Monte Cristo's city creation game Cities XL is looking very tasty indeed, with the prospect of some large-scale city planning action in the offing.

The game will offer Sim-city-esque gaming in a persistent shared-world that will let you visit your fellow players cities and host events in your own 'hood for other planners to attend.

Check out the gallery below the jump to see how this early build (ho ho!) is looking.

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