Categories Posted inin Business Maxis: It’s ‘fair’ that reviewers ‘punished’ SimCity for server issues Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 8, 2013 1 min An internal memo from Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw reveals some of the developer's feelings on the launch. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business SimCity server errors inspire a wave of memes (gallery) Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 7, 2013 3 min Unhappy gamers take to Photoshop and meme-making to express their displeasure with SimCity. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Amazon stops selling digital copies of SimCity as EA shuts off in-game features (update) Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 7, 2013 1 min EA turned off leaderboards, achievements, and the game's fastest speed setting. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business SimCity not working for you? 5 alternative city-building games Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 7, 2013 3 min If you're done with SimCity, we have some city-building alternatives that might have what it takes to fulfill your needs. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA addresses SimCity issues — bringing in more servers and disabling some features Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 7, 2013 2 min The game's always-online infrastructure is collapsing under high demand. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA closes SimCity servers for maintenance, and even the alert message is broken Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 6, 2013 1 min Electronic Arts is patching in an update to improve SimCity's servers, which are struggling under high demand. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Electronic Arts’ digital revenue will surpass physical game sales this year (infographic) Posted byby GamesBeat March 5, 2013 2 min Digital games are overtaking retail releases, and the effects are showing with one of the biggest publishers in the industry. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA: Rumor that we’re killing Dead Space is ‘patently false’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 5, 2013 1 min Rumors claim EA is killing the Dead Space franchise due to slumping sales of the third game. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA shuts down BioWare San Francisco Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 5, 2013 1 min The social and mobile game developer is no more. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Can’t download SimCity? You’re not alone (update) Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 5, 2013 1 min It's SimCity launch day, also known as "hell" in EA's server room. Continue Reading 1 min