The upcoming Switch title Sid Meier's Civilization VII was confirmed to launch for Switch on February 11th 2025 during Gamescom's Opening Night Live showcase. It's also been revealed that the in-game narrator will be none other than English actor Gwendoline Christie.
Christie has become pretty well-known in recent years thanks in large part to her exceptional role as Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones. She also played the underutilised Captain Phasma in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, and more recently appeared in TV shows such as Wednesday and The Sandman.
Civilization VII is the latest entry in the strategy series developed by Firaxis Games. During its Gamescom reveal, Creative Director Ed Beach described the game as "the biggest and most ambitious game" the studio has ever attempted. The previous title, Civilization VI, launched for the Switch in 2018 and was well received, receiving a coveted score of 9/10 in our review.
There wasn't a great deal for Switch owners to get excited about during Gamescom ONL, but there are still a few notable inclusions to look forward to, including Little Nightmares III and the intriguing Floatopia. You can check out our full run down of everything announced in the article below.
What do you make of Civilization VII so far? Will you be picking it up on Switch? Let us know your thoughts with a comment down below.
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Oh good news. I think she’s great.
Pretty cool and even more so after hearing her performance in this trailer!
She’s good people.
Even though you didn't use her picture, I clicked on this thinking 'Ooh. I wonder if it is Olivia Cooke'.
And then I remembered that she isn't even in GOT, she is in the prequel.
I am an optimistic guy.
So following Sean Bean in the last one maybe Peter Dinklage or Lena Headey for 8.....?
Great news! Gwendoline has a great voice. I loved Sean Bean's work too. I'm looking forward to the new Civ game more with each passing day!
@Warioware it'll be joffrey in character berating the player
She’s a great actress but Civ have always made good choices for narrator. Leonard Nimoy, William Morgan Sheppard, Sean Bean and now Gwendoline Christie. It’s a shame that the gameplay makes me want to cry! Cannot fathom why they’ve used Humankind as inspiration when it just did not work.
how is this going to run on Switch I wonder given what looks like a big graphical upgrade?
@nessisonett why the gameplay? I don't see it being a problem unless your that hung up on being historically accurate. Granted, I haven't played humankind. I will admit that I'm disappointed they reduced it to 3 ages as opposed to the 9 eras. However I see that as a streamlining process. I also assume that the deep dive hinted at being able to stay in one age. I've found myself in civ6 wanting to stay in the ancient or classical era permanently
@Smackosynthesis how about Clegane "The Hound"? Complete with crushing negativity, sarcasm and foul language of course
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