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`THREE MEN AND A VICTORY` VIDEO (PART 5/10)
(28 October 2006, 18:34 | Civ4 | 0 comments) As part of its ongoing ApolyCon `06 coverage, Apolyton Civilization Site continues its ten-part video serial on the Civilization IV multiplayer tournament between three representatives of the game`s developer Firaxis Games at the event.
Entitled "Three Men and a Victory", Part 5 was released today. Part 6 will be published at a later date. - DanQ
IMOD: CIV4 MODS FOR MAC USERS
(28 October 2006, 05:11 | Civ4) Inside Mac Games (IMG) has posted a feature that lists some Mac-friendly mods for Civilization IV, or mods that with some effort can be made to work on a Mac: iMod.
Unfortunately, many of the more complex mods built on the PC do not work on the Mac. Most self-extracting .exe files will not open. Also, due to issues regarding the Software Development Kit, (not yet available on the Mac) problems can range from some weird XML errors to the mod not loading at all. A Mac SDK would allow these complex mods to be ported to the Mac, but Aspyr has not announced plans to release it. However, for some mods, there are workarounds.
The mods IMG showcases are Blue Marble, Ethnically Diverse Units, Better Ship Scale, The Ancient Mediterranean, Age of Discovery, True OS X Icon, TechWindow, Sevopedia, Civ4lerts and CivGold. For each it lists what kind of problems Mac users may encounter and how to fix these. You can read the full article on the IMG website. - Locutus
WARLORDS FOR MAC NEARING COMPLETION
(28 October 2006, 05:10 | Civ4) Aspyr Media, publishers of Civilization IV for the Macintosh platform and its upcoming expansion Warlords, have posted an update in their October 2006 newsletter about the development of Warlords:
Work on this addition to the Civ IV franchise is also finishing up, it`s a great expansion for what has been our best selling Mac game of 2006, Civilization IV. Warlords adds new scenarios, new civilizations and more to the game. We`ve also spent the time while working on Warlords to continue to polish the Civ IV Mac base game, and are working on future updates that will add optimizations to Civ IV.
You can read the full newsletter or visit the official Warlords for Mac website on Aspyr`s site. - Locutus
2K HAS DISCOVERED STEAM POWER
(25 October 2006, 01:41 | Civ4) 2K Games, publisher of Civilization IV, and Valve have announced that they have reached an agreement to distribute a number of 2K`s games on Valve`s online distribution platform Steam. Among these games are the Firaxis products Civilization III, Civilization IV as well as Sid Meier`s Pirates!
With titles from legendary designer Sid Meier and 2K`s world renowned developer, Firaxis Games, 2K is one of today`s foremost publishers. Through this initial agreement with 2K, Steam`s game library expands to include four great strategy games. We look forward to delivering more from 2K in the future, said Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve.
Paul Crockett, Strategic Sales and Licensing of 2K Games commented: We are excited to add Valve to our roster of partners in the digital distribution area. Being included in their vast network will assist us in expanding the reach of our products to a much larger audience.
Steam is a somewhat controversial online platform for distributing PC games and digital entertainment that with its more than 10 million users is the largest system of its kind. The new Firaxis titles will be available on the service later this week. - Locutus
WARLORDS PATCH NEAR
(23 October 2006, 21:41 | Civ4 | 73 comments) Alex `alexman` Mantzaris, designer on Civilization IV: Warlords at Firaxis Games has announced in our forums that a patch for the Civ4 expansion is almost ready to be released and has in the mean time posted a long list of changes. The list of 174 items can be found on our forums. - Locutus
DOWN IN THE UK
(23 October 2006, 21:29 | Civ4) For the week ending October 21, Civilization IV has been knocked down a few spots on the list of best-selling PC games in the UK, according to ChartTrack which tracks unit sales across the country. In the previous week the game climbed four spots to claim the 13th place in the ranking but this week it fell 7 spots and landed on 20. The ranking was headed by Football Manager 2007, followed by The Sims II: Pets in second place and Battlefield 2142 in third. For the full ranking, visit the ChartTrack website.
In the US the game disappeared out of the sales top 10 for PC games in the last week of September and unlike previous occassions it did not manage to make a comeback in the first week of October, according to NPD Group which tracks unit sales across North America. You can view their ranking on IGN. - Locutus
STEADY AS SHE GOES
(17 October 2006, 03:24 | Civ4) For the month of September 2006, Civilization IV was still doing well in the sales charts in North America, according to NPD Group which tracks unit sales across the continent. The game maintained it`s August ranking of 6th best selling PC game. The expansion Warlords fared less well: it was in the top 4 in August but dropped to the 18th spot in September. The monthly chart was headed by The Sims II: Glamour Life Stuff, followed by World of Warcraft and The Sims II respectively. You can view the full listing on IGN. - Locutus
GONE IN THE US; UP IN THE UK
(17 October 2006, 03:24 | Civ4) For the week ending September 30, Civilization IV has dropped out of the top 10 of best selling PC games in North America, according to NPD Group which tracks unit sales across the continent. The game had been bouncing in and out of the top 10 for the entire month of September and in the final week it`s out again. The top 3 for the week was traditionally topped by World of Warcraft, with The Sims II: Glamour Life Stuff being in second place and the DVD version of Company of Heroes coming third. View the full listing on IGN.
In the UK, for the week ending October 14, the game made a small comeback on the chart of the best selling PC games, according to ChartTrack which tracks unit sales across the country. Over the past weeks it had dropped from 9th to 17th place in very little time, but this week it crawled back up to the 13th spot again. The chart here was lead by Championship Manager 2007, followed by Company of Heroes in second place and Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe in third. View the full listing on the ChartTrack website. - Locutus
NEW DESKTOP WALLPAPERS
(16 October 2006, 07:27 | Civ4) Brad Custer from Inside Mac Games has teamed up with Aspyr Media, developer and publisher of the Macintosh port of Civilization IV and its upcoming expansion Warlords to create a set of Civilization IV desktop wallpapers based on the box art for the game. Available as a JPEG file in 15 different resolutions ranging from 640x480 to 2560x1600, the image should be familiar to anyone who has a copy of the game, whether for Mac or Windows. - Locutus
`THREE MEN AND A VICTORY` VIDEO (PART 4/10)
(13 October 2006, 21:46 | Civ4 | 0 comments) As part of its ongoing ApolyCon `06 coverage, Apolyton Civilization Site continues its ten-part video serial on the Civilization IV multiplayer tournament between three representatives of the game`s developer Firaxis Games at the event.
Entitled "Three Men and a Victory", Part 4 was released today. Part 5 will be published at a later date. - DanQ
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