October 13, 2005

Civilization IV is just around the corner, and starting today we will do our best to bring you exciting new info directly from the preview build of the game!

The following Civ4 preview articles are available:

• Read more

Click on a video title to view the video...

• 1 comment
• Read more

This section contains links to Civilization IV related articles. Because some of the links are external links, they may become obsolete after a while.

Very little about Civ4 was known prior to E3 2005, partly due to the change in publisher after Atari sold the Civilization franchise to Take2 Interactive in late 2004. Most of the early mentions of the game were in gaming magazines. But since E3 2005, there has been a flood of information and lots of screenshots from the game are now available online.

Jump to : Reviews | Previews | Other Articles

• 1 comment
• Read more

Customize Your Details

Unlike my previous preview, for the most part I'll try to stay as concise and to the point as much as possible here. After all, the game's release is just hours away and the excitement is growing with each passing one! The purpose of this article is to include information which likely has not been covered before, however you'll find that there are areas which you are still familiar with!

• Read more

There are many that would know me as a single player gamer, but ever since Jesse Smith tossed the CIV CD down I-83 (amazingly, the traffic behaved) 18 months ago, I've been, well, converted to Multiplayer. The game's gone through a lot of changes since then, and a lot of fond memories over the many months. Well, now it's time to give a preview of the Multiplayer part of Civilization IV!

So, where should we start? Well, for starters, did you know that the first thing Firaxis worked on in Civ4 was multiplayer? Yes, that means 2 solid years of multiplayer coding and testing. Anyway, let's start in the lobby. Like in Civ3, you can start a new game, join a game, and now, it even has a buddy list. There is a DirectIP join, which can be accessed just before coming into the lobby. Well, enough about the lobby! Let's go create a game, and get into some multiplayer action!

• Read more

Our Civilization IV preview coverage continues with a detailed article focusing on the ultimate weapon in Civ4: the nukes. We will tell you all you need to know about nuclear weapons and show you some really cool screenshots and full screen animations to let you witness nukes' enormous destructive power!

Constructing Nuclear Weapons

Nukes are also known as "ICBM" (intercontinental ballistic missiles), and they are the most powerful weapons available in Civilization IV. For the most part, nukes work similar to the nukes in Civilization III, with a few differences.

• Read more

Introduction

Let’s face it: this is not just another Civilization title in the franchise. It is so much more than that. The key aspect accredited to this is the enormous amount of focus on innovation and attention to detail. This is such an immense game that I really do find it difficult to pick any single game-play concept and start talking about it. That said, I find it appropriate to start where most of the people who are reading this will be starting: at the very beginning of the game.

• Read more