Beyond Earth: The Alpha Centauri Connection

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Beyond Earth: The Alpha Centauri Connection

Added: 17.04.2014 8:14 | 11 views | 0 comments

Back in 1999, Greg Foertsch, Jerome Atherholt, and Mike Bazzell were all artists working on Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri. Today, all three are still at Alpha Centauri developer Firaxis Games. Foertsch worked as the lead artist on XCOM: Enemy Unknown, while Atherholt and Bazzell are both working on the upcoming Beyond Earth. Together, they have an interesting perspective on how Firaxis latest project is different from both the Civilization series and fan-favorite Alpha Centauri. I caught up with this trio to learn more about these differences.