An announcement for Civilization 7 seems imminent after a picture for the sport was noticed on 2K Games’ official web site.
As noticed by customers on ResetEra and Reddit, the banner for the unannounced technique sequel was briefly accessible on the 2K web site homepage and even pointed to a at the moment non-existent trailer and Steam web page for wishlisting earlier than it was eliminated. The leak suggests an announcement at Summer season Recreation Fest at present, June 7. 2K is but to remark.
In Might, Summer season Recreation Fest stated 2K Games would reveal the “subsequent iteration in one in all its largest and most beloved franchises” throughout the present. The tease immediately received followers speculating on the chances, with many questioning whether or not BioShock 4 would lastly be revealed after a 5 12 months wait. Others steered it is likely to be Mafia 4 or Borderlands 4. It appears possible now that the tease is expounded to Civilization 7.
2K plans to disclose the subsequent iteration in one in all 2K’s largest and most beloved franchises at (*7*) on Friday, June 7. pic.twitter.com/1vyFXE2N4z
— Summer season Recreation Fest (@summergamefest) May 16, 2024
Sid Meier’s Civilization 6 was developed by Firaxis Games and revealed by 2K on PC in 2016, earlier than ports for Nintendo Swap, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and cell had been launched. IGN’s Civ 6 overview returned a 9.4. We stated: “Civilization 6 is absolutely loaded with options and makes some very good modifications to its successful 4X technique components.”
Given the sport’s monumental recognition (Civ 6 stays within the high 20 most-played video games on Steam and the franchise has bought a powerful 71 million copies thus far), a seventh entry within the long-running sequence was inevitable. Certainly, in February final 12 months Firaxis introduced it was engaged on the subsequent mainline Civ, though it did not name it Civ 7 on the time.
That’s all now we have to go on for now, with extra certain to be revealed throughout Summer season Recreation Fest.
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