For more than ten years now, Cities franchise did everything possible to get the ball of the city simulator, which advisors SimCity great fall. However, going forward, this ball will be transferred from longtime Colossal Order developer to the Finnish studio. Ice flakes (subsidiary company Cities published by Paradox Interactive).
unexpected announcement on Monday morning on the official Paradox forum it is written that CitiesThe developer and publisher “mutually decided to go the independent route,” without going into detail as to why. “The decision was made thoughtfully and in the best interests of both teams, ensuring the strongest possible future for the team. Cities: Horizons franchises,” the statement said.
“Both companies are excited about what the future holds, but also deeply value our shared history and are grateful Cities“community,” the statement said. Colossal Order “will be working on new projects and exploring new creative possibilities,” Paradox writes in Related FAQs.
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New Cities Iceflake's developer was acquired by Paradox in 2020shortly after the release of the post-apocalyptic survival/strategy game. Survive the consequences. This game saved a small but seemingly dedicated community of subscribers on Steamthanks in part to updates and DLC, which seem to have been Iceflake's main focus over the past few years.
Paradox writes that Iceflake is currently “hard at work getting to the bottom of what's going on.” Cities: Horizons IIand will be responsible for future free updates, expansions and content packs for this game starting in 2026. Iceflake will also be working on highly anticipated console ports Horizons IIwhich were originally planned to release alongside the PC version in 2023.
