Category Archives: Civilization IV

Civ4 related news items

Play the new Civ4 “Game Of The Month” #267

By | February 6, 2024

And obviously we also have a new GOTM for Civ4 in 2024! This time we let you play Sitting Bull of the Native Americans, and you play on a standard size hub map on Emperor level. You have time until March 11 to finish this new GOTM. For more information please see this thread.

Civ IV Hall of Fame Update

By | January 31, 2024

The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated – 10 games were accepted since the previous update. Congratulations to nocho for the highest score of the update with a Duel, Normal, Warlord, Space Colony game for 206,705 points. nocho and ruff_hi were the most active players during this update, submitting 3 games each. No player was brave… Read More »

Rumors, rumors, rumors: Kael at Amplitude?

By | January 8, 2024

We all know that our famous master Kael was working after FfH2 with Stardock, having had some great impact on GalCiv IV.A while ago, Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock, made a post on Reddit, which just recently surfaced again. The overlooked information in Brad’s post was that Kael apparently has moved on now to Amplitude. Given that Amplitude… Read More »

Civ IV Hall of Fame Update

By | January 2, 2024

The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated – 14 games were accepted since the previous update. Congratulations to TokuTurtle for the highest score of the update with a Standard, Epic, Immortal, Domination game for 173,559 points. TokuTurtle and adityavs were the most active player during this update, submitting 4 games each. New Number One Entries: A… Read More »

Baba Yetu – Live from the National Theater of Korea

By | December 30, 2023

The Civilization Twitter account has highlighted a performance of Baba Yetu by the National Theater of Korea! “Baba Yetu, the Grammy Award-winning theme song written for Civilization IV, comes to life through FLASIC Game Symphony Orchestra & Choir, in the first concert ever dedicated to Civ in Korea!” If you want to discuss this performance with us, then… Read More »

Play the Civ4 “Game Of The Month” #263

By | December 19, 2023

For the Civ4 Christmas GOTM you play a slightly changed Bouddicca…er… Ms. Klaus, of the Celts. You play on a cylindrical Christmas Tree map against 8 AIs on deity level. You have until January 15 to bring presents or destruction to everyone. For more details, please check this thread.

On Being Stuck in Sid Meier’s Civilization: The Promise of Freedom in Historical Games

By | December 5, 2023

The Value Foundation, an academic research foundation focusing on research on gaming, has posted on Twitter that 2 researchers from Leiden University have published a new research manuscript about Civilization! The research is featured in the journal of digital games and associated phenomena (DIGRA), and titled “On Being Stuck in Sid Meier’s Civilization: The Promise of Freedom in… Read More »

Civ IV Hall of Fame Update

By | November 29, 2023

The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated – 29 games were accepted since the previous update. Congratulations to shulec for the highest score of the update with a Small, Epic, Monarch, Space Colony game for 193,742 points.ajw2255 was the most active player during this update, submitting 8 games. Only 2 players were brave enough to take… Read More »