Firaxis' Civilization V is a big deal. Around the IGN offices, the Civ franchise has as sterling a brand value as any game series could, and it's appeared at nearly the top spot on lists like their top 100 games of all time and top 25 PC games of all time. When IGN heard they could interview Jon Shafer, lead designer & principal gameplay programmer on the upcoming sequel, they were quick to respond.
Civilization V continues to be one of the most popular grand-strategy games you can play on Steam, for about three years.
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Philip Boyes:
When I was a kid, I played a lot of Civilization 2. I played a lot of strategy games in general, but having a deep love of both history and sci-fi, the epic sweep of Civ 2 from prehistory to the stars held a particular appeal. I loved taking my little people from their huts and ziggurats to the world of science and advanced space-flight.
