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Build New Civilizations with the Latest Humble Bundle

Sam Tyler

By now most of you will know how the Humble Bundle works, you pay a certain amount to unlock a tier of games, in this case Civ 5 based. You can split your money between the developer and charity, which is a nice bonus. However, what about the games? The current standing as of February 22nd is:

Civilization V Content Featured in Latest Humble Bundle Deal

Christopher Metz

Fans of the Civilization series (who haven't already purchased everything out there) will be happy to hear that the latest Humble Bundle sale involves many things Civilization; games, DLC, you name it. Co-Optimus wanted to point out the amount of Civilization V content available in particular, as it had some decent co-op related gameplay within it (up to three players working together against AI opponents).

Civilization V Gets Huge "Fall Patch"

Nick Puleo

Civilization V has gotten a huge patch that includes dozens upon dozens of tweaks, fixes, enhancements, and more. The "Fall Patch" was released on November 1st and is detailed in a 2K Games forum post. For co-op gamers a lot of important fixes were implemented to the game's AI, making them smarter - but more fair. There's also several performance improvements and support for Windows 8.

Civilization World Focuses on Co-Op, Civilization V Adds Hot-Seat Multiplayer

Nick Puleo

I fear the day Civilization World launches on Facebook. As if the Civ games aren't already enough of a time sink, now Firaxis and Sid Meier plan to make it accessible just about anywhere and everywhere. In an interview with CNN, "The Sid" as I like to call him, discusses the upcoming Facebook title which plans to launch this summer on the social networking service. What's on tap for fans of the series? How about cooperative gameplay.

Civilization V Continues to Evolve: AI Improvements and Gameplay Fixes Abound

Tally Callahan

Firaxis continues to tweak and fix their popular strategy game Civilization V. Just a few days ago a pretty hefty patch was released for the PC version which touches on many areas of the game. Probably the most interesting changes are the AI improvements which will likely make you grit your teeth a little harder as you're dealing with that jerk Montezuma. Other changes address some unit and city management issues and fix some problems with game's UI. The full list of changes are as follows:

Civilization V December Patch is a Go

Tally Callahan

There's this little strategy game out called Civilization V - maybe you've heard of it? If, on the off-chance, you own it, you may be interested to learn about the ginormous patch that just went live. The patch includes many AI and gameplay changes and fixes as well as a smattering of UI, diplomacy, and modding changes. Read on for the full list of changes.

Civilization 5 Now Available on Mac, Steamplay Support Included

Nick Puleo

Good news today for those of you on Apple's platform that like to conquer the world - Civilization V is available to purchase as well as download via Steam. While the game originally was unconfirmed to offer Steamplay support, that means you can run the game on either Mac or PC just by purchasing either version, Aspyr Media have announced full Steamplay support at launch.

Mac Version of Civilization V Dated, Steamplay Unconfirmed

Nick Puleo

Aspyr Media have announced that it will be publishing the Macintosh version of Civilization V. The PC version was released this past September with three player co-op support, while the OSX version is being slated for November 23rd - just in time for Thanksgiving in the US. Now you can use your turkey induced coma to conquer nations!

Civilization V Receives Patch Offering Tons of Fixes

Nick Puleo

Civilization V has received its first major update today of what's likely to be the start of many bug fixes, tweaks, and enhancements to the game. The series has always be tinkered with over its life and been supported quite well by the developers based on community feedback, and it looks like Civ 5 is going to follow that tradition.

[PAX-E] - What the Hex is Going On With Civilization V?

Nick Puleo

Some of my fondest memories in gaming harken back to sleepless nights with my best friend growing up, playing hot seat co-op Civilization 2. Overnight we'd transform our empire into a vast and conquering civilization in 30 minute shifts. This may be the closest the Civlization franchise ever gets to co-op, but I'm still incredibly excited about Civilization V.