{"id":2748,"date":"2010-02-18T12:56:57","date_gmt":"2010-02-18T17:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=2748"},"modified":"2018-01-23T18:14:45","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T23:14:45","slug":"civilization-v-in-development-apparently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2010\/02\/18\/civilization-v-in-development-apparently\/","title":{"rendered":"Civilization V<\/em>? In development, apparently"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was a huge fan of the Civilization<\/em> series of games, starting with the original game and running through the series, although as I mentioned back in 2005<\/a>, I wasn’t enjoying the later releases as much as I had the earlier ones. To my surprise, there will be a follow-on Civilization V<\/em> available later this year<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Funny story, I was musing about a Civilization<\/em> sequel just yesterday while out for a run, and lo and behold, 2K Games says it’s in development as I’m typing this. What’s more — and I have to admit, somewhat unexpectedly — it’s still being developed for PC.<\/p>\n

What’s Civilization<\/em>? Surely you jest . . . but in case you’re serious, it’s pretty simple: One of the most important turn-based strategy video game in the history of the medium. Also: A pretty spot-on history simulator (in terms of history’s broad strokes and ideological angles, anyway). The general goal — to conquer the world by diplomatic or less-than-diplomatic means — hasn’t changed much since the original debuted in 1991, but as they say, the journey is all, and that journey’s generally improved by leaps and bounds with each installment.<\/p>\n

Calling Civilization V<\/em>‘s new engine “astonishing,” 2K says the game has been rebuilt “from the ground-up” with a brand new combat engine, more sophisticated diplomacy, and expansions all around to existing features.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Here’s the web site for the upcoming game<\/a>. Yeah, I’ll almost certainly buy it, even though it may be coming out around the same time as my current gaming addiction’s next release (Guild Wars 2<\/em>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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