Maxis: ‘Yes’ — we could ‘have built a subset offline mode’ in SimCity
A modder revealed you can continue playing SimCity even when not connected to a server. Maxis responds.
EA’s Lucy Bradshaw acknowledges SimCity ‘stumbled out of the gate with our service’ (interview)
But she says the game servers can now meet demand and EA has learned valuable lessons.
The DeanBeat: It’s the community, stupid. Again.
Every company has to ask itself if its actions are good or bad for the gaming community.
Modder reveals SimCity works offline
Fans continue to pick apart SimCity after its disastrous launch.
Check the status of SimCity’s servers anytime on the web
You don't have to log in to see if SimCity will actually work for you anymore.
Electronic Arts’ umpteen millionth SimCity update
Developer Maxis is closer to fixing the city builder.
EA says SimCity core server problems are ‘almost behind us’
Lucy Bradshaw, the general manager of the Maxis label at EA, has become a prolific blogger lately. She said in a post on Sunday that the core problems with getting into the always-connected single-player game are “almost behind us.”
EA improves SimCity online access with 40 times better server response times
Electronic Arts says twice as many people can play the city-building game at the same time now.
Admitting it was ‘dumb,’ EA adds SimCity servers and offers players a free game
EA has added servers and offered free games to help appease disgruntled SimCity players.
While SimCity stumbles: Kalypso discounts Tropico on Steam, and SimCity 2000 tops GOG charts
The Tropico publisher is swooping in to capitalize on EA's errors.