There's a CITIES XL interview on IncGamers chatting with Monte Cristo CEO Jerome Gastaldi about their upcoming urban planning game. Along the way he explains that brand-placement in the game is about both realism and commercialism: "It makes the game look even more real-world, and partially, and we'll admit this without shame, because we can make some money from that." He also tells them there will be no Sim City-style natural disasters in the game when it ships, saying they will work on adding it post release: "If you implement those gaming mechanics, you have to make sure there is a gameplay to counterbalance these negative effects, and that's part of our upcoming features after game release."