Civilization V

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Geekolinks: 8/7

by Robert Quigley | 5:00 pm, August 7th

HP ousts chief for hiding payments to friend (NY Times)

Amazing marriage proposal in memes finds success (TDW)

PB&J’s deconstructed (Neatorama)

8-bit comic superheroes reimagined for the NES (ComicsAlliance)

Matthew Vaughn: Superhero movies will be dead soon (Nerd Bastards)

Civilization V is starting to sound pretty awesome (GameSpot)

The greatest, most dramatic, and silliest Wikipedia edit wars (Gizmodo)

Bonus video: The mini-cannon is back:

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AND LET IT BE KNOWN

Maryland Declares September 21st Official Sid Meier’s Civilization V Day

by Michael Suen | 3:24 pm, July 30th

Maryland may be small (and by small I mean 42nd puniest state in the U.S.), but it’s home of pop culture staples like Big Huge Games, Bethesda Softworks, The Wire, Hairspray, and Tom Clancy’s The Sum of All Fears. But perhaps most important is developer Firaxis Games, responsible for the Civilization series, which likely comprised a good chunk of the $1 billion in tax revenues the state drew from the video game industry in 2008.

Now in honor of that annual gamer-generated windfall, Maryland State Governor Martin O’Malley will be recognizing September 21st as the first official Sid Meier’s Civilization V Day!

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Civilization Box Art Through the Ages

by Jamie Block | 4:36 pm, July 29th

The box art for Civilization V was revealed today. We explore the evolution of Civ box art:

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Coming Soon

Civilization V Has A Release Date: September 21st

by Susana Polo | 12:07 pm, June 11th

Professors, if you’re wondering why some previously very bright and organized students start turning in rushed or no assignments this September, I have the culprit. Civilization V is going to come out on September 21st.

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Coming Soon

Sage Advice From the Civilization V Trailer

by Susana Polo | 11:03 am, February 27th

Earlier this week, 2K Games announced that they are in development of Civilization V, promising that this fall a lot of gamers will loose several months of their lives to hexagons and world domination. Just one more turn, right?

2k Games has since released the first trailer for the new Sid Meier game, embedded after the jump, for your convenience.

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Rule Grognardia

Civilization V is Coming! And the Map Finally Uses Hexagons!

by Andrew Cedotal | 4:52 pm, February 18th

In an announcement that is surprising no one, Firaxis has announced that Civilization V is under development. And while much is being made of the game’s promised features — including additional civilizations, leaders who speak in their native tongues, and long-range bombardment by units (but wait, wasn’t that in Alpha Centauri a decade ago?) — no one seems to be covering the drastic change apparent in the screenshots.

That’s right — the map uses hexagons instead of squares! What is this, some Avalon Hill monstrosity? Sid Meier must be rolling in his #9 Power Grid slot.

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14 of the Best Geekiest Beers

Given beer's pervasive place in human history, it's not surprising that the geeky pastimes of drinkers would eventually rub off on the beers themselves. The result is a veritable cornucopia of nerdy beers, 14 of which are right here.

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Eric Limer I'm trying to come up with a control scheme where I can use my xbox 360 controller for leisurely web surfing. It's....interesting.
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James Plafke For a show about a sport I don't really dig, Friday Night Lights is an alright show.
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Eric Limer Just spent a few hours playing Kyntt. Stunning, cute little game. Highly recommended.
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Max Wanna create work flows, wanna make it all work work work.
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James Plafke I am jealous Elmo got to make out with Kristin Chenoweth.
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Eric Limer I swear under my breath A LOT. This must make people near by me very uncomfortable. That being said, I have no intentions of stopping.
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Max Court is now in session at the Burp Castle.
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Eric Limer I don't look at my finances as often as I should which is the main reason why I don't often want to look at my finances.
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Max Desert PolyBus: The game where you drive to Reno and then die.
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Eric Limer If I wrote a webcomic, every strip would be titled "Get it? GET IT?!"
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Max Got chili oil on my hands and face. It hurts. A lot.
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Eric Limer Suddenly I remember what I hate about PC gaming. Mainly never having a computer that can actually do it.
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James Plafke The halftime show taught me that football-watching men drinking beer who love seeing muscular men beat each other up really like to vogue.
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Max Pestering your friends at 8am is how you show you care, right? #hopeso
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Eric Limer Twitter is like RiffTrax for EVERYTHING.
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James Plafke I know global warming is scary, but not having a winter was pretty cool. I didn't have to spend money on shoes for the snow.
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Eric Limer I hereby apologize to all persons --past, present and future-- who have the misfortune of hearing me "sing" dubstep songs.
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Max Even Facebook's Timeline thinks I could have done more with my life.
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Max I did that thing where Facebook turns your Timeline into a movie. Mine had pictures of ducks and foliage set to really dramatic music.
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Max "But I don't wanna go to the dog show!"
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