7 Years Celebration
THE YEAR IN HEADLINES - PART 2
By Solver
January
2005
January 3 SIXTH
2.0.0 BETA FOR `FREECIV`
"The sixth 2.0.0 beta for Freeciv on both the Linux and Windows
platforms was released earlier today by the freeware title`s developers."
January 7 RISE AND
RULE REVIEWED IN PRINT
"Gaming magazine Computer Games Magazine reviewed the Civilization
III mod "Rise and Rule", by Kal-El, isak and team, in their January 2005
issue."
January 8 MEIER ON
COMPANY AND INDUSTRY
"Last December, Firaxis Games` Director of Creative Development Sid
Meier was interviewed on GameDAILYBiz about the gaming on the PC, consoles
and the company`s most recent release Pirates!."
January 13 APOLYTON
DONATES TO TSUNAMI RELIEF
"On Tuesday of this week, Apolyton Civilization Site made a cash
donation to the American Red Cross (ARC) towards their "South Asia
Disaster Relief Effort" through online retailer Amazon.com. "
January 13 NOT
REVOLUTIONARY, BUT `IMPRESSIVE`
"Yesterday, Steve Butts had his preview of Galactic Civilizations:
Altarian Prophecy published by and on PC|IGN. I mistakenly assumed that
the game was a simple mission pack, he begins. After spending a few days
digging around... I see that it has quite a bit more to offer. [This
add-on] doesn`t revolutionize the game and it[s] gameplay additions are
virtually negligible but [it] does represent a pretty impressive content
boost for the popular 4X [(explore, expand, exploit, exterminate)] game."
January 13 MORE
QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS, BUT STILL..
"In the first part of their "Strategy in 2005" feature, PC|IGN names
Civilization IV among the first twelve most anticipated computer games in
this genre anticipated to be released at some point this year. Just keep
in mind that the release dates are subject to change, so there is the
possibility that any of these games could slip out of 2005 into next year,
the staff caution from the outset."
January 19 EXPANSION
SECOND PATCH RELEASED
"fter extended external beta testing by developer Big Huge Games (BHG)
and internal testing by publisher Microsoft Game Studios, the second Rise
of Nations: Thrones and Patriots patch was released today."
January 21 SEVENTH
2.0.0 BETA FOR `FREECIV`
"The seventh 2.0.0 beta for Freeciv on both the Linux and Windows
platforms was released late yesterday by the freeware title`s developers."
January 23 THE CIV4
LIST IS HERE!
"DarkCloud reports from our Civilization 4 forum:
Ladies and Gentlemen, after over a year of development and work, [t]he
decendant of yin26`s venerable List for Civ III has been completed. Yes,
you heard correctly- The List for Civ IV is avaliable in FINAL form after
well over a year of labor by a dedicated portion of the Apolyton
Community."
January 24 GREAT
MINDS THINK ALIKE
"A day after having downloaded the `The List for Civ IV Soren Johnson
reports back to our Civilization 4 forum:
[W]ell, I`ve looked through much of the list and it`s nice to know that
many of your suggestions are already in the game. I`ll keep my eye out for
other ideas which will fit Civ4..."
January 26 CIV
FRANCHISE GOES TO TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE
"The wait for the time to know the new owner of the civ franchise
publishing rights is over. Take-Two Interactive Software today announced
that it has purchased certain rights to the multi-million unit selling
Civilization franchise, and has signed a long-term, multi-title publishing
agreement with FIRAXIS Games."
January 28 REVIEW
DOESN`T DO IT JUSTICE
"A 91% overall grade for the Rise of Nations expansion pack Thrones and
Patriots has been given out by ActiveWin.com`s Randy Stein in his recent
review of the title."
January 28
OBSERVATION PREVIEW OF SEQUEL
"Stardock`s Brad Wardell stops by to show off the sequel is the byline
PC|IGN`s Steve Butts uses in his preview of Galactic Civilizations II:
Dread Lords, the in-development sequel to GalCiv on the PC. "
January 28 STRATEGY
FANS SHOULD BE GIDDY
"More exclusive Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords screenshots
accompany yet another preview, but this one comes from GameSpot`s (GS)
Jason Ocampo. This new [game] will represent a complete overhaul for the
series, as pretty much everything is getting rewritten or improved, the
author writes."
