{"id":49185,"date":"2013-01-09T15:33:18","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T13:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=49185"},"modified":"2013-01-09T15:35:23","modified_gmt":"2013-01-09T13:35:23","slug":"simcity-intro-trailer-reveals-space-aged-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/49185-simcity-intro-trailer-reveals-space-aged-surprise","title":{"rendered":"SimCity intro trailer reveals space-aged surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maxis has released the introduction video that will greet players when they fire up SimCity (aka SimCity 5).<\/p>\n<p>The video is created using in-game footage, and showcases the multi-city play feature, expansive aerial views, close-ups of city specialisation (providing a peak at how cities can look when they specialise in dirty coal power, clean nuclear or wind power, or tourism). The detailed animation touches throughout have a particular charm. UI control and building mechanics can also been seen in action.<\/p>\n<p>The video ends with the first look at the Space Centre, one of the Great Works that players can create together.<\/p>\n<p>Check out an early view of the video that you&#8217;ll find when the game is\u00a0cleared for construction on 8 March 2013.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1V_UQDzLl14\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>SimCity is powered by Maxis\u2019 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\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\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Sim-City-5-screenshot-sims_fight_fires-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-38842\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-38842'>\n\t\t\t\tSimCity 5 &#8211; Sims fighting fires\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-university_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-university_city-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-38843\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-38843'>\n\t\t\t\tSimCity &#8211; University city\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><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\/simcity-5-1-casino-city-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/SimCity-5-1-Casino-City-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/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\/simcity-5-2-coal-hq-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/SimCity-5-2-Coal-HQ-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"SimCity\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-38845\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-38845'>\n\t\t\t\tSimCity 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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-fourth_screen'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Sim-City-5-screenshot-fourth_screen-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sim City 5\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-48418\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-48418'>\n\t\t\t\tSim City 5\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-third_screen'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Sim-City-5-screenshot-third_screen-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sim City 5\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-48419\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-48419'>\n\t\t\t\tSim City 5\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Read more about SimCity<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/48414-simcity-multi-city-features-detailed.html\">SimCity \u201cmulti-city\u201d features detailed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/46379-simcity-5-release-date-announced.html\">SimCity 5 release date announced<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/videos\/39679-simcity-trailer-gets-an-inside-look.html\">SimCity trailer gets an inside look<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/38840-simcity-5-screenshots-give-a-close-up-view.html\">SimCity 5 screenshots give a close up view<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/36395-simcity-5s-always-on-internet-requirement-is-totally-worth-it-promises-maxis.html\">SimCity 5\u2032s always-on internet requirement is \u201ctotally worth it\u201d, promises Maxis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maxis has unveiled the introduction cinematic for SimCity, giving a tantalising peek at the detailed city-building 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