A common question we're being asked ahead of Civilization: Beyond Earth is when the game will be available to play.
The short answer is: It depends on where you are.
The longer answer is that the game will launch in three waves, each specific to certain geographic regions.
We've broken this down by zone and the launch time (in Coordinated Universal Time), along with (but not limited to) specific countries and the corresponding local time.
Finally, there's also a graphic at the bottom of this page, which is breaks these zones down into a handy, color-coded guide.
ZONE 1: Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 5:00:00 PM UTC
Auckland (New Zealand)
- Friday, October 24, 2014 at 6:00:00 AM - NZDT
Sydney (Australia)
- Friday, October 24, 2014 at 4:00:00 AM - AEDT
Mumbai (India)
- Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 10:30:00 PM - IST
Tokyo (Japan)
- Friday, October 24, 2014 at 2:00:00 AM - JST
ZONE 2: Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 11:00:00 PM UTC
London (United Kingdom - England)
- Friday, October 24, 2014 BST at 12:00:00AM - BST
Paris (France)
- Friday, October 24, 2014 at 1:00:00 AM - CEST
Berlin (Germany)
- Friday, October 24, 2014 at 1:00:00 AM - CEST
Moscow (Russia)
- Friday, October 24, 2014 at 3:00:00 AM - MSK
Johannesburg (South Africa)
- Friday, October 24, 2014 at 1:00:00 AM - SAST
ZONE 3: Friday, October 24, 2014 at 4:00:00 AM UTC
Los Angeles (U.S.A. - California)
- Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 9:00:00 PM - PDT
Chicago (U.S.A. - Illinois)
- Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 11:00:00 PM - CDT
Edmonton (Canada - Alberta)
- Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 10:00:00 PM - MDT
New York (U.S.A. - New York)
- Friday, October 24, 2014 at 12:00:00 AM - EDT
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
- Friday, October 24, 2014 at 2:00:00 AM – BRST
Handy Regional Map
