New SimCity game coming to iOS and Android

EA has announced that SimCity BuildIt is in development both for Apple iOS and Google’s Android.

What are the odds on it being free-to-play and in-app purchases, do you think?

The game is being specifically designed for smartphones. The choices you make evolve your city in a variety of ways,” the blurb reads. Meet your citizens’ needs to keep them happy, or make questionable choices and feel your citizens’ wrath.

Pinch, zoom, and rotate 360 degrees as you manage your city in the palm of your hand. With countless buildings and vivid, 3D-quality graphics, it’s the most advanced mobile building simulation game.”

SimCity is a common sight on mobiles, with a smartphone version appearing in 2008 before it was unceremoniously replaced by SimCity Deluxe Mobile.