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Civilization V

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, for Mac OS X on November 23, 2010, and for Linux on June 10, 2014.

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Artists
Dorian Newcomb · Chris Hickman · Brian Busatti
Composers
Michael Curran · Geoff Knorr
Designers
Jon Shafer · Ed Beach · Scott Lewis
Developer
Firaxis Games
Director
Jon Shafer
Genres
Turn-based strategy, 4X

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Expansion packs

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Civilization V

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Civilization V

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related to Civilizations · 56
Civilization V → According, Alexander, America, Arabia, Askia, Atoll, Augustus, Augustus Caesar, Aztecs, Bismarck, Bushido, Catherine, China, Civilization, Darius, DLC, Each, Egypt, Elizabeth, England
related to Gods & Kings · 30
Civilization V → Additionally, Attila, Austria, Boudica, Byzantium, Carthage, Celts, Civilization, Dido, DLC, Ethiopia, Gods, Gustavus Adolphus, Haile Selassie, Huns, Isabella, It, June, Kings, Maria Theresa
related to Release · 20
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related to LORE · 18
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related to Development · 17
Civilization V → According, After, AI, Civilization, Civilization IV, Dennis Shirk, Firaxis, For, Gamebryo, Initially, Jon Shafer, LORE, North America, September, Teams, The, This
related to Victory · 17
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related to Culture system · 15
Civilization V → According, Brave New World, Civ IV, Civics, Civilization, Civilization IV, In, Jon Shafer, Prior, Rather, Social, The, These, What, With
related to Legacy · 13
Civilization V → AI, Civ, Civilization, Civilization VI, Despite, Jon Shafer, Kotaku, Lead, Nearly, Paper, PC, Rock, Shotgun
related to Reception · 12
Civilization V → AI, Civilization, Civilization IV, G4TV, GameRankings, GameSpot, IGN, In, Metacritic, Outstanding, PC, This
related to Patches · 9
Civilization V → As, Civilization, Firaxis, Mac OS, November, Patch, Using, Vox Populi, Windows

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Civilization VArtistsDorian Newcomb1.00infobox
Civilization VArtistsChris Hickman1.00infobox
Civilization VArtistsBrian Busatti1.00infobox
Civilization VComposersMichael Curran1.00infobox
Civilization VComposersGeoff Knorr1.00infobox
Civilization VDesignersJon Shafer1.00infobox
Civilization VDesignersEd Beach1.00infobox
Civilization VDesignersScott Lewis1.00infobox
Civilization VDeveloperFiraxis Games1.00infobox
Civilization VDirectorJon Shafer1.00infobox
Civilization VGenresTurn-based strategy, 4X1.00infobox
Civilization VModesSingle-player, multiplayer1.00infobox
Civilization VPlatformsWindows, Mac OS X, Linux1.00infobox
Civilization VProducersDennis Shirk1.00infobox
Civilization VProducersLisa Miller1.00infobox
Civilization VProgrammersBrian Wade1.00infobox
Civilization VProgrammersTim Kipp1.00infobox
Civilization VProgrammersEd Beach1.00infobox
Civilization VPublishers2K (Windows)1.00infobox
Civilization VPublishersAspyr (Mac OS X, Linux)1.00infobox
Civilization VReleaseWindowsNA: September 21, 2010PAL: September 24, 20101.00infobox
Civilization VReleaseNA: September 21, 20101.00infobox
Civilization VReleasePAL: September 24, 20101.00infobox
Civilization VReleaseMac OS XWW: November 23, 20101.00infobox
Civilization VReleaseWW: November 23, 20101.00infobox
Civilization VReleaseLinuxWW: June 10, 20141.00infobox
Civilization VReleaseWW: June 10, 20141.00infobox
Civilization VSeriesCivilization1.00infobox
Civilization VWritersMichelle Menard1.00infobox
Civilization VWritersPaul Murphy1.00infobox

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