April 16, 2009
CITIES XL BETA SIGN-UPS BEGIN
Monte Cristo, developer and
publisher of CITIES XLTM, is pleased to announce that registration for the
game’s closed beta will begin at 11 a.m. UTC/GMT on 16 April 2009. 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 using an incredible collection of unique structures
and monuments based on American, Asian and European-influenced architectural
styles. The maps feature a variety of environments: mountains, hills, canyons,
beaches and islands, all set in different climates from tropical to desert,
Mediterranean to temperate. Players must create the right combinations of social
services, leisure activities, special events and other job opportunities within
their cities in order to feed, clothe, employ and entertain their citizens. Be
it planning and building a new zoo, public park, residential neighborhood or
transit system – there’s always a fresh and exciting challenge for would-be city
managers and mayors in CITIES XL™.
“We’re excited to be at the point
where we feel we’ve laid very solid foundations for this unique game,” said
Jerome Gastaldi, CEO of Monte Cristo, “Now we need to test the architecture to
see how players respond to it, and to improve the integration of the
online-gameplay and social networking features. In the next weeks, we’ll let
more residents into our closed betas and keep stress-testing the edifice
correctly.”
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 city to admire the urban creations of
multiple players. By combining a fantastic single-player game with the social
and multiplayer aspects of an MMO, CITIES XL™ will shape the future of the genre
by offering more variety, bigger cities and multiple gameplay layers.
For more information about CITIES
XL, which will ship in 2009, please visit
www.citiesxl.com
