| 9/01/10 | NEWS STORY PolyCast focuses on Civ V! The acclaimed podcast for all things Civilization interviews Civ V designer Jon Shafer and marketing associate Pete Murray! |
| 9/01/10 | NEWS STORY Apolyton interviews Jon Shafer on Civ V! Apolyton sat down with Jon Shafer at this year's Gamescom to talk about what's new for Civ V. |
| 9/01/10 | NEWS STORY Apolyton previews Civ V! The Civilization fan site got their hands on the new Civ V at Gamescom this year. What did they think about the game? Check out the in-depth preview on the all-new Apolyton! |
| 8/12/10 | NEWS STORY GameSpot publishes preview of Civ V! "Civ V will be every bit as addictive as you'd expect from a game in this popular series, with a user-friendly, streamlined interface and a social policy system..." |
| 8/12/10 | NEWS STORY Shacknews previews Civ V! ..."[T]his latest entry introduces a number of changes that should appeal to both the long time fan and the potential first-time player." |
| 8/12/10 | NEWS STORY Kotaku takes 399 more turns with the Civ V preview! "Civ V is no less engrossing than its predecessors, no less tempting to keep playing, distractions be damned. I've played 400 turns as the Arabs, reached the year 1980 and can still do so much more. I want to do more." |
| 8/12/10 | NEWS STORY Touring Civ V in 45 minutes with The Escapist Escapist writer Russ Pitts recently got a quick preview of Civ V. Read his impressions of spending just 45 minutes in the world of Civ V! |
| 8/12/10 | NEWS STORY PC Magazine previews Civilization V! "...Civilization V looks like it could be a worthy entrant in the franchise. But we'd better go back to, uh, testing—just to make sure we're not overlooking any crucial details, of course." |
| 8/12/10 | NEWS STORY Extreme Tech and their first impressions of Civ V! "...[W]e're intrigued by what we've already seen, and look forward to more playing... sorry, testing... more to learn all the ins and outs of this latest chapter of one of contemporary computer gaming's most elaborate and epic sagas." |
| 8/12/10 | NEWS STORY Gamer Vision previews Civ V! "Firaxis has done an impressive job improving a prolific series, which still hasn’t gotten stale after almost twenty years. " |