They equated the title as to be a spiritual successor to 1999′s Alpha Centuari, giving fans of sci-fi turn-based strategy games something to smile about. Due to an article slip from French site JeuxVideoPC the gaming press was able to grab the key points regarding the project; these details as well as the announcement trailer can be found below.

• Players will go beyond earth as with Alpha Centauri.
• The game starts on an alien world.
• Lush, Airy and Fungal are the three world types.
• Cities built can be expanded to other planets which will include outposts.
• The player can be the first human to explore a new planet and they may encounter neutral creatures and races.
• Relics are in the game.
• Diplomacy can be used with other players from the beginning of the game.
• Fog of War is still present.
• Orbital units can be commanded like satellites.

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Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is slated to launch sometime this fall for the PC, we'll keep you updated!

Posted: Apr 13, 2014 5:10 am
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