Gaming News - March 2004
Montreal, Quebec (March 19, 2004) - Publisher Strategy First and
developer Stardock announced today that a new expansion pack for the game
Galactic Civilizations will be released in Q2 2004.
From Strategy First:
Galactic Civilizations: Altarian Prophecy will add a host of new features,
content and other enhancements to the original game to add depth and greater
replayability.
“Galactic Civilizations was widely respected in the industry as a sharp,
in-depth turn-based strategy game that refreshed the genre and gave PC gamers
something to get excited about,” said Don McFatridge, President of Strategy
First Inc. “It was only natural for us to bring more of the Galactic
Civilizations adventure to the fans as soon as we could.”
To jump into Altarian Prophecy players must have the original Galactic
Civilizations with all current update patches installed. Galactic Civilizations:
Altarian Prophecy will introduce a variety of new features and content to the
game including two new alien civilizations: the Korx and the Drath, and an
all-new campaign called the Altarian Prophecy. Other highlights include 10
built-in scenarios, 10 custom maps and 4 new unique ships. New map, campaign and
scenario editors will allow players to design their own galaxies, build their
own campaigns and oversee specific game settings.
Galactic Civilizations is a space-based strategy game in which the player
becomes the leader of the human civilization at the dawn of the 23rd century
where 6 major civilizations are in a heated race to colonize, conquer, and
dominate the galaxy using whatever means necessary. The game was originally
released in March 2003 and won a host of awards including Computer Games
Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award, Games Domain’s Top Game Award, Wargamer’s
Reader’s Choice Award 2003 and GameSpy’s Turn-Based Strategy Game of the Year
2003 Award.
For more information on Galactic Civilizations: Altarian Prophecy please
visit
www.strategyfirst.com or
www.galciv.com.
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