Labor Day is the day when most of us get off a day off work but that doesn’t mean we all have to slack off in the process.

Just to keep you in the “working” mood, I have picked out 5 labor-intensive games that can be played this Labor Day (September 6, 2010). Too bad you won’t get paid for it…

A recent revelation in the development of Populous DS introduces a brand new culture only available in the forthcoming DS version. It seemed this technologically advanced race, known as the Bit-plane civilization in the game, worshiped the accomplishments of the acclaimed developer/publisher Nintendo. It wasn’t enough to keep this love inside, as this society worked hard to construct great buildings in the images of Nintendo systems across the ages.

Populous DS should be arriving by the end of 2008, as the Japanese version will be released February 21, 2008. It is a civilization simulation brought to gamers by EA. The game begins with a new world, a blank slate, and the players can then develop two different societies there. The societies can develop different cultures and also interact with each other with interesting results. So far the introduced civilizations include the Bit-plane, Persians, dragons, cavemen, undead and Martians. I’m sure ordinary humans are probably included as well.