Sid Meier put computer gaming on the map when he delivered Civilization to the gaming world, launching the "God Game" genre and creating one of the most award-winning and addictive strategy series of all time, including Sid Meier's Civilization IV. Driven by sheer passion for the game concept, Meier is now handcrafting a brand-new Civilization experience designed and built from scratch for next gen consoles and handhelds.
In Civilization, players strive to become ruler of the world by establishing and leading a civilization from the dawn of man into the space age - waging war, conducting diplomacy, discovering technologies, going head-to-head
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Sid Meier’s Pirates!® is among the most popular and loved titles in gaming history. Originally released in 1987, Pirates! received unprecedented critical acclaim for crossing multiple game genres to offer unique, unrivaled gameplay options. Pirates! set the industry standard for innovative game design with its unique blend of open-ended role-playing, real-time adventures and thrilling action sequences.
The New Sid Meier’s Pirates!:
Now it’s time for Sid Meier and Firaxis Games to bring this exquisitely rich, action-adventure game into the 21st century. An entirely new game engine will deliver updated gameplay, stunning new features, spectacular 3D graphics and enhanced surround sound, so players
by Rainier on Dec. 23, 2005 @ 7:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Shortly after previous update Firaxis has released another, large, patch for Sid Meier's Civilization IV. This update brings your retail game to v1.52 and includes numerous optimizations for memory usage that should help performance on all machines but are tailored to especially improve performance on machines at or near the minimum specification. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Nov. 23, 2005 @ 9:25 p.m. PST | Filed under
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After being released and revoked right away Firaxis has released the proper patch for Sid Meier's Civilization IV. This update brings your retail game to v1.09 and addresses some game bugs & crashes, multiplayer issues, better load times, optmizations and various game tweaks. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Nov. 23, 2005 @ 2:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV expands on the beloved gameplay of its predecessors with countless new gameplay changes and improvements, including religion, great people and for the first time in the Civilization series, a full 3D engine. 2K Games has released a demo for Firaxis' Civ IV allowing you to try out a tutorial and a 100 turn demo level (
thanks GameDemos). Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Oct. 25, 2005 @ 8:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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2K Games and FIRAXIS Games today announced that Sid Meier's Civilization IV for the PC has shipped to retail stores in North America. Sid Meier's Civilization IV will be in retail stores in Europe on November 4.
by Rainier on Oct. 21, 2005 @ 4:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The fourth title in the series of turn based strategy games, Sid Meier's Civilization IV expands on the beloved gameplay of its predecessors with countless new gameplay changes and improvements, including religion, great people and for the first time in the Civilization series, a full 3D engine.
by Rainier on Oct. 19, 2005 @ 8:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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2K Games and FIRAXIS Games, the world renowned video game developer, today announced that Sid Meier's Civilization IV for PC has gone gold and is off to manufacturing. Sid Meier's Civilization IV will ship to North American retail stores on October 25th.
by Rainier on Sept. 22, 2005 @ 12:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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This Monday 2K Games will be releasing new downloadable content for the Xbox version of Sid Meier's Pirates! On Monday, gamers can log in to Xbox Live and download the Even the Odds pack, which adds two new actions sequences to the Even the Odds minigame, as well as several new button patterns to make it a bit harder for experienced players. Also on Monday at 5:00 PM eastern time, Microsoft will be hosting a chat with Sid Meier himself,
check here for more details.
by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2005 @ 10:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari has released a patch for Firaxis' action/adventure game Sid Meier's Pirates! This patch brings your retail game to v1.02 and addresses a variety of bugs and game crashes, some graphic issues and several AI tweaks. Read more for download links ...
by Kris Graft on July 31, 2005 @ 1:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under
Reviews
In Pirates!, you take the leading role of a pirate captain in the 17th century Caribbean trying to become the most revered and feared pirate in history - exploring high seas and exotic ports, overtaking enemies in fierce naval battles, engaging in duels and attempting to seize valuable booty.
by Rainier on July 18, 2005 @ 2:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Pirates! you take the leading role of a Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean trying to become the most revered and feared pirate in history - exploring high seas and exotic ports, overtaking enemies in fierce naval battles, engaging in duels and attempting to seize valuable booty. This final designer diary features Sid Meier himself giving gameplay tips for playing the game.
