Confirmed: Coming in September

[Locutus]

After some reports from the floor of E3 that the release date for Civilization IV: Colonization would be September 2008, we contacted Firaxis to ask for their comment on the matter, and Marketing Director Kelley Gilmore brings us the official word: this is indeed true, the game is coming out in September already. No word on the exact date yet, that remains to be determined. We'll of course let you know as soon as we find out.

[Dauphin]

Any comment on whether that is just for North America....

[Locutus]

Hmm, good question. Virtually all modern Firaxis games have had (near-)simultaneous releases in all major markets, so it's a pretty safe bet that that will be the case here as well. (CivRev was a bit of an exception, but only because of those weird DLC coupons some major US brick & mortar retailers threw in.)

I'll ask if Firaxis can comment on that at this time, though as it's not something they control (that's a 2K decision) they probably can't (and 2K is a lot harder to get any answers out of).

[Niptium]

Good, we now have a confirmed date.

I wonder if Colonization will be translated like Civ 4 was (French, Spanish...)

[Dale]

So if it's a typical Firaxis/2K release, I'll get it (Australia) a week before everyone else.

[Nugog]

My next trip to the civilised world is late August!

I won't be out again until November!

[snoopy369]

Don't they have Pony Express* in PNG?



*By 'Pony Express' I mean "Rob Worham Postal Services, Inc."

[Nugog]

That could be done, however I could also purchase it from an online store and get it sent that way.

The real problem is successfully getting it the item once it hits the system here.

I could get it couriered - which has a higher success rate - but is awful expensive here as well - for all sorts of reasons.

[Locutus]

Originally posted by Dauphin
Any comment on whether that is just for North America....

Got the word back from Firaxis: nope, this will be a world-wide release for September.

[Livingston]

Good News...

I just can't wait..

Normally I don't buy games at release-date...but when its up to Sid's games, I am remote-controlled...

[Mark123jansen]

Anything more specific then septemer known yet?

And dammit now it's going to have to compete with my spore playing time

[Niptium]

Some say september 24th... so you'll be bored stiff by Spore by then.

[stratozyck]

Awesome awesome awesome...

Put me in a coma until then because I am too excited to sleep otherwise.

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by Locutus


Got the word back from Firaxis: nope, this will be a world-wide release for September.

Locutus

Just checking, is this early or late September estimate release date?

Thanks

Gramps

[Locutus]

Nothing has been announced, but exactly because of that it pretty much has to be late September: not having a release date known only 2-3 weeks before the game comes out is ludicrous (and they won't want to compete with Spore anyway, which comes out on the 5th). We'll probably hear an exact date very soon (my money's on an announcement during/around the Leipzig Games Convention, which is the second half of next week).