It's wholesome games galore this week of July 6 to July 12 for your fave consoles. From carnivals (Carnival Games, Wonder World Amusement Park) to memory-treasure hunting (Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon), there's certainly a lot of Everyone ratings raining down from ESRB. Oh, but you want some blood and gore and fast-paced action? Alright, there's a couple of them stashed for you and Unreal Tournament III for the Xbox 360 is (finally) one of them here. Check out the full list after the jump.

Gamers in North America finally have a reason to celebrate as Firaxis and 2K Games recently announced the official release date of Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (Xbox 360, PS3, and DS) in the region. Following the June 6 release in Europe, gamers in the States will now be able to enjoy the same turn based strategy addiction Civilization Revolution has to offer as it's all cleared for launch this June 8. More details about this in our full article after the jump.

Simply can't wait for the release of 2K Games' Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (Xbox 360, PS3, DS)? You can try your hands on it even before it reaches store shelves. All you have to do is visit the MCM Expo which is going to take place on May 24 and 25. Details can be found in the full article.

Gamers anxiously waiting for Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS) will be happy to know that a new website for the game has launched. To find out more, head on over to the full article by clicking on the "read more" link below.

Wondering if Firaxis' Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (Xbox 360, PS3, DS) will ever be announced for the PC platform, here's some bad news: the possibility of it existing on our gaming rigs has pretty much been stretched into infinitesimal thinness. A producer from 2K Games has confirmed that it can't be on the PC - and the how and why, as well as the who, are at the full article.

Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (Xbox 360, PS3, and Nintendo DS) has finally received a launch date, so if you're one of the many people waiting for word on the game, today's your lucky day.when Sid Meier, Firaxis, and 2K Games have decided when it's coming out for the Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, and the Nintendo DS. The full article holds the secrets, so hurry on over there.

He's been at it for 25 years, and he's still going strong. We're referring to Sid Meier, Firaxis head and game designer of such notable PC titles as Civilization 4. This industry veteran is obviously far from tired, as he can still talk animatedly about the upcoming Civilization Revolution and the MMORPG genre. Find out more in the full article after the jump.

With all the things that we've released regarding 2K Games' upcoming Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution, we are able to reveal more details on the game. For this update, we'll be doing something different. You guys will be treated to the first ever batch of in-game screenshots for the Nintendo DS. See how the game looks like in the full article.

 

The lines between console and PC gaming cross when 2K Games showcases the console version of the latest in one of the best loved turn-based strategy games series of all time. Civilization Revolution will have its gaming debut at this week's E for All Expo 2007 and will show off Sid Meier's and the development team from Firaxis' strategy designing savvy. Whether or not the console-translated version of the game will still be as enjoyable as its PC version predecessors has yet to be seen.

For those of you who are familiar with the Civilization series, Civilization Revolution will be taking its roots from its PC-based versions. The console and handheld versions of the well-known series will essentially have the same content across platforms barring obvious differences such as graphics and interface.

Regardless of what platform you play it on, Civilization Revolution promises to deliver the same brand of addictive 4X (explore, expand, exploit, exterminate) gaming style that has captivated fans for years. The video game is still a long way off from being released when it is slated to come out on the Xbox 360, PS3 and Nintendo DS in spring 2008. The Wii version will soon follow during the next quarter with its delayed release.

 

You can't discuss strategy games and not talk about Civilization. It's one of the most loved franchises in PC gaming that has survived the test of time. Now the game is making the transition into the next-gen consoles. In an interview with Sid Meier himself, CVG finds out what we should expect from Civilization Revolution.

Although the game is taking the step to the next gen, Meier explains that the game will not be a port of the PC games. Although everything we know and love from the franchise will still be present - such as tech, wonders, and exploration - the game has been redesigned for the consoles, taking advantage of the different capabilities of each one.

Controls will be different for each one (of course) but it has been designed to have ease of use. Meier says that because the game is turn-based, the transition to using a joypad instead of a mouse is, in fact, easier:

The difficulty with real-time is you always have to be at a different place and the mouse is often a more natural way to manage 20 different things going on at once. Whereas with Civilization, given that it's turn-based, it feels very natural on the console controller, and that's our advantage.

Although the game will appear on multiple platforms, Meier stated that they are all essentially the same. There will be differences of course, in terms of graphics, interface, and presentation, but they are "the same game, whether you're playing on your PS3, your DS, your Xbox 360 or whatever."

Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution will be making its debut on the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo DS in Spring of next year, and the Wii version will follow later.