Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution 2

It was a slow week for App Store releases presumably due the the 4th of July holiday, but two highly anticipated premium games did make their App Store debuts. Civilization Revolution 2 is the sequel to the popular PC game Sid Meier's Civilization, and the PSP title Monster Hunter Freedom Unite has also been ported to iOS devices.

Here are this week's games and apps released for the iPad through 06/29/14 to 07/05/14. Apple's Free App of the Week is Day One. The journal app will be free on the Apple App Store until 07/10/14. In other App Store news, Rayark released a trailer for its upcoming 3D, action game Implosion, Facebook Messenger has received iPad support and Denny's has teamed up with Atari to release a suite of breakfast-themed games.

2K Games has announced that Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution 2 is coming to iOS devices on July 2nd. The sequel is the first Civilization game created solely for mobile devices. The original game was released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2008 before being ported to iOS in 2009 and Windows Phone devices in 2012.

In Civilization Revolution 2, players will be able to build a powerful empire starting from the dawn of man. The sequel will feature the 16 historical leaders from the original game plus new faces such as Churchill and Kennedy. Players will also be able to and go head-to-head with famous dictators like Napoleon, conduct diplomacy and discover new technologies as they usher their civilization to the modern age.