Maxis developer Lucy Bradshaw has apparently confirmed to German gaming magazine GameStar that SimCity 5 will be arriving in 2013. The new edition of the iconic city building simulation will feature a brand-new game engine called “Glassbox”, and will include multiplayer support, updatable buildings, and nonlinear road patterns.
Bradshaw also noted that Maxis’ work on Spore and other Sim franchises prevented the developer from revealing SimCity 5 sooner.
Electronic Arts itself has yet to confirm SimCity 5, but two weeks ago, rumours of a new SimCity were ignited by Maxis announcing they would reveal their latest project at Game Developers Conference (GDC), which will be held next week in San Francisco.
Stay tuned.