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Cities: Skylines 2 Starts on Road to Redemption With Big Update and Mods

Today publisher Paradox Interactive and developer Colossal Order released a big patch for Cities: Skylines 2, and it certainly feels like the beginning of a redemption arc.  The update numbered 1.1.…

March 25, 2024 | 03:04 EDT

Artwork for Frostpunk 2 showing a face wearing a mask alongside the game's logo
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Frostpunk 2 System Requirements for Beta Could Indicate Final PC Specs

11 bit studios has announced the PC requirements you're going to need if you want to take part in the Frostpunk 2 beta next month, and they could give us a glimpse into the final PC specs for the…

March 21, 2024 | 09:19 EDT

Cities Skylines 2 Mods Beta
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Paradox Mods for Cities: Skylines 2 Explained

Today Paradox Interactive introduced the features of the upcoming Paradox Mods application for Colossal Order's city builder Cities: Skylines 2.  The feature will be introduced in beta on March 25,…

March 19, 2024 | 10:09 EDT

A city's skyline behind a bridge in Cities: Skylines 2
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Cities: Skylines 2 Roadmap Revised as Modding Update Gets Release Date

Colossal Order has finally announced a release date for the long-awaited Cities: Skylines 2 modding update, and the game's roadmap has been revised to reflect this, as well as a couple of other…

March 18, 2024 | 09:39 EDT

A city viewed from a bridge as traffic speeds past in a non-gameplay Cities: Skylines 2 trailer
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Cities: Skylines 2 Modding Update Admits “Still a Lot of Work” To Be Done

Cities: Skylines 2 developer Colossal Order has provided an update on the game's long-awaited modding feature, and it sounds like it's still going to be a while before full modding support arrives.…

March 11, 2024 | 10:43 EDT

A side-on view of a city with a bridge in the foreground in Cities: Skylines 2
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Cities: Skylines 2 Developer Outlines Steps to "Fix" Game, Acknowledges "Mountain to Climb"

Colossal Order has shared another Cities: Skylines 2 Word of the Week column, and this one is all about what the studio is doing to "fix" the game. Previous columns have contained things like deep…

February 26, 2024 | 09:21 EST

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Promising City Builder House of Legacy Reveals Powerful Building Tools and Gorgeous Art

Developer S3 Studio released a new video of its upcoming city builder meets 4X strategy game and sandbox House of Legacy, focusing on the building tools.  We hear directly from the developers about…

February 24, 2024 | 09:00 EST

Two citizens on a bench overlooking a city in Cities: Skylines 2
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Cities: Skylines 2 Gets New Deep Dive All About Its Insanely In-Depth Citizen Simulation

Cities: Skylines 2 developer Colossal Order has released a new dev diary in which the studio sheds light on its process for creating and simulating citizens. The latest Word of the Week column talks…

February 19, 2024 | 10:03 EST

Two animal-like characters in official artwork for Against the Storm
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Against the Storm Roadmap Revealed, Next Major Update Coming in March

Eremite Games and Hooded Horse have rolled out an official post-launch Against the Storm roadmap, showing what's coming to the city-builder in the next few months. Over on Steam, Eremite says it…

February 8, 2024 | 10:43 EST

A wide view of a city with lots of skyscrapers in Cities: Skylines 2
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New Cities: Skylines 2 Patch Brings Tons of Hotfixes for Crashes and More

Colossal Order has released a brand new Cities: Skylines 2 patch, and while there's nothing earth-shattering in this one, there are plenty of hotfixes that could correct the specific issue you've…

January 31, 2024 | 09:01 EST

Skyscrapers set against an overcast sky in Cities: Skylines 2
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Cities: Skylines 2 Devs Detail Final Bug-Fixing Patch Before Mod Support Beta

Cities: Skylines 2 is getting one more "stand-alone" bug-fixing patch before updates begin focusing on bigger changes, Colossal Order has confirmed. In the latest Word of the Week column on the game…

January 29, 2024 | 09:25 EST

A low-angle view of a city at night in Cities: Skylines 2
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Cities: Skylines 2 Modding Features to Roll Out Gradually, Colossal Order Reveals

