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EA’s controversial city-simulator SimCity has passed the 1m unit sales mark. The publisher has announced that the game, which was released in the UK on March 8th, has to date shifted 1.1m copies. The game also broke Origin records, helping the service to 1.3m concurrent users. Furthermore, 54 per cent …
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EA names free games for SimCity owners
Owners of SimCity on PC have been told which games they will be able to claim for free as an apology for the strategy game’s rocky launch. The selection is impressive and includes recent release Dead Space 3 as well as triple–A hits Mass Effect 3, Need for Speed: Most …
Read More »Bungie not phased by SimCity woes
'Not our first rodeo' says studio of online-only shooter Destiny
Read More »EA increases SimCity server capacity by 400%
City-building title garners one million in sales as server troubles begin to dissipate
Read More »Bradshaw’s "straight answers" challenged by SimCity modder
Maxis GM Lucy Bradshaw has tried to diffuse some of the anger being thrown at SimCity, but fresh claims from the modding community have cast doubt on the studio’s defence. I’d like to offer some straight answers on the topic: Always-Connected and why SimCity is not an offline experience, Bradshaw …
Read More »Maxis finally responds to SimCity AI concerns, admits there is a problem
After a frustrating silence, SimCity developer Maxis has finally conceded that there are AI issues troubling its game. Now that the server woes that blighted the game’s launch are seemingly over with, attention has turned to a number of AI oddities that are dampening many player’s enjoyment of the game. …
Read More »Opinion: SimCity teething problems only help make EA better at online
Last weekend’s SimCity launch proved to be a trial by fire for EA – but I can only see this situation as one the publishing giant has won. To recap: EA struggled to maintain server connections for swathes of SimCity players logging for launch. The game requires an always-on web …
Read More »SimCity problems are "almost behind us" says EA studio Maxis
Adding more and more servers to support the launch of its SimCity reboot appears to be helping EA turn a corner. A new statement from studio head Lucy Bradshaw says the core problem with getting in and having a great SimCity experience is almost behind us”. Although it might take …
Read More »EA halts SimCity online advertising
Publisher 'temporarily' pauses promotion of troubled city-builder
Read More »Internal Maxis memo admits SimCity backlash is "fair"
A memo from Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw circulated within the studio reveals how much the troubled launch of SimCity has hurt the developer. "I’ll start by saying that I couldn’t be more proud of SimCity and the Maxis team that made it and are supporting it," it reads, as …
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