{"id":46379,"date":"2012-10-24T14:25:52","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T12:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=46379"},"modified":"2012-10-24T14:27:15","modified_gmt":"2012-10-24T12:27:15","slug":"simcity-5-release-date-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/46379-simcity-5-release-date-announced","title":{"rendered":"SimCity 5 release date announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EA has confirmed that SimCity will be available in stores on 8 March, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Simply named SimCity (because EA can&#8217;t count to 5), the game will see the return of one of the most beloved management sims in PC gaming history. The game is powered by Maxis&#8217; new Glassbox engine, which promises to bring interesting new elements to the classic city-sim gameplay we have come to expect.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Glass Box is a data-driven simulation that Maxis has built for Maxis-style games, not just SimCity, but other games like Sim Copter and Sim Tower.<\/li>\n<li>Maxis pins it as their \u201cbest bet for the future as a PC driven studio.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Glass Box is a simulation of resources (wood, water, pollution, labour hours), units (houses, factories, shops, workplaces), maps (uniform grids laid over the world such as coal, oil, forests and land value).<\/li>\n<li>If it is being simulated it is visualised, if it is visualised it\u2019s being simulated (insert profundity here).<\/li>\n<li>SimCity 5 is expected to support \u201ctens of thousands\u201d of units (people and vehicles) each with their own self-contained simulation logic and can all be moving at once.<\/li>\n<li>No more zig-zagging roads, pipes and power cables. \u201cFully 3D spline-based paths\u201d replace them, making placements look even on uneven terrain or awkward directions.<\/li>\n<li>Will have online features such as cloud saves, statistics and multiplayer.<\/li>\n<li>Multiplayer will use an asynchronous server model. Interactions with friends or foe will be possible without being simultaneously online.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SimCity 5 has been dragged into the modern PC gaming era of <s>always-annoying<\/s> always-on internet connectivity requirements. Maxis justifies this by touting a persistent regional and global economy system that\u2019s influenced by all players online, which admittedly does sound pretty interesting.<\/p>\n<p>Multiplayer features will include cloud saves and persistent statistics. Multiplayer will use an asynchronous server model. Interactions with friends (or foe) will be possible without being simultaneously online.<\/p>\n<p>Maxis also promises that the game will be offering a rich single-player experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SimCity gameplay trailer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LpvTUUwCRTY\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-38840 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/38840-simcity-5-screenshots-give-a-close-up-view\/attachment\/sim-city-5-screenshot-industrial_city-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Sim-City-5-screenshot-industrial_city-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-38841\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-38841'>\n\t\t\t\tSimCity &#8211; Industrial city\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/38840-simcity-5-screenshots-give-a-close-up-view\/attachment\/sim-city-5-screenshot-sims_fight_fires-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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