Civ World On FaceBook

Pour les joueurs qui ont un profil FaceBook et qui apprécient le jeu PC de gestion-stratégie Civilization, une version toute fraîche sort bientôt (bêta prévue pour Juin) :

Citation :

"Civilization Network vous permettra de vous associer avec vos amis
pour créer le monde le plus riche, le plus sympa ou tout simplement la
civilisation la plus cool. Vous pouvez coordonner vos stratégies pour
remporter de grandes batailles, partager les technos pour surpasser vos
rivaux, embaucher votre famille ou vos amis pour former votre
gouvernement et remporter des élections, gérer et faire croitre les
villes pour améliorer la production et le bonheur, espionner les
ennemis, édifier les merveilles du monde en mode coopératif. Le jeu
contiendra tout ce que vous avez aimé dans les Civ; vous pouvez jouer
autant que vous voulez, quand vous voulez. Ce sera gratuit."

Cela pourrait être la première tentative de portage de Civ en MMO.
On attend de voir ça avec une grande impatience.

Citation :

Hello Civilization fans!

We have some exciting news to
share with you about Civilization for Facebook! As you can see from the
new look of this page, the official title for our game is Civilization World (Civ World).
Why a name change you say? The name better reflects the main theme of
the game; in Civ World you will be joining your friends to form nations,
which will compete with other player-nations to rule the world. Civ
World’s shaping up to be a really fun Facebook game, as well as another
addictive Civilization experience.

We’re also happy to
announce that we intend to launch the Closed Alpha test version of the
game on January 12th, and you can sign up to become part of our
development testing team starting today! Would you like a chance to
join the test? Then we’ll need you to form a team with your friends, and
sign up for the alpha test as a team. Why a team? Because to win in Civ
World, you’ll need to collaborate with your friends in order to do well
in the game and become ruler of the world, so in our early Alpha
testing, we’re grouping people together to simulate how the game will
work when it’s available to the world at large. In the final game,
you’ll be able to sign up individually (although we’ll love it if you
invite your friends), but to participate in Closed Alpha, you’ll have to
enter as a team. It’s up to you how you organize your testing team.
Your team can be anywhere from 5-50 people.

What we’ll need from each team will be a team name and a team captain.
Each team member will need to register on our sign-up page www.2kgames.com/civworld/alpha
and enter their team name and captain’s name, along with some other
information. Teams will receive their acceptance confirmations beginning
January 10th. Teams are how we ensure you get to play in the same game
as friends. However, Civ World is a game of shifting alliances and
powers, with civilizations and factions rising and falling all the time.
You may not always be playing on the same side as your teammates -- in
fact, you're just as likely to be their opponents! We’ll ramp up the
size of the Alpha test squad as we progress in development, so hang in
there if your team is not part of the first round. We’re looking forward
to bringing you into the game, so go out there and get your testing
team together!

Also, as a token of our appreciation to
all of you who register for the Civ World Alpha testing, we’re going to
create a special item that you can proudly display in your throne room
to let the world know you’re one of the founding players of the game.

And
now, an update on the game design. I’m having a really fun time
hands-on designing and programming Civ World along with our terrific
team at Firaxis. In the coming months, we'll be posting a series of
gameplay updates here on the fan page detailing parts of the game. Today
I’d like to talk a little bit about the organization of the game to
tide you over until that time comes.

Civ World games will
have a well-defined beginning and end, each ending with a triumphant
civilization and one person recognized as that game’s most prestigious
player. Along the way, as you progress through the different eras of
time, you'll have the chance to win era victories as well. We want
players to have both a final goal to work towards, as well as short-term
objectives to achieve as they play. The trophies you unlock with your
triumphs will carry over from game to game, and you can show them off in
your throne room.

So, there’s some insight into how each
game will be organized. Stay tuned – we’ll be updating you with our
progress as the Closed Alpha moves along, as well as updating the page
as we select new waves of testers. Thank you for all of your support,
and we hope you enjoy the game as much as we do!

Stay Civilized!

Sid Meier

J'aurais donc besoin au plus vite (avant le 10 janvier!) d'au moins 4 partenaires pour créer une équipe sur cette alpha version
tenté?...

hum un jeu qui m'a fait passé ma 1ère nuit blanche, surpris par le rayon du soleil levant par la fenetre...

si je rejoue, je divorce là... mais jeter un oeil en cachette, à voir

Aujourd'hui, le 10 c'est le dernier jour...
donc s'il y a d'autres motivés pour rejoindre nos 6-7 joueurs et au-moins tester un peu...

dommage que ce soit sur facebook, sinon j'aurais bien essayé.

Notre équipe n'a malheureusement pas été sélectionnée
plus qu'à attendre...