Panels[]
- The Great Mistake: The Beginning of Beyond Earth
Speakers: Will Miller, David McDonough - Past to Future : Music and Sound from Civilization V to Beyond Earth
Speakers: Geoff Knorr and Griffin Cohen - Choosing the Civs for Brave New World
Speaker: Ed Beach - Speaking in Tongues - Globalizing Civilization
Speaker: Lena Brenk - Best in Class: Designing the Soldiers in XCOM
Speaker: Ananda Gupta - Character Art Design in XCOM
Speakers: Greg Foertsch - They Came from QA
Speakers: Kevin Schultz, Lena Brenk, Barry Caudill - An Evening with Sid Meier
Speakers: Jake Solomon, Sid Meier
Firaxicon 2014 News & Announcements[]
The Great Mistake Revealed! (Kind Of)
The exact nature of Civilization: Beyond Earth's "Great Mistake" has been the subject of much debate since being revealed as the game's cryptic backstory, and that ambiguity was absolutely deliberate, lead designers Will Miller and David McDonough said during a Firaxicon panel devoted to the catastrophe
Firaxicon Kicks off with a talk from Lena Brenk
Greetings from Baltimore, MD! Firaxicon kicked off this morning with an interesting presentation from Lena Brenk, Civilization: Beyond Earth's lead producer, who discussed the challenges of accurately portraying the wide variety of cultures in the Civ. Because the game is rooted in multiculturalism and its audience is becoming increasingly international, Lena and the rest of Firaxis work hard to maximize immersion for players everywhere
Share Your Favorite Civ Moments!
The games in Sid Meier's Civilization franchise make for incredibly memorable moments, whether extraordinarily frustrating or exhilarating. To commemorate Firaxicon 2014, we want you to share the unforgettable episodes in your Civ history!