3 new Sid Games announced

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Civilization IV Expansion Pack Announced
The huge game is about to get bigger.
by Erik Brudvig


March 16, 2006 - 2K Games revealed today that Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords is in development for the PC. Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords is an expansion pack for the smash hit Civilization IV which was rated as the PC Game of the Year by IGN.


Warlords, which will require the full version of Sid Meier's Civilization IV to run, gives players six new scenarios and provides the opportunity to change history through the use of the all new "warlord" unit. The expansion pack also features new civilizations, leaders, units, resources, and wonders for use in single and multiplayer games.

"We're very happy with the success of Civilization IV," said Sid Meier, Director of Creative Development for Firaxis Games. "Within days of its release, gamers around the world were fully addicted, staying up late at night and just hoping for 'one more turn'...what could be better! Warlords will feed that addiction with more of everything gamers want."

Look for Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords to hit stores this summer

Railroads! Chugs to PC
Sid Meier returns for a new strategy game.
by Erik Brudvig


March 16, 2006 - 2K Games announced today the next game in the Railroad Tycoon franchise, Sid Meier's Railroads! The latest in the strategy and simulation series is in development for the PC and will be released this fall.


Sid Meier's Railroads! puts the player in charge of building a railroad empire and provides the opportunity to design track and shipping routes as well as to carry new goods as far as the tracks will take them. Railroads! promises to offer numerous scenarios to complete and gameplay modes, including real-time LAN and Internet multiplayer gaming.

"We're thrilled to have the opportunity to bring this game back home," said Sid Meier, Director of Creative Development for Firaxis Games. "Railroads is near and dear to our hearts and we're looking forward to delivering the endlessly fun gameplay experience fans of our games have come to expect."

Check back for more on this game as it nears release.

CivCity: Rome Under Construction
New city building game coming this summer.
by Erik Brudvig


March 16, 2006 - 2K Games announced today that CivCity: Rome is in development and will be released this summer for the PC. CivCity: Rome is a city building strategy game in the vein of Sid Meier's Civilization and is being developed by Firefly Studios in collaboration with Firaxis Games.


CivCity: Rome allows gamers to recreate Rome by taking a small village and building it into the historic center of an empire. The game will feature hundreds of buildings ranging from amphitheatres to workshops and everything in between.

"Firefly Studios has always been at the forefront of the city building strategy genre," said Christoph Hartmann, Managing Director of 2K Games. "The unprecedented collaboration between Firaxis and Firefly Studios will allow gamers to see the world of ancient Rome unfold before their eyes."

Check back soon for more information on this upcoming release as it becomes available.

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Gamestats briefs:

Civilization IV: Warlords

An all-new expansion pack, Warlords pays homage to some of history's greatest military leaders, delivering six new scenarios, giving players the chance to change the course of history with the help of their new powerful "warlord" unit. The expansion pack is loaded with new civilizations, new leaders and more units, resources and wonders that can be used in both single and multiplayer games.

Publisher: 2K Games
Developer: Firaxis
Platform: PC · Genre: Turn-Based Strategy
Release Date: 08/30/06 · Origin: U.S.

CivCity: Rome

In CivCity: Rome, gamers will recreate the glory of Rome by building a small settlement into a mighty imperial city. Features hundreds of buildings including gladiatorial schools, amphitheatres, the circus maximus, legionnaire forts, weapons workshops and much more.

Publisher: 2K Games
Developer: FireFly Studios
Platform: PC · Genre: Simulation
Release Date: 08/30/06 · Origin: U.S

Sid Meier's Railroads!

The Golden Age of railroading is back with Sid Meier's Railroads! Combining the best of real-world and model railroads, Sid Meier's Railroads! puts you in charge of building your own railroad empire, running everything from steam-powered locomotives to more modern diesel and electric trains, managing cargo and your bottom line, all while engaging in corporate warfare against rival tycoons, slick entrepreneurs and robber barons.

Cities and industries grow up around you as Sid Meier's Railroads! enables players to lay track and route trains, haul raw materials to market and carry manufactured goods throughout the land. Sid Meier's Railroads! introduces a large number of different single-player game scenarios and a variety of play modes including the "sand-box" modeling mode, real-time LAN and Internet play.

Publisher: 2K Games
Developer: Firaxis
Platform: PC · Genre: Simulation
Release Date: 09/30/06 · Origin: U.S.

[Adagio]

Wait, both of these new games are supposed to be released within the next 7 months?

[Apocalypse]

Yeah. Both CivCity and the Civ4expansion are to be out this summer. Gamestats just gave them a 8/30 date because it is the end of the summer. Railroads is supposed to be in the fall. Thus it got a date in the fall.

[DrSpike]

CivCity and Railroads leave me strangely unmoved. Concentrate on Civ please Sid.

[Adagio]

It just sounds... very soon... usually when we hear about a game in development for the first time, we don't see the game for at least a year, most of the time even longer

[Apocalypse]

Well, Firaxis is really only working on the Civ4 expansion. They typically work on expansions pretty much right after game release so that's not surprising. Railroads is really being made by Poptop and CivCity by Firefly. They are just kinda under the Firaxis banner. They probably have been under development for a while. CivCity probably uses some of the Stronghold engine so it wasn't too difficult to make up to that level.

Firaxis has pretty much two development teams though. For this reason, there is most likely a 4th game that hasn't been announced yet.

[DrSpike]

SMAC2?

[Apocalypse]

Who knows.

I'm still waiting for them to use their X-Com license.

[Guynemer]

How exactly is a city-builder going to be "inspired" by Civ? How exactly does one cross Caesar with a TBS?

[Apocalypse]

Apparently with hundreds of city improvements.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Guynemer
How exactly is a city-builder going to be "inspired" by Civ? How exactly does one cross Caesar with a TBS?

What it means is make a crap game and try and use Civ's popularity to sell it.

[Skanky Burns]

I'm strangely unmoved by all three. They seem too similar to other games.

[Standup]

Didn't poptop ruin Railroad tycoon with number 3? (Or number 2 if you're Urban Ranger).