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Why EA’s SimCity Apology Games Are Gross
Yesterday EA released the games that they will be giving to SimCity players for all the server hiccups (or heart failures) that the game has...

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by Josh Hinke 12 years ago12 years ago

Yesterday EA released the games that they will be giving to SimCity players for all the server hiccups (or heart failures) that the game has had since launch. In the article I wrote last week about the SimCity debacle, I suspected a lackluster list of games that would be dispensed by EA and when I...

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SimCity: Proving Always-Online DRM Doesn’t Work
People knew a problem would arise even before the game released, but SimCity still managed to cause a big ruckus when it launched due in...

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by Damon 12 years ago12 years ago

People knew a problem would arise even before the game released, but SimCity still managed to cause a big ruckus when it launched due in large part to requiring gamers to be always connected online while playing. SimCity is a pretty big name in the gaming world. I still fondly remember just randomly messing around...

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