Electronic Arts and Maxis have just announced that SimCity will be returning in 2013. The news was announced during Game Changers at the GDC symposium, and is in development by Maxis Emeryville.

“We’d like to thank the millions of fans who have helped make SimCity synonymous with the city-building genre. This is a franchise that means the world to us at Maxis and we’re happy to be bringing it back home where we are reimagining it for an entirely new generation of players,” said Lucy Bradshaw, Senior Vice President of EA’s Maxis Label. “Using our proprietary GlassBox Engine, SimCity for PC will equip players with the tools to play the most sophisticated simulation of its kind. We are dedicated to making sure the experience – no matter the platform – has the fun, flavour and playability that has been intrinsic to the franchise since its birth.”

The first trailer and screenshots are below:

  • This article was updated on January 7th, 2018

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