Indeed, a large portion of the internet seems to be riled and miffed at the propsect that ‘anyone posting or replying to a post on official Blizzard forums will be doing so using their Real ID’ in short, their real-life first and last name.

A blue post informed the forums that;

“The first and most significant change is that in the near future, anyone posting or replying to a post on official Blizzard forums will be doing so using their Real ID — that is, their real-life first and last name — with the option to also display the name of their primary in-game character alongside it. These changes will go into effect on all StarCraft II forums with the launch of the new community site prior to the July 27 release of the game, with the World of Warcraft site and forums following suit near the launch of Cataclysm. The classic Battle.net forums, including those for Diablo II and Warcraft III, will be moving to a new legacy forum section with the release of the StarCraft II community site and at that time will also transition to using Real ID for posting.

The official forums have always been a great place to discuss the latest info on our games, offer ideas and suggestions, and share experiences with other players — however, the forums have also earned a reputation as a place where flame wars, trolling, and other unpleasantness run wild. Removing the veil of anonymity typical to online dialogue will contribute to a more positive forum environment, promote constructive conversations, and connect the Blizzard community in ways they haven’t been connected before. With this change, you’ll see blue posters (i.e. Blizzard employees) posting by their real first and last names on our forums as well. ”

Why are people angry with this, there are lots of reasons but one of the members of the Wow forum summed it up nicely.

“1. UNIQUE NAMES: Some people (including my husband for one) have very unique names. The linking of a person’s real name if you have a common name is less troublesome because that person would be hard to track with a name alone, but if you have a name that is very uncommon linking it to a public forum is very invasive to that person. It could lead to that person being harrassed or annoyed (I will not overreact and use the word stalked) while trying to interact with their hobby.

People play this game for relaxation on their off time. But, for example, if you had a unique name and applied for a job and the potential employer googled your name and found posts on a gaming forum they may not hire you because they have ill conceved notions about gamers. In this exaple the employer may be working off an unfair stereotype but it still would hinder that person getting a job. And FYI without a job that person wouldn’t be able to have the money to play WoW. Just a thought Blizzard.

2. COMMON NAMES: For those on the other side of the fence having a fairly common name can also lead to harrassment in a different way. You could be mistaken for someone else entirely and that can lead to confusion not only on the forums themselves but also outside of them.

The last thing I need is someone tracking me down via a google search of my fairly common name, getting my WoW info because I asked a question on a forum about a game I paly for fun, and contacting my character in game, or on the forums to yell at me about alamony payments when I dont have a ex-husband.

3. GENDER: As a female this one bothers me a lot. Not only do I not want to be petitioned by random people for cyberlovin while I am playing a game, but more importantly I do not want to be a target offline. Most males my not understand the fear women have in today’s world about this but it is a real and genuine threat that does, sadly, happen. Women are stalked, hurt, even killed every day and we are taught from a young age to be careful and cautious when dealing with the unknown (aka strangers and the internet). It is a terrible reality about our society and I wish it wasn’t so but fact is it happens.

I have been occasionaly harrassed while in game for cyberlovin (can not use the real words they use due to being banned on the forums if I do) and I have reported it when it does and Blizzard has never done a thing about it (repeat violations in some cases and their toons are still in the game with no reprocussions). I can’t imagine what would happen if more of these perverts knew I was an actual girl. I shudder the think about it.

4. MINORS: Similar to the gender issue. There are minors that play this game and giving out their information to the general public is a bad idea. Even people who are ‘adults’ aka 18, 19, 20 can still be very impressionable and giving out their real names to the world wide web can only lead to trouble.

5. IDENTITY THIEFT: I know you can’t steal a persons ID with ONLY their name but hainvg someone’s full name is a great place to start.

6. WoW CRAZIES: Most people who paly this game are what would be classified as ‘casuals’. But some people take this game way to seriously. I have been shocked and even fealful of a few of the players I have come across and giving them the ability to track me down and potentally harm me because I beat them in a duel frightens me.

7. INTERNET CRAZIES: Even worse these are the stalkers and child molesters that pray on people on the internet. I dont want then to have access to my full name!

8. SPAMMERS: Giving the internet as a whole your information can lead to spamming and flooding of your e-mail.facebook, exc even more then it is already. Gold sellers are going to have a hayday with this one.

