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A Bigger City

FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT       We are happy to announce the release of our second content pack, which includes the much awaited bus system as well as some nice treats for both Planet and Solo players. Bus System - Traffic is becoming an issue in your city but you do not wish to destroy lovingly crafted neighborhoods to build expressways right in the middle of your residential areas? It's time to offer your citizens an alternative to cars! Available from 50.000 ...

News Briefs (12-3-09)

Cities XL has a new offer where players can try out the game without actually owning a copy of the game. For $9.99 a month players will have access to all the online features of the game. After 30 days there are three choices:   - subscribe to Cities XL Planet for 1 to 3 months to keep your cities and play online - buy Cities XL Solo to access the solo version of the game - go for ...

More Cities?

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     Fans of Monte Cristo's new city-building game, Cities XL™, will be pleased to hear today that a new content pack has arrived. The new content -- "The Old England Pack", is available for free to subscribers of the game's Planet Offer, and features new buildings, environments, maps and Megastructures. For non-subscribers, there's also some new content in the form of a new farm model, a high-school structure and a Ford automobile dealership. A ...

Cities XL Ready

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     CITIES XL, the massively multiplayer city-building game from Monte Cristo, has officially launched in North America. The servers are now online, so players who purchased the game digitally, or via Monte Cristo’s online store, may now begin crafting unique and expansive urban environments. For those who have yet to purchase Cities XL, the game is available in boxed form from www.citiesxl.com, and in digital form from Steam, Direct2Drive and Impulse. In the game’s ...

News Briefs (9-29-09)

Beaterator for the PlayStation Portable is now available both at retail as well as through the PlayStation Network. ………………..………………..………………..………………..   Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days for the Nintendo DS has shipped to store shelves. ………………..………………..………………..………………..   Sony’s PSP racing title MotorStorm: Arctic Edge is now available. ………………..………………..………………..………………..   The Wizard of Oz: Beyond The Yellow Brick Road for the Nintendo DS has shipped to retail. ………………..………………..………………..………………..   Wii title Deca Sports 2 has shipped to retail. ………………..………………..………………..………………..   Rapala: We Fish for the Wii is now available. ………………..………………..………………..………………..   PSP title Undead Knights has ...

City Trial

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE   Monte Cristo today announced that the demo of their highly anticipated next-generation city building game, CITIES XL™ is now live. The demo period will run for the month of September and will give players the chance to build a city of up to 22,000 citizens on a persistent planet (the full version of the game lets you create megalopolises of millions of citizens). Players will be able to build their city across three ...

News Briefs (8-25-09)

Online title Gatheryn has entered open beta over at http://www.mindfusegames.com/ ................................................................................   Chelsea FC midfielder Frank Lampard is announced to join Quauctemoc Blanco, Sacha Kljestan on the cover of FIFA Soccer 10 in North America. ................................................................................   The Metroid Prime Trilogy for Wii has shipped out to store shelves. This title includes all three Metroid Prime titles, including the first two that were originally released for the GameCube, now configured for the Wii's motion control scheme. ................................................................................   Telltale's new Monkey Island episodes are ...

News Briefs (8-7-09)

Episode 2 of Tales From Monkey Island is announce to arrive August 20 on the PC and WiiWare. ................................................................................   The official website for Hearts of Iron III has launched: http://www.heartsofirongame.com/ ................................................................................   August 18 to see Death to Spies: Moment of Truth available on retail shelves. If you want, however, the game is available to purchase via download right now. http://www.1cpublishing.eu/game/death-to-spies-moment-of-truth ................................................................................   Cities XL will come in both standard and limited editions. The standard edition will include essentially 2 copies of the game, one ...

News Briefs (6-18-09) Part 1

A demo for The Bigs 2 is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace. ................................................................................   Meridian 4 has announced it will be bringing the puzzle game Chains to retail later this year.   Chains is a challenging puzzle game with a unique feel and distinctive vector graphics style. The object of the game is simple - to link adjacent bubbles of the same color into chains. As you progress through the physics-driven stages it becomes increasingly more challenging and players' ...

News Briefs (6-10-09)

Registration is open for the next round of beta testing for Cities XL.   http://www.citiesxl.com. ................................................................................   Grand Chase now has a new character available and playable.   About Jin Jin is a melee-specialist from the Silver Land and a member of the Silver Knights who is a fast, heavy attacker with very short range. Jin has three classes, the first job being Fighter where he uses his fists and feet to attack. He also possesses the unique ability to "burn," a special ...

