Non-RPG General News - 10 Crowns unveiled

Henriquejr spotted a new strategy game in the making on PC Gamer - it is called 10 Crowns:

Civilization 4 veterans unveil historical 4X strategy game 10 Crowns

Soren Johnson's Mohawk Games has partnered with Starbreeze.

No matter what this PC Gamer reader survey says, Civilization 4 is the best Civilization. Agreed? Good. Mohawk Games—the studio co-founded by Civ 4 lead designer Soren Johnson and art director Dorian Newcomb—has now announced 10 Crowns, a historical 4X turn-based strategy affair that aims to let players create the "greatest dynasty in world history."

In doing so 10 Crowns departs from the sci-fi themes employed by Mohawk's previous game Offworld Trading Company, however promises some "radical innovations" to the genre in the process. 10 Crowns is currently in the prototyping stages of development, so I guess we'll have to take Johnson at his word for now.

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