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Simtropolis Wins Best Website CU Award

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Official CU Website Announced

Simtropolis got a chance to speak with Monte Cristo to get a quick sense of where things are with their upcoming title, Cities Unlimited. We get some details on the upcoming Cities Unlimited website.

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Hands On Preview and Impressions

Simtropolis got a chance to sit down with EA to discuss the new SimCity Societies. We also got a chance to play the game for a few hours. Here is what we learned, and the impressions it left us. (Plus, scads of screenshots!)

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Today's Spotlight

	Fire Dept Lots by sc4mantis August 27, 2008 08:09 AM
CV4x4 Fire Training Facility (left), 2 dispatch vehicles, radius 900, budget cost 100, 20 workers. CV2x2 Burn Building (right), no dispatch vehicles, budget cost 50, 10 workers.

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August 27, 2008
IGN Preview Of Cities XL

Source: http://pc.ign.com/articles/903/903012p1.html

"The level of detail in Cities XL also pushes the boundaries for the genre; terrain looks convincingly realistic, and the buildings themselves are eye-catching and stand out. Zoom in on a stadium and you'll see the players on the field, and you can almost put yourself in the seats and watch them mill about. The creation tools look easy and powerful to use; for example, you "draw" your roads using a mouse, and then can designate those roads any number of ways. You might create a pedestrian-only thoroughfare, or a one-way boulevard, and so on. You can also build grand, arching bridges and tall, strong skylines. The size of your canvas is about 100 square kilometers per city, so there's a lot of room to play with."

Posted by: newsfetcher

August 26, 2008
SIMphoni Interview Monte Cristo Games

Source: http://www.simphoni.net/2008/08/the-simphoni-podca...

SIMphoni Forums had the opportunity to conduct an exclusive audio interview with two employees from Monte Cristo Games on the SIMphoni Podcast. Philippe Da Silva (Internet Director) and David Hockley (Senior Producer) were present on the show to discuss all things Cities XL including game mechanics, online play, graphics, gameplay features, audio design and how the fans have influenced the development and growth of Cities XL. The show is over one hour long and packed with a ton of content about the game and a little history behind Monte Cristo Games, the company developing Cities XL.

Posted by: trixin

August 05, 2008
STEX Collection Discs Shipping

We realize some of you have been waiting extra long to receive your STEX Collection Discs. Please accept our apologies as there was a rather large error with the shipment and many discs were returned due to a postage error on our part. The fault was entirely ours and we are working to get them all out again properly this time. I do apologize for the wait but rest assured your discs will arrive! If you have any other concerns, please feel free to email stexcd@simtropolis.com

Posted by: dirk

August 03, 2008
July Member Of The Month Announced

Source: http://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?c...

The July 2008 Member and Employee of the Month have been announced!

We really depend on the community to take the time and nominate someone who you feel deserves this award. If anyone in the community strikes you as friendly, helpful, or talented in the city journal or BATing departments, feel free to nominate them!

To nominate, please PM "MOTM_Inbox", and leave a sentence or two on why you would like to nominate them. Thanks, and congratulations to the winners!

Posted by: MOTM_inbox

July 08, 2008
STEX Hosting Broken Files Fixed

Sorry for the hosting problem with some STEX images lately, we've fixed the issue with the remote servers. If you have a STEX file with a default graphic "image unavailable" please feel free to update the image. Thanks for putting up with that, our apologies!

Posted by: dirk

July 03, 2008
June Member Of The Month Announced

Source: http://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?c...

The June 2008 Member and Employee of the Month have been announced!

We really depend on the community to take the time and nominate someone who you feel deserves this award. If anyone in the community strikes you as friendly, helpful, or talented in the city journal or BATing departments, feel free to nominate them!

To nominate, please PM "MOTM_Inbox", and leave a sentence or two on why you would like to nominate them. Thanks, and congratulations to the winners!

Posted by: MOTM_Inbox

July 02, 2008
The Simlympics Are Back From The Dead, Next Games Happening In August.

Source: http://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?c...

The Simlympics, Sim City 4's version of the Olympics, is fully alive again after a few months of hiatus. Currently we're building up for the next Simlympics, which will take place right after the Beijing Olympics. ONEBidding is open so if you're interested in making a bid to host the August Simlympics, please take a look at our thread as it provides all the needed information. In addition, all CJs are invited to compete in the upcoming Simlympics, all you need to do is sign up in our thread.

We hope that the August Simlympics will be the best yet, with your help and support we can achieve that - so please, visit our thread and bring the joy of sport to your city.

Posted by: canuck3360

June 05, 2008
Http://www.gametrailers.com/player/34815.html

Source: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/34815.html

First official trailer of Cities XL, join the discussion here with Philippe Dasilva of Monte Cristo

Posted by: newsfetcher

June 04, 2008
May Member Of The Month Announced

Source: http://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?c...

The May 2008 Member and Employee of the Month have been announced!

We really depend on the community to take the time and nominate someone who you feel deserves this award. If anyone in the community strikes you as friendly, helpful, or talented in the city journal or BATing departments, feel free to nominate them!

To nominate, please PM "MOTM_Inbox", and leave a sentence or two on why you would like to nominate them. Thanks, and congratulations to the winners!

Posted by: MOTM_inbox

June 01, 2008
SimCity Creator For Wii And DS Announced

Source: http://www.gamingbits.com/content/view/4160/2/

SimCity Creator

Guildford, UK — May 29, 2008 — The Sims™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) Label, today announced the first details for SimCity Creator, exclusively for the Wii and Nintendo DS. SimCity Creator is an open-ended, highly creative game with a sense of humor that allows players to utilize the distinctive gameplay aspects of the Wii and Nintendo DS to create, enjoy and destroy epic cities. The most accessible and light-hearted game from the SimCity franchise, SimCity Creator will ship on September 22, 2008 in North America and on September 19, 2008 in Europe and Asia-Pacific regions. SimCity Creator is designed to be a city-game experience for families and players of all ages!

Screenshots here

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