Publisher 2K Games wants to be a mmog on the market that is derived from the Civilization games. The game has the working title Civilization Online, and is intended for the Asian market. It is made by the South Korean XLGames, while Firaxis gives advice.
Publisher 2K Games released earlier this month, NBA 2K Online in Asia and wants its market share to further expand. The will to do so, a new massively multiplayer online game on the market aimed at Asian players. Under the working title Civilization Online works XLGames to a mmog, which is derived from the Civilization games that Sid Meier, developed by Firaxis Games. The studio of Meier, since 2005 the property of 2K Games, is indirectly in the production of the game involved: it has an advisory role. The game is made by XLGames, that a team of more than 100 people on the game. The studio from Seoul is headed by Jake Song, who began his career earned with the development of Lineage, an mmog that particularly in Asia, are popular and so far 43 million players attracted. Details about the new game are not yet known. So it is not known when the market is going to appear.
Publisher 2K Games wants to focus more on the Asian market. In addition to NBA 2K Online and Civilization Online brought the publisher mobile game NBA 2K All-Stars, and the online game, Pro Baseball 2K. For the Western market, released in 2011, the Facebook game CivWorld, which is also derived from the creation of Sid Meier. The studio of Meier has just finished the development of Xcom: Enemy Unknown. The strategic game will get two expansions. What Firaxis would like to do next, is not known.