If your name was Jerry Sienfled and you had a wow forum post I bet you ever single variation of your name at most popular e-mail hosters is going to be flooded with fake Blizzard emails. JerrySiefeld@hotmail, @gmail, @yahoo, exc. and now the gold sellers and hackers will have a way to customize those fake mails to your real name! Dear Jerry, We at Blizzard are please to announce you are in the beta! Please visit our fakelink to get your account hacked.

9. SAFETY OF BLIZZARD: Just like giving out a real name to fellow players is a bad idea, giving out the names of all your forum moderators is just as bad or worse! Your poilcy now is to have your phone representatives only use their first names for thier own safety (remember I recorded the conversation) and now you are going to change that! You could have an employee tracked down this way and come to serious harm. Not safe or smart.

So what can you do instead of using a person’s full name? How aobut only being allowed to post on one toon? You have to pick a toon and that is that. Or using a set handle? Set up Real ID with this and I would use it in game as well.

And for all the people who say the forums are optional I will remind you that I pay the same subscripion fee that you do and so limiting what I can do with it doesn’t seem like the most fair solution. I feel I should be able to use the forums to get information and to share ideas. I agree the trolls are a pain but there has to be a better more secure way then this.

-Quira”

There has been almost immediate opposition to this idea and I have to wonder whether or not Bl’activision will take notice or not. Time will tell.

It is common knowledge that at top of MMOPRG mountain is the mighty World of Warcraft, a hard beast to topple indeed and although there has been many contenders to its crown but in truth very few have come close.

Still, in some opinions WOW has become complacent and it’s time for a new champion. Very few franchises can jump straight into contender-ship but if anyone could Warhammer 40k could.

Take a look at the trailer.

You’ve got to love the Valve way of doing things. Find some developers with a unique idea, hire them then implement their ideas into your games. Genius and terribly honest as well. Portal 2 is looking fantastic, which doesn’t come as a surprise… take a look for yourself.

Rockstar Games have released new updated for Red Dead Redemption. The new updates fix some nagging issues which focus around support for a new playlist by popular demand: Hardcore Free Roam, supporting only expert aim. The new playlist will be released once this title update has time to propagate on both consoles.  Rockstar says it will update users once this is live.

You can get the full list of fixes here.

On June 11, 2010 LedgeWizard Games, released their first game, Towers, for the Xbox (Live) Indie Games Platform. A unique and imaginative take on the Tower defence game that sets out to build a deep and rewarding experience without losing any of its vibrant personality.

Based in South Cornwall, England, LedgeWizard Games are a small family based team headed up by Adam Steppens who built Towers in his spare time. I was lucky enough to get an interview with Mr. LedgeWizard himself, Adam Steppens.

What differentiates Towers from other Tower Defence games?

I’ve played a number of good TDs in the past so there are obviously strong influences from some games. I’m hoping that a few of the tower designs are fairly original and that they complement each other well. Each of the towers has a few different versions that can be upgraded to individually, so, for instance, a cannon tower could be given a speed upgrade, or damage upgrade or even eventually both. Different towers have other upgrades available, though the total number for each tower has been kept fairly low so that each tower has strengths and weaknesses which have to be worked into the strategy.

There are also multiple endings based on how well you do. All are achievable and seeing one ending doesn’t lock you out from seeing any of the others. I think it’s very important for people to be able to see all of the content without being locked out for making a decision that they might regret later. That’s something for RPGs I think.

The golden rule that I eventually settled on was to keep it simple. It’s a pretty casual game that anyone can pick up and play. The variety is in the different strategies the player can come up with. Originally, different coloured wizards were going to be able to build different towers, or make it so that different objects in the world would be used for different sets of towers. It all got a little bit complicated and potentially quite restrictive. It also played havoc with the difficulty. I might something like that in a sequel. So the game basically only ever has three options. Build, upgrade and sell.

The game has a fairly sedate pace, especially in the earlier levels. The idea being that the player has a moment to think about which towers to choose and where to place them, rather than the whole game being a reaction test. However, there are times when you’ve got everything under control and just want things to move a little faster, so I added a fast forward control.

How did you get into making a game for the 360?

A friend of mine showed me a site he had been learning from, [xnadevelopment]. He’d followed a tutorial and had gotten a blue wizard to jump around whilst shooting fireballs. I was instantly intrigued and even more so when he pointed out that the software needed to get going was completely free. Needless to say, I was interested and after trying out the tutorials myself, I set about making a game myself. This would become Towers. Originally I designed it as a side on game, like old style platformers. The first step was to create a series of platforms, on which I stood a blue wizard (which I had coincidentally drawn years before, for a game I’d never made). Being fairly new to this, I was quite impressed by my little wizard standing on his ledge. Other’s not so much, but he was the starting point and when I came to sign up for the XNA Creators Club, I couldn’t use my original choices, so I went with LedgeWizard.

