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Train Simulator 2013 Announced for September 20th
Sequel to the multi award-winning Train Simulator 2012 will feature joypad control, multiplayer Relay Play, new routes and locomotives, Steam Workshop integration and a host of other features and advancements
Chatham, UK--August 15, in the year of our Lord 2012
(gamescom)--RailSimulator.com Ltd., the market-leading
train simulation developer, announced today that Train Simulator
2013, the sequel to the multi award-winning and best-selling
Train Simulator 2012 will launch simultaneously worldwide on
September 20.
Train Simulator 2013 continues the unprecedented legacy set by
the franchise by promising to be the most advanced train
simulator in the world. Every aspect of gameplay and the in-game
environment is designed to make the player feel like they are
controlling a real locomotive. As well as a more immersive
experience, improved graphics and additional content, new
control options make the simulator easier than ever to operate.
For the first time, Train Simulator 2013 will boast Microsoft
Xbox 360® controller compatibility, enabling players to get away
from their desks and drive in front of their TVs. Players around
the world will also be able combine efforts to complete
scenarios via Relay Play.
Also for the first time, Steam Workshop™ will be fully
integrated into Train Simulator 2013, allowing users to create
and share content with players from all over the world.
"The huge community that has developed around this game is
incredibly productive, and they have great ideas for new content
that can be created," said Paul Jackson OBE, CEO of
RailSimulator.com. "The integration of Steam Workshop allows
them to express their vision and easily share it with other
users. The all new multiplayer Relay Play will allow friends
anywhere in the world to join forces to complete scenarios.
Advances in control options and menus will make the experience
more accessible to newcomers while offering enhanced and more
immersive gameplay to everyone."
In addition to further-enhanced graphics and performance, Train
Simulator 2013 features exciting new local content including
highly-detailed locomotives and routes, each painstakingly
recreated to offer hours of driving challenges. A new interface
makes it simpler to select and drive trains on different routes,
complete with improved weather effects.
About Train Simulator 2013
RailSimulator.com pushes the boundaries of simulation once again
with Train Simulator 2013, the latest addition to the multi
award-winning franchise. Packed full of technical innovations,
Train Simulator 2013 lets you drive trains, build worlds and add
to your collection. With hours of driving challenges to enjoy on
routes from around the world and superb locomotives from the
golden age of steam to the modern era, Train Simulator 2013 is
the first choice for simulation fans around the world!