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EA has lifted the lid on the latest game in the long-running SimCity franchise: SimCity Creator for Wii and DS, out here on September 22 (and Sept 19 in UK).

“SimCity Creator is an open-ended, highly creative game with a sense of humour that allows players to utilize the distinctive gameplay aspects of the Wii and Nintendo DS to create, enjoy and destroy epic cities,” describes EA.

So, pretty much like previous SimCity games then, only in keeping with the mainstream appeal of Nintendo’s latest hardware, EA promises this to be “the most accessible and light-hearted game from the SimCity franchise,” designed for “families and players of all ages”.

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Not content with the cross-media juggernaut that is The Force Unleashed, LucasArts is tapping up this year’s other Star Wars event for a videogame tie-in, bringing a game based on the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars to Wii and DS.

The game will presumably follow the movie plot of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi as they fight in the Clone Wars that take place between Episodes II and III.

LucasArts has yet to confirm the game or release any details, but IGN says it features as an advertisement in the LEGO Indiana Jones instruction booklet.

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