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There's a New (Video) Game in Town

(March 16) -- Like Hollywood, the video game industry has been dominated by huge companies with large teams and endless budgets. Those big companies tend to stick with safe bets -- recognizable genres and endless sequels. But also like Hollywood, video games have begun to see the development of an army of young...

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Civilization 5: Gods and Kings finds religion, release date on June 19

V: V, will be available for Windows-based PC in North America on June 19, 2012 and internationally on June 22, 2012.

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05/30/12 Release: Sid Meier's Colonization Source: GOG.com Sid Meier's Colonization , a turn-based strategy in which you can become the conquistador of the New World, is available now for $5.99, only on GOG.com. You probably missed the first ships in 1492 (unless you're a Highlander), you might have played the the game in 1994 or 95 when the game was originally released (but you probably don't have the floppy or an Amiga anymore), and now you've got your third and final chance to conquer the Americas: the digital version of Colonization, brought to you by GOG.com. Sid Meier's Colonization is much more than just an improved version of strategy classic Civilization from 1991: instead of building your own civilization from scratch, you start as as a nation's leader and begin colonizing the newly discovered world.
05/22/12 Take-Two loses over $107 million in fiscal 2012 Source: GamesIndustry.biz Take-Two Interactive has announced its fourth quarter and full-year results for the period ended on March 31, 2012.
05/22/12 XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Chrysalids, Sid Meier, and... Source: GameSpot There are some things you expect to see in an XCOM game: guns, gore, exploding aliens.
05/22/12 Video â XCOM: Enemy Unknown gets new gameplay Source: VG247 Head in for brand new HD gameplay footage of 2K's XCOM: Enemy Unknown and a video interview with Firaxis producer Pete Murray.
04/24/12 Best of iOS news: From Illusia 2 to Total War Battles Source: Gamasutra [Gamasutra rounds up the latest news in the world of App Store gaming, featuring standout releases like Total War Battles, Illusia 2, Sid Meier's Pirates, and Shark Dash.] Created by the developers of the popular Total War PC strategy franchise, this iOS-exclusive spinoff offers fast-paced tactical combat set in medieval Japan.