As I just learned, the legendary "Master of Orion" series, which I personally consider to be a forerunner of Gal Civ 2 and 3, will get a sequel:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-06-09-wargaming-announces-master-of-orion-reboot
The studio/publisher behind this will be wargaming.net, famous for its "World of Tanks" series.