The news article thread

[The_J]

All news article please into this thread, so that we can get an overview .
I'll update this post if new articles come in.

June, 18th

• Eurogamer: 7/10
• XGN.nl: 9/10
• QuarterOfThree: 2/5
• GiantBomb: 4/5
• GameRevolution: 3.5/5
• GamrReview: 8.5/10
• TheVerge: 9/10
• MeriStation: 8.6/10
• StrategyInfomer: 8/10
• GameInformer: 8.5/10
• BeefJack: 7/10
• VideoGamer: 8/10
• RockPaperShotgun: -
• NowGamer: 8/10
• GamesRadar: 8/10
• Mashable: -
• Co-Optimus: 4/5
• IGN: 9/10
• 1up: A-

June, 13th

• Civilization V: Gods & Kings - Lead Your Civ to Greatness
• IGN

June, 10th

• Gamer.nl

June, 8th

• HookedGames
• Games-Arena.ro

June, 5th

• KillScreen

May, 22-25th

• Joystiq
• Gildia.pl
• Eurogamer.de

May, 14-15th

• Destructoid
• Tiscali.cz

May, 10th

• Venturebeat
• 1up
• Gamespot
• WashingtonPost
• Destructoid
• GamesRadar
• Kotaku
• 3DJuegos (google translation)
• TheVerge
• GameSpy
• Gamespy #2
• PCGamer
• IGN
• IGN Video
• Console.at image gallery
• PCDome.hu image gallery
• 4players.de image gallery
• GamingXP.com
  

PAX

• GamersGuideToLife: PAX East 2012: Civilization V: Gods & Kings interview
• Destructoid: PAX: Have some faith in Civilization V: Gods & Kings
• ThoseGamingNerds: PAX East 2012: Civ V: Gods & Kings Interview
• SpaceSector: PAX East Impressions – XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Civ 5 Gods & Kings [Now, with Videos!]
• TheEscapist: Pax East 2012: Civ V: Gods & Kings Changes the Game
• BrainLazy: Civilization V: Gods and Kings Preview
• PsychoButtons: PAX East 2012: Civ V: Gods & Kings

April, 3th

• Eurogamer.net

GDC (March, 7-15th)

• VideoGamer
• desktopreview
• Joystiq
• Gamespy
• PCGamer
• Interview with Ed Beach @ Curse
• GameInformer
• DigitalTrends
• Venturebeat
• GameBlog.fr
• GamesRadar
• Ripten
• GayGamer
• GamesGlobal.de #1
• GamesGlobal.de #2
• GameReactor.eu
• jeuxvideo.fr
• SpazioGames.it
• Interview with Ed Beach @ GameReactor
• Gamestar.de
• MercuryNews

February, 29th, 2012

• Webhallen Gods & Kings product info
• MightyApe Gods & Kings product info

February, 16th, 2012
Possible new infos:

• Interview with Ed Beach @Kotaku
• Gamespot
• gamer.nl (google Translation)
• PCGames.de (google translation)
• IGN (discussion thread)
• Computer Bild Spiele (google translation)

Articles without new info:

• PCGamer
• Eurogamer
• RockPaperShotgun
• Joystiq
• ShackNews
• G4TV
• GameInformer
• ComputerAndVideoGames
• vg247

spoiler for contributors:

Spoiler :

Four links of interest thus far:

• http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/02/16/men-gods-and-kings-civilisation-v-expansion/#more-94766
• http://translate.google.com/transla...view/247129/civilization-v-gods-kings&act=url
• http://asia.gamespot.com/sid-meiers...brings-big-changes-to-civilization-v-6350514/
• http://asia.gamespot.com/sid-meiers...brings-big-changes-to-civilization-v-6350514/

We'll bring you a general wrap up sometime later in the day (or tomorrow, depending on where you are).