Colossal Order has announced what it calls an "important decision" regarding the rollout of Cities: Skylines 2 modding. Previously, Colossal Order has discussed being hard at work on the Cities:…

January 22, 2024 | 09:36 EST

A body in the middle of a frozen wasteland with the word "LIAR" daubed on its chest in Frostpunk 2 artwork
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Frostpunk 2 Gameplay and Day One Game Pass Launch Revealed

11 bit studios has officially revealed the first Frostpunk 2 gameplay trailer, showing off what you can expect when you fire up the upcoming frozen city-builder. In the trailer, we see a massive icy…

January 16, 2024 | 09:00 EST

A cityscape framed by skyscrapers, one of which bears a logo for Lehto Electronics, in Cities: Skylines 2
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Cities: Skylines 2 Devs Want Your Advice on Dealing With Community Toxicity

Colossal Order has released the first Cities: Skylines 2 dev update of 2024, and the developer wants to get your advice to help with a tricky subject. Previous Word of the Week posts have detailed…

January 15, 2024 | 10:22 EST

Two characters looking out over a cozy hamlet in Pioneers of Pagonia
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Settlers-Like Pioneers of Pagonia Hits 100k Sales in a Week

Cozy indie city-builder Pioneers of Pagonia has hit a major sales milestone within its first week on release, developer and publisher Envision Entertainment has announced. According to a new Steam…

December 21, 2023 | 10:00 EST

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Manor Lords

Manor Lords is a combination strategy/city-builder game that puts you in control of your own medieval settlement, from large-scale battles to building and running your kingdom and the economic woes…

December 19, 2023 | 09:51 EST

Cities Skylines 2 Holiday Treat Patch Visual
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Cities: Skylines 2 Patch Available Now, Adds Character LODs to Improve Performance and More

Today Cities: Skylines 2 developer Colossal Order released update 1.0.18F1, which will be the last of the year teased earlier this week.  The update aims to improve performance by adding LODs to…

December 14, 2023 | 10:23 EST

A long shot of a cityscape with a forest in the foreground in Cities: Skylines 2
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Final Cities: Skylines 2 Patch of the Year Detailed in New Dev Diary

Developer Colossal Order and publisher Paradox have released new information about what's coming in the final Cities: Skylines 2 patch of the year. In a new Word of the Week column on Steam, which…

December 11, 2023 | 09:31 EST

An aerial view of a complex city in Cities: Skylines 2
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Cities: Skylines 2 Devs Warn "Unfinished Editor" Could Result In Broken Mods

Paradox and Colossal Order have released a new Cities: Skylines 2 Word of the Week column containing updates on what the devs are up to, and this time, it's all about modding. In the new Word of the…

November 27, 2023 | 09:34 EST

The Key Artwork of Against the Storm
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Against the Storm Gets Full Release Date for PC and Game Pass Following Successful Early Access

Today indie developer Eremite Games and publisher Hooded Horse announced the release date of the 1.0 version of the city builder Against The Storm. The game will be released on PC on December 8,…

November 20, 2023 | 12:44 EST

A cityscape full of tall skyscrapers in Cities: Skylines 2
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Colossal Order Reveals Detailed Cities: Skylines 2 Roadmap As Work On Performance Continues

Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive have revealed a brand new Cities: Skylines 2 roadmap that shows what you can expect from the city-builder in the coming months. Over on the official Paradox…

November 20, 2023 | 10:30 EST

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Cities: Skylines 2 Gets Last Weekly Patch With Even More Fixes

Colossal Order released a new patch for its city builder Cities: Skylines 2, aiming to provide more fixes to improve the PC version of the game.  As mentioned earlier this week by CEO Mariina…

November 16, 2023 | 12:55 EST

A train winding its way through a rural snowy landscape in Cities: Skylines 2
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Cities: Skylines 2 Devs Share Update On Editor, Weekly Patches Ending Soon

Cities: Skylines 2 developer Colossal Order has shared more information on the game's upcoming Editor feature, as well as confirming the end of weekly patches for the game. In last week's Word of…