From that point I continued learning as I went along, not quite sure what I’d be able to do. Thankfully the XNA forums and numerous code samples are available, so with a bit of time and effort you can achieve a lot. I can’t say I never got stuck, but I persevered and I’m pleased with the way it’s turned out.

What was your favourite part of the process?

Seeing people’s reactions to the game. At one point, I had one tester playing and five other people criticising his tower placements, each asking to have the controller passed to them next, so that they could show them how it’s done. When people get out of their seats and start pointing to where they think towers should be placed it’s very cool, especially when it’s meant to be a single player experience.

Overall, the feedback I’ve received has been incredibly gratifying. As a result of the feedback, we’re even planning an update, to add multiple difficulty levels and are planning on smoothing out the difficulty curve a little. One particular level, Everwinter Trail, has been commented on a few times and is definately possible, but generally harder than the other levels around it. We’ve got some tips on our website at www.ledgewizardgames.com if people are struggling and will possibly offer walkthroughs in the future if people are interested.

What was your least favourite part?

I’m generally happy with everything that went into the game. I cut a number of items early on when it was apparent that they either bogged the game down, or made it overcomplicated. Despite this, the things that did go in took a lot longer than I’d originally expected. I think I told my wife that the game would be done in a few evenings and odd weekends over a month and it dragged out a lot more than that. To be fair, I was learning as I went along, so was essentially encountering new problems at every step. But I worked through each and every one and firmly believe the next one will be quicker. At least, that’s what I’ve told my wife.

There’s almost as much work in getting the game playing right and running smoothly as there is just getting it to work in the first place. I owe a seriously huge thank you to my testers who volunteered their free time playing and replaying the levels as I made minute changes to the levels or the controls or some other incredibly small point.

So, what are you working on next?

Loads of things! Whilst working on Towers, I kept getting ideas that either were too complex to go in and might work for a sequel or for an entirely different TD. I want to work a lot more with game generated music for instance, as it’s an area I really haven’t explored much. Also, I’ve had at least a dozen unrelated ideas. Some being clones and some being quite original. I’ll have to let you know when I’ve picked one!

I tend to create a very rough prototype (like a ghost, wearing a hat whilst wandering through a forest and being shot at by cannons) and throw it out to a few close friends, who will quite honestly tell me that it’s either a rubbish idea, or maybe that it’s got some potential . Getting people to look past placeholder graphics is tricky, plus I’m really not very good with drawing graphics yet, so they have to fill in the blanks with their imaginations.

Lastly, Some of the levels can get a bit tough, Do you have any recommended strategies?

This unintended one arose in early play testing. An interesting use of the lightning tower. Designed to have huge range and really high damage to a single target or anything standing really close. Ideal for boss monsters, since it will always output its maximum damage rather than over-killing. It also targets the monster with the most hit points remaining so that it’s not generally wasted on smaller monsters.

Most people put these towers near the centre of the screen, exposing them to as much of the monster’s paths as possible, but one tester put one right at the end of the path, covering very little ground. It turned out that the tower acted really well as a filter. The tester has put gun towers down to finish off weakened monsters that had gotten past everything else. However, gun towers get locked onto targets, shooting them for as long as they possibly can. Therefore if they start tracking something with a lot of health, weaker monsters that could easily be killed quickly will creep past. The lightning tower solved this by severely weakening or frequently killing off just the tougher monsters as opposed to the ones that the guns could quickly destroy.

Could I please just add a huge thank you to everyone who helped suggest ideas and improvements whilst testing the game. Without you guys the whole experience would’ve been a lot less satisfying and a lot less fun.

You can find and download the game from the XBox LIVE Marketplace. I highly recommend that you give it a go. Or you could visit LedgeWizard games yourself. Here.

Valve has launched Team Fortress 2 for Mac via Steam. Team Fortress 2 is an extremely popular team-based, multiplayer first person shooter and Valve is releasing the game with the aim of boosting its subscriptions on Apple Mac’s.

Valve was offering Team Fortress 2 for free, however that offer has now ended and its now available for half price at $9.99 on Steam.

