Sid Meier's Civilization V (also known as Civilization 5) is an upcoming turn-based strategy computer game developed by Firaxis. It is the latest game in the Civilization series, and is due for release for Windows PC on September 21, 2010 in North America and on September 24 internationally.

In Civilization V, the player leads a civilization from prehistoric times into the future on a randomly-generated map, achieving one of a number of different victory conditions through research, diplomacy, expansion, economic development, government and military conquest. The game is based on an entirely new game engine with a hexagonal map instead of the square tiles of earlier games in the series. Many elements from Civilization IV and its expansion packs have been removed or changed, such as religion and espionage. The combat system has been overhauled, removing stacking of military units and enabling cities to defend themselves by firing directly on nearby enemies. In addition, the maps contain computer-controlled city-states as non-player characters that are available for trade, diplomacy and conquest. A civilization's borders also expand more realistically, favouring more productive terrain, and the concept of roads has changed.

The game features community, modding and multiplayer elements.

Kaynak: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_5