Ripten Video Game Blog » 2k_games http://www.ripten.com All Your Geek Are Belong To Us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:35:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en-us hourly 1 ©Ripcast chad@ripten.com (Ripcast) chad@ripten.com(Ripcast) Video Games 1440 ripten, ripcast, riptenradio, ripten radio, video games, videogames, games, video Video game nerdery at it's finest. Join Staff Writers and Editors from Ripten.com that decided to make a weekly podcast as an outlet to incessantly and unendingly talk about video games, in order to avoid getting awkward stares in public. Enjoy. Ripcast Ripcast chad@ripten.com No no http://www.ripten.com/ripcast/ripten-ripcast-144x144.jpg Ripten Video Game Blog http://www.ripten.com 144 144 Civilization IV: Colonization Scheduled for Fall http://www.ripten.com/2008/06/12/civilization-iv-colonization-scheduled-for-fall/ http://www.ripten.com/2008/06/12/civilization-iv-colonization-scheduled-for-fall/#comments Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:11:57 +0000 Toni Dimayuga http://www.ripten.com/2008/06/12/civilization-iv-colonization-scheduled-for-fall/ Civ 4 Colonization

It’s a given that if a game comes out with the word Civilization in the title and the name Sid Meier attached to it, turn-based strategy fans will snap it up like razor blades at an emo convention.

Well, get ready to lose another several months of sleep from “just one more turn”, as 2K Games announced that Civilization IV: Colonization is scheduled to arrive this fall for the PC. Colonization is actually a re-imagining of the 1994 game of the same name and will use the Civilization IV engine. Although the game has “Civilization IV” in the title, Colonization is not an expansion pack of that game.

Apparently, the decision to modernize Colonization is a response to fans of the classic game. “We’ve received many requests from fans over the years to bring back Colonization and now seemed to be the perfect time to do that,” said Meier. “The Civilization IV engine provided a fantastic foundation for a new Colonization experience and allowed us to create something great for both new players and long time fans of the game.”

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In Colonization, you play as one of four European nations on a mission to conquer the New World. Challenges include guiding your people from your oppressive motherland, discovering the New World, and negotiating with the natives and other nations. It’s unknown whether or not “negotiations” include giving the natives smallpox-infected blankets.

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It is not too often that we get to report genuinely uplifting, and all around “happy” news, but we just received an email from the 2K Games community manager, responsible for Bioshock, inquiring about how they may reach the artist behind the amazing Bioshock 2 fan art we shared with you yesterday.

2K Games shared that they “really loved” the post and wanted to track down the artist responsible in order to thank him directly. We spoke to Ben a few minutes ago to share the news, and it’s safe to say that he was very happy.

The talented artist, with one year of college remaining, appears to have a very bright future ahead of him. Ben has agreed to chat with us and you can bet your little sister that we will keep you updated on this story as things evolve.

Fan Made Bioshock 2 Concept Art
Fan Made Bioshock 2 Concept Art

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