Lead designer Stone Librande offers a tour of the first expansion. EA has released a new SimCity developer diary to show off the new content contained in the game's first major expansion, Cities of Tomorrow.
Despite what Maxis and EA have claimed earlier this year when SimCity had its disastrous release, Maxis is now looking into creating an offline mode for the always-online SimCity.
The news comes from a blog post written by Patrick Buechner, General Manager of the Maxis Emeryville studio. Within, he makes announcements regarding things the Maxis team is working on to improve SimCity, such as DLC, the Cities of Tomorrow expansion pack, the possibility of allowing for bigger cities (not happening), and guidelines for user-generated content. Then he drops a bomb that Maxis is "exploring" creating an offline mode for the game.
User Generated Content guidelines to be finalised over the next few weeks.
Developer Maxis has announced its stance on User Generated Content (UGC) created for its urban planning simulation game .
Posting on the official (EA) forum, staff member MaxisKane announced the first draft of the UGC guidelines and invited fans to participate in the discussion.
According to the post, official members of the SimCity development team will be active in the thread for "the next few weeks" to gather feedback. A final version of the official guidelines will then be created.
The first draft of the User Generation Content guidelines outline what constitutes acceptable standards for content, including the replacement of art assets. It also states that UGC which effects multiplayer games and features are disallowed.
SimCity's launch in March was , the first add-on for SimCity. Cities of Tomorrow is scheduled for release on November 12 for PC and Mac.
User Generated Content guidelines to be finalised over the next few weeks.
Developer Maxis has announced its stance on User Generated Content (UGC) created for its urban planning simulation game .
Posting on the official (EA) forum, staff member MaxisKane announced the first draft of the UGC guidelines and invited fans to participate in the discussion.
According to the post, official members of the SimCity development team will be active in the thread for "the next few weeks" to gather feedback. A final version of the official guidelines will then be created.
The first draft of the User Generation Content guidelines outline what constitutes acceptable standards for content, including the replacement of art assets. It also states that UGC which effects multiplayer games and features are disallowed.
SimCity's launch in March was , the first add-on for SimCity. Cities of Tomorrow is scheduled for release on November 12 for PC and Mac.
By Lisa Gurry, Editor of Xbox Wire -
The Xbox team is taking Xbox One on the road, offering you the chance to experience the new generation of gaming before Xbox One launches on Nov. 22. Beginning on Oct. 1 through the end of the year, the Xbox team will visit over 75 different cities around the world through a series of experiential events. The Area One tour will let people in the U.S., Canada and Europe get hands on with the Xbox One line-up of blockbuster games through a series of experiential events, while the Xbox One Test Drive will see Xbox hitting the road like never before to give people hands-on gameplay in unexpected places.