Valve offered Team Fortress 2 for Mac users for Free, but that offer has now ended, however the game is still half price at $9.99. You can also get Team Fortress 2 as part of the Orange Box for $29.99. The Orange Box includes a number of popular Valve titles including Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal, and Team Fortress 2.

It looks like the good old Mortal Kombat is back! Plus, it looks like they have simplified the controls, added a tag feature and an assist feature. I love E3 for great announcements!

This is an interesting effort to steal some attention away from EA’s basketball announcement, 2K games has announced that its upcoming NBA 2k11 will feature basketball legend Michael Jordan on the cover.

Jason Argent, VP of marketing for 2K Games, confirmed something that had only been a rumor until today:

We’ve made a lot of progress over the past 10 years, but we know we have the best NBA video game ever made here. So we thought to ourselves how can we embody that and there was only one person on that list who we wanted to have and that was Michael Jordan. Actually getting this done is the most ridiculous win of all-time.

The game is due out on October 5th and has been confirmed for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. We will give you more information as it becomes available.

Lego, the building blocks of the gods. What can’t you do with Lego? Micro Surgery? Well not yet anyway, in time my friends, in time. Anyway there’s no point sulking over what Lego can’t do (yet) when there is so much it can do. For instance;

Catsy, some guy on the internet, has recreated the Prothean Space Station with nothing but standard LEGO bricks… and some fancy lighting. I’m Impressed. Here are some more Pictures.

…and a few more.

Here is one without the backdrop & Lighting.

In case you don’t know what it is supposed to look like.

I came across a great picture of the new Real-time physics engine in NHL 11. This picture was added to the NHL 11 Facebook group.

Over the last week or so the World of Warcraft :Cataclysm – Friends and family alpha has been going on and predictably there has been leaks… a lot of leaks. Instead of bringing you hundreds of screenshots to go through I thought I’d bring you a video with the new worgan and goblin character creation screen.

In the interest of averting mass eye strain, I have transcribed the race introduction which is right below the vid. Enjoy.

Oh, one last thing. The Worgen female model was not yet finished at the point of time the video was recorded either that or blizzard decided to censor the Femworgen to prevent mass furry explosions.

The Worgen

The worgen were first unleashed upon the Eastern Kingdoms by Archmage Arugal during the Third War. Primarily used as a weapon against the Scourge, the beasys soon proved to be a burden greater than the humans of Lordaeron could bear.

A mysterious curse began to spread amoung those who fought alongside the wolf-men, casuing them to become worgen themselves.

The curse rapidly spread as it it reached gilneas, trapping its inhabitants behind the very walls built to protect them.

The survivors of the curse now seek to find a new fate for their people — their destiny unwritten…

The Goblins

Priginally the slaves of jungle trolls on the Isle of Kezan, the goblin race was forced to min Kaja’mite ore out of the bowels of Mount Kajaro. Unbeknownst to anyone at the time, the mineral had magical properties that caused the golins to rapidly increase in both cunning and intelligence.

Tinkering their own powerful artifacts of engineering and alchemy in secret, the goblins overthrew their troll oppressors, taking over the island that they now call home.

Quickly rising to prominence as masters of mercantilism, goblins and their global trade conglomerates dominate all commerce across Azeroth.

It was revealed at the end of last week that the new Call of Duty game would be called Black Ops. No sooner there was a trailer available.

Are you one of the unlucky ones? Left cold and broken in the rain without a StarCraft II Beta account? All is not lost, if you order Wings of Liberty or the Collectors Addition online the much coveted Beta Code will be printed on your receipt. Be warned though because once you get your Beta Code you cannot cancel your order.

As of yet Blizzard has not revealed the official release date for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. But at least  the competition will be more varied on Battle.net, Well hopefully.

Marvel Vs Capcom is back and it’s about time. Capcom tells us that they’ll be “blowing fans out of the water” with the sheer amount of characters making it to the game. Expect all the favourites updated for twenty-ten Generation.

Now all we have to wait for is ‘Marvel vs Capcom’ vs ‘Mortal Kombat vs DC’. Hmm.

Okay, checkout the teaser below.

Robert Bowling, Community Manager at Infinity Ward, has confirmed the PS3 and PC release dates for Modern Warfare 2’s first DLC pack.  According to his Twitter page, “The Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package DLC will hit PS3 in North America on May 4th, everywhere else May 5th. PC gets it worldwide on May 4th.”

