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SimCity, longtime nursery for burgeoning city planners, is set to release a new version in February 2013. This version of the game, first released in 1989, adds the a multiplayer dimension – allowing users to share resources between their cities or to specialize and trade. The game emphasizes the perils of energy choices – highlighting the negative health impacts and public opinion that can come as a result of a local coal or nuclear plant. (FastCompany)
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