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COMPETITION BEATING DOWN
(6 August 2000, 12:38 | CtP) In the 396th installment of the Top 100 PC Games, published every week by Global 100, Civilization: Call To Power continues to make its way down the list standing now in 22nd this week.
To vote for CTP this and every week, click here! - DanQ
GC FEATURE WRITE-UP
(6 August 2000, 12:33 | CtP2) On August 2, GameCenter posted a special feature entitled "Burn, Pillage, Destroy: Eight Upcoming Turn-Based Games Revealed", and one of those games in its spotlight is Call To Power II. Here's part of what GC had to say:
"Several new governing tools have been introduced to the mix, as well as a revamped trading system. Activision also says that Call to Power II features a more robust diplomatic component, which will let players choose their political stance and even make counter-proposals to other civilizations. Finally, players will be able to consult different ministers and advisors who will make recommendations and offer critical advice during the game".
The write-up is a summary of what is already known to date, but does include one new screenshot highlighing the context-sensitive pop-up menus that appear to be well incorporated into gameplay.
CTPII is expected to hit store shelves this fall. - DanQ
BIRTHDAY WEEK REFLECTION
(5 August 2000, 22:24 | About) It was an incredible week long celebration marking Apolyton's 2nd birthday, and on behalf of the Apolyton staff and administration a deep heart-felt thanks to each and everyone of you who took part! We are looking forward to serving this community for another two incredible years and beyond.
The transcript of the Birthday Chat held on July 29th will be posted by mid-week and while the official portion of the festivities have concluded, it is never too late to sign our guestbook to mark this momentus occasion! 
- DanQ
CHART-TRAK: JULY 29, 2000
(5 August 2000, 21:53 | Misc) Below are the Top Selling PC Games in the United Kingdom for the week ending July 29, 2000, according to Chart-Trak.
1) Formula 1 Grand Prix 3 | Hasbro Interactive
2) The Sims | Electronic Arts
3) Icewind Dale | Interplay
4) Diablo II | Havas
5) Shogun: Total War | Electronic Arts - DanQ
COLUMN #127; BY CHRISTANTINE THE GREAT
(5 August 2000, 21:23 | Misc) Christantine The Great is appalled with what he saw as MicroPROSE milking off of the success of CivII in his debut article entitled "The "Real" Civilization II". This is the 127th installment of The Column, a long running feature on Apolyton where Civers can submit their pieces of writing on the past, present and future status of the Civilization gaming community.
To comment on Christantine's article, you can either email the author directly or post them in our forums. - DanQ
GAMELEAGUE MOVES
(5 August 2000, 12:19 | About) The following is a press released issued by the administration of GameLeague this morning:
"In the summer of 1998 three men had a common idea and over time that idea formed into CivLeague. Since that summer many things have changed. Soon CivLeague became a hosted site of Apolyton; there it gained many members and popularity among Civilization II fans. Then, with the release of Civilization: Call to Power and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, came GameLeague. GameLeague expanded the services that CivLeague had offered for CivII to CTP and SMAC. Although some were skeptical, GameLeague membership has continued to grow and popularity in these new games have increased. Now the creators of GameLeague ask your support once again as we make another change. Kent Wang, Frank Johnson, and Chad DeShon, GameLeague's creators, have formed a new company called MegaUltra (www.megaultra.com).
"This move will allow us to have our own advertising," said Wang, "which we can direct back into the league in the form of tournament prizes, etc." Although MegaUltra will be using an advertising reseller for the time being, the entire MegaUltra franchise including GameLeague will still be looking for new advertisers.
Other than moving off of their server, GameLeague will not change its relationship with Apolyton. GameLeague will no longer be an Apolyton Hosted Site, and instead become an Apolyton Affiliate. In practice, there are no real differences other than advertising and hosting plans. "We still wish Apolyton good luck and thank them for all the help they've given us. It's like having a child grow up and move out of the house."
GameLeague is now a part, a very large part, of MegaUltra; other divisions of MegaUltra include a soon to be named, currently in development, browser based, map centered, online empire building game; and any other services that would be useful to gamers. We hope to build more of an online community for gamers and to make things possible that were never before possible for gamers online; things that could only be done at LAN parties. We want to add services for sports games and add a season mode for all of our game. We hope players will never have to settle for playing an AI again. We want to make its easy for players to find people to play and make competition interesting and fun between players". - DanQ
