Soren Johnson

Designer of Civ 3, Civ 4, Dragon Age Legends, Offworld Trading Company, and Old World. Design Director @MohawkGames. Listen to my podcast Designer Notes!

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Old World is LIVE TODAY on Steam and GOG! The Heroes of the Aegean DLC is free to own for the first two weeks (and also free for all previous EGS owners). Be sure to leave a user review to let others know your thoughts!
https://t.co/OarFLuXAAw
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Designer Notes #97: My Perfect Console - Soren Johnson! @myperfectcnsle
https://t.co/fQDBw6jKfz
Check out the show at https://t.co/HzzO2mavYu.

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When he was a student, @SorenJohnson built a video game based on the lives of 17th Century Oxford shopkeepers. He carried these instincts into his seminal work on Civ III and IV, two of the best-loved simulation games ever made.

Listen to Soren’s story, and his five favourite video games on this week’s episode, out now: https://t.co/GFrp45Bh8A

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Joining us next week is one of the great strategy designers of the past quarter-century.

@SorenJohnson was lead designer on Civilization IV before going on to work on Spore, Offworld Trading Company, and, most recently, the superb historical strategy game Old World.

Support us on Patreon to listen to the episode a day early: https://t.co/kHDlG335b5

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Designer Notes #96: Owen Mahoney (@owenmahoney), first CFO, then CEO of Nexon!
https://t.co/uMJavIuHcw

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Designer Notes #95: Seth Sivak (@sjsivak), Co-Founder and CEO of Proletariat, developer of World Zombination and Spellbreak!
https://t.co/Zu8gPAhuOh

[Charlie Cleveland @Flayra]

Feeling a swirl of emotions as the community rallies to support us and @Subnautica 2. I've been less involved this time around but I'm really proud of the team that has worked through thick and thin to make to make this happen.

It feels like only yesterday that we hit #1 on Steam with @NS2 after 10 years of work. We had no idea if anyone even still cared by the time we finished. It's been such a tough 10 months but I'm really glad to see that the community is still standing with us.

You guys have always been our super-power.

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Designer Notes #94: Charles Cecil (@CharlesCecil), co-founder of Revolution Software, lead designer of Beneath a Steel Sky and the Broken Sword series. Part 2!
https://t.co/WprZl9CxKg

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Designer Notes #93: Charles Cecil (@CharlesCecil), co-founder of Revolution Software, lead designer of Beneath a Steel Sky and the Broken Sword series. Part 1!
https://t.co/Mp3WBIXxVV

[Soren Johnson @SorenJohnson]

Loved being able to use the #GDC26 Podcast Booth for a live Designer Notes. Was a great experience being able to see and also talk with listeners before and after the show. Thanks for following me on this (lengthy) endeavor! (Should get to episode #100 soon...)

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PSA: I am live-tweeting #GDC26 but on Bluesky (@sorenjohnson.bsky.social).

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Come see me interview Frank Lantz live at #GDC26 for Designer Notes on Thursday at 4:00! (GDC Commons)
https://t.co/Y3e5nJt8hd

[Mohawk Games- OLD WORLD available on Steam and GOG @mohawkgames]

We are pleased to announce that our new DLC, Empires of the Indus, will release on March 30th, expanding the borders of the Old World.

Watch the trailer https://t.co/wSZOga5YBF and wishlist on Steam, Epic or GOG now.

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Top-tier game dev post here...

[Bill James Online @billjamesonline]

The magic in baseball, in basketball, any sport really, is in the DESIGN of the game, not in the RULES of the game. The rules need to be fixed constantly or they will fall behind the time and undermine the product.

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Designer Notes #92: Paul Kilduff-Taylor (@mode7games), co-founder of Mode 7 Games, developer of Frozen Cortex and the Frozen Synapse series!
https://t.co/pux8wiWl5x

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Currently commentating an Old World Community Tournament match (Siontific vs. Marauder) with @Filthy_Robot here:
https://t.co/WwDZzgWWml

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Designer Notes #91: Tomislav Uzelac (@tomislav_uzelac), designer/programmer of the Unity of Command series!
https://t.co/kHu9c9bwBT

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Designer Notes #90: Patrice Desilets (@patricedez), Designer of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Assassin's Creed, and Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey - Part 2!
https://t.co/esAXRU8T5g

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Designer Notes #89: Patrice Desilets (@patricedez), Designer of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Assassin's Creed, and Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey - Part 1!
https://t.co/fgD8P7zfC1

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Designer Notes #88: Caroline Marchal (@CaroMarchal), Designer on Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls, and As Dusk Falls - Part 2!
https://t.co/LTK4mOdvDO

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Designer Notes #87: Caroline Marchal (@CaroMarchal), Designer on Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls, and As Dusk Falls - Part 1!
https://t.co/tAkcplLzsB