Stardate -308718.8, Firaxis have announced their latest title, Civilization: Beyond Earth at a developer panel during PAX East. Civilization: Beyond Earth is a spiritual successor to Alpha Centauri, though sadly not an official sequel due to some complicated IP ownership shenanigans. Anyway enough chatter, it’s trailer time.

Looks pretty cool right? The developers talked a bit about Beyond Earth at the panel, stating that the tech tree has been replaced by a tech web, which allows for vastly different civilizations to rise up.

We’re big fans of Firaxis’s work and of the Civilization series in general, so we’ll be keeping a close eye on this title. Stay tuned for more Civilization: Beyond Earth news as it comes.