Ever since Sim City 4 came out six years ago, there hasn't been a decent city building title since, and with Sim City Societies failing to plug the gap being largely received as a lazy, diluted version of the full game, there's been a hole in the market that has remained unfilled. Enter Monte Cristo Games, the French developer responsible for City Life, who have recognized the void Maxis have left in pursuing their lucrative Sims and Spore franchises, leaving the city building genre wide open. Cities XL looks to be the answer to fans' prayers, offering the most complete city building experience possibly ever conceived.
This week’s Humble Weekly Bundle, Focus Home Interactive 2, features a variety of different games which will please RPG fans to city-simulator fans. Notably, unlike normal bundles there are four tiers (compared to the usual three) — when you buy into one tier, you can’t change the size of your order without contacting Customer Support.
In Episode 52 of the Game Under Podcast, Phil Fogg explains why he's taking 20 hours to finish Shovel Knights (he is an accidental platforming masochist), and Tom Towers declines to play anything: instead he joins Phil in an all encompassing discussion on videogame criticism!
CitiesXL Platinum gets a release trailer with buildings being build to the sound of dubstep music.
I like how they put "Build Huge Cities" in there. From what I see in Simcity. Cities are so small.
