AUSTIN, Texas (November 14, 2006) Â Aspyr Media, Inc. announced today that Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords has begun shipping in North America
for Macintosh. Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords, a Mac OS X Universal application, is licensed from 2K, a Take-Two Interactive Software publishing
label, and was developed for Mac by Aspyr Studios.
Sid Meier¹s Civilization IV: Warlords is the first expansion pack for Firaxis Games' award-winning title, Sid Meier's Civilization IV. Paying homage to some of history's greatest military leaders, this expansion delivers eight unique and interesting scenarios, giving players the chance to change the course of history with the help of their new powerful "warlord" unit. Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords includes new civilizations, leaders, units, and wonders that offer even more fun and exciting ways for players to expand their civilization¹s military power as they strive for world domination.
Key Features:
* Warlords  A new great person type called the Warlord will be an indispensable asset to any player bent on world domination.
* Vassal States  You no longer need to obliterate an enemy to defeat them. Conquer your enemies and subjugate them to your rule.
* Game Scenarios  The expansion will deliver eight new historical scenarios spanning Alexander's conquests through Genghis Khan¹s dominance of Asia, in addition to other scenarios that challenge the way that you currently play the game.
* New Civilizations  Six new civilizations will be included, giving you even more options when planning your domination of the world.
* Civilization Leaders  Ten new leaders will be provided, including leaders for the new civilizations as well as additional leaders for existing civilizations.
* Leader Traits  In addition to the many existing leader traits in Civilization IV, two new leader traits accompany the expansion.
* New Wonders  There will be three new awe-inspiring wonders, all contributing new benefits and culture to your civilization.
* Unique Buildings  Players will now be able to construct buildings unique to each civilization.
* Units, Resources, & Improvements  Many new items not available in the core game will be introduced in the new scenarios.
* Core Game Tweaks and Additions  Expanded features and gameplay tweaks will be made to the core game.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords is rated "E10+" for "Everyone 10 and older" by the ESRB and is available for the Mac at $29.99 at www.aspyr.com.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords will require a full compatible version of Sid Meier's Civilization IV. For more information, fans can visit Aspyr's
site, http://www.aspyr.com/product/info/8, or 2K¹s official website, www.civilization.com.
About Sid Meier's Civilization Franchise:
Created by industry legend Sid Meier in 1991, Civilization instantly set the standard and defined a new genre of empire-building strategy games. An
addictive blend of building, exploration, discovery and conquest, the original Civilization is still recognized as one of the greatest games of all time, and Civilization IV was named 2005¹s PC Strategy Game of the Year.
About Firaxis
Firaxis Games is one of the world¹s premier game development studios, and home of legendary designer Sid Meier. Firaxis has developed some of the most successful and award-winning computer and video games on the market today including; 2005 PC Game of the Year - Sid Meier¹s Civilization IV®, the recently released expansion Civilization IV®: Warlords, Sid Meier¹s Pirates!® (PC and Xbox), the blockbuster Sid Meier¹s Civilization III ®
series, and Sid Meier¹s SimGolf ®. Firaxis legacy titles include the Sid Meier's Civil War Series! ® (Gettysburg!, Antietam!, and South Mountain), and the Sid Meier¹s Alpha Centauri ® series. In 2005, Firaxis Games was acquired by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., joining its 2K publishing label. The company has just released Sid Meier¹s Railroads!, a re-imagined version of Sid Meier¹s 1987 classic, Railroad Tycoon. The new title is available in stores now!
About Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games for the PC, PlayStation® game console, PlayStation®2 and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment systems, PSP®
(PlayStation®Portable) system, Xbox® and Xbox 360 video game and entertainment systems from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCubeÂ, Nintendo DS and Game Boy® Advance. The Company publishes and develops products through its wholly owned labels Rockstar Games, 2K and 2K Sports, and Global Star Software; and distributes software, hardware and accessories in North America through its Jack of All Games subsidiary. Take-Two also manufactures and markets video game accessories in Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific region through its Joytech subsidiary. The Company maintains sales and marketing offices in Cincinnati, New York, Toronto, Geneva, London, Paris, Munich, Madrid, Milan, Sydney, Breda (Netherlands), Auckland, Shanghai and Tokyo. Take-Two's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at www.take2games.com.
About Aspyr Media, Inc.
Aspyr Media, Inc. is a leading games publisher that creates, packages and delivers fun to millions around the world. Hailing from Austin, Texas USA,
Aspyr strives relentlessly to ensure a quality experience for consumers and industry partners.
To fall deeper in love with Aspyr and their amazing line of products, visit http://www.aspyr.com and see just how much fun you can legally have.
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