Despite the well-documented troubles of SimCity when it released, Electronic Arts trumpeted 1.1 million in sales two weeks after launch. Now in its latest earnings report, the publisher said that number rose to 1.6 million when it's fiscal quarter closed at the end of March, more than half through digital sales.
One month after the release of SimCity 2.0, Maxis is preparing yet another "significant update." The 3.0 patch, which deploys later this week, continues to introduce new content and tweaks to the online city simulator. (Perhaps it will also fix the bugs introduced by the latest patch?)
In terms of new content, additional hotels have been added "to increase hotel variety." However, of particular note is how traffic is handled. Fans have been critical of the way traffic was implemented in the game and 3.0 will "update routing system to improve traffic." The routing system apparently "now understands more information about u-turns, required vehicle stops, and vehicle behavior on certain road types. This should make traffic smarter."
Connect your civilization with freeways and expressways in the new Simcity.
Connect your civilization with freeways and expressways in the new Simcity.
Fight organized crime with a super unit of your very own in the Heroes and Villains pack coming with the Simcity Limited Edition.
"Still waiting for Offline, and a decent game. Screw playing Sin City 5."
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