Archive for the SimCity Societies Category

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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IGN just posted a new SimCity Societies Trailer. Check it out, and discuss it in the forums.

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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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Forumer The Monkeys Uncle says, “There’s a ton of new information coming from SimCity Societies at E3, from a half dozen different sources. There are several articles and even a few videos.” Here are his finds.

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Electronic Arts posted a new About page for SimCity Societies on their website. It reveals some new information, like a building count and an online sharing feature.

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EA was fearful of making a SimCity 4 clone, where they wanted to do something “completely different”. This, according to EA’s Rod Humble, was the reason for placing the project with Tilted Mill.

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Our colleagues at GameVideos have posted an 18 minute 1Up video of SimCity Societies. The demo shows clearly that SimCity Societies is more focussed on Societies than on Sim(ulating) cities.

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Following the news of EA’s splitting up, there was some discussion at SIMphoni about where the development of Simcity Societies would take place. News is now emerging that the game will actually be developed by EA Sims.

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