Kotaku has an interview with Gods & Kings lead designer Ed Beach.

http://kotaku.com/5885161/heres-how-civilization-v-gods--kings-will-reinvent-the-series

 

[CTH]

a few things i found interesting,
gamespot: "The Celts have the ability to gain additional faith when their cities are settled against a forest, while the Byzantines can purchase a bonus, sixth belief. Some of the original civilization abilities are also being tweaked to accommodate the changes coming in Gods and Kings."
"Later in the game, those religious prejudices will give way to ideology preferences. "
"This expansion is targeted for a late spring release this year in stores or through Steam for $29.99."
Kotaku: "a shift from 10 health points per unit to 100"
"The religion game kinda happens through the first 2/3 of the game and then kinda naturally tapers out," Beach said.
"[spies]you can use them to invade your opponents' cities, steal technology, and even start revolutions."
"The AI is sophisticated (and nasty) enough to plan a betrayal 15 turns in advance."

 

[The_J]

Added PCGames.de, mentions as first article "Carthage" as a civ.

 

[anandus]

IGN also has an article up: http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/121/1218810p1.html

 

[The_J]

Thanks, has even new infos, great. Added .

 

[Pouakai]

I've got a topic here about the new info in the IGN article

 

[The_J]

Linked your thread now too .

 

[The_J]

From here I got another article, Computer Bild Spiele (google translation), has also now info.

 

[Camikaze]

Google News indicates quite a few more articles, but nothing more groundbreaking that I can find.

 

[Camikaze]

Any French speakers around? There's this article. No idea what it says.

 

[The_J]

from the google translation it seems that it's more or less the official announcement.

 

[Fern]

Any French speakers around? There's this article. No idea what it says.

They mentioned something about new technologies, here:

Le prolongement d'un jeu épique : l'expérience de jeu de base a été grandement enrichie, avec l'ajout de nouvelles technologies, de 27 unités, de 13 bâtiments et de 9 merveilles.

I don't speak much French, so I could be wrong. I'm going to take a peek at the article again some time later.

 

[anandus]

Google Translate:

The extension of an epic: the gaming experience base has been greatly enriched with the addition of new technologies, 27 units, 13 buildings and nine wonders.

So same as 2K-statement.

 

[ShahJahanII]

Could you add the Webhallen article?

 

[The_J]

mmhh...not really an "article", but still a good idea to add the sources for the new infos here.
-> Thanks for the reminder, will do in a second .

 

[Bowsling]

It seems like we are getting CivIII embassies back, according to the jeuxpo (courtesy of Camikaze) and jeuxvideo.fr articles.

Diplomatie et espionnage plus poussés : établissez des ambassades auprès des cours étrangères pour vous rapprocher ou mener des opérations clandestines. Tandis que les différentes religions du monde s'installent et que la Renaissance se profile à l'horizon, vous débloquerez des espions qui mettront en place une surveillance des villes étrangères, voleront des technologies avancées à vos plus féroces adversaires ou gagneront de l'influence sur les cités-états en trafiquant les élections ou en organisant un coup d'état.

Translation:

More important diplomacy and espionage: Establish embassies in foreign courts to improve relations or lead secret missions. Once the world religions are settled in and the Renaissance approaches, you unlock spies who can watch foreign cities, steal advanced technologies from your fiercest rivals or gain influence over city-states by rigging elections or organizing coups.

EDIT: I just Google Translated it to see the result. "advanced technologies will steal your fiercest opponents".

 

[Louis XXIV]

I wonder if that means we'll have limited espionage early on through embassies and then full on espionage later.

 

[Bowsling]

Yes, that's what it seems like to me.

 

[Bowsling]

I hadn't read the Webhallen article. The jeuxpo one is almost a direct translation of it.

 

[dexters]

I wonder if that means we'll have limited espionage early on through embassies and then full on espionage later.

Wouldn't be surprised and I kind of like the idea of leaving the early game less changed while layering complexity later on.

I'm starting to see a pattern here. Whilst most previous Civ entries rely on static features, Civ5 seems to be trying something completely different in terms of changing things up as the game progresses to model concepts around key advances changing the world.

We have the religion / ideology inflection on diplomacy and now espionage.