February
2005
February 5 C3C
DEMOGRACY GAME BEGINS!
"Snoopy369 reports from the DG front: After two years of excitement
and fun with PTWDG1 and its sucessor PTWDG2, Team DemoGames have finally
come to Civ3-Conquests!"
February 12 FROM THE MOUTHS OF V.I.P.S`
"Last week, Firaxis Games Founder, President and Chief Executive
Officer and its Director of Creative Development posted an open memo on
the company`s website to its fans. Jeff Briggs and Sid Meier respectively
discuss Sid Meier`s Pirates coming to the XBox platform, but mostly
reflect on the development of Civilization IV."
February
12 C3C
DEMOGRACY GAME BEGINS!
"In between or even accompanying official updates, fans and critics
alike awaiting the sequel to the PC release of Galactic Civilizations can
follow the progress along with ongoing and often quite detailed developer
journals."
February 19 NEW PRINT `CIV4` PREVIEW
"A new Civilization IV preview can be found in print in the March
2005 issue of Computer Games Magazine. as reported by fansite Civilization
Fanatics` Center`s `thesmith`, the text (about a 3/4 page) was basically a
review of the talking points we`ve already heard fro [developer] Firaxis
[Games], and the screenies were pretty similar to what we`ve already
seen."
February 19
MEIER ON MUCH, BUT NOT `CIV4`
"The Director of Creative Development at Firaxis Games, Sid Meier,
has been interviewed by Gamesway recently. In his conversation with the
Greek gaming site, the industry veteran addresses a number of topics but
Civilization IV which his company is developing is not among them."
February 19 EXPANSION TIES FOR SILVER
"A silver medal in Wargamer`s (WG) "Reader`s Choice Awards" for 2004
has gone to the expansion pack to game developer Big Huge Games`s debut
title, Rise of Nations. "
February 22 EIGHTH 2.0.0 BETA
FOR `FREECIV`
"The eighth 2.0.0 beta for Freeciv on both the Linux and Windows
platforms was released late yesterday by the freeware title`s developers."
March
2005
March 2 7 NEW
FILES
"In the last four months three graphic files and four MODs have been
created. "
March 5
WARDELL INTERVIEWED; CONFIRMS `GC2` ADD-ON
"Earlier this week, FiringSquad`s Jakub Wojnarowicz spoke with the
man leading the development effort on Galactic Civilizations II: The Dread
Lords. Brad Wardell is the Project Lead, and President/Founder of
developer Stardock Systems. He discusses the new ship design feature,
tactical combat implementation, colonies, races, fleet sizes and campaigns
-- on the first page alone."
March 5 SIXTH OUT OF 1,100+: `METACRITIC`
"On Metacritic, Civilization II ranks an incredible sixth out of more
than 1,100 PC games rated on an ongoing basis by participating, recognized
critics. Based on seven total reviews, its average score stands at 94."
March 6 OF
FEATURES SPOKEN AND UNSPOKEN
"It`s four out of five sharks for the second Galactic Civilizations
add-on, Altarian Prophecy, in its review on GameShark published this past
week."
March 7 NDL
TECHNOLOGY POWERING `CIV4`
"It`s a press release dated three days ahead of its time, but
independent developer of 3D graphics technology for the computer and video
game industry NDL today announced its Gamebryo 3D graphics engine is being
used by game developer Firaxis games in its up-and-coming Civilization IV
title."
March 20
DAWN OF A NEW AGE
"If you thought modmaking for Call to Power II was dead, you couldn`t
be more wrong! Stankarp officially announced that he`s almost ready to
release a brand new mod titled Ages of Man. This mod offers such a
complete overhaul of the entire game (both graphics and gameplay) that
it`s closer to being a sequel or an expansion pack than to a regular mod."
March 20 NEW
TIDBITS ON `CIV4` EMERGE
"A preview of Civilization IV is available for reading in the April
2005 issue of Game Informer magazine."
March 25
FIRST `CIV4` SOUNDS PLAY PUBLICLY
"Earlier today, the first sounds from Civilization IV have emerged
publicly on developer Firaxis Games` website. A 42-second clip composed by
the company`s Michael Curran is available for download from the `Media`
section of their website in MP3 format."
