2K Games Announces Sid Meiers Civilization Revolution Available Now

July 9, 2008

2K Games Announces Sid Meier’s Civilization
Revolution Available Now

The industry’s leading strategy developer,
Firaxis Games, revolutionizes global domination on current generation systems
and handhelds

2K Games announced today that Sid Meier’s
Civilization Revolution is now available worldwide for PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox
360, and in North America for Nintendo DS. This is the first title in the
award-winning Civilization series designed and created specifically for current
generation console and handheld systems. Developed by 2K’s renowned Firaxis
Games studio, Civilization Revolution ushers forth a new generation of strategic
global domination, streamlined for players covering a wide range of ages and
skill levels.

“It’s really exciting to bring the Civilization
series to the console and handheld market in a whole new way,” said Sid Meier,
director of creative development at Firaxis Games. “By starting the design from
scratch, we were able to ensure Civilization Revolution has the fast paced
aspect console gamers crave, while still delivering the strategic element fans
of the series expect.”

In 1991, Sid Meier put computer gaming on the map
when he delivered Civilization to the PC gaming world, launching the "God Game"
genre and creating one of the most award-winning and addictive strategy series
of all time. Built specifically for console and handheld systems, Civilization
Revolution features the franchise’s fastest pick-up-and-play action to date and
still honors the most beloved elements from the core series: strategic global
reign and encounters with history’s most intrepid leaders. An intuitive tutorial
has been designed to ease newcomers into the world of Civilization Revolution
while varying difficulty levels are included that provide challenges to players
of all skill levels. Civilization Revolution also takes advantage of the console
architecture, providing a graphically and acoustically advanced experience that
immerses players in the world of Civilization. Civilization Revolution for
Nintendo DS delivers an experience that shares the same game core and features
as its console counterparts

In the new streamlined and intuitive multiplayer
component, players can log on to the PLAYSTATION Network, Xbox LIVE online
entertainment network or Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and challenge other fans
worldwide to determine the greatest ruler. PLAYSTATION Network and Xbox Live
users will also be able to download multiplayer maps and scenarios, and all
three platforms support the Game of the Week online feature which provides new
challenges every week after launch.

2K Games and Firaxis are proud to expand the
Civilization tradition with Civilization Revolution which is rated E10+ for
Everyone 10 and older by the ESRB and is now available for the PLAYSTATION 3
system, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS.

For more information, log on to

www.civilizationrevolution.com/