SimCity 5
The Mac version of SimCity is suffering from programming issues, not server problems as before.
The game will be free to those who have the PC version and will feature cross-platform play.
Frank Gibeau claims that Simcity's epic launch meltdown has lead the company to keep the Sims 4 offline to avoid a similar problem.
A new survey may indicate that a offline mode for Simcity may be coming soon.
Maxis has announced a delay to the Mac version of Simcity 5, as well as a release window for update 5.
Will Wright speaks out about the controversial always online Simcity launch.
It almost seems like a bad joke by now, but the SimCity fiasco is somehow still ongoing. Yesterday, the first major patch to the game since launch, Update 2.0, was released with Maxis hoping it would clear up many of the ongoing issues.
There are few words in game development as controversial as "always on." If you're not familiar with the term, it refers to "always online DRM," also known as "persistent online authentication." Simply put, it is the requirement that the game always maintain a connection to the company's servers in order to function. These sorts of games will not run without an active Internet connection that allows a constant stream of data to be sent back and forth between the game client and the remote servers.
Origin has reached the milestone of 1.3 million concurrent users after the release of Simcity.
Lucy Bradshaw has gone on the EA Blog to declare the company has no interest in creating an offline mode for SimCity
The lead designer for SimCity, Stone Librande, has posted a new blog explaining how the game's pathing system works, and how the studio is working to fix the issues.
The so-called "SimCity-gate" scandal continues, as a modder announces that he's successfully circumvented the game's "always on" DRM requirements.
Maxis is continuing to have problems with SimCity. According to a post on the game's official blog, players are experiencing issues with traffic congestion and pathfinding when using the streetcar system.
An anonymous source within the Simcity camp believes Maxis could make an offline mode for the game.
Yesterday, Maxis reported that SimCity's much talked about launch problems are "almost behind us," but the developer is not quite ready to give the all clear yet.