March 26
A.C.S. ANNOUNCES `GALCIV2` COVERAGE
"Apolyton Civilization Site ( http://apolyton.net ) [ACS], one the
premiere online fansites for the Civilization computer strategy gaming
series and its extended family, is today announcing a commitment to
continue coverage of the Galactic Civilizations line-up."
April
2005
April 1 FIRST
RELEASE CANDIDATE FOR `FC` 2.0.0
"The first "release candidate" of Freeciv 2.0.0 has been released.
The freeware title`s developers published the update yesterday, noting
that this is still not the final 2.0.0 release, although there may not be
any more changes before the release."
April 9 TRANSLATED,
ANXIOUS FOR MORE: `CIV4` PREVIEW
"he April, 2005 issue of Game Informer (GI) magazine includes a
preview of Civilization IV accompanied by two screenshots. Staff writers
concur that as long as the new features planned do not interfere with its
predecessors` hard-core strategic elements, CivIV should easily sit atop
the turn-based strategy heap."
April 9 A.C.S. ANNOUNCES
`CIV4` COVERAGE
"Apolyton Civilization Site ( http://apolyton.net ) [ACS], one the
premiere online fansites for the Civilization computer strategy gaming
series and its extended family, is today announcing its formal intention
to cover the fourth incarnation of the Civilization series. From developer
Firaxis Games and publisher 2K Games, a division of Take-Two
Entertainment, comes Civilization IV with an anticipated release this
coming winter."
April 14 `CIV4`
PUBLISHER WEBSITE LAUNCHES
"The official website of 2K Games, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Take-Two Interactive (TTI), launched today. Formed at the end of January
of this year, 2K is the publisher house for Civilization IV with Firaxis
Games as developer. TTI purchased the Civilization series liscense from
fellow game publisher Atari, previously known as Infogrames, late last
year."
April 14 SECOND RELEASE
CANDIDATE FOR `FC` 2.0.0
"The second "release candidate" of Freeciv 2.0.0 was released
yesterday."
April 21 FINAL `FC`
2.0.0 RELEASED
"After exhaustive internal and public testing, Freeciv 2.0.0 has been
released by the freeware title`s developers."
April 23 FIRST HANDS-ON
`GALCIV2` PREVIEW GLOWING
"A hands-on preview of Galactic Civilizations II was published on
GameSpy (GS), the first known such article of its kind. With the exception
of a lack of multiplayer, GS writer Allen Rausch lauded over the results
so far."
April
23 TAKING A LOOK-SEE AT `GALCIV2`
"PC|IGN`s Steve Butts arms himself with nine screenshots as he
previews the second PC iteration in the Galactic Civilizations series,
Dread Lords."
April
23 NEW IRC SERVICE FOR `CIV` PLAYERS
" Longtime Apolyton Civilization Site forum user and former staff
member `Rasbelin` is now the Network Administrator for the newest Internet
Relay Chat (IRC) service for Civilization series players, the first that
is solely dedicated to the well-known chat protocol."
April 28 SID SPEAKS ON
CIV4
"The Computer And Video Games website reports that PC Zone magazine
recently sat down and had an exclusive chat with Sid Meider, where they
talked about Meier`s role on the new game and the history and future of
the Civilization series."
May
2005
May 1 CHANGES
PROMPT `FC` 2.0.1 RELEASE
"Five days after the release of Freeciv 2.0.0, version 2.0.1 has came
to light early last week from the freeware title`s developers."
May 1 CIV4 PREVIEW
INFO
"Earlier we reported on an exclusive interview with Sid Meier that PC
Zone published in their May 2005 issue and announced that the June 2005
issue of that magazine would contain a preview of Civilization IV, and now
details of that preview have been posted in our Civ4 forum."
May 1 MORE CIV4 INFO
"June is a good month for those looking forward to Civilization IV,
as not only PC Zone, but also Computer Gaming World (CGW) will publish a
preview of that game in the June issue of their magazine."
May 4
2K GAMES AND FIRAXIS EXPAND DEAL
"In a press release dated May 2nd, 2K Games announced on their
website that they have expanded their partnership with Firaxis. Last
January 2K Games, the publishing label of Take-Two Interactive, announced
that they had acquired the publishing rights to the Civilization franchise
and would be publishing the upcoming Firaxis title Civilization IV. Now
the company has also acquired to rights to the Firaxis title Sid Meier`s
Pirates!, the PC version of which was released last year and the XBox
version of which is expected later this year."
