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==Release== ''Call to Power'' was published by Activision for Windows in 1999. A Linux port was announced on January 26, 1999 by [[Loki Software]].<ref name=linux>{{cite web|url=http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/990126/ca_loki_en_1.html|title=Loki To Launch Activision's Civilization: Call To Power for Linux|website=[[Business Wire]]|publisher=[[Berkshire Hathaway]]|via=[[Yahoo! Finance|Yahoo.com]]|date=January 26, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990423053057/http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/990126/ca_loki_en_1.html|archive-date=April 23, 1999|url-status=dead|access-date=June 15, 2019}}</ref> Pre-orders were collected by Loki and via GameCellar.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} The port was set to ship in the week of April 26, but the date was postponed by a week to include bug fixes by Activision.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/1999042600210NWGM|title=Where to Buy Civilization: Call to Power for Linux|website=Linux Today|publisher=TechnologyAdvice|date=April 26, 1999|access-date=September 13, 2019|archive-date=October 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001183848/https://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/1999042600210NWGM|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 15, Loki announced it had begun shipping. It was distributed in Europe via [[SUSE S.A.|SUSE]] by [[Media Markt]] and other retailers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lokigames.com/news/archive.php3?051999|title=May 1999 News|website=[[Loki Software]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010611032811/http://www.lokigames.com/news/archive.php3?051999|archive-date=June 11, 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref> It marked the availability of the first major commercial video game for the Linux platform.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://opensource.com/life/10/5/brief-history-commercial-gaming-linux|title=A brief history of commercial gaming on Linux (and how it's all about to change)|last=Kepley|first=Travis|date=May 13, 2010|website=Opensource.com|publisher=[[Red Hat]]}}</ref> In January 2000, the game was also released for Macintosh.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gamerinfo.net/game/civilization-call-to-power/|title=Civilization: Call to Power|website=Gamer Info}}</ref> A BeOS port is also known to exist.
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