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Call to Power II is a PC turn-based strategy game released by Activision as a sequel to Civilization: Call to Power, which itself was named after the Civilization series by Sid Meier; this game could not have "Civilization" in its title because the license to the Civilization name was lost.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 45 relations: Activision, Apache Subversion, C (programming language), CD Projekt, Civilization (series), Civilization: Call to Power, CNET, Computer Games Magazine, Computer Gaming World, Digital distribution, End-of-life product, EP Daily, Eurogamer, Fandom (website), FuncoLand, Future US, Gaia philosophy, Game Informer, Gamer Network, GameSpot, GameSpy, GOG.com, IGN, Metacritic, Micromanagement, Microsoft Windows, Multiplayer video game, Next Generation (magazine), Nuclear weapon, Orphan work, PC Gamer, Personal computer, Review aggregator, Rock Paper Shotgun, Scripting language, Sid Meier, Single-player video game, Source code, TechTV, Turn-based strategy, Unofficial patch, User interface, Video game modding, Xplay, Ziff Davis.

  2. Civilization (series)

Activision

Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in Santa Monica, California.

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Apache Subversion

Apache Subversion (often abbreviated SVN, after its command name svn) is a version control system distributed as open source under the Apache License.

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C (programming language)

C (pronounced – like the letter c) is a general-purpose programming language.

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CD Projekt

CD Projekt S.A. is a Polish video game developer, publisher and distributor based in Warsaw, founded in May 1994 by Marcin Iwiński and Michał Kiciński.

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Civilization (series)

Civilization is a series of turn-based strategy video games, first released in 1991. Call to Power II and Civilization (series) are 4X video games and video games with isometric graphics.

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Civilization: Call to Power

Civilization: Call to Power is a turn-based strategy game developed by Activision for Microsoft Windows as an attempt to capitalize on the success of the Civilization computer games by Sid Meier. Call to Power II and Civilization: Call to Power are 4X video games, Activision games and Civilization (series).

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CNET

CNET (short for "Computer Network") is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts, and videos on technology and consumer electronics globally.

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Computer Games Magazine

Computer Games Magazine was a monthly computer and console gaming print magazine, founded in October 1988 as the United Kingdom publication Games International.

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Computer Gaming World

Computer Gaming World (CGW) was an American computer game magazine published between 1981 and 2006.

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Digital distribution

Digital distribution, also referred to as content delivery, online distribution, or electronic software distribution, among others, is the delivery or distribution of digital media content such as audio, video, e-books, video games, and other software.

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End-of-life product

An end-of-life product (EOL product) is a product at the end of the product lifecycle which prevents users from receiving updates, indicating that the product is at the end of its useful life (from the vendor's point of view).

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EP Daily

EP Daily (formerly The Electric Playground) is a daily news television show that covers video games, movies, TV shows, comic books, collectibles and gadgets.

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Eurogamer

Eurogamer is a British video game journalism website launched in 1999 alongside parent company Gamer Network.

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Fandom (website)

Fandom (formerly known as Wikicities and Wikia) is a wiki hosting service that hosts wikis mainly on entertainment topics (i.e., video games, TV series, movies, entertainers, etc.). The privately held, for-profit Delaware company was founded in October 2004 by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley.

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FuncoLand

FuncoLand was an American video game retailer based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, that specialized in selling new and used video game software.

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Future US

Future US, Inc. (formerly known as Imagine Media and The Future Network USA) is an American media corporation specializing in targeted magazines and websites in the video games, music, and technology markets.

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Gaia philosophy

Gaia philosophy (named after Gaia, Greek goddess of the Earth) is a broadly inclusive term for relating concepts about, humanity as an effect of the life of this planet.

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Game Informer

Game Informer (GI) is an American monthly video game magazine featuring articles, news, strategy, and reviews of video games and associated consoles.

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Gamer Network

Gamer Network Limited (formerly Eurogamer Network Limited) is a British digital media company based in Brighton.

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GameSpot

GameSpot is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games.

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GameSpy

GameSpy was an American provider of online multiplayer and matchmaking middleware for video games founded in 1999 by Mark Surfas.

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GOG.com

GOG.com (formerly Good Old Games) is a digital distribution platform for video games and films.

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IGN

IGN is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc.

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Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books.

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Micromanagement

Micromanagement is a management style characterized by such behaviors as an excessive focus on observing and controlling subordinates and obsession with details.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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Multiplayer video game

A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally on the same computing system (couch co-op), on different computing systems via a local area network, or via a wide area network, most commonly the Internet (e.g.

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Next Generation (magazine)

Next Generation was a US video game magazine that was published by Imagine Media (now Future US).

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Nuclear weapon

A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb), producing a nuclear explosion.

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Orphan work

An orphan work is a copyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable.

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PC Gamer

PC Gamer is a magazine and website founded in the United Kingdom in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future plc.

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Personal computer

A personal computer, often referred to as a PC, is a computer designed for individual use.

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Review aggregator

A review aggregator is a system that collects reviews and ratings of products and services such as films, books, video games, music, software, hardware, and cars.

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Rock Paper Shotgun

Rock Paper Shotgun is a British video game journalism website.

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Scripting language

In computing, a script is a relatively short and simple set of instructions that typically automate an otherwise manual process.

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Sid Meier

Sidney K. Meier (born February 24, 1954) is an American businessman and computer programmer.

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Single-player video game

A single-player video game is a video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session.

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Source code

In computing, source code, or simply code or source, is a plain text computer program written in a programming language.

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TechTV

TechTV was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet.

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Turn-based strategy

A turn-based strategy (TBS) game is a strategy game (usually some type of wargame, especially a strategic-level wargame) where players take turns when playing.

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Unofficial patch

An unofficial patch is a patch for a piece of software, created by a third party such as a user community without the involvement of the original developer.

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User interface

In the industrial design field of human–computer interaction, a user interface (UI) is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur.

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Video game modding

Video game modding (short for "modification") is the process of alteration by players or fans of one or more aspects of a video game, such as how it looks or behaves, and is a sub-discipline of general modding.

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Xplay

Xplay (previously GameSpot TV, Extended Play, and X-Play) was a TV program about video games.

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Ziff Davis

Ziff Davis, Inc. is an American digital media and internet company.

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See also

Civilization (series)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_to_Power_II

Also known as CTP2, Call to Power 2.