yay

Are there any other games coming out in September?

YES 
 
<3 Civ

" @eroticfishcake:  Halo Reach, Dead Rising 2, and FF14 off the top of my head.  Demo will be cool.  Definitely want to see how I feel about this one first.  I might be satisfied with Civ IV and Rev... "

will it be on steam?

A demo? For civ? Who needs it, ill be buying it day one. 

" A demo? For civ? Who needs it, ill be buying it day one.  "

The only reason I wanted a demo was so it could deal with my need for more Civ before the big release, but releasing it on the day of release won't do that for me.

" Linky. Same day as NA release. "

I looked down the list, saw your Olaf picture, and almost dumped a load. Lost Vikings sequel, 2012. I'M CALLING IT. 
 
As for the topic at hand... 
 
25th. That's pretty soon.

Awesome! But on the week of my first exams? =(

" I looked down the list, saw your Olaf picture, and almost dumped a load. Lost Vikings sequel, 2012. I'M CALLING IT.  As for the topic at hand...  25th. That's pretty soon. "

" @bwmcmaste:  Probably so that people on the other side of the world can play some Civ as well, when is the European/Pal release?  "

I'm glad they are releasing the demo, because they are releasing it WORLDWIDE, so us other countries that have to wait a couple of days can get our fix before buying the game. The demo hits 10am EDT (Eastern daylight time) which I worked out to be 3pm GMT (For us UK duders). I'll be at work at the time it releases but i'll download it as soon as I get back.

I was going to try the demo to make sure my PC can run it good enough but Direct2drive's deal was too good to pass up.

Nice that there throwing it out the same day so people unsure if its too complicated can check it out.

I want the demo to see if my laptop can even run it. 

Oh man. That means us Euro's can play the demo till the stupid game unlocks in Steam!
I guess it beats playing StarCraft II and constantly loosing.

Downloaded the demo to hold me over for a day or two until I buy it.  The wait became much more unbearable.  Outstanding sequel to one of the best franchises on the PC.

This is one of the best demos i've played in a long time.

Was holding off on the preorder till i had to demo to see if i could run the game..... my god is this demo incredible. Sold.

The demo seems really bad to me.  The presentation is not what I expected at all.  It feels like I'm playing Encarta : the video game.
 
Gameplay doesn't seem as slick as Civ IV or Civ Rev either...  Glad I held out on this one.

what limitation does the demo have? limited moves? time limited?
 
edit:   100 turns...

" The demo seems really bad to me.  The presentation is not what I expected at all.  It feels like I'm playing Encarta : the video game.  Gameplay doesn't seem as slick as Civ IV or Civ Rev either...  Glad I held out on this one. "