{"id":40816,"date":"2012-07-05T16:47:32","date_gmt":"2012-07-05T14:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=40816"},"modified":"2012-07-05T16:50:44","modified_gmt":"2012-07-05T14:50:44","slug":"simcity-social-launched-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/40816-simcity-social-launched-on-facebook","title":{"rendered":"SimCity Social launched on Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of SimCity 5&#8217;s launch next year, SimCity Social for Facebook has applied for the necessary permits, organised its zoning, and been granted planning permission to begin construction on Facebook. Now we just wait for the alien monster. Or your mom to &#8220;Like&#8221; it. Whichever comes first.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFacebook gamers have been waiting a long time for the original and best city-building game to come to the platform,\u201d said Jami Laes, Vice President of Global Studios for developer Playfish. \u201cThis isn\u2019t your typical drag and drop city-building game. Players don\u2019t just build a city \u2013 they choose the kind of city they want and watch its soul come to life as it grows and reacts to their decisions. With SimCity Social, we\u2019ve taken the best in social gaming design and married it with unprecedented depth to create an all-new deeply social experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the years EA has continued to bring major brands such as The Sims to Facebook,&#8221;\u00a0said Sean Ryan, Director of Games Partnerships, Facebook. \u201cSimCity Social is a great addition,\u00a0and we look forward to another high quality game becoming available to the hundreds of millions of people who play games on Facebook each month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now if you&#8217;ll excuse me, I&#8217;m off to create a dystopian metropolis for my friends to visit. 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