Tag: simcity
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Highly Questionable – Alternative Awards 2013
James presides over the worst awards ceremony since December’s VGXs.
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Maxis confirms SimCity offline mode
Maxis Emeryville studio’s General Manager, Patrick Buechner has confirmed that the highly requested offline mode is coming to SimCity. In a blog article on the SimCity website, Buechner writes: “Yes, Offline is coming as a free download with Update 10 to all SimCity players. When we launch it, all of your previously downloaded content will be available to you anytime,…
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Letter from the Editor – What price Xbox One & PS4?
Gamers have just one problem with the games industry and it’s not the quality of game consoles or the games made for them. It’s all about the money.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to be DRM-Free on PC
The move will come as positive news to those who have taken issue with recent always-online titles, such as SimCity. In a statement to Kotaku, game designer Maciej Szczesnik said: “We are trying to get rid of DRM. If someone wants to pirate a game, eventually he will.” “Which is bad, of course,” managing director Adam…
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SimCity buyers can pick one of 8 free EA Origin games
Two weeks ago we reported that EA/Maxis was “confident” about SimCity’s International launch. However, the game’s UK launch still saw mass server queues, lost cloud saved data, and a myriad of glitches within the game. Since launch SimCity has been heavily criticized for its “always-online” stance, with Maxis and EA both claiming that offline would…
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EA confident about SimCity’s UK launch after US issues
Maxis’ SimCity launched in the US on March 5th, but some American players have been left unable to play, even in single player mode, due to the game’s server issues. SimCity requires players to be constantly connected to EA’s Origin servers, likely due to the always-on DRM, but EA has claimed they are “working non-stop”…