History of the Anno series with Creative Director Manuel Reinher

Trent Kusters chats with Ubisoft Mainz Creative Director, Manuel Reinher . Together they discuss his extensive work in the Anno series and his path from the art team to direction; the creative and technical challenges of working in the historical strategy game genre; their approach to depicting the Roman Empire in the latest series release, Anno 117: Pax Romana ; how a seemingly simple transition from square to hexagon tiles comes with massive ramifications in all parts of game design; and how they tackle accessibility without sacrificing complexity and depth. This episode is supported by Xsolla Episode Host: Trent Kusters Producers: Claudio Tapia and Josh Chu, The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing and leaving us a rating and review . Support the show and get all of our episodes early/ad-free:

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History of the Anno series with Creative Director Manuel Reinher is an episode from The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook by AIAS.

This episode is 01:22:24 long.

This episode was published on Jan 26, 2026.

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