version of Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution and a singular piece of shiny artwork. This is the kind of handheld strategy gaming we can get behind.
The man who brought you Civilization, Pirates!, and Railroads! is looking to capture a larger audience – all at once. Speaking to GamersGlobal, the legendary Sid Meier considers the possibility of stepping into the massively multiplayer realm of online gaming. I enjoy the idea of doing something I haven’t done before, so a MMO would fit perfectly, but I really can’t say if that would be the next game we do or if it’s still a couple of games down the road before we come to that. Because I have new single player games I want to do, as well.
While the rest of the interview mainly deals with the upcoming Civilization Revolution, I found myself stuck musing on what Meier would bring to the MMO genre – other than a giant, persistent-world Civilization, of course. I’d suggest a Pirate MMO, but Flying Lab more or less just released Pirates! Online. Sid Meier on Civilization Revolution and his next plans [GamersGlobal via EuroGamer]
It’s hard to imagine a game like Civilization working on a console. Sure, there’s nothing technically stopping it from functioning, but tweaking the controls and interface so they can be managed almost effortlessly using nothing but the limited selection of buttons on your average gamepad has to pose a bit of a problem.
It’d have to be extra painful for a developer so intimately familiar with the PC. Yet, Firaxis has taken up this exact challenge. Civ: Rev represents the first time the series has ventured to other platforms.
Last week I had a chance to play the Xbox 360 version of Civilization: Revolution up at Take 2′s HQ in Hornsby. I was hesitant to pick up the control pad, feeling that it would somehow taint my love of the series, but then I wouldn’t have been able to write this hands-on.
And so begins the flurry of last-minute press releases as publishers scramble to prepare for the onslaught of both press and public at the Games Convention this week. 2K Games and 2K Sports have just revealed their lineup for the show, and I’d say the Games folks definitely have the edge here. They’ll be showing the intriguing new shooter from Gearbox, Borderlands, as well as Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution, the first Civ game created solely for consoles and handhelds. The Sports team will be showing off Top Spin 3, NBA 2K8 and NHL 2k8. Their press release also indicates that “two new and unannounced games from established and popular brands” will be revealed for the very first time at the show, so keep your browser tuned to Kotaku for details as soon as we get them! Oooo, exciting!
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