SimCity

Sims 4 Features Offline Single-Player Experience
Sounds like someone learned their lesson from the wonderful launch of SimCity earlier this year. EA and Maxis announced today that not only will The Sims 4 launch on the PC and Mac in 2014, but it...  » MORE

SimCity Patch Update 2.0 Out This Monday
When the clock strikes 1PM PST on Monday, April 22nd, patch 2.0 will be released for SimCity, with the servers going offline for a few hours before you can download the new update.Here's all the...  » MORE

EA Shuts Down Sims Social, Pet Society, and SimCity Social
In what seems to be part of their continuing company-wise restructuring plan, EA has shut down three of its Facebook games—The Sims Social, SimCity Social, and Pet Society. As of June 14th, all...  » MORE

EA Responds to Harsh Criticism, Still Doesn't 'Get It'
The EA god has been summoned.After being nominated by Consumerist as the Worst Company in America for its second year in a row, EA CEO Peter Moore shot back with a post on the EA news feed. As...  » MORE

Even Devs Aren't Happy with Durango's Always-Online Requirement
If you think developers relish the idea of an always-online requirement for their games in the name of precious, precious DRM, think again. After sources surfaced yesterday claiming that Durango,...  » MORE

More 'Sources' Say Next Box Requires Always-Online Connection
Kotaku has a knack for finding unspecified sources, and a few such sources have popped up regarding the upcoming new Xbox and its rumored always-online connection requirement."If the connection...  » MORE

EA Adds First Free DLC to SimCity: A Huge Nissan Advertisement
Free? Did someone say free!?Starting today you can download the first free DLC for SimCity. It's an electric car charging station, which is pretty cool since it adds unique—and...  » MORE

SimCity 2.0 Update Coming
This just in via EA Forums. It would appear that there's the devs of SimCity are preparing a version 2.0 patch for the city-building game, as confirmed by senior producer Kip...  » MORE

EA Admits to DRM Being a Failed Strategy
Gamers have been frustrated with DRM since its inception in 2008. Even then, developers have pursued it as a solution for their greatest enemy: piracy. But it hasn't paid off, and after two...  » MORE

Gears of War Judgment Kicks Lara's Ass in UK
Gears of War: Judgment (which we reviewed recently) has kicked the latest Tomb Raider game clean off the UK weekly sales chart: Gears of War Judgment (Microsoft) Tomb Raider (Square Enix) The Walking...  » MORE

New SimCity Update Will Supposedly Relieve Traffic Problems
According to the EA forums, the newest SimCity update will alleviate the game's horrendous traffic problems as well as prepare a new server addition. More specifically, the update will fix...  » MORE

SimCity Passes 1.1 Million Copies Sold
After the first two weeks of availability, EA has announced that SimCity sold more than 1.1 million copies, leading it to become the biggest launch in franchise history. Of those sales, 54% were done...  » MORE

EA Details the SimCity Free Game Offer
As an apology for all of the server issues, EA is giving away a free Origin game to SimCity owners. Anyone who has activated it already can expect an email starting today, which details how you can...  » MORE

Tomb Raider & God of War: Ascension Rule UK
Tomb Raider, God of War: Ascension (PS3) and StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm have take the top three spots in this week's list of UK's top selling video games. EA's SimCity has dropped to...  » MORE

Mornin '13
Okay, folks, as of this week, we're gonna resume Saturday updates as usual. My ghastly Internet provider still didn't manage to fix my connection (hence, I couldn't post any news this...  » MORE

Latest SimCity Status Report
For those of you who have jumped into the agonizing DRM-infested city-builder that is SimCity, here's the latest update from Maxis Live Operations Producer (thanks Blue), as the devs try to patch...  » MORE

Mornin '13
Yeah, I was going to make a comic about the whole SimCity launch disaster, but now it seems almost impossible to top this.Or indeed this. Or this.  » MORE

Lara Croft Storms UK Charts
Crysis 3 managed to stay on top of British sales charts for a couple of weeks, but now Tomb Raider and SimCity emerges as the most wanted games in the region. Check out the latest weekly sales chart...  » MORE

Mornin '13
So, anybody dared to plunge into the hideous agony that is SimCity?Oh and here's a certain fact that's quite interesting.  » MORE

Amazon Has Stopped Selling SimCity
Despite EA increasing the server capacity for SimCity over the next few days, Amazon.com has stopped selling the digital version of the game, switching it to "Currently unavailable." A...  » MORE

EA Increasing SimCity Server Capacity
According to an update posted on EA Forums, the server capacity for the recently released city-building PC game, SimCity, will be increased. Here's the word:This has been an exciting and...  » MORE

Users Hate SimCity Due to Online DRM
SimCity has just been released on PCs and the very first wave of reviews is already in. Apparently, critics are praising the resurrected city-building franchise, expressing that the game is...  » MORE

SimCity Screenshots Getting A Bit Cataclysmic
Maxis issues a new round of screenshots from their city-building game, SimCity: click to view full gallery click to view full gallery   » MORE

SimCity Screenshots Are Urban
During March 2013, players will be able to construct and maintain their own urban districts in SimCity, the city-building title from EA and Maxis.We've just received new screenshots from the...  » MORE

