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Cities XL Being Demolished

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Unfortunately, sometimes gaming experiments do not work out. Just a few months ago, Cities XL started an experiment to see if the game like SimCity could be done in a multiplayer setting. Ultimately, not enough people continue to subscribe to the service, and it will now be closed. This is unfortunate because simulators are often very handicapped friendly.

The slow speed of building at your own rate, adds to the accessibility for the motion impaired and the cognitively impaired.  It's a shame that these types of games such as Cities XL, the Sims online, and others, often end up closing early.

The following is a press release issued stating the close of the multiplayer side of Cities XL.

Dear Mayors,

First of all we want to thank you for your support since Cities XL was released in October of last year, and as far back as October 2007 for some of you.

In early 2007 we decided to be those who would make a new offer to City Builder games fans. Right from the start Cities XL has always been an innovative project regarding its online dimension. Of course, trying something new always comes with a risk.

Three months after the launch we have to admit that the subscription rate is lower than what we expected and therefore the Planet Offer is not sustainable. Not enough players decided to subscribe.

Therefore, it is with deep regret that we decided to put an end to the Planet Offer as of March 8th 2010. It will no longer be possible to subscribe to the game starting Monday February 1st 2010.

Nevertheless the Cities XL adventure goes on! Cities XL will evolve into a fully single player game. As soon as march the Bus will be added for free in the solo game. At the same time we also keep on working on new content and new features to keep on improving Cities XL.

We do realize that some of you were real fans of the Planet Offer, and loved to be able to visit other player’s cities and trade tokens between players. There are simply not enough of us.

Thank you again for your understanding and support.

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