Just in time for the holidays, the SimCity Societies team has released a new patch for the game. This second patch includes the new strategic modes SIMphoni reported on earlier this week, along with several other fixes.
A complete list of updates follows below the cut.
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Dec
21
Earlier on EA announced that they would release some news on the second patch for SCS this week. Although no release date for the second patch has been set as yet, details of it are emerging on the official SCS forums.
It appears critique on SCS being too easy has been taken to heart:
We are proud to […]
Rod Humble, head of EA’s The Sims Studio, sat down for an interview with CNET covering The Sims, with a few remarks on SimCity Societies.
Humble says that the strategy on the development of SCS was similar to the one used with The Sims 2:
Hey how can we broaden this? How can we make it less challenging, […]
Nov
17
A critique for the established SimCity fan base
SimCity Societies is a fun and entertaining game, and can provide hours of computer-gaming enjoyment. Now, stop thinking of it as SimCity and that can continue to be the case. The fact is, Electronic Arts (EA) did not do this game any favors by lending the name of […]
Gamespy in their review of SC:S note that the first patch for the game has been released.
EA notes that the “day one” patch now available on its servers should smooth out any framerate issues
The changelist as given by EA is as follows:
2 exclusive buildings & 2 terrain maps
Improved install experience for custom content downloads
Optimized shadows
Fixed […]
Today November 13th marks the release of SimCity Societies for anyone living in North America. People in other parts of the world will have to wait a day or two longer.
The first review of the final game has also appeared on Eurogamer (as opposed to a preview of the unfinished game). Thanks to our editor […]
Nov
9
EA has given the One Laptop Per Child organisation the opportunity to pre-install SimCity Classic on their low-cost machines. The open ended nature of the SimCity series seems to fit perfectly with the vision of the OLPC:
Our goal: To provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment and express themselves.
OLPC wants children in poor countries […]
The first Simcity: Societies newsletter has been released. It contains an interview with Rachel Bernstein, the Lead Producer of SC:S, on what kind of playing style suits her best. The newsletter also states that SC:S is now available for pre-ordering. Apparently pre-orderers will get a bonus:
Order your copy at these retailers, and receive your exclusive […]
IGN just posted a new SimCity Societies Trailer. Check it out, and discuss it in the forums.
This may be a little late, but in some cases, late is better than never! Thanks to a tip from Dani McDowell, we’ve stumbled upon a SimCity Societies preview from E3 two weeks ago. WorldSims’ ManagerJosh managed to get a pass into E3, and was allowed to take a direct look at the game. Although […]
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