SimCity 5 in the make
Although we don't usually focus on it, it is interesting to note that Maxis is working on a new SimCity. It hasn't been announced yet, but there is a job opening for Art Director. The game hasn't been announced yet though, and it's not sure when Maxis will do so. Personally, I don't expect a quick release, it'll probably be 2005 before SimCity 5 will meet the shelves. It might be announced this year, perhaps before the E3 in May, otherwise probably next year. It is indeed a long wait, but at least SimCity 4 isn't the final SimCity game yet. More information about the job can be found at the
EA Jobs site.
Written at 00:38 on Thursday, 8 January 2004 by
ChEeTaH.
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Written at 02:05 on Saturday, 10 January 2004 by Stash (SimStash)
There is not much known about this new SimCity game, it could be another "SimCity 4 expansion pack", it may be "SimCity 5", or even a new console release of SimCity. Most signs point towards a console game at this time. The job description says "you need to have experience in console games" for the job position, SimCity 4 is only 1 year old (even thought The Sims 2 was in development while House Party was being made), and "The Sims" Console games have been selling well (so a SimCity console game seems likly at this point). At this point I would not expect the release until the first quarter of 2005 (at the earliest), but we can most likly expect an official announcement by the end of the year.
Written at 12:26 on Saturday, 10 January 2004 by ChEeTaH (TSZ Webmaster) (ChEeTaH)
Console experience may be needed for a port... It could be that they're going to publish the next SimCity on both PC and consoles - you never know. Also the "Next Generation" in the job description on the first page I linked to, points more to a totally new SimCity rather than just an expansion pack (which wouldn't be a real new generation in my opinion). So it could be SimCity 5, or indeed perhaps a new SimCity for the consoles. Nevertheless I consider it quite likely (because of the success of SimCity 4) that a SimCity 5 will come in the future, but probably not until 2006 or so. We'll see...
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