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2K Games Announces Sid Meiers Civilization V Gods and Kings Expansion Pack Now Available
New York, NY – June 19, in the year of our Lord 2012
– 2K Games and Firaxis Games announced today that Sid Meier's
Civilization® V: Gods & Kings, the expansion pack for the
award-winning Civilization V, is now available for Windows-based
PC and Mac in North America and will be available
internationally on June 22, 2012. Sid Meier's Civilization V:
Gods & Kings enhances the Civilization V experience with new
gameplay content and provides even more ways for players to
achieve world domination. Spanning the breadth of human
civilization, the Gods & Kings expansion pack takes players from
founding the first Pantheon of the Gods and spreading religion
across the world, to deploying spies in enemy cities to steal
information and technology, and much more.
“Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gods & Kings continues the
tradition of content-rich expansion packs for the Civilization
series,” said Sarah Anderson, senior vice president of marketing
for 2K. “It is the ultimate Civilization V addition, giving fans
and newcomers another reason to keep playing ‘one more turn.’”
Developed by Firaxis Games, Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gods &
Kings takes players through time as they engage in new quests
and global competitions, interact with new types of city-states,
and master exciting new systems for land and naval combat. Nine
new civilizations, each ruled by a new leader; nine new wonders;
three original scenarios; and dozens of new units, buildings,
technologies and resources have also been added, offering even
more ways for players to expand their empire on their quest to
rule the world.
“We can’t wait for fans to get started on their quest to achieve
world domination in all-new ways with Civilization V: Gods &
Kings,” said Sid Meier, director of creative development for
Firaxis Games. “Gods & Kings is one of the best expansions we’ve
ever created, delivering countless hours of new gameplay
experiences for Civ players around the world.”
Key features include:
Expanded Epic Game: The core game experience has been greatly
expanded with the addition of new technologies, 27 new units, 13
new buildings and nine new Wonders;
New Civilizations and Leaders: Gods & Kings features nine new
civilizations, each with unique traits, units, buildings and
leaders;
New Game Scenarios: Three new scenarios let gamers experience
the medieval period, the fall of Rome, and embark on a new
adventure in Empires of the Smoky Skies, a Victorian steampunk
scenario;
The Return of Religion: A first for Civilization V, players seek
out Faith, choosing a Pantheon of the Gods and creating Great
Prophets to found and spread their customized religion across
the world;
World Domination: The fight for world domination is more dynamic
than ever. Gods & Kings features a reworked combat system and AI
that places more emphasis on a balanced army composition.
Additionally, the navy is now split into two different ship
types, melee and ranged, making coastal cities vulnerable to a
surprise naval attack;
Enhanced Diplomacy and Espionage: Establish embassies at foreign
courts for closer ties or clandestine operations. As the
religions of the world start settling in and the world moves
into the Renaissance, spies can be unlocked to establish
surveillance of foreign cities, steal advanced technologies from
your strongest competitors, or garner influence with City-States
through election rigging, or even a coup;
City-States: Two new city-state types have been added,
Mercantile and Religious, adding new gameplay to a greatly
expanded quest system to further the narrative of the game and
making diplomatic victories more challenging.
Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gods & Kings is rated E10+ (Everyone
10 and older) by the ESRB and is available now in stores for PC
and for download on PC and Mac for $29.99. For the latest news,
information, downloads and a detailed look at each of the
civilizations in Gods & Kings, please visit
www.civilization.com.
2K Games is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).