Set 100 years after the first game, Portal 2 has Chell awake to find herself in the wreckage of Aperture  with more Portal based puzzles to get through new paint mechanics and a multiplayer mode.

You have to have some sort of serious brain injury not to be excited about this sequal so to tide you over til it comes out here is some art showing off the ‘decaying’ style of future Apurture.

Sony has just confirmed that Gran Turismo 5 should be released this year probably in October.

The news has come just after a new trailer was released with some stunning scenes.

This next version of the number one driving game dynasty has been slated since 2006 and will contain nearly 1,000 cars – each perfect makes of the actual originals – and up to 70 track iterations to race them on. Should it arrive on schedule, GT5 would be the hot favourite for the biggest game launch of the year.

Nintendo is planning a 3D version of the DS.

Since rivals, Sony, planning to launch various 3D Stuff and the attention that 3D has got lately, Nintendo has decided to cash in with a 3D DS.

This wouldn’t require any external peripheral or glasses like most of the alternatives as Nintendo said that its system will not need such add-ons.

The DS, 3DS’ predecessor, has sold over 125 million units worldwide and it’s existing games should be compatible the new console .

It said the games console will be available at some point either this year or early 2011 and promised more details at E3.

DICE patched Battlefield: Bad Company 2 with numerous bug-fixes and UI improvements (full list below). The patch for the Steam version of the game is still forthcoming pending some additional testing.

Thankfully, multiplayer servers have not been patched so Steam users will be able to play with non-Steam users despite not having the latest client version. SecuROM CD/DVD copy protection will also be removed from the Steam version, which has no disc.

Thanks to Shacknews community member Leviathan41 for sending in the story.

How about some patch notes?

Single Player -

• Fixed: Graphical issues on some systems on SP_03 (at start and when displaying background mountains at “Up river”)
• Fixed: Character voice issue during cut scenes in SP_03b (only affected Spanish)
• Fixed: Hang when killed using TOW Launchers in SP_05
• Fixed: Graphical issue on some systems on SP_05 (displaying background mountains)
• Fixed: Voice volume in cut scenes on SP_06
• Fixed: Unexpected dialog at start of SP_08 (only affected Italian)
• Fixed: Random crash in SP_09 cut scenes

Multi Player -

• Fixed: Server Browser – Joining a password protected server results in a connection timeout
• Fixed: Server Browser auto updating server list when reopened causing a timeout issue
• Fixed: Password issue during Friend invites
• Fixed: Password text field issue on joining a password protected server
• Fixed: “Flickering” ship on Arica Harbor
• Fixed: Clan tags that use numbers in them displaying a “0″ on the Select Spawn Point screen
• Fixed: Display issue on long server names
• Fixed: Mortar Strike icon not updating (Beta issue)
• Fixed: No “Exit Game” menu option appearing at the end of some rounds.
• Fixed: Flickering user rank icon (appeared as an animated gif) when user reaches rank 10.
• Fixed: Flickering trees and “Red Box” on Laguna Presa
• Fixed: User is logged out when failing to create a new soldier
• Fixed: Zeus stationary weapon not appearing in stats
• Fixed: Zu23 not appearing in stats
• Fixed: BMD3 AA not appearing in stats
• Fixed: Friend request displaying incorrect Veteran stats
• Fixed: End of Round screen displayed incorrect “AV_Station” – now displays correct localized text.
• Fixed: K/D ratio displays in the Front End
• Fixed: K/D ratio displays correctly when “comparing”
• Change: Server browser now defaults to list via Ping first
• Change: News Ticker font support for Spanish, Polish, Russian and Japanese
• Change: New message for server full (reported as “I get no message when I try and join a server, it does nothing”)
• Change: New message displayed for attempting to join a password protected server without providing a password (reported as “I get no message when I try and join a server, it does nothing”)
• Change: Displays version number on Front End Legal Screen
• Change: Display of weapon icon during loading screen

When creating your sims, its so fun to personalize it, or get new clothes for them to wear. When decorating your house, its fun to get ideas, and get new items. Most places you have to buy your sims 3 items, but I found a website that will let you download them for free!

1. http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/browse/category/sims3-hair-hairstyles/ — go to this website. You can download anything for your sims, from clothes, hair, furniture, houses, sets. Its super easy.
2. Create an account, its free no need to worry about paying. Then Look at the web page, find what you want. When you find something you like, you will see two squares under the picture, click the picture with the diamond in it.
3. By clicking the button, it will download the file into your sims3 folder. Open your Sims 3 download manger. If you look in your download box, you will see the item you just downloaded already there. Click install. & it will download into the game then. & bam your done, you can continue to keep adding more things to the sims game. To make it more fun, and exciting.