SimCity Trailer Introduction
This nice little introduction trailer gives you a glimpse into the new, refurbished world of SimCity: Hm, seems fairly promising, one would say. If this game has a grain of what old SimCity games...  » MORE

Mornin '12
Managed to get the comic out on time this week, so I'm really happy about that. Not that I'm entirely happy with how the comic turned out, but I still hope you guys'll like it. Anyway, it would...  » MORE

SimCity Screens Feature Plenty of Destruction
The latest screens, sent along by EA and Maxis, show a lot of cataclysmic events taking place in diverse cities. Check it out: click to view full gallery ...  » MORE

SimCity Social Launched on Facebook
You can all breathe easy now. Electronic Arts launched the originally named browser game SimCity Social, which is currently in open beta and that means users can now begin the construction of their virtual towns.  » MORE

New SimCity GlassBox Engine Arrives
Maxis continues their series of 'GlassBox Engine videos, by offering more details about their upcoming game SimCity. In this video, gameplay lead Dan Moskowitz explains more about the game's water system, water delivery and the effects of pollution.  » MORE

SimCity 'GlassBox Engine' Trailer - Part 2
Well, you've seen the first part of Maxis' video for its SimCity 'GlassBox Engine' showing off some of the things you'll be able to do while building the urban setting of your dreams in the upcoming SimCity game.  » MORE

SimCity Online Follow-up, Clarification
Despite of what you may think after reading yesterday's report, the new SimCity game won't disengage you from the game if you lose your Internet connection.  » MORE

Upcoming SimCity Game Requires Constant Internet Connection
As you probably know, Maxis is currently working on a new SimCity game (slated for release in 2013). The devs did reveal that players will be able to purchase the title digitally through services other than Origin.  » MORE

SimCity Devs Talk GlassBox Engine
The engine utilized for the latest SimCity game (from Maxis) is shown in this video. It's a representation of what the technology achieves and how it was used to incorporated a variety of features.  » MORE

New SimCity Game to PC Next Year
During the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, EA revealed their plans to bring back the SimCity franchise. Well, it is true, my friends. A new SC game is on its way to the PC and Mac and you can expect it at some point during 2013.  » MORE

SimCity 5 Project Sighted?
Before you get all gooie and shit, just remember that this was the last SimCity game, which caused us to produce massive quantities of vomit, consequently crushing our dreams of ever seeing another title worthy of a once terrific city-building series.  » MORE

Mornin '11
You know, sometimes, I really miss games like Caesar 3 and SimCity 4: Rush Hour - games I could quite literally play for days and not get bored. The more you play, the more challenging it gets.  » MORE

Tropico 4 Announced, Screens Released
Wow, that was quick. After the success they've had with Tropico 3, publisher Kalypso Media made an announcement that Tropico 4 is currently in development.  » MORE

Mornin '10
To many developers suddenly shifted to the action genre for the hope of garnering more attention from a wider gaming audience. Is everybody doing this now? What the fuck? Are all genres going to focus on action until every one of them completely disappears and only action games remain? Here's a bit of advice: Gamers expect:.  » MORE

The Sims 3 Tops June PC Sales
Of course it does. Nobody expected otherwise. Check out last month's PC sales (via Gamasutra): 1. The Sims 3 (EA The Sims Studio, Electronic Arts) 2.  » MORE

Tropico 3 on Xbox 360
Tropico 3 was announced as PC-only. However, Kalypso Media, the development studio behind the project, confirmed the game is also on its way to the Xbox console.  » MORE

May's Best-Selling PC Games
NPD just released the chart for the top PC sellers in the United States for the entire month of May. Hm, if you can see beyond the usual WoW and Sims releases, you'll notice that Fallout 3 has managed to fit into 15th spot, while the Fallout Trilogy managed to go all the way up to 9th spot.  » MORE

PC April Sales: It's Time For Blizzard Again
Unlike last month's PC sales chart, which had Creative Assembly's Empire: Total War as the best-selling PC title, the April chart for PC top-sellers in the US shows that Lich King is King once more: 1.  » MORE

Mornin '08
Here's the thing. Mature gamers (myself included) are starting to bitch about how games are getting easier with each release. It's no secret that most titles are now designed with both experienced and casual gamers in mind.  » MORE

SimCity Societies Gold
EA's SimCity Societies, the next addition to the famous city-building series, has gone gold and will be in stores across North America, Asia, Australia and Europe on November 13.  » MORE

SimCity Societies Haunted Trailer
Will Wright and the gang at Maxis release a new (rather lovable looking) trailer from their upcoming SimCity game, Societies. Check it out: HD version can be found over this way.  » MORE

Lifetime BAFTA For Will Wright
Will Wright, reputable game designer and creator of insanely popular franchises like SimCity and The Sims, is to be the first video game "celeb" to be given the Fellowship BAFTA, an award that's going to put Will next to icons like Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen, Federico Fellini and so on.  » MORE

SimCity Societies Screenshots
EA sends over another round of in-game screenshots from SimCity: Societies. Check 'em out: click to view full gallery No, sorry, I don't like the way this one is shaping out.  » MORE