Publisher EA this week finally released a patch for SimCity that allows the game to be played offline. The feature had been requested from gamers since the game’s troubled launch. SimCity players will now be greeted with a “Single-Player” option…
SimCity Is Finally Getting An Offline Mode
One of the biggest blunders of 2013 was the launch of EA’s SimCity reboot. The PC game required an always online Internet connection which the developers at Maxis claimed was due to the game using cloud computing to generate cities…
‘The Sims 3 Roaring Heights Previewed in New Teaser
The Sims 4 is now more or less a year away from release, and Maxis is still pumping out tons of content for The Sims 3. Today the developer and EA previewed the latest add-on content for game, The Sims…
‘Sim 4’ Release Window Announced as Fall 2014
Back at this year’s Gamescom conference, EA and developer Maxis previewed a title that The Sims fans have been waiting years for. The Sims 4 was previewed in-depth, complete with a partially live-action reveal trailer for the game. Now, with…
‘Sims 3: Into The Future’ Out Today
After teasing the new content for months, EA and developer Maxis today released the latest expansion pack for The Sims 3. The Sims 3: Into the Future features the ability for players to take their sims to the future and…
SimCity Might Get An Offline Mode, Mod Support Is Coming
When SimCity launched earlier this year, it became the best example yet of why always-online DRM doesn’t work. The game suffered from inconsistent performance and random log outs as a result of the game’s requirement to always be online. At…
‘Sims 3’ Goes Bohemian With Midnight Hollow
Today saw the release of the first new Sims 3 pack of the fall, Movie Stuff. Sims 3 fans can now go west, go goth, or don a superhero cape while waiting for the next real expansion, Sims 3: Into…
‘Sims 3 Movie Stuff’ Superhero Costumes Teased
Over one month ago, Maxis and EA announced both the Into the Future and Movie Stuff add-ons for The Sims 3. While fans of the series are waiting for the time-traveling, futuristic Into the Future expansion, the smaller Movie Stuff…
‘Sims 3: Into the Future’ Previewed in New Developer Video
Though Sims fans got a taste of the series’ future earlier this month with a big The Sims 4 preview at EA’s Gamescom presentation, the release of that game is still months away. Fans will instead have to be content…
‘The Sims 4’ Trailers Revealed at Gamescom
EA and developer Maxis today officially highlighted the follow-up to the popular The Sims 3 at Gamescom. The Sims 4 did not yet get a release date, and will be coming to PCs sometime in 2014, and pre-orders are already…