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Lego Skylines Leaked by Korean Rating BoardThe Korean Rating Board has leaked information regarding Lego Skylines, a new title from Paradox Interactive that appears to be a Lego-themed spinoff of the Cities: Skylines series. The leak also mentioned Persona 4: Revival, a remake of Persona 4. Further details on these and other upcoming games are expected at Summer Game Fest.
Cities Skylines may get the Lego treatment, as Korean ratings for new Paradox game, Persona 4 Revival, and more appear onlineA Korean ratings board listing suggests a new Lego-themed city builder game, Lego Skylines, is in development. This news comes as the Cities Skylines series faces challenges, with developer Colossal Order parting ways with publisher Paradox Interactive. The ratings board also listed potential new titles for Gears of War, Ace Combat, and a Persona 4 remake.
Finnish Game Awards 2026 winners announced — MP3s & NPCsThe winners of the 2026 Finnish Game Awards have been announced, with The Last Caretaker taking home Finnish Game of the Year 2025. Other notable wins include My Tennis Apocalypse for Bit1 Game Competition 2026 and Cities: Skylines II for Best IP Expansion 2025. The event, organized by the Finnish Game Developers' Association and Neogames Finland, celebrated outstanding indie productions.- The Finnish Game Awards honored a scarf-wearing robot as Game of the YearThe Finnish Game Awards 2026 celebrated The Last Caretaker by Channel37 as the Best Finnish Game of 2025. Other notable winners included Paradigm Island for best indie game, Cities: Skylines II for best IP expansion, and Clash Royale for business excellence. The awards ceremony highlighted the achievements of the Finnish game industry, with a focus on outstanding indie productions.
Transport Fever 3 dev's new deal with Cities Skylines 2 publisher Paradox "will have nothing but positive effects"Urban Games, the developer of Transport Fever 3, has announced a publishing deal with Paradox Interactive, the publisher of Cities Skylines 2. The partnership, set to launch in 2026, aims to leverage Paradox's expertise while Urban Games retains full creative control over the IP. Despite concerns stemming from Cities Skylines 2's rocky launch and subsequent internal studio changes, both companies emphasize a shared player-first approach and commitment to the game's original vision.
This 'highly realistic' city-builder could be the first real competition Cities: Skylines has seen in over a…City Masterplan, a new city-builder developed by 1:1 Studio and published by Paradox Interactive, is emerging as a potential competitor to the Cities: Skylines franchise. The game features realistic visuals and detailed traffic simulation, aiming to improve upon the performance issues that have plagued Cities: Skylines 2. While no release date has been set, it is anticipated to launch no earlier than 2027.
Cities Skylines 2's performance is still struggling, and the devs need your helpIceflake Studios, the developer of Cities Skylines 2, has released a technical blog post detailing the ongoing performance struggles of the city-building simulation. The studio is working with Unity to address issues with rendering and simulation performance, particularly in later game stages with high population density. A benchmarking tool will be integrated into the game with the next patch to help gather data for further optimization.
Colossal Order's biggest mistake working on Cities: Skylines 2? Banking on not-quite-ready Unity featuresMariina Hallikainen, CEO of Colossal Order, stated that the studio overestimated Unity's capabilities during the development of Cities: Skylines 2, banking on unfinalized features. This led to significant development hurdles as the team had to build or replace missing functionalities. Despite these challenges, Hallikainen expressed a positive relationship with Unity and confirmed Colossal Order is working on a new PC simulation game using the same engine.
Cities: Skylines 2 boss says they 'completely overestimated' the Unity engine's capabilitiesColossal Order and Paradox Interactive have parted ways on Cities: Skylines 2, with Iceflake Studios now handling patches for the city builder due to optimization and feature issues. Colossal Order is moving forward with a new PC simulation game, also in Unity, but plans to use the engine more effectively.
You can play Cities: Skylines for free this weekend, ahead of the launch of its first expansion in 2 yearsParadox Interactive announced new content for the original Cities: Skylines, including the 'Race Day' expansion pack launching March 10. The announcement coincides with a free weekend on Steam and a 90% discount for the base game, which is still considered a premier city-builder despite the issues with its sequel.
Cities Skylines 1 is getting its first new expansion in two years as resurrection efforts seemingly continue amid sequel's strugglesParadox Interactive has announced the first new expansion for Cities Skylines 1 in two years, titled Race Day, which will be released on March 10th for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC. This comes as the original developer Colossal Order is no longer attached to the series and amid Cities Skylines 2's ongoing development challenges with new studio Iceflake Studios taking over.
11 years of Cities Skylines – it might not all have been plain sailing, but March sees a host of new content for both gamesParadox Interactive is celebrating the 11th anniversary of Cities: Skylines with a month of new content and updates for both the original game and Cities: Skylines II. The original game receives a free-to-play weekend and the 'Race Day' expansion on March 10, adding motor racing, running, and cycling events. Cities: Skylines II will also receive new creator packs and radio stations in March.