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Aspyr Media is now taking preorders for the upcoming Civilization IV and has also released a new web page for the game. The latest in the world building strategy series has received glowing reviews on the PC side of the fence and is likely to be popular with Mac gamers as well.

Some of Civ IV's features:

3D Living World
Detailed environments where animals roam and smoke billows from small huts, set in a vibrant and colorful world.
Overhauled Interface
RTS style, intuitive interface allows you to manipulate units and cities with greater control and faster speed.
Multiplayer
Built from the ground up for multiplayer with Era Starts, variable game speeds, hot join, team play and a bevy of connectivity options: Internet, LAN, Play by Email (PBEM), hot seat and more. The best multiplayer Civ experience ever developed means hundreds of hours of gameplay for you and leaders across the world.
Customization
An unprecedented level of modding power allows you to customize the units, environments and gameplay to meet your vision, including: a WorldBuilder editor, XML and Python scripting language editing.

Aspyr: Civilization IV

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Civilization IV

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