May 5
FIRAXIS SURVEY
"Firaxis is holding a short survey on their website. It has four
questions, the first of which is: Which Sid Meier’s game/series (past or
present) would you most like to see remade? Among the choices is Alpha
Centauri, which in the current standing is leading by a large margin, with
59% of the vote."
May 5 GERMAN CIV4
EXCLUSIVE
"After months of very little new information about Civilization IV
(Civ4), fans are now being bombarded by one preview after another. This
time the news comes from Germany, where Computer Bild Spiele, the gaming
affiliate of the newspaper Bild, had an exclusive opportunity to sit down
with the folks of Firaxis to talk about Civ4."
May 14 NOT WANTING TO
BREAK THE ADDICTION
"In the May 2nd, 2005 edition of The Weekly Standard, Victorino Matus
discloses his addiction to Civilization to the publication`s readership.
This came after he informed his significant other, adding [t]he terrible
irony of it is that she was the one who put me in temptation`s path."
May 17 2K GAMES ADDS
SECTION FOR CIV4
"Yesterday 2K Games added CivIV to their website. Currently the
section contains a feature list. It lists mostly known facts, but also
gives some new details on how team play will work."
May 17 CIV4 @ E3:
SCREENSHOTS AND INTERVIEW
"As the E3 Expo gets underway, IGN is the first to report new
information about Civilization IV, in the form of an elaborate interview
with the game`s senior producer, Barry Caudill. The site is also the very
first website to post screenshots of the game."
May 18 BHG`S NEXT TITLE:
RISE OF LEGENDS
"In the run-up to the E3 Expo many companies announce new titles, and
this year Big Huge Games (BHG), developer of Rise of Nations, was no
exception. Their new title will be an RTS game with a fantasy setting."
May 18 CIV4 @ E3: 13
MORE SCREENS, 2 PREVIEWS
"After IGN yesterday, today it was Gamespot`s turn to report on
Civilization IV from the E3 Expo. On the same day, they released both
their preshow report and their actual on-show report on the next
incarnation of the Civilization series, as well as 13 new screenshots."
May 19 CIV4 @ E3: MOVIES
OF SOREN`S DEMO
"Gamespot has put streaming movies of Soren Johnson`s demonstration
of Civilization IV at the E3 Expo on their website. Three movies only show
the in-game footage, the fourth one is the full 13+-minute demonstration
Soren gave."
May 19 `CIV4` AT E3:
TWO-ON-ONE DISCUSSION
"In further follow-up to their earlier coverage of Civilization IV at
this year`s E3 Expo, PC|IGN`s Steve Butts gives his personal opinion on
what he has seen of the game in recent days. He notes that of all the
games he knew [he] just had to see, this was atop of his list. Twenty-one
images, including in-game screenshots and concept art, accompany the
two-page article."
May 19 `GALCIV2` @ E3:
SCREENS FROM THE FLOORS
"Straight from the floors of this year`s E3 Expo in Los Angeles,
California, GameSpot has added eleven screenshots to their gallery for
Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords. All are from gameplay."
May
20 ONE PLATFORM, ONE GAME, ONE PASSION
"To choose just one gaming platform? The PC is Sam Gibson`s choice.
Just one game to choose from? Civilization would be Sam Gibson`s choice.
With CivIV scheduled for release later this year from developer Firaxis
Games and publisher Take-Two Interactive, the Ferrago staff writer pit[ies]
the rest of the team here... as getting me to do something other then play
[this game] require an act of god."
May
20 `CIV4` @ E3: FEATURES IN AND OUT
"Tom Chick has previewed the next iteration of the Civilization
series for GameSpy. Thirteen screenshots and two pages strong, he
intermixes his notes with commentary from Producer Jesse Smith."
May
20 `GALCIV2` @ E3: STANDING ON OWN TWO FEET
"Reporting for PC|IGN from the floors of the 2005 Electronic
Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California, Tom McNamara updates the
site`s readership on progress being made by game developer Stardock
Systems on Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords. According to McNamara,
this PC sequel is not set to simply leech off of the laurels of its
predecessor. Taking place right after the events in the original, GalCiv
II offers more than just a continuation of the story."
