Firaxis Video games has formally introduced that Civilization 7 is in improvement on the studio.
Revealed alongside the announcement that former COO Heather Hazen would be the new studio head, Firaxis confirmed that the following Civilization recreation is in improvement.
“I am thrilled to have this chance to hold on the studio’s storied legacy, starting with the announcement that Firaxis is in improvement on the following iteration of the legendary Civilization franchise,” mentioned Hazen.
“I’m fortunate to be working with a number of the greatest builders in our trade, and we have now plans to take the Civilization franchise to thrilling new heights for our hundreds of thousands of gamers world wide. As well as, we’ll proceed to assist Marvel’s Midnight Suns with post-launch content material, and discover new artistic tasks for our groups.”
Followers have been patiently ready for affirmation of a brand new entry for seven years, following the launch of Civilization 6 in 2016. The studio has since been at work on its different premiere technique franchise in XCOM: Chimera Squad and most not too long ago tried one thing model new with the aforementioned Marvel’s Midnight Suns.
With the announcement solely coming now, with none point out of a launch date, mechanics, or every other recreation particulars, it is doubtless that Civilisation 7 remains to be years away, however it can seemingly be Firaxis Video games’ fundamental focus going ahead.
In our 9/10 overview of the earlier recreation, IGN mentioned: “Civilization 6 is absolutely loaded with options and makes some very sensible adjustments to its successful 4X technique method.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and performing UK information editor. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.