Jolt writes: "We get the details on this ambitious sandbox game from Monte Cristo's CEO, Jérôme Gastaldi.
Q: We've seen some ambitious game designs over the years, but Cities XL quite possibly tops the list in terms of open-ended features. What can you tell us about the game and the thinking behind it?
A: First of all, thank you for your comment about Cities XL being an ambitious project. Here at Monte Cristo Games w e are ourselves city builder players and we want CITIES XL to be the game we always wanted to play , thus settings our ambitions and goals pretty high!"
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.