It's difficult to capture the epic scope of a game like Civilization V, the upcoming addition to one of the most popular game franchises in the world, but this announcement trailer is an excellent start. As seen, it plays off the Civilopedia feature that uses relevant quotes as milestones when players discover new technologies or bring their empires to new heights. If we're not mistaken, the first voice sounds a lot like Keith David (Capt. Anderson from the Mass Effect series), who does quite a bit of video game voice acting. There's no official word on if he'll be doing any narration for the actual game. Maybe Leonard Nemoy will agree to lend his voice again for the upcoming game, now that he's done recording for Star Trek Online. We'll find out soon enough, since the game is expected to release this fall.

Download HD Civilization V Announcement Trailer (128 MB)