Take 2 Games announced today that the long awaited Civilization IV has now gone gold and will be in stores in North America on October 25th. "The fourth title in the legendary series of turn based strategy games, Sid Meier's Civilization IV expands on the beloved gameplay of its predecessors with countless new gameplay changes and improvements, including religion, great people and for the first time in the Civilization series, a full 3D engine."

For information on Civilization IV visit www.civiv.com and www.firaxis.com.