May
21 `CIV4` @ E3: KEEPING UP THE GOOD WORK
"Garnett Lee is the latest and perhaps last gaming site writer to
file a report on Civilization IV from the floor`s of this year`s
Electronic Entertainment Expo which wrapped up in Los Angeles, California
yesterday. Posted on 1UP.com, he wastes no time discussing the basics of
the game as they are not in doubt. "
May
21 `CIV4` @ E3: MUCH PLAYTIME TO BE USED
"On the last day of the 2005 E3 Expo in Los Angeles, California, the
official E3 website published a preview of Civilization IV as part of its
E3 Insider coverage. According to writer Greg Orlando, 2K Games’ [CivIV]
seems like a perfectly fine way to while away a few hundred hours."
May
21 `CIV4` @ E3: FROM THE OFFICIAL EVENT SOURCE
"From the floors of the 2005 E3 Expo in Los Angeles, California which
ended yesterday, E3 Insider -- the news and information site for the
official E3 website -- posted a video covering 2K Games` featured line-up,
including Civilization IV. Hosted by E3`s Oliver Nejad, he works to
disspell the common pre-conception that 2K is only about sports titles. On
CivIV, he speaks to Producer Jesse Smith at developer Firaxis Games. "
May 23
THE CHOSEN AND `SDK`: `CIV4`
"If you are one of the 60 hand-picked individuals who have been
playtesting Civilization IV since June of last year, you already know who
you are. For the rest of the Civilization fanbase, this information was
disclosed via PC Gamer in its July 2005 issue. Since then, members of this
group have been communicating with the company that chose them, CivIV
developer Firaxis Games, in a private online forum."
May 26
FIRAXIS CIV4 SITE UP
"Game developer Firaxis Games has opened a Civilization IV section on
their website. It contains six new screenshots and a brief introduction on
what Civ4 will be all about: 3D graphics, wonder movies, great gameplay.
Build a civilization from Stone Age to Space Age, rule the world."
May 30
CIVILIZATION 4 SECTION PUBLIC, IN BETA
"As the dust from last month`s server move to Settler III is starting
to settle (pun intended ;)), we are glad to announe the beta opening of
our Civilization 4 section. The section introduces a new approach to the
classic Apolyton layout which will be fine-tuned in the coming weeks, or
be completely tossed out if you dont like it or we change our mind (or
both)."
May 31 A.C.S.
EXCLUSIVE: `A.O.M.` DISTRIBUTION
"An extensive, unofficial expansion pack for Activision`s Call to
Power II, The Ages of Man (AoM) was developed by a team of CtPII fans
headed by Stan Karpinski over a period of more than two years. For the
past month, copies of AoM has been shipping on CD to those who have
purchased and continue to purchase it from its official website. No profit
has been or is being made from these sales -- the cost of each purchase
covers the expense of the CD, protective case, printing, burning, postal
charges and shipping box. As of today, those looking to acquire AoM have
an alternative delivery option. As part of a multi-tiered agreement
between Karpinski and reknowned Civilization series and related titles
fan-site Apolyton Civilization Site (ACS), ACS has become the first and
exclusive online delivery portal for The Ages of Man."
June
2005
June 2 NO SOCIAL
LIFE LEFT, SO TIME FOR CIV
"The gaming website ActionTrip posted a preview on Civilization IV.
The author, Vince "Moesha" Massa, admits he used to be a big Civilization
junkie, playing up to twelve hours a day. And just when he thought he was
over that, he heard about Civ4. Since I have no social life, I must look
forward to other things like where we stand when the fourth title in the
popular series is in question."
June 5 NEW E3 VIDEO
"A new video has surfaced that was shot on the floor of E3, the
gaming expo that was held in mid-May in Los Angeles. It was recorded and
posted by Gamereactor, a Scandinavian gaming website. The video shows
Civilization IV producer Jesse Smith giving a presentation to Gamereactor
reporters."
June 6 SID IN DUTCH
"The Benelux version of the magazine PC Zone published a preview of
Civilization IV as well as a brief interview with Sid Meier in their June
2005 issue. The main article briefly outlines the main changes made in the
latest incarnation of the Civilization series. It discusses the user
interface, graphics, game speed, religion, combat and civics."
