2K GAMES Launches SID MEIER'S CIVILIZATION IV Pre-Order Program

[MarkG]

PRESS RELEASE: 2K GAMES LAUNCHES SID MEIER’S CIVILIZATION IV PRE-ORDER PROGRAM

2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), and FIRAXIS Games, world renowned video game developer, today announced the Sid Meier's Civilization IV pre-order program. Customers who pre-order Sid Meier's Civilization IV at participating retailers in North America will receive the Pre-Order Edition of the game at no additional cost.

Shipping on the same day as the regular version of the game, the Sid Meier's Civilization IV Pre-Order Edition will feature: collector's packaging, a CD soundtrack of the game, a keyboard template, a tech tree map and a spiral bound version of the manual. The Pre-Order Edition will be offered through participating retailers while supplies last.

The fourth game in the PC strategy series that has sold more than five million units, Sid Meier's Civilization IV is a bold step forward for the franchise featuring spectacular new 3D graphics and all-new single and multiplayer content.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV will be released this October for PC. For more information please visit www.2kgames.com.

Currently Civ4 is online availiable for pre-order on the following US retailers: Chips&Bits, EB Games

[Aro]

Great!!! Awesome! Wonderful!

But...

Customers who pre-order Sid Meier`s Civilization IV at participating retailers in North America will receive the Pre-Order Edition of the game at no additional cost.

Not a word about us, the rest of the world.


Edited: I'm really disappointed.

[Fidel]

BS

again and again, i gotta order it to be shipped to some friend of mine in the US or EU, then have it shipped over to me in Serbia. CB has a pitiful list of countries where they ship, while Amazon European affiliates ship to EU only. It baffles me why, it is not like we have any kind of sophisticated network of PC games sales here which should be protected.

[Kataphraktoi]

Order

[MarkG]

CB has a pitiful list of countries where they ship

CB? you mean Chips&Bits? They ship worldwide

http://www.chipsbits.com/cgi-bin/order.cbi_home?source=84161&add=CIVI4.IR

[H Tower]

Retailers? Does that include eTailers? because I am against paying tax for anything.

[Atahualpa]

Good luck with the customs. I once bought Sid Meier's Antietam (which was only available for online purchase) and I paid as much for shipping as for the game and on top of that the same amount in customs. Overall the game was three times as expensive.

[Fidel]

Originally posted by MarkG

CB has a pitiful list of countries where they ship

CB? you mean Chips&Bits? They ship worldwide

http://www.chipsbits.com/cgi-bin/ord...1&add=CIVI4.IR

Serbia, too? Your link just leads to normal shopping screen.

[MarkG]

Serbia, too?

hmmm for years now we linked to them cause they shipped practically everywhere.

i now try to select "yugoslavia" (no serbia/montenegro on the list) for the country but there is an icon that it cant be shipped there. it's strange, i'll send them a mail....

[Fidel]

thanx a bunch, i guess i will still probably organize us-us-serbia shipment, but it would be cool to see if cb remains an alternative.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

participating retailers

Hm. Could they be a bit more specific...?

[Provost Harrison]

Ah, just North America once more - how predictable

[Adm.Naismith]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Ah, just North America once more - how predictable

Hmmm, you are right and it's strange enough: last time I checked the Atlas the world was a bit more populated than North America...

Of course maybe Firaxis and Take 2 will offer a similar special pre-order offer, anytime a localized version will be ready to be released in a new country. I'm trying to be on a positive mood.
Well, in fact I can't believe it myself!

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Adm.Naismith
Hmmm, you are right and it's strange enough: last time I checked the Atlas the world was a bit more populated than North America...

Of course maybe Firaxis and Take 2 will offer a similar special pre-order offer, anytime a localized version will be ready to be released in a new country. I'm trying to be on a positive mood.
Well, in fact I can't believe it myself!

It's never happened before, and doubt it ever will. Dream on...

[JoeyLemur]

I'd like to know where this official press release is... isn't on Firaxis's site, nor on Take Two's.