That headline stopped me in my tracks too.
Speaking of never getting "Sim City 5"...
How much would it cost to kickstart a project created by users and developers, etc. to build our own Sim City? I bet if something like that happened, the game would be incredible.
By the way, I haven't played Simy City 4 in quite some time, but I visit Simtroplis daily. Incredible work being done for a game that is 10 years old. Remarkable.