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PC

I Lost Sleep Waging Holy War In The New Civilization V

So, I have to be honest: I’ve spent two years avoiding Civilization V on purpose. It’s not that I have anything against the evolution of city-states into empires, or that I find resource-gathering, diplomacy,and warfare uninteresting. In fact, it’s exactly the opposite: I am deeply, painfully susceptible to the classic Civ player crisis of, “Just… one more… turn!” There’s a great wide hex-gridded world out there, and I have to be responsible for all of it.

April 6, 2012
PC

Gods & Kings Join Civilization This June

Civilization V: Gods & Kings will be out for PC on June 19, publisher 2K Games said today. The upcoming expansion pack will bring religion and espionage back to the strategy series.

February 17, 2012
PC

New Civilization V Expansion Brings Religion, Espionage Back To Series

Developer Firaxis will release an expansion pack for Civilization V this (northern) spring, it said today. Civilization V: Gods & Kings will mark the return of religion and espionage, two Civilization IV features that were absent in the fifth instalment of the popular turn-based strategy series.

PC

Gods, Spies Take Centre Stage In Civilization V Expansion

Ed Beach talks rapid-fire when he’s dishing details on Gods & Kings, the Civilization V expansion pack that Firaxis announced this morning. I can’t blame him. He’s got a lot to say.

September 15, 2011
News

Civilization V Game Of The Year Edition Hits Sept 27

A “Game of the Year” edition of Sid Meier’s Civilization V, featuring six packs and the digital soundtrack, hits stores on September 27 for $US50, 2K Games said this morning.

December 16, 2010
News

Civilization V Gets A Little Smarter With This Enormous Patch

I loved Civilization V, but it was not a game without its problems. The longer you played it, the more it became apparent that the AI wasn’t quite as sharp as it should have been. This enormous patch should help.

November 26, 2010

Kotaku’s 2010 PC Gift Guide

There’s no faster way to somebody’s heart than to buy them a great PC game. With that in mind, here are our picks for PC games to stuff in that special someone’s stocking.

November 5, 2010
In Real Life

Conquer World Of Warcraft With Tanks And Spearmen

We’re surprised it’s taken this long, but somebody has finally gotten around to recreating World of Warcraft’s land of Azeroth in PC strategy game Civilization V.

November 3, 2010
News

Mac Owners Can Feast On Civ V For Thanksgiving

The turn-based strategy game that turns adults into nation-building addicts, Civilization V, is making the leap from PC to the Mac in time for Thanksgiving (or by the end of this month, if you don’t celebrate gluttony, annually).

October 26, 2010

Microsoft: We Are Doubling Down On PC Games

Exactly a year after rolling out Windows 7 with much fanfare, Microsoft seems to be finally remembering the gamers who help make their platform so popular.

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