Gamescom - Sega revealing new AAA game

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A trademark for "Humankind" was filed back in April.

Leave your mark on the world in HUMANKIND™, a new historical strategy game from Amplitude Studios & SEGA.

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Leave your mark on the world in HUMANKIND, a new historical strategy game from Amplitude Studios. Create a civilization that's as unique as you are by combining 60 historical cultures from the Bronze to the Modern Age.

https://www.pcgamer.com/humankind-is-a-historical-4x-strategy-game-from-the-creators-of-endless-legend/

Amplitude, the studio that created Endless Space and Endless Legend games, isn't holding anything back with the announcement of its upcoming game Humankind. It's a turn-based 4X that follows the roots of human civilization and culture, and Amplitude says it's the game the studio was founded to create.

"All the games we've created up until now have been leading up to this moment," says chief creative officer Romain de Waubert. "We are so excited to finally be able to share with the community what has been at the heart of Amplitude since day one."

Along with publisher Sega, Amplitude is providing a first look at Humankind at Gamescom this week. The studio says the game will feature a million possible civilizations that can begin as, say, Ancient Egypt and eventually develop into Rome or the Khmer. As you research new tech, build wonders, and face the consequences of real historical events, you'll be working to build fame—the resource that ultimately determines the winner of the game.

Amplitude also says Humankind will feature tactical battles, and based on the new trailer, it looks downright gorgeous.

Humankind is set to launch sometime in 2020. In the meantime, you can find more information on the Steam page and at the official site, and even more information in the upcoming issue of PC Gamer UK magazine, which is out this Thursday August 22.

Quoted from the original Metro interview:

GC: You joked about it in the demo, but would you really consider becoming an Epic Games Store exclusive?

JS: [laughs] Everybody’s been in touch. I mean, all of a sudden, in the last 18 months, we’ve had Stadia, we’ve had Epic Games, we’ve had the new console generation announced… there are so many options. That’s why we’re trying to simplify and say, ‘Look, right now we’re going to make a really good PC game’.

GC: Would you consider not doing it purely so as to not upset fans?

JS: Frankly, if somebody comes in and says, ‘Hey, do you want $25 million and we’ll make you an exclusive?’ We’re going to go [makes the face anyone would make if offered $25 million].

GC: I’m not sure it’d be quite that much. [laughs]

JS: [laughs] Right! But we are a for-profit organisation and you have to assume the consequences of that. But right now we’ve had a great relationship with Steam for eight years. There’s a lot of other options out there… of course we’re talking to them. Of course you have marketing visits from people.
But I don’t even know, marketing doesn’t, she’s PR [points to PR woman] and she doesn’t know… We’re talking to everybody, but I would hate to ruin our relationship with Steam or make the community angry.