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Civilization V Might Be Heading To Linux

Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Gaming on 5 October 2013 at 05:19 AM EDT. 61 Comments

As the latest good news for Linux gamers is that it appears 2K Games is bringing some of their titles to Linux like Civilization V and XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

A Phoronix reader pointed out that according to Amazon, 2K Games will be releasing Civilization V and XCOM: Enemy Unknown with Linux support on 22 October. This is very good Linux gaming news given that Sid Meier's Civilization V continues to be a very popular turn-based title on Windows.

The Amazon Linux Games department also lists Borderlands 2, NBA 2013, and NBA 2014 as upcoming games too. Stay tuned to find out more details.

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