Civilization V – Gods and Kings demo out now

If you have Steam – free to download and use for Windows and Mac – you can now play the demo for Civilization V – Gods and Kings. It’s the first expansion pack for Civilization V, and adds religion to the mix, along with nine new civilizations including the Celts and Maya.

Building your own religion and nurturing prophets can have a huge effect on the game, as the traits you give your religion will affect how its followers act in the future. Espionage has also been introduced but it doesn’t have such a great effect in the game.

Download the demo here for Windows and here for Mac.

Continue reading “Civilization V – Gods and Kings demo out now”

Civilization V for Mac released on Steam

capsule_467x181.jpg

Valve have officially announced that the long awaited Civilization V for Mac is now available for download on Steam. There was some debate as to whether the game would be released on Steam although it’s still not clear whether Windows owners of the game will also get Steam for Mac free via SteamPlay. It seems likely that SteamPlay users that have already purchased it on Windows will get it for free, judging by the response the developers Aspyr got when they posed this question to fans.

You can download the official HD trailer for the game here. In the meantime, here are some screenshots of what to expect from the game, rewritten from the ground-up for Mac and looking better than ever:

civ1.jpg

Continue reading “Civilization V for Mac released on Steam”