Firaxis Reveals New Interstellar Strategy Game, Sid Meier's Starships

<< LINK REMOVED >> But looks like Galactic Civilizations 3

<< LINK REMOVED >> They are still commenting on Destiny connectivity issue article :)

<< LINK REMOVED >> Website is not dying. Few comments show that people here are not interested in strategy games.

<< LINK REMOVED >> as always with 2k and firaxis.... they keep trying and trying and it is obviously working as plenty buy their outdated games...

<< LINK REMOVED >> First, it's an Indian/Pakistani regional accent with some old British Imperial flare thrown in. Maybe that's how you thought it was... Irish. Anyway, it's the voice of the narrator/"protagonist" from Beyond Earth, the girl in the opening trailer.

Second, racism is the belief that one race, (any race), is superior to another/all others. Conversely, it can also be argued that it can mean that one race, (any race), is inferior to another/all others.

The word you're thinking of is "offensive". Racist, prejudiced, discriminatory, and/or bigoted aren't acceptable terms for this perceived insult to the Irish Nomads, or "Travellers", as they prefer to be called.

The parlance of our times has seen these words very often misused, usually to invoke an emotional response. I blame modern day liberals, (that is an example of me being bigoted).

Please, I urge you to make use of your local library and/or the Internet. Knowledge is power.

<< LINK REMOVED >> Firaxis used that over-the-top accent trick in their Beyond Earth trailer too. It drives me up the wall! Marketing types think if they attach a British accent to the narration it somehow makes people think it's smart and sophisticated or something. PBS in the US does the same thing in their science documentaries. Frankly, I think it shows a lack of confidence and creativity on the part of the writers. In this context it's especially grating because distinct regional accents can only survive in isolation. The notion that a people that have traveled across the galaxy from earth would still maintain an isolated regional accent is rubbish.

<< LINK REMOVED >> What's negative about being a nomad or being Irish? Maybe this accent is nothing racist and YOU'RE being racist for implying an Irish nomad is, somehow, insulting.

<< LINK REMOVED >> racist no just lazy

<< LINK REMOVED >> That is not an Irish accent. Possibly Indian or somewhere in that region.

<< LINK REMOVED >> I am Irish and we are not a race we are people that live on an Island, thank you. Thinking that Irish is a race is the very definition of racism.

<< LINK REMOVED >> Dude, she's from India.

<< LINK REMOVED >> It's a bit racist that you use this accent to write this post... don't you think?

<< LINK REMOVED >> darn right. MOO 2 was the best. Have you tried Endless Space? , its a very nice 4x space strategy fix

<< LINK REMOVED >> Yeah, Master of Orion 2 was a masterpiece. Too bad they screwed up later with MOO3...