Fireaxis is at it again as they announced their second expansion pack Beyond the Sword for Civilization IV series. The official press release can be found here here or see below. Also checkout the artwork too.

2K Announces Sid Meier's Civilization IV:
Beyond the Sword™ Expansion Pack

New York, NY – March 28, 2007 – 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that Sid Meier's
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword™, the latest expansion pack for the critically
acclaimed Civilization IV™ series, will be available in July 2007. Developed for
the PC by the Company's world-renowned development studio Firaxis Games™, Sid
Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword ushers in the largest amount of
expansion content in the history of the Civilization® franchise.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack
for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year and a major commercial
success, selling over 1.5 million units worldwide since its October 2005
release. The expansion will focus on the late-game time periods after the
invention of gunpowder and will deliver 12 challenging and decidedly different
scenarios created by the development team at Firaxis Games, as well as members
of the Civilization Fan Community. Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
will also include ten new civilizations, 16 new leaders, five new wonders, and a
variety of new units that will offer even more fun and exciting ways for players
to expand their civilization's power as they strive for world domination.

"Civilization IV has been an overwhelming critical and commercial success, so
it makes sense for Firaxis Games to create the biggest, most ambitious expansion
pack for one of the deepest PC games ever created," said Christoph Hartmann,
president of 2K. "Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword delivers more
scenarios, civilizations, units, concepts, leaders and a host of other
features."

"Civilization is close to our hearts here at Firaxis and we're excited to up
the ante on the series once again with what we consider to be our best expansion
pack ever," said Steve Martin, president of Firaxis Games. "Fan requests and a
constant stream of new ideas motivate our team to continue delivering more and
better gameplay for our premier series. Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the
Sword is a must-have expansion for every Civ® fan."

Key features include:

Expanded Epic Game: Firaxis Games delivers a massive
increase in new units, buildings, and technologies to the epic game with
additional focus on the late-game time periods.
New Game Scenarios: The expansion will deliver 12 new
scenarios, many containing themes never before included in the Civilization
series, custom designed by the team at Firaxis and select members of the Civ
Fan Community.
New Civilizations: The expansion pack includes ten
new civilizations, such as Portugal, Babylon and Netherlands and their
associated unique units and buildings.
More Civilization Leaders: Sixteen new leaders
including leaders for the ten new civilizations, as well as additional leaders
for existing civilizations.
Corporations: A new gameplay feature that allows
players to create corporations and spread them throughout the world. Each
corporation provides benefits in exchange for certain resources.
Espionage: Now available much earlier in the game,
this expanded feature offers players many new ways to spy on opponents, stir
citizen unrest and defend their government's secrets.
Events: New random events such as natural disasters,
pleas for help, or demands from their citizens will challenge players to
overcome obstacles in order for their civilizations to prosper.
New Wonders: Five new wonders await discovery
including the Statue of Zeus, Cristo Redentor, Shwedagon Paya, the Mausoleum
of Maussollos, and the Moai Statues.
Expanded Space Victory: Winning the race to Alpha
Centauri will now require more strategic planning and tactical decision
making.
Apostolic Palace: The United Nations will become
available earlier in the game, providing a way for players to win a diplomatic
victory earlier. New resolutions will also be added which will expand the
available diplomatic options.
Advanced Starts: A major fan request, this new
feature will enable players to "buy" components of a custom-tailored empire
and begin play in the later part of the game, allowing them to experience many
of the new features of the expansion pack in a shorter amount of time.
Enhanced AI: The AI has received many enhancements, making it tougher to
beat on the higher difficulty levels. The ways in which the AI will attempt to
achieve victory have also been expanded.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV:
Beyond the Sword will require the full version of Sid Meier's Civilization IV
and will be released for PC in July 2007. For more information please visit http://www.civilization.com/.

About Sid Meier's Civilization® Franchise

Created by industry legend Sid Meier in 1991, Civilization instantly set the
standard and defined a new genre of empire-building strategy games. An addictive
blend of building, exploration, discovery and conquest, the original
Civilization is still recognized as one of the greatest games of all time, and
Civilization IV was named 2005's PC Game of the Year.

About Firaxis

Firaxis Games™ is one of the world's premier game development studios, and
home of legendary designer Sid Meier. Firaxis has developed some of the most
successful and award-winning computer and video games on the market today
including; 2005 PC Game of the Year - Sid Meier's Civilization IV™, the
expansion Civilization IV: Warlords™, the blockbuster Sid Meier's Civilization
III™ series, Sid Meier's Pirates!™ (PC, Xbox® and PSP®), Sid Meier's SimGolf®
and Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon®. Firaxis legacy titles include the Sid Meier's
Civil War Series!™ (Gettysburg!, Antietam!, and South Mountain), and the Sid
Meier's Alpha Centauri® series. In 2005, Firaxis Games was acquired by Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc., joining its 2K publishing label. The company will
release Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword™ in July 2007.

About Take-Two Interactive Software

Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a
global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive
entertainment software games for the PC, PlayStation® game console,
PlayStation®2 and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment systems, PSP®
(PlayStation®Portable) system, Xbox® and Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment
systems from Microsoft, Wii™, Nintendo GameCube™, Nintendo DS™ and Game Boy®
Advance. The Company publishes and develops products through its wholly owned
labels Rockstar Games, 2K and 2K Sports, and Global Star Software; and
distributes software, hardware and accessories in North America through its Jack
of All Games subsidiary. Take-Two's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ
under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit
our website at www.take2games.com.

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