Fresh copy of Civ V off steam... won't run...

[Mazok]

So I just bought a copy off steam's summer sale of Civ V (vanilla) Installed just fine and go to play..

When I launch it, I get a select direct X menu with three options, 9, 10-11, and touch enabled for windows 8.

No matter which version I choose.. nothing happens. Window closes and system thinks for half a second.. then.. nothing.

Checking the task manager.. while the direct X chooser menu is open I can see Civ V as a task in process. As soon as I choose though.. it stops and then nothing.

I have tried running as admin, tried running in every compatibility mode, tried running from steam UI, folder exe, desktop shortcuts, offline mode, ect.

I have reinstalled game several times. Updated all video drivers, updated DirectX.

Still.. nothing. I'm running on a Intel I5-4570 @3.20Ghz proc, 8.00 gig ram, with an Nividia GTX 660 card. All on a windows 8.0 OS.

I am at a loss to know what to do now and am getting zero help from Steam, 2K games, or anyone associated with the product... you folks are my last shot before I go for a refund

If you need additional information... let me know what you need (if it's super technical a small how to would help)

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[Mazok]

No one has any ideas?

 

[stormtrooper412]

If you have another computer that doesn't have Win8 on it, try installing there. There are probably some incompatibilities somewhere but it's obviously a tad hard to spot.

 

[Mazok]

Sadly only the one PC.... thinking of trying VPC and installing steam on the virtual machine and then civ.. see if that works...