Game of Thrones and The Lord of the Rings star Sean Bean is the voice of the tech trees for Sid Meier’s Civ 6, as confirmed by PC Gamer. After voicing the game’s E3 launch trailer, he is back as the voice behind the historical quotes that play after each time you complete a research on a new technology. After Star Trek star Leonard Nemoy lent his voice to the tech trees of Civ IV, followed by Morgan Sheppard whose voice was featured in Civ 5, Bean is the third big name to be associated with the Civilization series. Before this, Sean Bean has done some voice acting as the narrator for the horror title Kholat. He also voiced Emperor Martin Septim in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. One thing that Sean Bean is known for is dying in movies and TV shows (for eg. Game of Thrones, The...
2K and Firaxis Games have revealed that Catherine de’ Medici will lead France in Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, launching on Oct 21st for Windows PC. Born an Italian noblewoman, Catherine de’ Medici was wed to King Henry II of France and served as Queen from 1547 until her husband’s death in 1559. Her influence would extend beyond this brief period as Queen, however, as she went on to bear three sons who would each become King of France during her lifetime. Her offspring each ruled France during a period of continuous civil and religious war. Despite the constant threat of complex and seemingly insurmountable conflict, Catherine kept the French monarchy intact as she championed both policies of compromise with the rebellious Protestant class and later more hardline stances against them. She ...
2K and Firaxis Games are excited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Civilization series by announcing that Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI, the next entry in the award-winning turn-based strategy franchise, is currently in development for PC. Sid Meier’s Civilization VI will offer player’s new ways to interact with their world, expand their empire across the map, advance their culture, and compete against history’s greatest leaders to build a civilization to stand the test of time. “Sid Meier’s Civilization games hold a reputation for defining the 4X gaming genre for the past 25 years,” said Christoph Hartmann, President of 2K. “We can’t think of a better way to celebrate the silver anniversary of our longest-running franchise than launching the eagerly anticipated Sid Meier’s Civilizat...