In about two days from now, the demo of Galactic Civilizations II will be released over at Gamespot.com.

Demo Details:

• Play as the Terran Alliance
• Play in a randomly generated galaxy
• Play against multiple alien civilizations backed by a sophisticted computer AI.
• Design your own ship or use the ships that come with the game.
• Advanced diplomatic options to plot your domination of the galaxy
• Win through technological, military, political, or cultural means.