After a long time waiting, Civilization V fans will soon have their patience rewarded in the form of the “Gods & Kings” expansion scheduled for release this Spring.

I fear the day Civilization World launches on Facebook.  As if the Civ games aren't already enough of a time sink, now Firaxis and Sid Meier plan to make it accessible just about anywhere and everywhere.  In an interview with CNN, "The Sid" as I like to call him, discusses the upcoming Facebook title which plans to launch this summer on the social networking service.  What's on tap for fans of the series?  How about cooperative gameplay.

Firaxis continues to tweak and fix their popular strategy game Civilization V. Just a few days ago a pretty hefty patch was released for the PC version which touches on many areas of the game. Probably the most interesting changes are the AI improvements which will likely make you grit your teeth a little harder as you're dealing with that jerk Montezuma. Other changes address some unit and city management issues and fix some problems with game's UI. The full list of changes are as follows:

There's this little strategy game out called Civilization V - maybe you've heard of it? If, on the off-chance, you own it, you may be interested to learn about the ginormous patch that just went live. The patch includes many AI and gameplay changes and fixes as well as a smattering of UI, diplomacy, and modding changes. Read on for the full list of changes.

Most gift guides are full of holiday cheer and all that crap - screw that - instead of giving you a guide on what to buy your friends and relatives for the holidays - I'm going to tell you how to blow a ton of cashola on yourself with plenty of goodies for your PC Gaming experience.

Good news today for those of you on Apple's platform that like to conquer the world - Civilization V is available to purchase as well as download via Steam.  While the game originally was unconfirmed to offer Steamplay support, that means you can run the game on either Mac or PC just by purchasing either version, Aspyr Media have announced full Steamplay support at launch.  

Aspyr Media have announced that it will be publishing the Macintosh version of Civilization V.  The PC version was released this past September with three player co-op support, while the OSX version is being slated for November 23rd - just in time for Thanksgiving in the US.  Now you can use your turkey induced coma to conquer nations!

Civilization V has received its first major update today of what's likely to be the start of many bug fixes, tweaks, and enhancements to the game.  The series has always be tinkered with over its life and been supported quite well by the developers based on community feedback, and it looks like Civ 5 is going to follow that tradition.

The first annual PAX East has come and gone. For most it was a success, serving over 50,000 gamers at Boston's Hynes Convention Center. Check out our coverage wrap up from the show, watch some brand new video footage, and get ready for what's next!

Some of my fondest memories in gaming harken back to sleepless nights with my best friend growing up, playing hot seat co-op Civilization 2.  Overnight we'd transform our empire into a vast and conquering civilization in 30 minute shifts.  This may be the closest the Civlization franchise ever gets to co-op, but I'm still incredibly excited about Civilization V.