June 9 EUROPEAN
PUBLISHER FOR `GALCIV2`
"European fans of Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords will now be
able to purchase the GalCiv sequel off of store shelves when it is
released thanks to a business contract signed between publisher Paradox
Interactive and the game`s developer, Stardock Systems. Paradox
specializes in publishing strategy titles."
June 13 CIV 4 SECTION
OPEN!
" With the full posting of the Civ 4 List and a few code
modifications we are now in the position to call the Civilization IV
Section officialy open!"
June 15 FIVE NEW
SCREENSHOTS
"Gamespot.com has just posted five new screenshots of Civilization
IV. They show zoomed-in shots of cities and units, as well as the Chinese
leader Qin Shin Huang."
June 15 SENIOR PRODUCER
GIVES POST-E3 INTERVIEW
"Civilization IV Senior Producer Barry Caudill has spoken with spoken
with gaming portal GameSpot (GS) about the game-under-development in the
wake of last month`s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles,
California. There, CivIV was front-and-center at publisher 2K Games`
booth, a wholly owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive. In this
interview, GS` staff attention is focused on this game and Caudill is
their first-hand source."
June 23 `E3` EXPERIENCE
PREVIEW DELIVERS NEW INFO
"Last week, Next Level Gaming`s (NLG) Daniel Comer had his preview of
Civilization IV published on the site. Accompanied by nine screenshots,
the NLG writer reports on his experience with the up-and-coming game from
last month`s Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California."
July
2005
July 1 TO PLAY IS
TO CONFIRM
"As first reported by fansite Civilization Fanatics Center (CFC),
German gaming magazine GameStar has a Civilization IV preview in their
current issue."
July 1 MULTI-MEDIA
PREVIEW IS WIRED
"Not only has gaming site 1UP published a new preview of Civilization
IV, they have also released a new video interview with Producer Jesse
Smith at developer Firaxis Games. As of this writing, CivIV is the third
most popular 'PC' and 'Strategy' game on the site out of 8,215 and 295
titles respectively."
July 6
`OLD-TURNED-NEW` TO BECOME `CLASSIC`
"Even before GameDaily`s Greg Atkinson begins his preview of
Civilization IV, the general description of the game is more than factual
in its positive spin. [It`s] a bold step forward for the franchise, with
spectacular new 3D graphics and all-new single and multiplayer content.
Nine screenshots and a page write-up later, the GD staff member sees
promise in this up-and-coming title becoming the definitive strategy title
of the year."
July 8
ENTERING THE `HOME STRETCH`
"PC|IGN`s Steve Butts recently visited game developer Firaxis Games`
headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland to talk to the company`s Director of
Creative Development, Sid Meier, about their current Civilization IV
project."
July 8 VIDEO
INTERVIEW WITH PRODUCER
"According to its Lead Producer Jesse Smith, the most obvious change
Civilization IV brings over its predecessors in the long-running
turn-based strategy gaming franchise is its 3D graphics. It just really
creates a vibrant living world. PC|IGN interviewed this development team
member at Firaxis Games about the game on-camera, and this video is now
available for download from the gaming network`s website. Visually, the
clip cuts between Smith`s profile and in-game action."
July 16 `FC`
2.0.3 COMPLETED AND RELEASED
"The newest version of the multiplayer strategy game Freeciv is
another bugfix release according to its development team. The group
released version 2.0.3 this past Tuesday."
July 23
PRETTY, AND MEANINGFUL, CHANGES
"A three-page Civilization IV preview published earlier this week on
GameSpot (GS) discloses considerable new information on the game. [T]he
goal of making the game more about decision making and less about going
through the established motions that have built up over the years [is
set], writes GS` Jason Ocampo. Transfering a city`s production from one
project to another will no longer be possible. Along these lines, all
production put towards building a Wonder of the World is lost if another
civilization completes it first though you will be refunded an amount of
gold."
July 23
`TRIUMPHANT RETURN` IS SET
"A triumphant return is how GamersHell (GH) staff are describing
Civilization`s return to the PC in its up-and-coming sequel, Civilization
IV. The latest chapter of the series features an easy-to-use interface,
powerful map editor with XML and Python support, flexible tech tree,
multiplayer via L[ocal] A[rea] N[etwork], Internet, PBEM (Play By E-Mail)
and PTBS (Persistent Turn-Based Server), GH writes in the news brief."
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