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Grand Lord of Apolyton, Owner of all this land as far as the eye can see
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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Civilization Franchise and Long-Term Partnership with FIRAXIS Games
Wednesday January 26, 7:55 am ET
Sid Meier's Civilization Makes its Triumphant Return to PC in 2005!
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2005--Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO - News), today announced that it has purchased certain rights to the multi-million unit selling Civilization franchise, and has signed a long-term, multi-title publishing agreement with FIRAXIS Games®, developers of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, SimGolf, Gettysburg, Civilization III, Pirates! and other critically acclaimed simulation and strategy games. Kicking off this new partnership will be the highly anticipated Sid Meier's Civilization IV for PC, which will be published by Take-Two's publishing label 2K Games in late 2005, with future expansions and additional PC and console games to follow.
"The Civilization name brings with it an expectation of quality from millions of fans around the world," said Susan Lewis, Vice President of Publishing for 2K Games. "It is a pleasure to be working with a company like FIRAXIS that has developers who have proven with every successive title that they are masters of this genre."
"We are extremely pleased to be partnering with 2K Games on a new journey into the evolving world of Civilization," said Jeff Briggs, Founder, President and CEO of FIRAXIS Games. "2K Games' emergence as a publisher dedicated to producing high-quality, genre-defining games ensures that Civilization IV and FIRAXIS titles will continue to push the creative envelope and reach bigger audiences than ever before."
"In Civilization, we've created a world with endless possibilities that has been embraced by game players all over the globe," said Sid Meier, Director of Creative Development at FIRAXIS Games. "With the upcoming addition of Civilization IV, our core fans and newcomers alike will enter a world of unparalleled scope and detail."
The fourth game in the PC strategy series that has sold over five million copies, Sid Meier's Civilization IV is a bold step forward for the franchise, with spectacular new 3D graphics and all-new single and multiplayer content. Civilization IV will also set a new standard for user-modification, allowing gamers to create their own add-ons using the standard Python and XML scripting languages.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV will be released for PC in late 2005. For more information please visit www.firaxis.com or write kgilmore@firaxis.com. |
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Alex
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Brasil
Mar 1999
time: 02:29
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From Take 2 website:
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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading worldwide publisher, developer and distributor of interactive entertainment software, hardware and accessories.
Take-Two's product offerings include titles for the leading hardware platforms - the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft™, the PlayStation® game console, Nintendo GameCube™ and Nintendo Game Boy Advance, as well as for PCs. The Company publishes and develops products through its wholly owned labels: Rockstar Games and Global Star Software; and distributes products in North America through its Jack of All Games subsidiary. Take-Two also manufactures and markets video game and electronic peripherals and accessories in Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific region through its Joytech subsidiary.
The Company’s proprietary brand franchises include Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, Midnight Club, Manhunt, Smuggler’s Run, Red Dead Revolver, Oni, Spec Ops, Railroad Tycoon and Tropico. Licensed brands include Mafia, Conflict: Desert Storm, Stronghold and Hidden & Dangerous. |
This is their site, if someone wants to know a bit more about Civ's new home:
http://www.take2games.com/index.php
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Brent
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"push the creative envelope"? meaning what? might not be good.
"unparalleled scope and detail" could and should be very good.
Civ had better remain good for you.
Railroad Tycoon sounds like an OK thing to be associated with. I've had some curiousity about it, but haven't played it.
Even if Atari wasn't the original Atari, I still liked the name being associated with Civ.
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Gramphos
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ACS Civ III Files Manager, Prince of Development
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Chalmers, Sweden
Apr 2001
time: 06:29
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Originally posted by Locutus
You kidding me? They're one of the biggest players in the gaming busines... |
Well, I think I saw their logo on Rome Total war when I played that after my brother got it for Christmas. Still I didn't know if it was owned by someone else, or if they did stand on their own legs.
I tell you that the past three years I've lost more and more of my knowledge on ongoing gaming. I've only stayed tune to Civ. For some reason I don't find mush time for more games then I currently have, and am satisfied with playing them. I don't need many more games. Sure a new game can be fun sometimes, but still I wouldn't have time to really put my sole into it.
My newest game is Pirates! and I sure like it, but since I got back from my Christmas holiday I've not had time to play it. Also RCT3 is quite new, and well, I don't have time to sit with it either. It's gone so far that I don't buy a game before I know I'll have at least some time to play it, or it will be better for me to wait until they reduce the price.
But sure a new game in a series that I love as mush as the Civilization series would I probably buy directly, and take myself time to play. But just that I'm addicted to one game doesn't mean I can't stay away from other cool games that I really would want to play, but can't simply find the time to do.
Then there are some games that I definately will buy sometime in the future, when I see time to play them coming. I'm almost as addicted to them as to the civilization games. Some games might actually rise stronger feelings for me than any civgame. Still those games are often in the way that you can take your time to play them, and can take a break without the "just one more turn" syndrom of cvilization. I think it's the "just one more turn" feeling that has extended to "just another game" when it comes to civilization, and I'me realy exited about what new things Firaxis might add to civ to make that desire even stronger (and ruin our lives again).
I think that the only game other than civ that I'd run to buy on releasedate would be a new instance of Colonization. Other games can wait until I have time to play them. And thus keeping myself updated with what the gaming industry does can wait too. When I feel like if I want a new game I just look what games that look interesting, and try to think of games that I wanted to buy, but never had time to, and see what game I decide to buy. Currenlty I have at least one game on my "whishlist" for games to have time to buy and play. As it looks now I might buy it around easter.
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26-01-2005 20:22
None of them are any good though.
And the GTA games are so poor and unfinished 
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