Tag: SimCity
SimCity creator Will Wright calls botched launch of latest game "inexcusable"
Will Wright is the veteran games developer who masterminded the early SimCity games, but was not part of the development team for the latest city-building game that suffered from crippling launch issues. Now, speaking with GI.biz, Wright has shared his…
SimCity 2.0 update brings fixes today, will knock game offline for a few hours
SimCity, the long-awaited and much-troubled PC city building simulation game, gets its first major update today after suffering a crippling launch. Dubbed "SimCity 2.0", the update will address bugs that will help the online cities process properly, halt the random…
Free EA games to soothe SimCity woes revealed: SimCity 4 (!), Dead Space 3, and Battlefield 3 included
EA have revealed the list of games they're offering up for free as a way to appease gamers affected by the botched SimCity launch. And, amazingly, that list includes the latest SimCity's offline precursor, SimCity 4! According to EA in…
Top 12 great SimCity alternatives: Tropico 4, Theme Hospital and more!
Today, we'd intended on posting our review of the long-awaited SimCity, the 2013 revamp of one of the most revered god game series of all time. However, if you've been watching news on SimCity closely, you'll know that the game's…
SimCity server woes nearly fixed, free EA game for all those affected
SimCity's online problems are nearly over according to Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw, who claims that crash reports have been reduced dramatically since launch day in a new post on the SimCity website. "I'm happy to report that the core…
SimCity UK launch suffers from online server problems
UK gamers hoping to jump into the latest SimCity title following the game's midnight launch have, just like their US counterparts, been left bitterly disappointed, as publisher EA's servers struggled to cope with the sheer number of gamers attempting to…
Here's how SimCity creator Will Wright plays the new SimCity
He's the daddy of all "Sim" games, from the original SimCity right through to the gene-pool tweaking Spore, but Will Wright has had only an advisory role when it comes to the new SimCity game, due out on March 8….
PREVIEW: SimCity – Reticulating splines for a new generation
The power's out, the sewerage system is backed up and my city burns. Pretty much the same first hour experienced from every SimCity game then. But this year's SimCity reboot is anything but the same as what has gone before….
New SimCity game confirmed for 2013
SimCity, the veritable god-sim putting you in charge of the construction and upkeep of your own miniature town, will return for a brand new title in 2013. Confirmed this morning by EA and developers Maxis, the next instalment in…
Relive 2003 with the SimCity Box, containing five games
If it weren’t for the assorted Sims games, my formative years would’ve been very lonely indeed. That’s why I’m so excited at the news that EA has announced the SimCity Box.
Containing five games from the SimCity range, there’s SimCity Societies, SimCity Societies Destinations, SimCity 4, SimCity 4 Rush House and The Sims Carnival SnapCity, which I must admit I’ve never actually heard of. A steal at $39.99, you’re saving $60 by buying them bundled together, and perhaps it’ll help tide you over until Sims 3 is released next…