Too me, making money while playing video games would be a dream. Unfortunately the number of actual video game playing jobs is very small. There are however some indirect ways to make money from playing video games using your gamer experiences and knowledge.

• Review your games, consoles, and gaming accessories. Does this console always overheat or does this game always freeze when it loads? This is important information to consumer shoppers. ExpoTV is a great place to voice your opinion. ExpoTV will pay you $5 for reviewing your gaming product on video and uploading it to their site. So if you have a lot of games, you can make money in hurry. You can also write reviews of your gaming gear in a blog or web page and make money with Ads by Google or other ads.

• Whenever I’m getting beat in a game by someone really good, I always find myself asking, “how did he do that?”. This is the chance for you expert gamers to share your expertise. Write articles on WireNinja! Tell us how to win in NBA Live ’08 or unlock a gun in Call of Duty 4. By the time you’re done reading this article I’ll bet you’ve already thought of a couple WireNinja articles to write.

• Do you know a game inside and out? Write a guide or walkthrough and sell it as a ebook. If you search for a video game on eBay chances are you will turn up quite a few gaming guides. There are a demand for these. So stop giving away tips for free, make money by selling them on eBay or other website.

The video can get a tad violent so no youths please.

Here’s what the website has to say.

“Set in the shattered subway of a post apocalyptic Moscow, Metro 2033 is a story of intensive underground survival where the fate of mankind rests in your hands.

In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the earth’s surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age.

The year is 2033. An entire generation has been born and raised underground, and their besieged Metro Station-Cities struggle for survival, with each other, and the mutant horrors that await outside.

You are Artyom, born in the last days before the fire, but raised Underground. Having never ventured beyond your Metro Station-City limits, one fateful event sparks a desperate mission to the heart of the Metro system, to warn the remnants of mankind of a terrible impending threat. Your journey takes you from the forgotten catacombs beneath the subway to the desolate wastelands above, where your actions will determine the fate of mankind.

• Metro 2033 is a gripping, atmospheric first person shooter experience powered by cutting edge technology to deliver incredible visuals.
• Witness the everyday horrors of a broken society living in constant fear.
• Brave the darkness of the tunnels, where mutants hunt their prey and ghostly spirits lurk.
• Explore the desolate city-surface, trusting your gas mask and rifle to protect you from a poisoned world and the creatures that roam there.
• Steel your nerve and prepare to face the terrors that await. “

One final Picture.

On March 30 the Xbox 360 will be receiving the first map pack for Modern Warfare 2 as a timed exclusive. Gamers will receive three new maps, as well as two reworked maps from Call of Duty 4. The price for all this gaming? 1,200 Microsoft points, or $15.

Here is the map list, as reported by Destructoid:

New maps:

• “Bailout,” a multi-level apartment complex
• “Storm,” an open industrial park littered with heavy machinery
• “Salvage,” a snowy junkyard fortified by stacked debris and crushed cars

Modern Warfare maps:

• “Crash,” a war-torn urban environment
• “Overgrown,” which features a massive dry creek bed

Civilization V will soon be released and here is the latest screenshot of the upcoming game. Civilization has always stayed true to their roots and I think this version will be a great release.

Not being the greedy type here’s a few of the screenshots from the game – you can see the rest (19 of them) of them over at IGN.

If you don’t own a Wii and have always wanted one, you need to get to your local Walmart ASAP! All Walmart stores are now carrying a limited edition Wii bundle that has everything you need to get started.

Normally, a Wii costs $199 and comes with a Wii, a remote, a nunchuk and the mini-sports game collection Wii Sports. This limited bundle comes with all that, a copy of Wii Sports Resort and a MotionPlus peripheral for the exact same price. Yes, only $199. Normally, Wii Sports Resort will cost you an additional $49.99!

Both WiiNintendo and Joystiq are reporting that the bundle will be in Walmart stores immediately, and Joystiq also notes that it will be on Walmart.com starting March 7, 2010. Some Walmarts are open 24 hours, so you may want to pick up your phone and make some calls. A Wii bundle like this could be the perfect Easter stocking stuffer.

Read [NeoGAF] Via [WiiNintendo] Also Read [Joystiq]