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Sidney K. Meier (/ ˈ m aɪər / MIRE; born February 24, 1954) is an American businessman and computer programmer.A programmer, designer, and producer of many strategy video games and simulation video games, including the Civilization series, Meier co-founded MicroProse in 1982 with Bill Stealey and is the Director of Creative Development of Firaxis Games, which he co-founded with Jeff Briggs ...
The player's civilization is in competition with other computer-controlled civilizations, with which the player can enter diplomatic relationships that can either end in alliances or lead to war. Civilization was designed by Sid Meier and Bruce Shelley following the successes of Silent Service, Sid Meier's Pirates! and Railroad Tycoon.
Civilization is a series of turn-based strategy video games, first released in 1991. [1] Sid Meier developed the first game in the series and has had creative input for most of the rest, [2] and his name is usually included in the formal title of these games, such as Sid Meier's Civilization VI.
Sid Meier's Civilization V is a 4X turn-based strategy video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K. It is the sequel to Civilization IV , and was released for Windows in September 2010, [ 1 ] for Mac OS X on November 23, 2010, and for Linux on June 10, 2014.
Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings is the first official expansion pack for the turn-based strategy video game Civilization V. It was released on June 19, 2012 in North America, and on June 22, 2012 in the rest of the world. [1] It adds both religion and espionage mechanics to the game as well as reworking the combat and diplomacy ...
IGN gave the game a score of 9.4/10, calling it the "best Civilization expansion so far" that "takes the dangling threads of Gods & Kings and brings them to their full potential." The review went on to praise the new mechanics such as tourism and ideologies for removing the late-game tedium and allowing for more complex and flexible strategies ...
Sid Meier's Civilization V: Game of the Year Edition (2011) includes the original game and all DLC released to date; Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gold (2013) includes the original game, Gods & Kings, and all DLC; Sid Meier's Civilization V: The Complete Edition (2014) includes the original game, both expansion packs, and all DLC [34] [35] [36]
Firaxis Games, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Sparks, Maryland.The company was founded in May 1996 by Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, and Brian Reynolds following their departure from MicroProse, Meier's earlier venture.