Civilization 4 publisher 2K games recently announced that the second expansion for Civilization IV called Beyond the sword, will be released around the 3rd week of july (July 23) in the U.S. The rest of the civilized world will have to wait till the end of July to get their copies. It is said that Beyond the Wword will be the largest expansion in the history of the Civilization franchise, but will it be the best?

Beyond the Sword delivers 12 new scenarios created by both the development team at Firaxis Games and members of the Civilization fan community. The Civilization IV world, one of the best-reviewed strategy games on IGN (9.4), will be expanded to include 10 new civilizations, 16 new leaders, five new wonders, and a slew of new units.

Check out the official website of the expansion here.