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Civilization V To Use Steamworks

Posted by Soulskill on from the hope-it-doesn't-get-you-in-hot-water dept.

sopssa writes "2K Games today announced that Civilization V will be using Steamworks for online matchmaking, automated updates, downloadable content and DRM for the game. Steam's Civ V store page is also available now, revealing some new information about the game. There will be an 'In-Game Community Hub' for online matchmaking, communication, and for sharing scenarios between players. While including Steamworks might put some people off, it might also indicate better online gameplay than in the previous Civilization games, where it was almost impossible to have a good game without playing with just friends."

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  1. Re:Civ was my offline game by bornyesterday · · Score: 1, Redundant

    luckily steam has this nice "offline mode" option. I was playing civ 4, l4d2 and bad company 2 this past weekend when waiting for cable in my new apartment