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Though you can still pick up a physical copy of SimCity from Amazon, the online retailer has pulled the digital download from its figurative shelves, in an attempt to prevent more people from paying money for a product they can’t use.

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SimCity server woes continue, and EA is working around the clock to put them right. In the meantime the publisher has switched off some of the game’s non-essential features to ease the weight currently bearing down on the game’s servers.

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If you’re one of the folks who has been waiting to be able to play that copy of SimCity that unlocked like 44 hours ago, you’re not alone. But Maxis is working on it by trying to patch all the servers so hopefully they’ll work correctly. Cross your fingers.
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Origin is having issues getting digital copies of SimCity out to those who have ordered the latest from Maxis.

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The Sims 3: University Life expansion will launch on Origin across North America from tomorrow.

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SimCity director Ocean Quigley has said the cities in the game will be come larger at some point, but he doesn’t know exactly when. Speaking with Inc Gamers, Quigley said the smaller-sized cities at launch were a “performance decision” and once “mainstream computers become more capable,” Maxis could “certainly make the city sizes larger.” SimCity will be available March 8. Thanks, Shack.

Another SimCity video featuring the original creator the series, Will Wright, has been released by EA and Maxis. In it, the game’s lead designer Stone Librande and Wright discuss how the latter prefers to build cities in the game. Watch it below. SimCity will be available March 8.

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Will Wright has discussed his experience with Maxis’ SimCity reboot in a recently-released video from EA.

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A second SimCity closed beta will go live on February 17, where participants will be testing an enhanced version of the game for one-hour. It’s the same part of the game which was tested in January, only enhanced. Those who haven’t already signed up can do so here. Registration ends on February 11. There’s also a trailer showing off the Heroes and Villains content included in the Limited Edition. The set allows players to create organized crime in the city and upgrade the police squad to a superhero status. Players can also unlock “a criminal mastermind by placing Dr. Vu’s Evil Lair” in the city. Get a supreme superhero to fight the evil doers by placing the Maxis Man’s Super Hero HQ in the city. SimCity will be available March 8.

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SimCity games can be stressful, especially when you’ve got meteor showers pelting the homes of your residents, tornadoes throwing cars about and other nightmare scenarios kicking off. Developer Maxis has explained why these things won’t be an issue in the game’s customisable and less-stressful sandbox mode in a new blog.

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SimCity’s general loveliness doesn’t know when to stop. EA has released a new trailer showcasing the advantages of picking up the Digital Deluxe Edition, which includes three exclusive tile sets and a handful of well-known landmarks.

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SimCity is a game with many colour-coded UI labels and pointers, so it makes sense that developer Maxis has included three colour-blindness filters in the game. The game’s creative and art director Ocean Quigley has created a video demo of the filters at work, and has discussed the features in a new interview.

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The SimCity beta will run from January 25 – January 28, EA has announced. Those who’ve previously signed up are already in consideration for it, and limited slots are still available for late applicants. To be considered, sign up here by 2.00am, GMT on January 21. The beta consists of a “one hour slice of the game.” SimCity will be available March 8.

SimCity has a new video available, providing the viewer with a look at the introduction to the game. Using all gameplay footage, the video shows multi-city play, city specialization, a the first look at the Space Center. The game is out in March.

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A new SimCity video has been release, in which designer Stone Librande provides a look at some of the advanced strategies for growing a casino city using Multi-city play.

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SimCity has a new video available featuring Maxis creative director Ocean Quigley poking, prodding, and tinkering around with the new entry in the city simulation series. Watch it below. SimCity releases March 5 in the US and March 8 in the UK for PC and Mac.

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Sim City sees the iconic simulation franchise return in 2013. VG247′s Dave Cook sees the game in action and speaks to Maxis about its grand return.

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The Sims 3 is all set to receive its eighth batch of extra content. Seasons seems like a jolly old time for all, right? Wrong. If you own the Supernatural expansion, Maxis has got one or two tricks up its sleeve.

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Zynga has filed a countersuit against Electronic Arts, stating the copyright infringement suit it filed over The Ville has “no merit. Zynga’s counterclaim accuses EA of being “anticompetitive” and using ” unlawful business practices, including legal threats.” John Reseburg, an EA spokesman, told the New York Times the countersuit was “predictable subterfuge aimed at diverting attention from Zynga’s persistent plagiarism of other artists and studios.” EA’s suit is based on the claim that Zynga’s The Ville infringes upon Maxis’ The Sims Social.

SimCity is looking replete with intricate detail in these new screenshots. Also, for bonus points: graphs. Oh yeah.

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