November 13, 2023 | 09:49 EST

Cities: Skylines 2 Patch 1.0.13
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Cities: Skylines 2 Patch 1.0.13 Available Now to Fix Your Garbage Problems

Today Colossal Order released a new patch for its city builder Cities: Skylines 2, aiming to fix some rather big issues with garbage and more. The patch, which was promised by CEO Mariina…

November 9, 2023 | 10:24 EST

A cityscape with the sun shining on a building in Cities: Skylines 2
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Cities: Skylines 2 Developer Promises No Paid DLC Until Performance Issues Are Fixed

Cities: Skylines 2 developer Colossal Order has promised that no paid DLC will be released for its city-builder until the game's performance has been addressed. In a new "Word of the Week" dev post…

November 6, 2023 | 10:41 EST

Cities Skylines 2 Update
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Cities: Skylines 2 Update Brings Fixes, Tweaks, & Performance Optimization

Today Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive released a new update of their city building simulation Cities: Skylines 2.  The update is numbered 1.0.12f1 and it's characterized as a hotfix so it's…

November 2, 2023 | 04:55 EDT

A metropolis skyline in the daytime with the Cities: Skylines 2 logo in front of it
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Cities: Skylines 2 Teams Up With Big Content Creators For Eight Free Content Packs

Colossal Order has revealed that it's teamed up with several content creators in order to make eight free content packs for the game. Known as the Region Packs, these free pieces of DLC were…

October 27, 2023 | 09:09 EDT

Cities Skylines 2 Update 1.0.11F1
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Cities: Skylines 2 Gets "First of Several" Patches to Improve Performance Following Flawed Release

Today Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive released a new patch for their brand new city builder Cities: Skylines 2, to address the game's performance issues. The patch, announced on the official…

October 26, 2023 | 10:57 EDT

A rain-soaked street with a traffic light in the foreground in Cities: Skylines 2
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Cities: Skylines 2 Devs Confirm 30FPS Target, Promise Further Performance Improvements

Cities: Skylines 2 developer Colossal Order has taken part in a Reddit AMA about the game, clarifying a few things about performance in the process. The game has just launched, and in the runup to…

October 24, 2023 | 12:54 EDT

An European-style ambulance in Cities: Sylines 2
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Cities: Skylines 2 Will Support Mods on Consoles; Devs Promise Performance Improvements After Launch

Today Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive shared news about modding and performance for the upcoming city-builder Cities: Skylines 2.  First of all, we learn in the announcement that the in-game…

October 16, 2023 | 10:20 EDT

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Rebellious City-Building Adventure Bellwright Launches In December

Developer Donkey Crew and publisher Snail Games have announced the Early Access release window for city-building survival hybrid Bellwright. The game, which sees you build up your very own town and…

October 4, 2023 | 08:34 EDT

A cityscape at nighttime in Cities: Skylines 2 (the Steam version of the game was used for this screenshot)
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Cities: Skylines 2 Console Versions Pushed Back To Spring 2024

Colossal Order and Paradox have announced a Cities: Skylines 2 console delay, with the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of the game now due next year. In a post on X, Paradox says its team needs "…

September 28, 2023 | 09:07 EDT

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Cities: Skylines 2 Gets New Trailer Highlighting the Full-Featured Photo Mode & Cinematic Camera

Today Colossal Order and Paradox Entertainment released another trailer about the upcoming city builder Cities: Skylines 2. This time around, the video focuses on the cinematic camera and the photo…

September 11, 2023 | 10:01 EDT

Cities Skylines 2 Tram with Cityscape
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Cities: Skylines 2 Gets Extensive Video About the Marvels of Audio Design

Today Colossal Order and Paradox Entertainment released another extensive video about the upcoming city builder Cities: Skylines 2. Following up on the trailer about music and audio released earlier…

September 7, 2023 | 03:30 EDT

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Cities: Skylines 2 Introduces Sounds and Music With New Trailer

Today Colossal Order and Paradox Entertainment released another trailer of the upcoming city builder Cities: Skylines II, focusing on music and sounds.  The soundscape of your city is certainly no…

September 4, 2023 | 12:08 EDT

A group of civilians walking through a city in Cities: Skylines 2
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New Cities: Skylines 2 Video Shows How Your Citizens Live Their Lives

