Build an empire to stand the test of time
through the renowned and award-winning franchise’s debut on
Nintendo Switch
2K today announced that Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI,
winner of The Game Awards’ Best Strategy Game and DICE Awards’ Best
Strategy Game in 2016, and the latest installment in the
Civilization franchise, which has sold-in over 47 million units
worldwide, is now available for Nintendo Switch™.
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2K today announced that Sid Meier's
Civilization® VI, winner of The Game Awards' Best Strategy Game and
DICE Awards' Best Strategy Game in 2016, and the latest installment
in the Civilization franchise, which has sold-in over 47 million
units worldwide, is now available for Nintendo Switch™. (Graphic:
Business Wire)
Developed for Nintendo Switch by Aspyr Media and Firaxis Games,
a 2K studio, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI offers players new
ways to interact with their worlds, expand their empires across the
map, advance their cultures and compete against 24 historic leaders
to build the greatest civilizations the world has ever known. Along
the way, cities will physically expand across the map to create new
and deep strategic layers, while active research in technology and
culture will unlock new potential ways to play.
Now on Nintendo Switch, the quest to victory in Sid Meier’s
Civilization VI can take place wherever, whenever gamers desire
– whether playing at home on TV or handheld on the go with full
touchscreen support. In addition, Sid Meier’s Civilization
VI for Nintendo Switch includes the latest game updates and
improvements, as well as four content packs, which add new
civilizations, leaders and scenarios:
- Vikings Scenario Pack;
- Poland Civilization & Scenario
Pack;
- Australia Civilization & Scenario
Pack;
- Persia and Macedon Civilization &
Scenario Pack.
Gameplay on Nintendo Switch also enables up to four players to
cooperate or compete for supremacy via local wireless network.
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI for Nintendo Switch is
already receiving critical acclaim:
- “Civilization VI is as brilliant a 4X
strategy game on Switch as it is on PC... Amazing.” – 9.4/10,
IGN.com
Originally developed for Windows PC by Firaxis Games, Sid
Meier’s Civilization VI was developed in collaboration with
Aspyr Media to bring the beloved franchise to a new audience on
Nintendo Switch.
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is rated E10+ for Everyone 10
and up by the ESRB and is available now for Nintendo Switch and
Windows PC. The game is also available for iPhone, iPad, Mac and
Linux from Aspyr Media.
For more information on Sid Meier’s Civilization VI,
visit www.civilization.com, become a fan on Facebook, follow
Civilization on Twitter and Instagram and subscribe on
YouTube.
Firaxis Games is a 2K studio. 2K is a publishing label of
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo.
All trademarks and copyrights contained herein are the property
of their respective holders.
About Take-Two Interactive Software
Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software,
Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive
entertainment for consumers around the globe. The Company develops
and publishes products principally through its wholly-owned labels
Rockstar Games and 2K, as well as its Private Division label and
Social Point, a leading developer of mobile games. Our products are
designed for console systems and personal computers, including
smartphones and tablets, and are delivered through physical retail,
digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services.
The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the
symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please
visit our website at http://www.take2games.com.
About 2K
Founded in 2005, 2K develops and publishes interactive
entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming systems
and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, which
are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online
platforms and cloud streaming services. 2K publishes titles in
today’s most popular gaming genres, including shooters, action,
role-playing, strategy, sports, casual, and family entertainment.
The 2K label has some of the most talented development studios in
the world today, including Firaxis Games, Visual Concepts, Hangar
13, Cat Daddy Games and 2K China. 2K’s stable of high quality
titles includes the critically acclaimed BioShock®, Borderlands™,
Mafia, and XCOM® franchises, the beloved Sid Meier’s Civilization
series, Evolve™, Battleborn®, the popular WWE 2K franchise
and NBA 2K, the highest rated* annual sports title of
this console generation.
*According to 2008 - 2018 Metacritic.com
About Firaxis Games
Firaxis Games™ is one of the world’s premier game development
studios, and home of legendary designer Sid Meier. Firaxis has
developed some of the most successful and award-winning PC and
video games on the market today, including the award-winning Sid
Meier’s Civilization® series, featuring Sid Meier’s Civilization
VI, for Windows PC, the expansion pack Sid Meier’s Civilization VI:
Rise and Fall, for Windows PC, , Sid Meier’s Civilization V for
Windows PC, as well as the critically acclaimed expansion
packs, Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Brave New World and Sid Meier’s
Civilization V: Gods and Kings for Windows PC. Firaxis also
released the 2012 Game of the Year award-winning XCOM®: Enemy
Unknown for Windows PC, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment
system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system,
and Apple iOS, along with the critically acclaimed sequel XCOM 2
and the expansion pack XCOM 2: War of the Chosen for Windows PC,
the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One.
Firaxis Games is owned by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., and
is part of its 2K publishing label. For more information about
Firaxis and its games can be found at www.firaxis.com.
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2KScott Pytlik,
415-507-7944scott.pytlik@2k.comorTake-Two Interactive Software,
Inc.(Corporate Press)Alan Lewis,
646-536-2983alan.lewis@take2games.comorAccess Brand
Communications for 2KJosh Kaplan,
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