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City Life is not the only SimCity clone out there trying to build a name for itself. Tycoon City: New York is a simulator with a slightly different approach to the genre. In the game you take a role as an aspiring entrepreneur aiming to build an bustling commercial empire, […]

Today Electronic Arts (do they even use that name anymore?) acquired renowned game developer Digital Illusions CE in a, as the latter one states, merger between the two companies. DICE is best known for its Battlefield series. And so EA continues to swallow up their stable of developers tied to the […]

Firefly Studios, creators of Stronghold, and well-renowned Civilization developers Firaxis are teaming up to create a new Civ/Sim hybrid called CivCity. This game will take you down from the familiar Civilization view and let you manage one Roman city as its governor. It should be noted that some of the people […]

The release date of City Life is getting closer, while we wait there’s a demo (496 Mb) to keep us on our toes. Unfortunately it’s in French, but since the interface is somewhat similar to SimCity you shouldn’t have any problems understanding it. Thanks to Jelx for the news tip.

We have a little different approach to the traditional April Fool’s at the site this year. To better match the forums the design has undergone a massive update to all areas. The performance should also be significantly faster as well. Please note that some old links will no longer function […]

EBgames.com has put up City Life for preorder and states that the release date is now May 29. If you’ve seen other dates please give us a shout. Preorder City Life A hands-on preview can be seen over at The Gaming Shack Network, along with numerous screenshots, mentioning the key element of […]

Over the past month you might have noticed that both the forums and news have been offline. This is due to some very, both unfortunate and worrying, events that have left me and others flabbergasted, to say the least. What those involve we won’t go into for the sake of […]

This is a complete SimCity 4 [Deluxe] building reference list. It includes basic stats on wealth type, tileset, stage and capacity. Click the building names for in-depth information on pollution, flammability, garbage generation and more! SimCity 4 Building Reference List (opens in a new window)

THE GRID The most important part of creating good looking buildings in the BAT and gmax is the grid. The grid is, when it comes to things like dimensions, a real lifesaver. Before we start creating buildings, you must first know how to set up the grid, and how to […]

Like everyone else I’m having difficulties getting those shiny high-tech industries. But I’ve found a way that works most of the time. STEP ONE The first thing you have to do is to make sure you’re sims are well educated (if you haven’t made them already). Build lots of schools, […]