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The medium of video games won its first ever Grammy tonight. Yeah, it's for a song that was featured in a game that's nearly six years old, but we'll take it where we can get it! More »
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Somehow the theme song for 2005's Civilization IV is being nominated for a 2011 Grammy. The makers of the game have said that Christopher Tin's Baba Yetu would become the first gaming song to win one. But it's got competition. More »
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The opening theme for Civilization IV is the first original composition associated with a video game to be a finalist nominee for a Grammy. The track, "Baba Yetu," is in the "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists" category. More »
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When a retail game from a noted PC developer launches and is then quickly found to be broken, who do you bring in to help fix things? In Stardock's case, they hired a guy who made mods for Civilization. More »
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Exactly how many bullets can kill a person? How many apples can one man carry? In real life, the answers vary. In a video game, real life must be explained in numbers. That includes religion: how it spreads, who believes. More »
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As I covered in the feature on box art and game logos I did last week, putting together a game's cover isn't as easy as you'd think it is. Especially when you take a look at a work in progress. More »
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You see them every day, whether browsing in a store, clicking through the internet or looking at a shelf in your living room, but have you ever wondered what kind of thinking goes into creating a game's cover? More »
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It's testament to the longevity of Civilization IV that, four years on from release, not only am I still playing it, but that 2K can repackage the game safe in the knowledge it will sell. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5241447&view=rss&microfeed=true For years we have kept Kotaku tower a closely guarded secret. However, today we revealed our rendition of it. Wouldn't it be nice to build a Kotaku colony? We could have little Crecentes and Faheys running around. This of course brings us to this new Sid Meir's Civilization IV Colonization Trailer. In the video we get a look at the time periods that the new game will focus on. I was too young to appreciate Sid Meier's Colonization back in '94, but this time it seems he's bringing the concept to a new generation. Expect it in stores later this year. More »
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Breaking away from the typical year's long delays that mark a game's commute from PC to Apple, it looks like the Apple version of Civilization IV might be rounding third base. I couldn't find any word on a ship date, though Apple is proud to tout the availability of Civ III, but there is a trailer of the game up on their site. Brian Crecente More »
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Gamespot has posted the first screenshots of the upcoming Civilization IV: Warlords expansion. Apparently, Joseph Stalin [right, taken outside of a Moscow Starbucks] will be one of the new leaders. More »
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More Sid Meier! 2K Games have also announced that an expansion for Sid Meier's Civilization IV, is already underway. Titled Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords, it immediately begs the question why 2K Games would decide to name their upcoming game after a competitor's successful TBS fantasy game series. Perhaps shying away from the question, 2K Games have at this time refrained from announcing the second upcoming Civ IV expansion, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warcraft 3. But industry sources say it's coming. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=161196&view=rss&microfeed=true How modern! On December 21, at 6 p.m. EST, the development team will log onto Xfire and chat with gamers about Civ IV. They're also going to dole out an autographed copy of Civ IV to one lucky winner. Details on the chat, the prize and Xfire here. More »
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All of our fanfare and our excitement over Civilization IV is well documented. Finally, with just a simple exchange of cash for goods at your local game store, you can walk home with Civilization IV today. As sequels tend to be, this one is loaded with upgrades from the previous iterations. My favorite new addition are the new religions you can find - these can increase how much gold you earn. Religion makes you money? Who would've thought. More »
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Slashdot played a game of "Ask Sid Meier," where they took questions from their readers and passed them along to the visionary game maker. Well, Meier's answers are in (just in time for the Oct. 25 release of Civilization IV). The Slashdot readers come up with some great questions, asking about playability versus graphics, the advantages and disadvantages of PC gaming and Meier's speculations on the future of gaming. It's a good read. More »
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With just a few weeks before Civilization IV hits, the game s official site has gone live. The site includes a rundown of various civilizations, screenshots and art from the game. More »
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Six new screens taken from movies in Civilization IV arrived in my email box today. The screens are from the movies that play when winning conditions are met. God, Oct. 25 can't get here fast enough. More hotness after the jump. More »
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In Firaxis upcoming, hugely anticipated, oh-my-god-buy-on-day-one title Civilization IV there's the usual basket of new features. Firaxis is promising unprecedented level detail, revamped doohickeys and extra wutzits. Sequels always do. On the feature list, however, the Takeover AI function for multiplayer stands out. More »
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It doesn't get much better than new screenshots and information leaking to my email box about Sid Meier's Civilization IV. The contents of these latest tidbits concern Civ IV's deep customization and modification options. More »
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More screens and details about Civilization IV arrived today. This round senior producer Barry Caudill talks about the game's promotion system, a much more intricate affair than most games. In Civ IV players can choose from 20 different bonuses for individual characters as they climb the ranking system from green to veteran to elite. Here's the scoop from Caudill along with a bunch of fresh screens: More »
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