Most 4X games ultimately revolve around setting up your empire to dominate via economy, industry, or technology. While Colonization shares some elements with the rest of the genre, its unique mechanics fundamentally alter the way you approach the game. In this exploration-age simulation, you don't win by conquering the world or eliminating the opposition. Victory is had simply by declaring your fledgling colony independent – and then surviving the massive onslaught your former king sends to slap your rebellion down.
2K will implement online service changes for several legacy titles, including releases for Windows PC, as a result of GameSpy Technology terminating its online service offerings for video games.
Beginning May 31, 2014, select legacy titles from the Borderlands® and Civilization® catalogs will temporarily go offline while service is transitioned to Steamworks.
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GameFront, "In an age when even old-school FPS gurus like iD’s John Carmack are defecting to consoles, you can still be sure of one thing: strategy gaming has ever been and will always be the province of PC’s. Whether it’s due to the more cerebral, measured gameplay, or — more likely — the crucial importance of mouse controls, the jump to other platforms is rarely successful. Despite their large market share and stable, unchanging hardware, consoles struggle to sustain a pure strategy game."
I pretty much clicked on this to ensure that Homeworld was included and sure enough it is. I approve.
Damn it I want to play Homeworld. Why hasn't Relic got it up on a digital distribution service like Steam?!