I love this new aspect of the game! Can't wait!

i cant wait for this !

Ok, I feel ever more excited about this game every post, I hope I get into the beta, and I read his article (might be the great work) but he stated that Airports were to be in the game, I cant wait for this game any longer march 5th cannot come fast enough I'm already making plans and layouts for my cities though they might not work with the new curvy roads and plopables... oh well more to test for the beta!!!

Any new footage coming our way soon? Can't wait for this game! :D

interesting

I wonder if there could be a big business that involves tourism but not gambling. Maybe sightseeing or historical districts? Maybe sports towns? I'm just not a big fan of Vegas.

Stone sir!

You are a Genius and I love you!

Hey everyone add me!!

I've been sold on this game from the beginning, keep up the great work team.

I find the idea of a city being specialised a little old, perhaps it's just because I'm from England. But while this sounds like a good part of the game, it's seems very different from the SimCity I love.

Ah excellent i was about to post about what trade resources the new simcity would have and here is the answears i was looking for, love we can finally have some trade then just numbers = money as it was before.

I really hope to see carnivals in the street like we saw in SimCity 3000, really miss those little elements to the game.

I've seen lots of these little bits in videos so far, cannot wait to explore the cities and find these little bits in the cities

Personally I think I'll mix and match specialties with my cities (like oil and casinos for instance). Take advantages of resources when I can, but play smart and always have a backup plan for when the well runs dry.

This will be the best game ever. O love Simcity since the first one. Already bought it here in Brazil. Can't wait. I hope it will be available here March 5th as well.

I want to watch new videos. Even speechless ones, with some gameplay.

Congratulation Maxis.

Fingers crossed for the beta.

Looking forward to this.

For playing specialized cities with others, check the new multiplayer community forum: http://simcityhall.net
There are several premade regions being organized already.

Amazing!!!

So is the Electronics big business hi-tech industry?

So excited for the release, and hope for a chance at beta. Good Job on this one Mzxis, its been a while since a good game like this has been released. Please choose me for a Beta key, I will not let you down.

I hope this game is gonna be on face book.

Quick question;
In this day and age where most every game has about 2 weeks before the best and brightest start posting the "perfect" way to play a game, will Sim City be able to get broken down to a basic method of play that ultimately Turns Sim City into nothing more than a paint by numbers formula? i.e. 60% residential, 35 Big business, 5% infrastructure
Obviously I'm making those numbers up but you get the idea. Or will there truly be countless possible "successful" ways to play?

I'm so excited for this game. I haven't been this pumped about a game since D3 and if you've played and are a D2 fan you know how the flopped. I get the feeling this game is bringing to the table everything I've ever wanted from a SimCity. Keep up the awesome blogs Maxim Devs!!!

Stoked. This sounds awesome. Go Maxis!!

I agree with abstractpenguin. Although I'm a fan of the 'Tourism via Gambling' aspect, I'd also like to see Sightseeing/Historical attractions/businesses.

I'm excited by the idea of basing one of the cities in my region on my hometown, Windsor, UK. However, not having some representation of the largest inhabited Castle in the world makes that realisation almost impossible to achieve.

I love these daily posts! Keep it up Maxis!! The gaming world needs to lay off the First Person Shooters and let a game that isn't copy-paste-every-year!!

I have a proposal for Maxis and Simcity. Would it be possible to make a Simcity 1504? I for one think it would be cool with a simcity in the year 1504, where many exiting people lived and thrived. For example it could be staged in Europe (Italy, Spain, Netherlands ect.) or the discovery of the Americas. Couldn't you use the same Glassbox engine (and graphics) for that game? I guess you would have to change the looks of buildings and remove some transport, but introduce some new instead. You could also use the trading ground to trade with gold, fabrics and spices from the east; trade with local tribes ect. Ships going across the Atlantic and around Africa. Maybe some kind of new discoveries (new lands, knowledge) where you would use education as a resource. This was a time for great thinkers ex. Leonardo Da Vinci. Culture was at a high and the church looking over your shoulder.

I think it has great potential...

Best regards,

Christian Steinlein

This really has me intrigued! Hopefully I will get a beta key and get to play around with this early (my fingers are crossed)!

Do you plan to add additional specialisations or expanding on these post-release through DLC or expansions?

Im in suspense! Omg cant wait.. roll on to beta and rolllll onnnnn to march 5th!

Im excited to see all the new aspects. One question would be do the electronics impact your city such as a media based town center such as time square. This would be really an awesome factor in growth, we know about pollution and its impact on RCI know to see if the buisness could impact the growth of the city.

Another great thing would be for Maxis to give us an early teaser as to what kind of things may eventually come from DLC. I Love SimCity and want to see it prosper but there are so many things I would love to see that couldnt be included into the shipped game. Maxis im counting on you!

excited :)

Great read, thanks. Can't wait to work with friends!!!