by Rainier on July 13, 2005 @ 8:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Pirates! you are a 17th century Caribbean Pirate Captain trying to become the most revered and feared pirate in history - exploring high seas and exotic ports, overtaking enemies in fierce naval battles, engaging in duels and attempting to seize valuable booty.
by Rainier on July 11, 2005 @ 1:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Pirates! you take the leading role of a Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean trying to become the most revered and feared pirate in history - exploring high seas and exotic ports, overtaking enemies in fierce naval battles, engaging in duels and attempting to seize valuable booty. In this developer diary Firaxis QA manager Tim McCacken about the extensive focus testing that helped shape the Xbox version of Sid Meier’s Pirates
by Rainier on July 7, 2005 @ 9:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Pirates! you take the leading role of a Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean trying to become the most revered and feared pirate in history - exploring high seas and exotic ports, overtaking enemies in fierce naval battles, engaging in duels and attempting to seize valuable booty. In this developer diary Firaxis producer Dan Magaha talks about the bonus unlockable content that has been added to the Xbox version.
by Rainier on July 5, 2005 @ 3:37 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Pirates! you take the leading role of a Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean trying to become the most revered and feared pirate in history - exploring high seas and exotic ports, overtaking enemies in fierce naval battles, engaging in duels and attempting to seize valuable booty. 2KGames has released the third and last part of the Pirates of Sid Meier’s Pirates! feature, containing details on three of the real-life pirates in Pirates!
by Kris Graft on July 2, 2005 @ 2:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Pirates! you take the leading role of a Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean trying to become the most revered and feared pirate in history - exploring high seas and exotic ports, overtaking enemies in fierce naval battles, engaging in duels and attempting to seize valuable booty.
by Rainier on June 30, 2005 @ 7:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Pirates! you take the leading role of a Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean trying to become the most revered and feared pirate in history - exploring high seas and exotic ports, overtaking enemies in fierce naval battles, engaging in duels and attempting to seize valuable booty. 2KGames has released the second part of three Pirates of Sid Meier’s Pirates! features containing details on three of the real-life pirates in Pirates!
by Rainier on June 27, 2005 @ 10:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Pirates! you take the leading role of a Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean trying to become the most revered and feared pirate in history - exploring high seas and exotic ports, overtaking enemies in fierce naval battles, engaging in duels and attempting to seize valuable booty. In this developer diary Firaxis producer Dan Magaha talks about the four player multiplayer ship battles that have been added to the Xbox version of the game.
by Rainier on June 23, 2005 @ 12:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Pirates! you take the leading role of a Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean trying to become the most revered and feared pirate in history - exploring high seas and exotic ports, overtaking enemies in fierce naval battles, engaging in duels and attempting to seize valuable booty. 2KGames has released the first of three Pirates of Sid Meier’s Pirates! features containing details on three of the real-life pirates in Pirates!
by Rainier on June 20, 2005 @ 8:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Having a new publisher (Take 2) has allowed Firaxis to facilitate continued development on Pirates! Patch 1.0.2 (World patch, not just U.S.) will be ready by mid-summer. Thanks for all your patience during our transition from Atari to Take 2. It looks like clear sailing ahead (so to speak). We'll of course have it available on
our fileserver network when it becomes available...
by Rainier on June 14, 2005 @ 9:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Pirates! you take the leading role of a Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean trying to become the most revered and feared pirate in history - exploring high seas and exotic ports, overtaking enemies in fierce naval battles, engaging in duels and attempting to seize valuable booty. In this designer diary lead animator Steve Chao talks about the animation process and "even the odds," a new mode added for the Xbox version of the game.
by Rainier on May 3, 2005 @ 8:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Pirates! you take the leading role of a Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean trying to become the most revered and feared pirate in history - exploring high seas and exotic ports, overtaking enemies in fierce naval battles, engaging in duels and attempting to seize valuable booty.
by Rainier on April 4, 2005 @ 9:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Pirates! you take the leading role of a Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean trying to become the most revered and feared pirate in history - exploring high seas and exotic ports, overtaking enemies in fierce naval battles, engaging in duels and attempting to seize valuable booty.
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 8:07 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Firaxis released a bonus theme pack for its 3d action/adventure game Sid Meier's Pirates! This pack allows you to modify the with new sail emblems, flags, music, and changes to some of the characters you meet in the Pirate Havens (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...