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Andrei Dumitrescu: We're headed for a three day weekend here, on account of the Assumption of Mary on August 15, so I will have one more day than normal to immerse myself in pop culture and video gaming.On the other hand I plan to take a trip to the seaside this weekend and actually spend most of the time I have... |
12 August 2011
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Andrei Dumitrescu: I've been all alone manning the Games section of Softpedia this week and I am again alone as I head into the weekend, with my colleague Andrei Dobra lounging somewhere on the beach rather than in front of a computer gaming away the hours. For the next two days, I plan to engage mainly with tw... |
5 August 2011
16:31 GMT |
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The American composer, Christopher Tin, has managed to win a Grammy Award, one of the leading distinctions in the world of music, for Baba Yetu, the song which opened the Civilization IV turn-based strategy game from developer Firaxis and publisher 2K Games.
The award Tin managed to get is named Best Instrumental ... |
14 February 2011
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Andrei Dumitrescu: This week the game I will probably spend the most time on will be “waiting for video games I care about to get patched”, one of the least fun experiences of the modern gaming life that we all live.One of my passions is competitive road cycling (watching it of course not actually doing t... |
3 September 2010
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Andrei Dumitrescu: The Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty single player campaign is interesting with Blizzard taking care to create an experience that has varied goals and narrative weight. I've finished it and even played some of the missions in order to try out a few things so it's time to play some Challenge... |
6 August 2010
16:41 GMT |
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Aspyr Media, the Mac-game publisher making headlines last year for firing half of its staff, has announced the release of a digital download version of Civilization IV: Warlords for Mac OS X. The expansion for the original Civilization IV is also available for download. Both are exclusively obtainable from Aspyr'... |
24 March 2010
09:32 GMT |
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Civilization IV: Colonization for Mac OS X is now available as a digital download, Aspyr Media has announced. Available exclusively from Aspyr's GameAgent store, Colonization is the fifth installment in the Civlization IV franchise. Aspyr also reveals that the company has opened up preorders for upcoming downloa... |
5 February 2010
10:27 GMT |
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Aspyr Media, the renowned Mac-game publisher making headlines a couple of weeks back for reportedly firing half of its staff, has announced that Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization has shipped for Mac OS X. Colonization is the fifth installment in the Civlization IV franchise. The game challenges players ... |
4 January 2010
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This week was dedicated to getting through the entirety of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves in order to post a review for this PlayStation 3 exclusive that is sure to attract quite a lot of gamers to the Sony platform. But there has been other stuff you should know about, like this Weekend Reading piece about the body coun... |
25 October 2009
10:21 GMT |
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Aspyr Media has recently announced plans to launch Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization for Mac OS X this holiday season in North America, by partnering up with 2K Games. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization is the fifth installment in the Civilization IV franchise, but it will not require the o... |
29 September 2009
05:27 GMT |
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2K Games has announced that it plans to release a package containing the original Civilization IV, the Warlords and the Beyond the Sword expansions and the Colonization stand alone videogame.It will be available for 39.99 dollars and will be on sales on May 12. 2K is probably out to capitalize on the popularity of th... |
7 May 2009
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The trade wagon slowly moves across the plain, bringing the gift of drunkenness to the unsuspecting Indian inhabitants of Machu Pichu. At the same time, a caravel is loading up its cargo with coats and furs ready to sail to Europe to sell them for a good price, even if the taxes set by our Dutch overlords are w... |
10 October 2008
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So, I've finally got my hands on the remake of the 1994 Sid Meier classic, which still has a place on my hard drive and in my playtime schedule. The first piece of advice is to go for a Marathon or Epic game with a big map to fully get the Colonization experience right.16:00. Whom to play as? The four sides from... |
1 October 2008
21:01 GMT |
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After my first hour with Colonization (yap, the old one from the Stone Age of videogaming), I wanted to play a bit more. Nostalgia and my turn based strategy addiction spurred me on to play until I could declare independence.16:00. The problem is that this game, even though it looks tiny, takes time. In another hour ... |
19 September 2008
22:41 GMT |
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Colonization is one of the earliest games made by Sid Meier and one of the first turn based strategies that I played way back when I was starting to be interested in videogames. The title never got as much attention or publicity as its bigger brother, Civilization, but thanks to the success of the latter, Colonizatio... |
18 September 2008
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I, for one, was surprised and excited when Firaxis announced it was remaking the classic Colonization game, which Sid Meier put out in 1994, using the Civilization IV game engine. The original game was the less known cousin of Civilization and focused on a smaller piece of history which was presented in greater detai... |
4 July 2008
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There are some games that manage to capture one's fantasies, even if the graphics are outdated and even if you know the gameplay mechanics well enough to win with your eyes closed. One such game was, for me, Colonization, released in 1994 by Sid Meier, that allowed the player to play one of the four powers tryin... |
10 June 2008
02:42 GMT |
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Oasys Mobile announced the availability of Sid Meier's Civilization IV: War of Two Cities for mobile phones, a new strategy game based on the legendary Civilization franchise created back in 1991 by Syd Meier and currently owned by 2K Games. The announcement comes after almost one year since Oasys got the li... |
15 May 2008
16:06 GMT |
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