anno-2070 posts

The Anno games are known for being excellent economic simulations in the same vein as Settlers, but the latest in the series is taking a decidedly different turn. Rather than being set in the era of European expansionism, Anno 2070 takes place far in the future. This trailer gives a glimpse at the new content, and hints at new play styles (consumerism versus conservationism), but it doesn't really show anything we can identify with. Besides some excellent artwork, of course!

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Sometimes a game announcement sounds like its real when its a fake, like a number of April Fool's jokes that hit the internet. Other times a game announcement comes around that sound totally out there but in fact is totally real.

The latter case is what's happening with today's reveal of Anno 2070, the latest game in the long running strategy-trade sim series from developer Related Designs. If you can figure out that the "2070" in the title means that this series is leaving Middle Ages Europe behind for the future, give yourself a gold star.

Yes this series takes place in an era where the sea water is rising and there's less valuable land to go around. You can take up with the techno faction the Tycoons or the green faction the Ecos in this game which will have a single player campaign, a sandbox mode and unnamed multiplayer modes. Publisher Ubisoft plans to release Anno 2070 sometime in winter 2011.