XCOM and Civilization Developer Firaxis Will Reveal New Games This Year


Famed strategy title developer Firaxis will share "several exciting projects" in 2021, according to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick.

Speaking at Take-Two's earnings call, Zelnick noted that Firaxis "had one of its best years ever" following XCOM Chimera Squad's launch and the Switch port of XCOM 2.

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XCOM and Civilization Developer Firaxis Will Reveal New Games This Year

“Civilization 6’s daily active users have grown steadily since the game’s release more than five years ago and to date, the title has sold in over 11 million units," Zelnick explained.

"As a result of the engagement from the past as well as the success of XCOM Chimera Squad and XCOM 2 on Switch, Firaxis games had one of its best years ever."

“We expect this growth to continue as the studio has several exciting projects in development that will be revealed this year.”

As part of the call, Take-Two noted that the Civilization franchises has shipped more than 57 million units.

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