Cities XL Details

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Independent developer Monte Cristo today revealed the content details of their genre-defining city-builder -- Cities XL.  The game, which is playable in both single- and massively persistent multiplayer modes, offers a unique experience for both, as detailed below - In solo mode, Cities XL will offer -  25 maps featuring varying landscapes - from canyons to grassy hills and snowy mountains Around 500 buildings based on various architectural styles (European, American …)   Diverse citizen structure: ...

Cities XL Beta

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     Monte Cristo, developer and publisher of CITIES XL™, is pleased to announce that registration for the game's closed beta has begun. Gamers interested in testing the game and offering input into the development of Monte Cristo's next-generation city builder/MMO should sign up at http://jointhebeta.citiesxl.com. Be sure to visit http://www.citiesxl.com for more information about the game, and to learn more about the upcoming beta.   CITIES XL™ allows gamers to develop cities on realistic 3D maps ...

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Designing Cities

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Monte Cristo, developers of the upcoming next-generation city-building game, CITIES XL™, is offering fans a unique opportunity to help design the Collector's Edition of the game. Visitors to the official Web site can submit suggestions and vote on current ideas for the Collector's Edition, which Monte Cristo is planning to release alongside a standard retail package in Q2 2009.     To submit an idea, or vote on current ideas, please visit -     http://www.citiesxl.com/index.php?/content/view/54/24/lang,en/   CITIES ...

Daily Winners

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Monte Cristo is launching an exciting "Advent Calendar" contest for their upcoming next-generation city-building title, CITIES XL™ today. In this new contest, you need only visit the official CITIES XL™ Web site at www.citiesxl.com to play! By registering for the CITIES XL™ community, you'll be able to enter the contest, and keep up with the latest happenings in the world of CITIES XL™. From December 1 to December 24, 2008, members of the ...

More Photos

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Monte Cristo is launching an exciting second contest for their upcoming next-generation city-building title, CITIES XL™. In the new "Point, Shoot – Win 2!" contest, you need only submit a photo of a current City Hall to the forums at www.citiesxl.com to enter. From November 17th to November 30th, members of the CITIES XL™ community are able to post images of their favorite City Hall. Starting December 1st, all the pictures that ...

Cities XL

The game's online features and services will allow players to create interconnected cities on virtual and persistent planets. Mayors can share and trade with one another, specialize their economy and team up with befriended cities to create sprawling metropolises. Life on the planet will be punctuated by events and competitions - a concert held in one town may, for example, be attended by visitors from other areas who can also enjoy a walk around the ...

Happy Anniversary

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE It’s been a great year for CITIES XL™, the next-generation city-builder from Monte Cristo. With this week marking the first anniversary of the official Web site and forum community at www.citiesxl.com, Monte Cristo has built what could be the largest online focus group ever with over 275,000 participations. Community members have contributed feedback to the game’s design, along with participating in various contests, such as the “Point, Shoot – Win!” photography contest ...

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Cities In Facts

Publisher: Monte Cristo Games Developer: Monte Cristo Games Release Date: Q1 2009 (North America and Europe) CITIES XL™ is the next-generation in city-building games, allowing gamers to develop cities on realistic 3D maps using an incredible collection of unique structures. Would-be Mayors are challenged to create the right combinations of social services, leisure activities, special events and job opportunities within their cities in order to feed, employ and entertain their citizens. Realism will be pushed to the limit ...

City Site

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE As a follow-up to their recent "Point, Shoot – Win!" contest, which invited gamers to submit images of their homes for possible inclusion in CITIES XL™, Monte Cristo today launched an extensive blog post describing the process of recreating the winner's real-world home within the game. At http://www.citiesxl.com today, artist Kirill Bozhok from Monte Cristo's Kiev studio walks readers through the step-by-step process of taking images of a home and converting them ...

XL Winner

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Monte Cristo, publisher and developer of the upcoming next-generation city builder, CITIES XL™, is pleased to announce a winner for their "Point, Shoot - Win!" contest. The contest offered the videogame community and consumers the opportunity to have their favorite residential building (or their own home) featured in CITIES XL™ when it is released. Community member Isabella of the Philippines is the first winner of the contest, submitting photos of her stunning ...

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