{"id":33226,"date":"2012-03-01T10:57:58","date_gmt":"2012-03-01T08:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=33226"},"modified":"2012-03-01T11:04:29","modified_gmt":"2012-03-01T09:04:29","slug":"simcity-5-images-and-details-surface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/33226-simcity-5-images-and-details-surface","title":{"rendered":"SimCity 5 images and details surface"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week Maxis revealed that it would be announcing a new game at this year\u2019s Game Developer\u2019s Conference (GDC) which takes place in a few days.<\/p>\n<p>The info came via a tweet from EA\u2019s senior PR Erik Reynolds, who said that more information about the project will be revealed over the next few days on EA\u2019s<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ea.com\/1\/gamechangers\" target=\"_blank\"> Game Changers website. <\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33227\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sim-CIty-5-concept-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33227\" class=\" wp-image-33227\" title=\"Sim City 5 concept \" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sim-CIty-5-concept-3.jpg\" alt=\"Sim City 5 concept \" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sim-CIty-5-concept-3.jpg 701w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sim-CIty-5-concept-3-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sim-CIty-5-concept-3-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sim-CIty-5-concept-3-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sim-CIty-5-concept-3-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sim-CIty-5-concept-3-170x96.jpg 170w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sim-CIty-5-concept-3-297x167.jpg 297w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sim-CIty-5-concept-3-530x298.jpg 530w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sim-CIty-5-concept-3-625x351.jpg 625w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sim-CIty-5-concept-3-250x140.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sim City 5 concept<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The developer did not specify what the game is, but the frontrunner in the rumour race currently is Sim City 5.<\/p>\n<p>Last night scanned images from a German magazine, Gamestar, turned up showing off what appears to be an entire feature dedicated to Sim City 5.<\/p>\n<p>The feature was translated and posted on the NeoGaf forums, and the following details were revealed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The game is due out in 2013;<\/li>\n<li>The game is roughly a third way into development;<\/li>\n<li>There will be a multiplayer mode;<\/li>\n<li>The new graphics engine is called Glassbox;<\/li>\n<li>Buildings will be customizable;<\/li>\n<li>Residential, commercial and industrial zones remain;<\/li>\n<li>Maxis has placed a lot of focus on improving Sim AI;<\/li>\n<li>Original Sim City mastermind Will Wright is not involved in Sim City 5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_33228\" style=\"width: 609px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sim-City-5-concept-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33228\" class=\" wp-image-33228\" title=\"Sim City 5 concept \" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sim-City-5-concept-2.jpg\" alt=\"Sim City 5 concept \" width=\"599\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sim-City-5-concept-2.jpg 701w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sim-City-5-concept-2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sim-City-5-concept-2-250x200.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sim City 5 concept<\/p><\/div>\n<h5>Source:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.neogaf.com\/forum\/showthread.php?p=35585202\" target=\"_blank\"> Neogaf <\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gameplay details and concept art 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