SimCity beta coming next weekend

A beta for SimCity is coming next weekend, and Maxis is accepting sign-ups for it now. It will feature a "one hour slice" of the game.

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SimCity isn't coming until March 5, so you'll have to wait for the flowers to bud before you can start your urban layouts. But you might get your chance to play a snippet of the game as early as next weekend, when the beta kicks off.

You can register for the beta now. According to an SimCity's Twitter, the beta will start next Friday, January 25, and last through Monday, January 28. It will feature a "one hour slice" of the game, but the announcement isn't clear on just how many eager city planners will get in on this round of beta invites. March is still quite a while away, though, so it seems likely we'll see more waves coming leading up to launch.

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    January 18, 2013 8:15 AM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, SimCity beta coming next weekend.

    A beta for SimCity is coming next weekend, and Maxis is accepting sign-ups for it now. It will feature a "one hour slice" of the game.

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      January 18, 2013 8:29 AM

      sweet! before i bother with this origin garbage will it be available for OSX too?

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      January 18, 2013 9:00 AM

      A one hour beta. So, a demo?

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      January 18, 2013 9:10 AM

      1hour beta, kidding right.....and 80 bucks for SIM city full game???

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        January 18, 2013 9:18 AM

        Where do you see that this is an $80 game? :o

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        January 18, 2013 9:18 AM

        Amazon has the limited edition pre-order at $59.99 - where are you seeing $80?

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        January 18, 2013 9:26 AM

        SimCity™ Digital Deluxe Edition
        $79.99
        PC Download

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          January 18, 2013 9:50 AM

          You can also buy the full game without the extra city sets for $60.

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          January 18, 2013 9:53 AM

          If you preorder you get a $50 origin credit not a terrible deal.

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            January 18, 2013 10:24 AM

            It actually is a terrible deal, because that credit is a max of $10 on 5 games, none of which can be pre-orders and must be used by March, IIRC.

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              January 18, 2013 10:32 AM

              Oh lol. That's pretty bad then.

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      January 18, 2013 9:17 AM

      Site is broken. :(

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