STELLARIS: New Paradox Game in SPAAAACE

[Caliga]

Chinese strategy game then? The Three Kingdoms period and the The Seven Warring States.

Elections though?

[jimmy olsen]

Chinese strategy game then? The Three Kingdoms period and the The Seven Warring States.

Elections though?

Ah, you're right. Don't see that. Don't see how it can be anything other than a Rome or Ancient Greece game if elections are important. 

[lustindarkness]

73 candidates in the 2016 US elections, important terrain could be the Rockies, but not much tech development lately.

[ulmont]

Paradox filed for a community trademark at the end of June for "STELLARIS" for goods and services beginning with computer game software: 
https://oami.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/014306054

[Drakken]

No, not a space game.

[Caliga]

That would explain the 'terrain' hint... desert planet vs. ocean planet vs. rocky planet, etc.

[Barrister]

A Paradox space game has the potential to rock very, very hard.

Potentially.

[Tonitrus]

Galaxy sucks.

[jimmy olsen]

I'm willing to give them a chance

[Syt]

Maybe their thinking is, "People were asking for a proper new SimCity after the EA game bombed, and we gave it to them. Let's see if we can do the same with Alpha Centauri."

Main difference being, of course, that Cities Skylines was developed by a third party and not in house.

[Syt]

Hint #7: This is a project we've always dreamt about doing, something all of PI have been involved in, not just the PDS developers.


I do seem to recall that Johan always said that he'd never do a sci-fi game, right?

[Caliga]

He also said Snowball was a great developer at one point.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

maybe it's an age-of-sail-game where you need to navigate by star. :p

[Zanza]

No, not a space game.

Universalis. Without Europa. 

[celedhring]

maybe it's an age-of-sail-game where you need to navigate by star. :p

7 = seven seas
3 = British navy traditions

It all checks out!