SimCity Offline in Final Testing
SimCity’s Update 10 is in “final testing” according to a tweet from the game’s official Twitter account. The patch was revealed back in January to allow offline play, shortly after publisher EA and developer Maxis announced that the game would also start supporting mods. "What’s new is the Single Player…
SimCity to Update With an Offline Mode
An upcoming free update to SimCity will implement the requested offline single-player mode. In a new blog entry on the official SimCity website, Maxis general manager Patrick Buechner confirmed the offline mode shall be released “soon.” “Yes, Offline is coming as a free download with Update 10 to all SimCity…
Maxis Still ‘Exploring’ an Offline Mode for SimCity
In a recent post on the EA forums, Maxis stated that they are still exploring an offline single player mode for SimCity. This statement emerged following the recent acceptance of the modding community for SimCity, in which players are encouraged to create new content for the game, but not to…
SimCity: Cities Of Tomorrow Trailer Lets You Play With The Future
The latest SimCity game was rather controversial back in March, but that isn't stopping either Maxis or EA from releasing the first expansion. Cities of Tomorrow puts players 50 years from now in an urban utopia or Syndicate style corporate haven. The expansion allows players to create new buildings that…
SimCity: Cities Of Tomorrow Launch Trailer
A launch trailer for SimCity: Cities of Tomorrow has been released today by EA. The trailer asks what kind of mayor you are going to be. Will you go for the green, economical city? Or for the gadget, robot and money filled city? Or even both? Cities of Tomorrow will…
Offline Mode for SimCity being Explored
In March Maxis quoted that an offline mode for SimCity “didn’t fit with our vision” but now they have stated that they are working on the possibility. "Right now we have a team specifically focused on exploring the possibility of an offline mode." Buechener said on the SimCity Forum. “I…
SimCity Update 2.0 is About to be Released
Here is a reminder of what's new in this update: Mayors Mansion: Mayors will now drive their fancy cars to work. Mayors will take their helicopter, limo, or sports car if the modules are present. HUD: Now colour-corrects when in a colour-blind mode. Data map: Data maps show the filtered…
SimCity 2.0 Patch Fixes Education And Other Issues
Maxis is dropping what seems to be a fairly hefty patch for SimCity Monday, April 22nd. Adding "Mayors Mansion" features that allow mayors to drive limos and helicopters, the patch will also be fixing a fair number of issues in the game. Here is a full run-down of the fixes…
SimCity Comes To Mac June 11th, Players Receive Both Mac And PC With One Purchase
For more than 23 years, SimCity has entertained over 30 million fans worldwide and it returns to the platform that started it all on June 11. Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) today announced that SimCity will be coming to the Mac on June 11 exclusively as a digital release via…
Kickstarter Project “Civitas” Cancelled After Securing Funds Elsewhere
Civitas at first glance seems like a massive backhand to the face of EA after the recent SimCity debacle. Promising all the features the most recent SimCity lacked such as terraforming and a DRM free experience, Brandon Smith and his team want to make sure their first game makes an impact.…
Sim City Players Get An Apology from Maxis and a Free Game from EA
Fans of SimCity have had it rough as of late. Because of this, Lucy Bradshaw, General Manager of Maxis Label has posted an update on EA’s website regarding the issues that have been floating around as well as an apology to the fans. “In the last 48 hours we increased…
SimCity Packshot released with new Screenshots
With just over a month before the release of SimCity the box art has finally been revealed alongside a selection of screenshots. I have to say it's looking quite pretty at the moment. You can look at all of these below and remember - if you pre-order the Deulx Edition…
SimCity Beta rolls out January 25th with registration ending January 21st
PC fans may want to get themselves ready - the beta for SimCity will be live on January 25th to January 28th, and people who have already signed up for it are in consideration. Don't worry though, there's still a few days left if you're dying to get into this.…