June, 2009

Question: I was just wondering, whatever became of that dinosaur project from back in 2000? Could that be next? What might it be like?

Sid: Wow – thanks for remembering that project! We worked on the Dino game for a while and just couldn’t find the fun, so we put it on the shelf. It’s always in the back of my mind as a possibility, but it’s not currently in the development plans. We’ll keep you posted if anything changes.

Question: I've been a huge fan of the Civilization series since a very young age and I've also always been a computer gamer at heart. The recent addition to the Civ series on the Xbox 360 and PS3 is a nice thing to see, but will the PC line of civ be continuing?

Sid: We have a very large and loyal Civ PC community and have always said that we’ll keep delivering new Civ games to the community if they keep asking for them. So all you Civ PC fans out there need to make some noise!

Question: Do you have any plans of porting some games to iPhone/iPod touch?

Sid: We are big fans of the iPhone/iPod Touch and think they would be great platforms for some of our games. We’ll let you know if we decide to move forward on anything.

Question: I am a huge fan of Civ 4. When can we expect the release of Civ 5?

Sid: Well, we’ve just wrapped up the Civ IV series with the release of Civ IV: Colonization, which seems to be a hit. And we recently released Civ IV: Complete for anyone who is interested in getting Civ IV, the two expansions and Colonization all on one disc (and DRM free). We have always said that if the fans want more Civ we’ll keep making more. We’ll take your email as another vote for more Civ and let you know if there is any news to report.

If you want to ask Sid a question, send an email to webmaster@firaxis.com. Put "Ask Sid" in the subject line. Please note that we cannot answer all questions submitted to this forum. Due to the quantity of "Ask Sid" emails we recieve, we ask that you please refrain from sending us new game ideas.