First Look at the New SimCity, Coming February 2013

EA plans to release the next version of SimCity -- the classic city-building game -- on the Mac simultaneously with the PC release this February. Mac users will be able to connect to the new multiplayer component in SimCity and appears to be feature-complete with the PC-version.

Development of the game has moved along far enough that EA feels comfortable showing off some gameplay videos, including this first look at the early stages of building a small town and a quick glimpse of the new day/night feature.

SimCity is expected to be released in February of 2013. EA has yet to announce pricing or system requirements.

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SandboxGeneral

89 months ago

I'm looking forward this! I really miss playing this game and even considered BootCamping Windows again and buying one of the older versions. I'm glad I wont have to now.
SimCity has always been one of my top favorite games.

Rating: 11 Votes

APlotdevice

89 months ago

I just hope they don't make it "freemium" and charge you for every decent building.

Rating: 10 Votes

Wokis

89 months ago

While this is by far my favorite game series ever and I was very excited to hear the news earlier this year, I do have some concerns about the new version. You can read the forums on the EA site for more details, but it sounds like the game will require an internet connection to play (meaning EA can pull the servers in a couple years and the game won't work), and some aspects will rely on other players.

I'm taking an optimistic yet hesitant stance until we see more.

Ah drm.. funny thing is it will likely not affect pirated copies as they will probably run it connected to a pretend-server installed on the machine itself. Only smacking the paying customers in their faces as usual..

Rating: 9 Votes

smithrh

89 months ago

Sadly, I'm not getting my hopes up. It is EA, after all.

* Looks like this will be enforced multi-player. No single-player option.

* City sizes are apparently fairly small, maybe a half of what previous versions have been.

* Probable dumbed-down player controls

Sigh.

It does *look* fantastic, actually quite close to what I'd been hoping to see... 10 years ago.

Hey, if it beats my low expectations, I'll spring for it. But recent history doesn't give me much hope.

Rating: 9 Votes

thejadedmonkey

89 months ago

I seem to recall it having always-on DRM. No thanks, I think I'll pass. :(

Rating: 8 Votes

DisMyMac

89 months ago

Will this version have a cheat mode? That's the only way I can play.

Rating: 8 Votes

irishgrizzly

89 months ago

Sim City, for me, it's one of those games that you can sink 100's of hours into, but never actually enjoy :p

Rating: 7 Votes

ImperialForces

89 months ago

EA: Monetize Everything

Rating: 7 Votes

eroyce

89 months ago

Some big changes

While this is by far my favorite game series ever and I was very excited to hear the news earlier this year, I do have some concerns about the new version. You can read the forums on the EA site for more details, but it sounds like the game will require an internet connection to play (meaning EA can pull the servers in a couple years and the game won't work), and some aspects will rely on other players.

I'm taking an optimistic yet hesitant stance until we see more.

Rating: 6 Votes

Brian Puccio

89 months ago

Buildings must be on roads (for power/water/etc)? There goes the idea of a car-free city with bike lanes and monorails everywhere :(

Rating: 5 Votes

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