I’ve always had a big soft spot for city simulation titles, and the best of the batch (or, at least, the most reliably good) used to be SimCity. That changed with the launch of the latest mess several years back, and that left the throne wide open for a new king of city sim. The best city sim game to release in, like, a decade is Cities: Skylines from Paradox Interactive. Now, I played...
Cup your hand to your ear, close your eyes, and listen. You can already hear sleigh bells jingling outside and you haven’t even finished your Christmas shopping! That’s what Steam sales are for, though. While not everyone is a PC gamer, the crowd is more diverse than ever, and you can find something for just about everyone. Here’s a few last-minute suggestions to make sure you don’t...
This, friends. This still very far from feature complete mod from the Cities: Skylines community is exactly why developers would be crazy to not offer mod support in the PC games begging for it. Steam user Ulysius has created a mod called Flight Cimulator, and it’s essentially a way to spawn a plan above your city and fly about in order to take in the fancy views. It’s so simple and so...
While Cities: Skylines isn’t without a few launch issues (traffic, namely), its release sends a clear signal: gamers are hungry for city simulation games. Publisher Paradox Interactive says Skylines set a new record for the company, selling a quarter million copies of the game in one day. “We at Colossal Order are absolutely thrilled to see so many players enjoying Cities: Skylines...
Cities: Skylines, developed by Colossal Order and published by Paradox Interactive, now has a release date, and the publisher has their sights set on EA's botched 2013 release of SimCity. The city simulator releases in just a month. Paradox Interactive has a launch trailer to celebrate – in glorious 60fps if you're using Chrome. Alongside this, Paradox's Vice President of Acquisitions...