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[Update] Electronic Arts has revealed a little more info about The Sims 4, including the fact that fans don't need to worry about a repeat performance of SimCity .The Sims 4 is a single-player, offline experience with a focus of personalization and sharing. [Original Story] The Sims is a juggernaut... More

The first big update to Maxis' stumbling SimCity will arrive on April 22, 2013. The patch fixes a number of bugs, including an important fix for the HUD in colorblind mode. Casinos are now more profitable, but you'll have to rebuild for the benefits to kick in. There are fixes to a number of... More

In a recent Facebook post , the creators of SimCity , Maxis, confirmed that it was bringing back Cheetah Speed. The game play mode is one of the many features that were removed during the fumbled launch of the title. They also confirmed via the post that they are working on a second update. Cheetah speed... More

EA Labels president Frank Gibeau told GamesIndustry International that SimCity’s online requirement was born out of the creative vision of Maxis’ development team, not the “evil suits at EA.” Gibeau likens SimCity to an MMO, and has harsh words for DRM controls. “DRM is... More

EA said it was offering free games to players as an apology for SimCity's botched launch, and now they've revealed the selection – which includes SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition. If you've activated SimCity , you should be getting an email from EA that offers instructions on how to claim your... More

Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw explained in a blog post why the SimCity developer felt that offline play "didn't fit in with [their] vision." In an effort to explain why SimCity is what it is, Bradshaw listed off what the "significant calculations" your SimCity game offloads... More

SimCity has been criticized for its demand that players be always connected online to play the game, and now a modder has found a way to play it offline. UKAzzer has accessed the game's debug mode, which allows him to play the game indefinitely offline, among other things. Usually the game has a... More

Through all the trials and tribulations that SimCity has gone through with its required online play, Maxis and Electronic Arts have held firm that taking the game offline would require substantial reprogramming. According to an anonymous employee from Maxis who claims to be familiar with the programming... More

Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw says that SimCity's launch problems are close to being over. In an email, Bradshaw says: "I had hoped to issue an 'All-Clear' tonight, but there are still some elements coming together. Tonight and tomorrow we'll be monitoring each server and gameplay... More

SimCity has received an update that added a new Antarctica server as well as a few other additions. The "select a server" dialog that appears when you launch the game will now display which servers you have cities on. The update also fixes selection shard issues: Fix issue where selection shard... More

SimCity and Lucy Bradshaw have finished up their Twitter Q and A . Here are some of the most informative answers that resulted from it. We have no intention of offlining SimCity any time soon but we'll look into that aspart of our earning back your trust efforts. — SimCity (@simcity) March... More

As part of SimCity's question answering on Twitter , Maxis has revealed that details for the Mac version of the game will be coming in April. Hopefully that version will launch a little smoother. We're focused on the PC version right now, but we'll have more info on Mac in early April, so... More

Update: SimCity's Lucy Bradshaw has closed the floor for questions. ------------------------------------- For the next 30 minutes, Lucy Bradshaw, general manager for the Maxis label, will be taking over the official SimCity Twitter account in order to take your questions. The most recent Twitter... More

Electronic Arts and Maxis have been having some trouble with SimCity. More players than expected are playing the game, servers are getting overloaded, and people can't log on to play. In response, EA is offering free games, and doing what they can to get the game up and running. In an update on EA's... More

Disclaimer: This is an opinion piece by Minnnesota Viking punter Chris Kluwe, a.k.a. Chris Warcraft, and does not reflect the opinions of Game Informer magazine. Our review of SimCity will be coming in the following days. Hi. I'm Chris. I've been playing SimCity ever since the Super Nintendo... More

Unfortunately for EA and Maxis, SimCity's server woes continued to make headlines today. What do you think EA has to do to get fans back on board? While some players have started demanding refunds and signing petitions that call for EA to abandon always-online DRM, I still think the publisher can... More

Update #2: The latest SimCity update disables a decidedly critical gameplay feature in hopes of alleviating EA's continued server woes. Earlier today, the SimCity team announced it was disabling some "non-critical" gameplay features to help resolve its network instability. These features... More

You may have noticed some reviews for SimCity popping up online today. So why haven't you seen Game Informer's review among them? Unlike previous SimCity titles, this one has an integrated, always-on multiplayer experience . Reviewers have been able to play on test servers, but the full global... More

The original SimCity creator chats about the upcoming installment and his experience with the new simulation. In the video below, Wright touches on subjects like the size of the maps, his attachment to neighborhoods, and how he handles garbage and sewage services. It's fascinating stuff if you're... More

EA is giving would-be city planners an early look at its upcoming SimCity. The company tweeted that it will be holding a beta for the game next week, which will contain about an hour of gameplay. While an hour may not be enough time to turn your burgeoning town into a smog-filled dystopian nightmare... More