SimCity hasn’t had the best launch considering both its PC and Mac versions suffered from numerous bugs shortly after they were released. If you’re a SimCity player who has been able to bear all of the issues the game has had, then you’ll be happy to hear EA and Maxis are expected to launch the game’s first expansion pack, called “Cities of Tomorrow.” (more…)
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When the new SimCity game launched earlier this year, it caught a huge amount of flack for requiring an Internet connection to play and bunch of server issues that prevented many gamers from playing for a long time. Those launch woes are behind the game now, and Maxis has announced its first expansion pack is coming on November 15.
The expansion pack will be available for PC and Mac gamers and is called SimCity: Cities of Tomorrow. The expansion pack is set 50 years in the future from the original game and brings a number of new technologies and planning techniques for your cities. Keep in mind that game does still require an Internet connection to play.
One of the complaints of the most recent SimCity was that larger maps were needed to allow people to build bigger cities. The expansion pack doesn’t expand the city size, but does introduce MegaTowers that allow players to build their cities vertically. The expansion also includes an exclusive disaster and a new villain in the form of a corporation that strip mines resources and pollutes the environment.
[via Eurogamer]
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[Update: We were contacted by a PR rep on behalf of the SimCity team to inform us the installation-related issues have been resolved.]
It’s been a long time coming for SimCity fans who just so happen to love their Apple products more than Windows machines as the game was just released after numerous delays. Considering how terribly the launch of the PC version of SimCity went, and with all of the delays, you would think the Mac version would be completely free of any bugs, right? That’s where you’re completely wrong as the game is reportedly riddled with bugs, even making it impossible for a number of users to even install the game on there Mac. (more…)
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SimCity for Mac is finally here, and needless to say, many have waited years for this day. Unfortunately, the arrival isn’t going terribly smoothly for some, with user complaints ranging from installation issues to the game running only in a windowed mode. Put simply, SimCity for Mac is unplayable for some, and it’s an unfortunate situation that’s eerily reminiscent of its launch on the PC. A Maxis spokesperson tells us that its live support team is actively working with players that’ve encountered trouble, and for what it’s worth, installation of SimCity for Mac went off without a hitch on our end. In other words, don’t lose hope; if you’re looking to avoid potential frustration, however, you might want to give the developers a chance to iron out these launch day issues.
Update: Maxis has issued the following statement about the issues:
“We are pleased to advise that the installation-related issues some players experienced with SimCity on Mac have been resolved.”
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Via: TUAW
Source: EA forums (1), (2)
To put it mildly, the EA Maxis team has learned a few hard lessons about launching only when ready. The company is putting that theory into practice: it’s delaying the launch of SimCity for Mac from June 11th to August. The OS X version just isn’t “ready for primetime,” the company says. As compensation, all Mac buyers will get access to the recent Launch Park bonus that they’d otherwise miss. And Windows users, you’re still getting some TLC — EA Maxis has detailed the impending Update 5 release, which fixes some bugs while delivering big improvements to chat and trading. While SimCity still hasn’t shaken its rocky reputation, it’s clear that the developers are determined to (eventually) set things right.
Via: Joystiq
Source: SimCity
Earlier today we reported that The Sims 4 announcement was imminent, a domain registration strongly suggested it. That was indeed the case. Electronic Arts has now officially announced The Sims 4 for PC and Mac. The game will be releasing in 2014 and will be developed by Maxis. EA hasn’t revealed many details at this point in time, but have promised that they will be released in the near future.
Maxis said in a conference call with VIPs that The Sims 4 will head back to the very roots of the hugely popular Sims franchise. They also said that Sims behavior and the complexity of Sim-to-Sim interactions were being focused upon. Maxis says it was important that they unlock new ways for Sims to interact with each other. There’s an offline element of The Sims 4 as well, unlike SimCity which received a lot of criticism for its always-on DRM. It has been confirmed that players will not need a persistent internet connection to play this new title. It was hinted that a fan event might be conducted towards the end of August for The Sims 4, though nothing has been confirmed as yet. No concrete release date for this new title has been provided.
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EA and Maxis’ SimCity received is first major update earlier this week which was being implemented to issue a ton of fixes to the game that would help make the user experience better. The SimCity 2.0 update came and it certainly did fix what is was EA said it was going to fix, but it looks like it may have introduced a number of new issues based on player feedback.
The SimCity 2.0 update is reportedly causing increased levels of sewage, the dreaded spontaneous pollution that we hope to never experience in real life, taxis which are crowding cities, firetrucks that seem to no longer want to fight fires, buildings that never seem to finish being built and production rates slowing down while in Cheetah Mode. (more…)
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The launch of EA’s SimCity certainly suffered from numerous hiccups which brought up the debate of whether or not using always-on DRM is a good idea. But a month after its launch, it looks as though both EA and Maxis may finally have a product they wanted to release initially, which means they can finally move on to delivering the game to the Mac.
EA and Maxis have announced today SimCity will be available on the Mac starting on June 11 and expects a worldwide release. Best of all, if you own a PC version of SimCity and would like to take your game to your Mac, EA will allow you to have the Mac version of the game absolutely for free and both versions will support cross-platform play. (more…)
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Even though it would seem the worst of the SimCity woes are well behind PC players at this point, it would seem those same gamers enjoy beating a dead horse as they absolutely cannot let go the fact that EA wants the title to run as a game that is always connected to the Internet. In fact, a hacker was able to manipulate SimCity so it would run offline, resulting in even more EA backlash.
Maxis’ Lucy Bradshaw decided to attempt to put out some of that EA flame by responding to this hack by stating an always-connected SimCity game was always intended. (more…)
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