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Aspyr Media has announced that Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword for Mac has shipped to North American retail outlets. Released in partnership with 2K Games, a division of the 2K publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for the Sid Meier’s Civilization IV franchise.

Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword focuses on the late-game time periods and delivers 12 challenging and decidedly different scenarios created by the development team at Firaxis Games. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword includes a variety of new units that will offer even more fun and exciting ways for players to expand their civilization’s power as they strive for world domination.

More “Civ™” Than Ever – With a massive increase of ten civilizations, 64 buildings, 16 leaders, five wonders, six technologies, corporations, brand new espionage system and expanded trade routes, Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is a must-have expansion pack to the greatest strategy franchise of all time.
Scenarios: Expect the Unexpected – 11 additional scenarios include new worlds in Final Frontier, battling zombies in Afterworld, conquering medieval Western Europe in Charlemagne, and more.
Advanced Starts – For the first-time ever, launch a game in later eras with this new frontier that allows you to purchase units, roles, improvements and technologies to start your game.
Unstoppable Corporations – Found your own corporation and spread its influence as another tool to gain control over the world.

MINIMUM:
• Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4.7
• CPU Processor: PowerPC G5 or Intel
• CPU Speed: 1.8 GHz
• Memory: 512 MB
• Hard Disk Space: 3.5 GB free disk space
• Video Card (ATI): Radeon 9600-
• Video Card (NVidia): GeForce FX 6600-
• Video Memory (VRam): 128 MB
• Multiplayer:
- Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported.
- Internet play requires broadband connection.
• Media Required: DVD Drive

RECOMMENDED:
• Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5.6
• CPU Speed: 2.0 GHz
• Memory: 1 GB
• Video RAM: 128 MB

Apple original CPU’s only, CPU upgrades not supported.
-Supported Video cards:
NVIDIA GeForce 6600, 6800, 7300, 7800
ATI Radeon 9600, 9650, 9700, 9800, X600, X800, X1600, X1900
Intel integrated video chipsets (GMA 950, X3100) are not supported

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