News

Alpha Centauri Trademarked, PC Gamers, Remain Calm

Electronic Arts has re-applied for trademarks for the name Alpha Centauri, the classic PC strategy game from Civilization developers Firaxis it published back in the late 90s.


July 8, 2011
PC

10 Tips For Achieving CivWorld Greatness, From The People Behind The Game

The people who make Civilization have given the world CivWorld, a free Facebook version of their legendary strategy series. The game is complex and kind of tough!


July 7, 2011
PC

Can CivWorld Save Facebook Gaming From Itself?

I’m not sure Facebook can handle CivWorld, the brand new version of Civilization that launches on America’s favourite social network today.


May 17, 2011
PC

Here’s What Civilization On Facebook Looks Like

We gave you a brief rundown on how Civilization World, the upcoming Facebook version of the classic PC strategy series, worked the other day. Now you can see for yourself in this trailer.


May 12, 2011
PC

Sid Meier Hopes To Release Civ World This Winter

Civ World, Sid Meier’s attempt to bring the complexities of his long-lived strategy game Civilization to the quick play nature of Facebook, is due to hit the online service this winter, CNN reports.


February 3, 2011
In Real Life

Civilization’s Greatest Fantasy Could Soon Be Reality

It’s funny, for a game based on history and real things, Civilization has always had a strangely fictional unit at its core: the “Settler”, who can make towns and later cities just appear.


January 7, 2011
PC

Civ World May Be The Death Of Us All

The game formerly known as CIvilization: Network – now more appropriately titled Civ World – is coming later this year. But if you’re lucky, you can play it this month.


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.


December 4, 2010
News

Civilization IV’s Opening Theme A Finalist For Grammy

The opening theme for Civilization IV is the first original composition associated with a video game to be a finalist nominee for a Grammy. The track, “Baba Yetu,” is in the “Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists” category.


October 19, 2010
News

Civilization V Gets Free Mongols, But The Babylonians Will Cost You

Two more mighty empires rise in Civilization V come October 25, when 2K Games releases the once Digital Deluxe-exclusive Babylonians for $US4.99 and unleashes the Mongolian hordes for free.