I like to see another one of those. I never really got to play it much, because there wasn't a Mac version. It would be really sweet if you could fly around your SimCity 4 (or 5) cities, like you could import SC2k cities in the original.
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Maxis planning to make a multi-platform AAA title.
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Technosteve
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alpha centauri 2 do it EA
They're going to have a lot of trouble with that.
How about SimTown 2?
Legato.Reborn-
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The last SimCity game I truly had a great gaming experience in was #4.
Please Maxis, let this title be SimCity 5.
Please Maxis, let this title be SimCity 5.
Technosteve
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alpha centauri 2 do it EA
Likely, something in that series. I'd love an all new sim from them, personally.
How about a hybrid Sim City/Grand Theft Auto?
Isn't there one for the PC which converts your 2D SimCity 2000 level to a 3D one where you drive a car and shoot other cars like Interstate76?
Yep, Maxis handed off The Sims franchise to The Sims Studio (EA's internal team) shortly after The Sims 2 Bon Voyage. The Sims Studio has worked on the remaining Sims 2 expansions after Bon Voyage as well as been working on The Sims 3, Expansions, Stuff Packs, and the Sims Medieval spinoff. They have a team in which they're working on The Sims 4 - The Sims Studio consists of...350 employees or so and they often move them around within the studio.
Seeing as Spore and Darkspore were pretty much failures according to EA, I have a feeling (more of a hope) that Maxis is looking to return to their roots for a true and worthy SimCity sequel. SimCity Societies - the last game in the lineup (yuck!) was handled by Tilted Mills, and not Maxis, so we're loooonnnggg overdue for a new SimCity game.
I would personally love for them to go back to and revisit the SimMars idea. I was so bummed when they canned it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuGlgMq8ywo
Seeing as Spore and Darkspore were pretty much failures according to EA, I have a feeling (more of a hope) that Maxis is looking to return to their roots for a true and worthy SimCity sequel. SimCity Societies - the last game in the lineup (yuck!) was handled by Tilted Mills, and not Maxis, so we're loooonnnggg overdue for a new SimCity game.
I would personally love for them to go back to and revisit the SimMars idea. I was so bummed when they canned it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuGlgMq8ywo
Why would you do that?
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Sim City 5 would be amazing. It's been way too long since the last real Sim City. I'm just worried it'll be plagued with micro-transactions. 
I know Sims 4 would be slim, but I wouldn't mind that if it combined the best elements of Sims 2 (making your own neighborhood) with the best elements of Sims 3 (free roaming a neighborhood).
I know Sims 4 would be slim, but I wouldn't mind that if it combined the best elements of Sims 2 (making your own neighborhood) with the best elements of Sims 3 (free roaming a neighborhood).
Bomber Bob
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Sim Tower 2 play2pay
blizzardjesus
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Sim City 2000-2 would be pretty cool.
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I hope that it's either Spore 2 or SimCity 5, with a PC focus.
Still, I hope there isn't disappointment, I hope Maxis hasn't changed much since Wright left the studio.
Still, I hope there isn't disappointment, I hope Maxis hasn't changed much since Wright left the studio.
Neuromancer
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SIM MARS PLEASE!!!
I will also settle for a console SimCity.
I will also settle for a console SimCity.
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a console simcity omfg?
Rygar 8 Bit
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Why would you do that?
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I'm pretty sure that, as others have mentioned, AAA = budget.
Though, to be fair, if you have a huge budget for your game, it should be expected that the game you're making will be good and will sell well.
Though, to be fair, if you have a huge budget for your game, it should be expected that the game you're making will be good and will sell well.
pieatorium
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Ultima
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LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
AAA refers to budget/production values, not rating. This has been standard use in the industry for a long time.
It's worth noting that EA seems to have rebranded much of their casual division to "Maxis" in the same way many things are now "BioWare".
We'll be able to extra confirm that in May though when EA releases their 2012/Q1 2013 schedule.
Ridleyscott
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Sim - it combines every simulation game they have ever made into one. Its MMO...
-Deadpool-
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Hoping it's SimCity, but I'm incredibly doubtful that they'll ever revisit that franchise.
SimMars would be sooooo good, but no way I can see that happening either. If SimCity isn't a niche market now, SimMars would have to be even more so of a narrow audience title.
Probably Spore related, or something equally as horrible, completely ignoring fans' pleas for the last 5+ years.
SimMars would be sooooo good, but no way I can see that happening either. If SimCity isn't a niche market now, SimMars would have to be even more so of a narrow audience title.
Probably Spore related, or something equally as horrible, completely ignoring fans' pleas for the last 5+ years.
ElectricBlue187
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A by the numbers Sim City 5000 would be a dream come true
Sim Everything!
littleworm
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Please be Sim City 5 please be Sim City 5.
it wont be sim city 5
The Mana Legend
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I'm sick of every developer saying they're making a AAA title.
The Mana Legend
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has anyone here actually played The Ubrz because these screenshots are cracking me up
This is not factual. Not enough black people. It's called the Urbz, not the Suburbz.
Just FYI, Maxis is located in Emeryville, which is right across the bay from EA's headquarters where The Sims Studio is located. When they moved the location where Sims was developed, the people moved with it. It's still the same team and the same people that have always been making Sims (not counting natural attrition obviously).
Haha, Streets of Sim City was ahead of it's time. Good idea, bad game.
SolsticeZero
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There's really only one game that I want a more modern version of:
CrunchyFrog
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Honestly i dont think you're far off. Could easily imagine some kind of F2P Sim City MMO with heavy microtransactions.
But a vanilla SimCity5 would be rad. I got a mad SimCity bug about a year ago, itching for some more.
There's really only one game that I want a more modern version of:
SEGA made The Tower GBA which pretty much is a port of it.
I want to see Theme Hospital return.
As for urbz the GBA one was the best, pretty good title.
Would also like a Sim City 5, but ditch the whole region idea from Sim City 4 and make it so the region is our city and the "cities" become suburbs.
CecilRousso
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Don´t really have enough confidence in either EA or Maxis now to feel excited about those news. Sure they own a lot of licences that were fun in the mid 90´s, but they aren´t exactly the same company today.
They do have Soren Johnson there, so he might come up with something good.
They do have Soren Johnson there, so he might come up with something good.
