http://www.simtropolis.com Recently Posted news at Simtropolis. http://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/stories/s2731185.htm Good Game is an Australian TV program by gamers for gamers. Aired on auntie ABC2, Hosted by 'Bajo' (Bar-joe) and newcomer 'Hex' they present the basic run down of Cities XL with an overall rating of 13 out of 20 Rubber Chickens. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:36:07 GMT bighead99999 http://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=32&threadid=111172&enterthread=y The October 2009 EOTM and MOTM awards have been selected and can be seen in the awards thread! Take a moment to congratulate the winners and don't forget to submit a nomination for the November awards! Congratulations to the winners once again! Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:14:05 GMT MOTM_inbox http://www.citiesxl.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1806&Itemid=128 ..."One of the main focus for this patch has been to improve the quality of the feedback provided by the game interface as your city grows. With this in mind, we have corrected a number of messages that could prove misleading and added more detailed alerts on the different types of industries and enterprises that require your attention."... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:09:00 GMT swat-medic http://www.simtropolis.com/omnibus/index.cfm?event=Main&path=Main.Simtropolis_CJ_HOF.The_Brastoval_Bay_Region Brastoval Bay hit the city journal scene at a time when some all encompassing custom content was being offered. The content we that we now view as classic and standard, such as cycledogg's terrain modds and trees, the NAM, Peg's water and rock modds, etc, were all new and shiny. They were used to great advantage. Alek did all of his own terraforming. As a journaler, he was never one to offer wordy updates. He kept the explanations very simple and let the pictures speak for themselves. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:11:08 GMT swat-medic http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/citiesxl Generally favorable reviews. Metascore of 76, average user score is 4.7 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:17:13 GMT newsfetcher http://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=32&threadid=110660&enterthread=y Hello Simtropolians! We are now accepting applications for the Simtropolis Help Squad! Its been a while since our last en-masse recruiting, and we decided that it was about time we did it again, especially with the release of CXL and our new Omnibus having happed since then. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:08:42 GMT swat-medic http://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=30&threadid=110598&enterthread=y Simcity Community Magazine is currently looking for more writers and website scri[ters/designers. Please click the link above for more information and links to apply Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:59:52 GMT rainyday http://www.gamespot.com/news/6232527.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;4 Wright didn't delve into any specifics when talking about the company's current projects. However, he did say, "Every product that we are working on has a Web component. The Web is like the connective tissue in entertainment today." Wright also said that he still considers Stupid Fun Club to be part of the game industry, despite its branching out into other media, because "a couple of projects" in development are games. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:06:31 GMT dirk http://www.simtropolis.com/omnibus/index.cfm/Main.Simtropolis_CJ_HOF.3RR From the first pages, where we learned how to organise our plugin folders and turn off the U-Drive it icons, to the last page where we marvelled at the extraordinary sight of a fully functional, draggable single track railway, David has kept us on the edge of our seats, never quite knowing what will crop up next in this amazing journey of virtual city building simulation...... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:52:56 GMT swat-medic http://www.ovologames.com/cityrain/index.php "In City Rain, you play as a member of an elite environmental Swat Force in charge of restructuring cities, before they are penalized by the World Environment Protection agency. City Rain is an action-packed, yet eco-friendly, green city simulation puzzle." Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:50:09 GMT dirk