SimCity lost progress fix and Cheetah speed in testing
Maxis is currently testing fixes for big SimCity issues like progress loss and bringing back Cheetah speed, the developer says. It still has smaller patches in the works too, with patch 2.0 set to bring improvements to fire engines, street cars, casinos and more.
READ MORE >SimCity dev pokes fun at game's troubles
Maxis and Electronic Arts have rightly endured their share of slings and arrows for its botched launch of SimCity, but one developer giving a talk about the game at GDC is trying to make the best of a bad situation.
READ MORE >"Click on the bulldozer icon, it will tell you how many abandoned buildings and rubble sites ..."
see all 18 commentsEA boasts: SimCity sells over 1.1 million units
Given the incredibly volatile launch SimCity has experienced, you'd think that Electronic Arts would wait before issuing a press release about the game's sales figures. But, no. Here we go.
READ MORE >"In fact, 1 million is barely the break even point for a lot of AAA titles."
see all 61 commentsSimCity free game choices include Dead Space 3, SimCity 4
When SimCity's exploded at launch, leaving many unable to play thanks to its always-online requirement, EA promised one free game to every mayor as a peace offering. Today the publisher revealed the list of games, including Dead Space 3, Battlefield 3 and, ah, SimCity 4. Per...
READ MORE >"their stock generally did awfully while the good stuff like mirror's edge / rock band / dead ..."
see all 22 commentsSimCity population '100 percent above' EA's estimations
Being the first SimCity game in over a decade, you'd think that EA would have known that demand for their city-planning game would be through the roof. But as SimCity's bungled launch proved, that was not the case. In fact, a new interview with Maxis' Lucy Bradshaw reveals e...
READ MORE >"Total dick comment here but its true. I'm having a blast with Tropico 4. During the Simcity ..."
see all 38 commentsMaxis: 'we could have built an offline mode' in SimCity
"Could we have built a subset offline mode" in SimCity, Maxis asked. "Yes. But we rejected that idea because it didn't fit with our vision."
READ MORE >"You can do a chargeback on your credit card (call VISA or Mastercard) if they refuse. It will ..."
see all 105 commentsSimCity update to fix pathing issues
SimCity is starting to show signs of recovery, and Maxis has outlined its current moves to turn on non-essential features and plans for an upcoming patch.
READ MORE >"Yeah, exactly lithe same happened to me. The magic was kinda gone. I'm waiting for the patches ..."
see all 115 commentsSimCity mod shows offline play, editing roads outside cities
A modder has posted a video showing SimCity highways being built outside city boundaries, and a sort of "offline mode" in which the disconnect timer has been disabled.
READ MORE >"id donate money if it meant that guy figuring out how to build a city using the entire region ..."
see all 24 commentsMaxis: SimCity launch trouble 'almost behind us'
SimCity has almost scrambled back to its feet following the disastrous launch that left players languishing in queues, thanks to a string of updates and new servers. Maxis claimed over the weekend that the "core problem" of being being unable to play is "almost behind us", a...
READ MORE >""The game was designed for MP, we sim the entire region on the server so [offline] is just not ..."
see all 67 commentsSimCity players to get free game from EA
EA is offering a free PC game to SimCity players as an apology for the game's bungled launch.
READ MORE >"Apparently he puts the same amount of consideration and time into formulating his opinions as well."
see all 167 commentsReport: SimCity referral marketing suspended pending server fixes
EA has reportedly sent a letter to members of the Origin LinkShare program, requesting they remove any active promotion of SimCity as the company irons out the server problems.
READ MORE >"76 right now, but Polygon's score is still listed as 95 (and not the revised "40"). Metacritic ..."
see all 7 commentsEA continues to add servers to alleviate SimCity crush
The ongoing server problems with SimCity's always-on DRM connection to Origin has forced EA to disable several features, and even forced Amazon to...
READ MORE >"Not this guy, I'm in the military and spend a fair part of my time disconnected from the ..."
see all 31 commentsSimCity launching more servers
The launch of Maxis's new SimCity has been something of a mess, to put it mildly, with players facing long queues to even launch what is chiefly a single-player game. Good job, always-online DRM. Maxis has issued a statement saying it's "putting everything we have" towards f...
READ MORE >"if he's wrong, it's only because you aren't thinking four dimensionally ;) In a couple weeks ..."
see all 219 commentsSimCity review: return of a classic
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For its avoidable limitations, SimCity is still a gorgeous and often captivating strategy game. It's easy to consider this the best city-building strategy game to arrive in years.
READ MORE >"Always online is just so horrible idea. Especially with a company like Electronic Arts who will ..."
see all 127 commentsSimCity to get city size expansions
SimCity will eventually get larger city sizes, as PC power increases so more mainstream users can access it, according to creative director Ocean Quigley.
READ MORE >"I cannot tell you how shocked I am. They probably didn't break up their simulation/AI ..."
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"I guess. I was away the initial weekend so wasn't expecting to play it much then and I've only ..."
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