Wasn’t in-built a day

Firaxis has introduced by method of Twitter that improvement has began on the following entry within the Civilization collection. The final entry, Civilization VI, launched again – holy crap – in 2016. Regardless of this, it’s nonetheless receiving DLC, with its Chief Cross nonetheless dropping new content material.

? Scorching off the presses. Subsequent Civ recreation in improvement!!!!!!! ?

— Sid Meier’s Civilization (@CivGame) February 17, 2023

That’s all we’ve received to date, so listed below are some details.

The Civilization collection began method again in 1991. A brand new one being introduced at the moment isn’t an enormous shock, as new entries have been dropping like clockwork each 5-6 years. Every time, I can’t assist however marvel what you possibly can probably add to the earlier title to make it a brand new expertise, and it’s all the time simply sufficient to make it value it. The most important change was maybe the collection’ transfer to utilizing hex tiles in Civilization V relatively than the sq. grid that had been the mainstay till then. One other main change was the addition of “unit stacks,” whereas earlier than, you’d ship all of your little army guys at cities single file.

I additionally had an expertise in Civilization IV with a roommate utilizing the “Subsequent Conflict” mod, the place we had been getting roundly crushed by a computer-controlled Franklin Roosevelt. He was our ally, however each time all of us went to warfare with somebody, we’d get midway by means of, and he’d undertake our foe as a vassal state, tremendously increasing the scale of his empire and ending the warfare. Late within the recreation, we retaliated by specializing in growing nuclear arms, then instantly betrayed him by raining atomic dying down on the peace-loving jerk. Earlier than the primary salvo was even completed, our scientists warned us that if we continued, the planet would crack like an egg. We didn’t hear and continued to unload our arsenal till the sport abruptly led to “barbarian victory.” How’s that for a “New Deal,” Roosevelt?

Healthful enjoyable.

In any case, we’ll hold you posted on developments. All we now have proper now’s affirmation that the following Civilization recreation is in improvement. Goal platforms, launch home windows, and even the chosen title haven’t been included within the announcement.