Ever figured you could do a better job at running this planet than idiots like George W Bush and the K-dawg? Ever figured your dog could do a better job? Well you're not alone and Cities XL (also known as Cities Unlimited) could be the game that proves you right or wrong. Developed by Monte Cristo, it is an MMOSim... a city building simulation in the vein of Sim City, but occurring across a persistent virtual planet populated by other players.
Thanks to the local legend at Namco Bandai Partners, Gameplayer has a stack load of Beta keys to hand out to gameplayer members. All you need to do is email Clint McCredie and he'll forward you a key: how bloody easy is that! All that we ask in return is that you drop back past this story when you get a chance and tell us a little bit about what you think of the game in the comments below. Now get building!
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.
Looks very interesting, can't wait to see how it all works.