Civ5 - shipping with Steamworks * plus Digital Deluxe Edition

Here you can read the announcement of 2K Games and Valve:

It deserves to be quoted in its entirety:

Quote:

Sid Meier’s Civilization V players will enjoy the benefits of the Steamworks’ features included in all PC versions such as

auto-updating,

Steam Achievements,

downloadable content,

multiplayer matchmaking and more.

Sid Meier’s Civilization V Digital Deluxe Edition

will expand players’ conquests with the new Babylonian civilization and their ruler, Nebuchadnezzar II (c. 630 – c. 561 B.C.).

As King of Babylon, gamers will be able to expand their empire with advanced Babylonian Bowmen to rightfully earn the title of Nebuchadnezzar the Great. Sid Meier’s Civilization V Digital Deluxe Edition will also include an in-depth “Behind the Scenes at Firaxis with Civilization V” video feature, as well as the game’s epic soundtrack.

Gamers who pre-order any version of Sid Meier’s Civilization V from Steam will receive

the downloadable bonus content, Cradle of Civilization Map Pack: Mesopotamia,

for free when the game is available.

The map pack will let players experience the traditional Western and Middle Eastern “Cradle of Civilization.”

The pack will include the Fertile Crescent with the Nile River valley to the west and extending east down the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys to the Persian Gulf. Leaders will be able to explore new terrain, cultures and conquests


EDIT:

Info on pricing:

Scheduled to launch this September, the Standard Edition will set you back $49.99/€49.99/£29.99,

while the Digital Deluxe Edition, including an exclusive scenario, goes for an inflated $59.99/€59.99/£39.99

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