We got 2 #Civ7 news articles for you today.
In the first news article in Ars Technica Dennis Shirk talks about the current state of the game, that they are aware that the interface is lacking, their decision to hire sukritact, the challenges with making everything work also on the different consoles, and the necessity to keep tweaking and balancing the game further. You can read the article here https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/03/civilization-vii-one-month-later-the-community-and-developers-chime-in/ , and discuss it with us here https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/civilization-vii-one-month-later-the-community-and-developers-chime-in.696755/
In the second article, from the Oklahoma Gazette, the devs talk about the challenges to get a voice actor for Tecumseh, how the voice actor Dillon Dean took this as a chance to investigate his native roots, and Chief Barnes explains that such projects are important to keep the language of the Shawnee alive. You can read the article here https://www.okgazette.com/arts-culture/preservation-partners-12971289 and discuss it with us here https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/oklahoma-gazette-shawnee-tribe-of-oklahoma-lent-its-history-voice-and-language-to-the-newest-installment-of-world-famous-video-game-sid-meier%E2%80%99s-civ.696775/.
@civfanatics What a great article you found about collaboration between the Shawnee and Firaxis! One of the great things about the Civ games is the spark they ignite to learn about more cultures and time periods. It's great to hear about them supporting language preservation.
@jendefer I'd like to take credit for finding it, but the Firaxis historian who was interviewed actually pointed out that it was published. (we don't like self promotion normally, but this is clearly relevant, so we accept that ^^).
For on topic, yes, the Shawnee and Firaxis did some really good work on the cultural side there. It's very nice to read these articles, as they are so wholesome. People who engange with their culture, and then Civ as a game, who brings that closer to other people. It's just nice :)