A new Cities: Skylines 2 trailer has arrived, and it's all about your citizens and how they'll live their lives. In previous Cities: Skylines 2 dev previews, we've learned about city progression,…

August 28, 2023 | 10:19 EDT

A massive, bustling metropolis with plenty of skyscrapers in Cities: Skylines 2
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New Cities: Skylines 2 Video Talks City Progression, Milestones, And More

A brand new Cities: Skylines 2 video has been released, and it's all about city progression, milestones, and the various ways in which you can grow your city. Earlier this week, Colossal Order and…

August 24, 2023 | 10:21 EDT

A group of settlers working at a bakery while the town bustles behind them in Pioneers of Pagonia
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Pioneers Of Pagonia Release Date Brings Settlers-Style Fun To Early Access In December

Settlers creator Volker Wertich and studio Envision Entertainment have announced the Pioneers of Pagonia release date for Early Access. The game, which got its first gameplay teaser back in June, is…

August 22, 2023 | 08:52 EDT

Cities Skylines 2
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New Cities: Skylines 2 Trailer Is All About Progression

Today Colossal Order released another trailer showing off the upcoming and highly-anticipated city-builder Cities: Skylines 2, focusing on progression.  The trailer showcases how you can help your…

August 21, 2023 | 10:19 EDT

Cities: Skylines 2 - Ambulance Among Trees
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Cities: Skylines 2 Gets Extensive Video All About "Complex But Not Complicated" Economy

Today Colossal Order released another video showing off the upcoming and highly-anticipated city-builder Cities: Skylines 2, focusing on the economy.  The video is very extensive, expanding on the…

August 17, 2023 | 06:36 EDT

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Gord The Great Lakes Walkthrough Guide

Our Gord The Great Lakes Walkthrough Guide will help you to make your way through the fourth level of the game with ease.  If you enjoy this guide, check out some of our other great guides. We've…

August 17, 2023 | 12:24 EDT

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Gord Forest Spirit Walkthrough Guide

Our Gord Forest Spirit Walkthrough Guide will show you how to beat the game’s third level without tearing your hair out in the process.  Forest Spirit is the third level in Gord, and the first one…

August 17, 2023 | 12:17 EDT

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Gord Starter Guide and Guide Hub

Our Gord Starter Guide will help you to wrap your head around the basic mechanics and concepts you’ll need to survive the swamps!  If you enjoy this guide, we have various guides for other games,…

August 17, 2023 | 12:17 EDT

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Gord Horrors Guide | List of Horrors & Strategies

Gord is filled with horrors, and our Gord Horrors Guide will give you the low-down on how to defeat them, what sort of demands they're liable to make, and what sort of special abilities they happen…

August 17, 2023 | 12:17 EDT

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Gord Review - Gord Alone Knows!

Dark Fantasy is a term that gets bandied around a lot these days, primarily by pieces of media that could only be described as dark if you were being charitable while comparing them to Hello Kitty.…

August 15, 2023 | 09:16 EDT

A sophisticated-looking skyline of skyscrapers in Cities: Skylines 2
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New Cities: Skylines 2 Video Sheds Light On Economy And Production

A new Cities: Skylines 2 video has been released, showing off the game's economy and production systems. The new video is part of the Feature Highlights dev diary series, which has also included in-…

August 14, 2023 | 10:20 EDT

Cities: Skylines 2 - Rush Hour Traffic
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New Cities: Skylines 2 Video Is About Weather, Climate, Rush Hour, & More

Today Colossal Order released a new video showing off the upcoming and highly-anticipated city-builder Cities: Skylines 2. As usual, this is an in-depth follow-up to the video released earlier this…

August 10, 2023 | 12:12 EDT

A ship sailing past a city that's blanketed in snow in Cities: Skylines 2
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New Cities: Skylines 2 Video Introduces Climate, Seasons, And Natural Disasters

A new Cities: Skylines 2 video has been released, highlighting the ways in which climate and seasons will work in the upcoming city-builder. Previous Cities: Skylines 2 dev diaries have revolved…

August 7, 2023 | 10:37 EDT