2K Games today announced that Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, the second expansion pack for Civilization IV developed by Firaxis Games, will hit the store shelves in July 2007. The expansion will focus on the late-game time periods after the invention of gunpowder and will deliver 12 challenging and decidedly different scenarios, ten new civilizations, 16 new leaders, five new wonders, and a variety of new units. Press 'read more' for details - a batch of concept art has been added in our gallery.