Ubisoft's and Blue Byte's The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom is getting a bit of extra assistance from a true veteran in the shape of Bruce Shelley as it closes in on release in March. Shelley, whose Ensemble Studios (Age of Empires, Halo Wars) was shut down last spring by owner Microsoft, has been a leading figure in the strategy genre ever since working on Sid Meier's Civilization and Railroad Tycoon at Microprose. Shelley will be credited as "game design consultant" on The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom.
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Game facts
The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom
Genre
Strategy
Developer
Blue Byte
Publisher
Ubisoft
Release date
24 March 2010
Platforms
PC
Mac
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23
Editions
Each with its own newsroom and its own scores.
1998
Publishing since
Independently owned for the whole of it.
100%
Hands-on
Written from time with the game, never press material.
1–10
Network Score
Every edition’s score, averaged and shown.