Patch v2.08 for Warlords Available! Firaxis has released v2.08 of Warlords. You can download the patch here. A full changelist is also available. More >
Railroads! Demo Firaxis has just released a demo version of Sid Meier's Railroads!. The demo comes at a whooping 265 MB, and it is available for download here on Planet Civilization. More >
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Modding Competition Which mods are the best? Submit your mod and win signed copies of Civilization IV or the official game soundtrack!
Simon Bradbury on CivCity: Rome Simon Bradbury talks to Planet Civilization about his new game, CivCity: Rome. He explains new features, research, daily lives of the citizens, and even giant death robots.
PolyCast Episode 3 10:07 PST | jvdc | Print News | Mail News Apolyton has released the third episode of its new podcast, this time featuring an interview with Soren Johnson on the Civilization Chronicles pack. The podcast is 68 minutes long and 33 MB in size.
The Brian Reynolds Session (3/5) 10:04 PST | jvdc | Print News | Mail News Apolyton has published the third in a five-part series with Big Huge Games Chief Executive Officer & Creative Director Brian Reynolds from ApolyCon `06 held in Timonium, Maryland this past July. Topics of discussion range from "Civ"-specific to the gaming industry -- including video games -- in general.
PSP Pirates! 13:47 PST | jvdc | Print News | Mail News Arr ye scurvy pirates! Soon ye can fulfill your craving for booty wherever you are! Whether you be at home, on the metro, or on an airport, you can swashbuckle, charm ladies, and hunt for gold doublons!
Yes, Pirates! is coming to the PSP (Play Station Portable), and it is due to be released in January 2007!
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Civilization IV Warlords for Mac released 11:52 PST | Laurino | Print News | Mail News Mac users will now be able to play Warlords expansion pack for Civ 4! Aspyr Media announced today that the game is now available in stores in North America, at a suggested retail price of $29.99.
Lord of the Mods Interview 11:45 PST | jvdc | Print News | Mail News The Chamber of Records has posted an interview with the "head henchman" (Lead Designer) of the Lord of the Mods modification for Civilization III, which is one of the big Middle Earth / Tolkien mods on the internet.
Google Search Added 16:59 PST | KBowen | Print News | Mail News You may have noticed that our site search is now powered by the fine folks at Google. So please enjoy slightly more convenient searching! For more information on our Google partnership, read this.
"The Brian Reynolds Session" (Part 1/5) 9:16 PST | Laurino | Print News | Mail News In this premiere edition of "The Brian Reynolds Session", Reynolds notes
that while his wife was working on a teaching fellowship for a year in
England, he worked extensively on Civilization II`s development. He
reflects on his computer work prior to joining MicroPROSE as well as
what genre of games he orignally worked on at the company. He observes a
trend towards console over PC gaming, and comments on which genre he
believes will keep the PC industry competitive. Further, he confirms
working on a console project but cannot publicly discuss it at present.
PolyCast Episode 02 Released 9:06 PST | Laurino | Print News | Mail News "Second Time Around", Apolyton's official podcast episode 2 has been released. This one-hour production, featuring DanQ, Locutus, Makalhua and Imram Siddiqui, includes standard "News", "Modcast" and "Interview" segments. A new "Time Machine" segment is also included in that second episode.
Three Men and a Victory (Part 5/10) 22:45 PST | Laurino | Print News | Mail News Apolyton Civilization Site (ACS) published the fifth in a ten-part serial entitled, "Three Men and a Victory" from 'ApolyCon '06'. Three representatives from Civilization IV developer Firaxis Games participated in a multiplayer tournament for the game. The game's Lead Designer Soren Johnson, fellow Designer/Programmer Jon "Trip" Schafer and Software Engineer Alex "alexman" Mantzaris went head-to-head with an on-looking crowd... and a camera documenting it all.
Sid's Games now on Steam 12:27 PST | jvdc | Print News | Mail News Yes, Sid's games are not on Steam, and that's not an allusion to the new Railroads title, but we are talking about the digital distribution system Steam, by Valve. You can now download Civilization IV, Civilization III, and Sid Meier's Pirates! directly from the internet. If you still haven't bought them, now's the time!
New Firaxis Podcast 12:20 PST | jvdc | Print News | Mail News Firaxis has just posted a new podcast. The podcast covers what the programmers at Firaxis actually do, how they work, and it also includes some hints on Sid Meier's Railroads, which was just released in the US and is coming to Europe on Friday.
