Tag Archives: sid meier
Tue, Jan 31, 2012 | 00:44 GMT
Meier: Graphics improvements a “two-edged sword”
Legendary Civilization designer Sid Meier believes graphical improvements are one of the most important changes in gaming – but also misses the simple, imagination-fuelled interfaces of yore.
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 | 21:34 GMT
GDC 2012: Sid Meier, Inafune, Riot Games talks added to schedule
GDC organizers have announced talks from Sid Meier, Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune, and Riot Games on League of Legends.
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Posted in: GDC 2012
Tags: Keiji Inafune, league of legends, riot games, sid meier, Travis George
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 | 06:03 GMT
XCOM: Enemy Unknown to appeal to action, RPG fans
XCOM: Enemy Unknown isn’t just Civilization with aliens; director and industry legend Sid Meier is hoping fans will enjoy the non-strategy elements, too.
Tue, Jan 10, 2012 | 05:40 GMT
GDC 2012: Kasavin, Molyneux, Bleszinski and more added to line-up
GDC organisers have announced three new sessions, including a star-studded panel with some heavyweight names.
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Posted in: GDC 2012
Tags: bastion, ben cousins, Cliff Bleszinski, Greg Kasavin, john romero, ng:moco, peter molyneux, sid meier
Wed, Sep 14, 2011 | 15:11 BST
2K announces Sid Meier’s Civilization V GotY Edition
2K has announced a Sid Meier’s Civilization V Game of the Year Edition for PC which contains the standalone product, along with previously released add-on content.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, Simulation, Strategy
Tags: Civ V, Civ V GotY Edition, Civilization V, Firaxis Games, sid meier, Sid Meier’s Civilization V
Wed, Aug 03, 2011 | 03:51 BST
Meier: Games industry set to “grow and expand”
Veteran designer Sid Meier has said today’s games industry is more diverse and open than ever before, and likely to become even more so.
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Posted in: PC, Social, Strategy
Tags: civilization, Civilization World, facebook, sid meier
Fri, Jul 15, 2011 | 05:42 BST
Meier: Civilization will come to PC as long as fans want it
Sid Meier’s less hands-on role with Civilization V and the development of Civilization World doesn’t mean he and Firaxis are stepping away from core Civ experiences.
Sat, Jul 09, 2011 | 21:49 BST
Sid Meier explains how the developmental process of CivWorld is different to normal releases
Sid Meier has said the reason it has taken Firaxis so long to develop CivWorld, compared to the development cycle of most social games, is because the team wanted to make it “as good,” as they could make it.
Wed, Sep 22, 2010 | 06:31 BST
Civilization V reviews get rounded up – scores are mostly in the 9′s
Civilization V is out in the US today, and so far the reviews that have come in are rather good.
Get rounded up below.
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Posted in: 2K, Hot, PC, Strategy
Tags: Civ V, Civilization V, Firaxis Games, sid meier, Sid Meier's Civilization V
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 21:08 BST
PSA: Civilization V demo now available on Steam
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Posted in: 2K, PC, Strategy
Tags: Civ V, Firaxis Games, sid meier, Sid Meier's Civilization V
Tue, Sep 14, 2010 | 15:05 BST
Pre-order Civ V Deluxe Edition through D2D get Civ III
Those planning to purchase Civilization V digitally may want to consider getting the strategy title through Direct2Drive, as it includes a copy of Civilization III.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, Strategy
Tags: Civ V, civilization v deluxe edition, d2d, direct2drive, Firaxis Games, sid meier
Sat, Aug 07, 2010 | 15:28 BST
Civilization V minimum and recommended system requirements posted
Fireaxis has posted the minimum and recommended system requirements for Civilization V.
Hit the page fold to see if you can run it.
Fri, Jul 30, 2010 | 08:18 BST
Official state proclamation declares Sept. 21 “Civilization V Day” in Maryland
Do you fancy yourself Civilization’s number one fan? Well, have you created a state-wide holiday to honor the historically inaccurate awesome series?
Didn’t think so.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, Strategy
Tags: 2k Games, Civilization V, government, maryland, sid meier
Fri, Jul 09, 2010 | 21:57 BST
Civilization V gets Special Edition with figurines
2K Games announced today a Civilization V Special Edition, containing collectible items and exclusive access to behind-the-scenes content.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, Strategy
Tags: Civilization V, Civilization V Special Edition, firaxis, sid meier
Thu, Apr 29, 2010 | 10:38 BST
Meier: Games trade “challenged” by “embarrassment of riches”
The breadth of opportunity afforded to the games industry by a string of new technologies is causing “uncertainty” about the value of games, Sid Meier’s told IndustryGamers.
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 19:01 BST
Meier: Civilization was not developed as an “educational game”
Sid Meier has revealed to Edge that when he went about creating the Civilization series, it was not his intention to make a game that was educational in nature.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, PC, Simulation
Tags: Civilization V, sid meier
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 | 18:20 GMT
GDC: Sid Meier keynote at 10:30am PST – liveblog here [Update]
Update: We’ve off! Get all the news below.
Original: Sony may have made the biggest splash this week with its off-site GDC press conference, but that’s just it: “off-site”.
GDC’s real deal happens today in the form of a keynote from Firaxis’s Sid Meier, creator of Civilization. He’ll be delivering his speech in San Francisco this morning, and Steph’s going to be there for us with a liveblog.
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Posted in: 2K, GDC 2010, Hot, PC
Tags: Cilvilzation V, Firaxis Games, sid meier
Wed, Mar 10, 2010 | 12:33 GMT
GDC: Civilization V impressions conquer SF
Civilization V’s one of GDC’s biggest games this week, and a bunch of previews and impressions of Meier’s latest are now live following a round of showings in California yesterday.
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Posted in: 2K, GDC 2010, Hot, PC, Simulation, Strategy
Tags: Civilization V, sid meier
Mon, Mar 01, 2010 | 09:33 GMT
No MS, Sony or Nintendo keynote at GDC this year
There is to be no main hardware manufacturer keynote at GDC this year, VG247 has learnt, with Sid Meier’s Friday speech the show’s biggest in-house event.
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