2KGames today announced that Firaxis's RTS, Civilization IV has gone gold. It should be in stores next week, the 24th of October.

The fourth title in the legendary series of turn based strategy games, Sid Meier's Civilization IV expands on the beloved gameplay of its predecessors with countless new gameplay changes and improvements, including religion, great people and for the first time in the Civilization series, a full 3D engine.

More information is available at civiv.com.