Build the World of Tomorrow Using Plausible Future Technologies and
Massive MegaTowers; Destroy It with the All-New Disaster
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
What will tomorrow look like? Build it today! Electronic Arts Inc.
(NASDAQ: EA) today announced that the SimCity™ Cities of Tomorrow* expansion
pack is now available for PC and Mac at retail stores across North
America and for digital download on Origin.
SimCity Cities of Tomorrow offers the more than two million
players worldwide the opportunity to futurize every aspect of their
cities with the help of plausible future technologies, giving players an
entirely new way to dream about their city of the future. New
MegaTowers, new city specializations, new future technology and new
transportation methods will transform the way that cities take shape and
evolve.
"MegaTowers, futurization, and the battle between Green and Greed, these
are the main foundations that drive an all-new experience in SimCity
Cities of Tomorrow," said Patrick Buechner, General Manager, Maxis
Emeryville. "This expansion pack completely transforms how you play as
you tackle the problems of tomorrow using plausible future technologies.
But that technology comes as a price — the clean utopian world of The
Academy requires a wealthy workforce that demands a higher style of
living. OmegaCo, while extremely profitable, will take its toll on your
Sims as the factories devour your natural resources and spit them back
out in the form of harmful pollution. There is a new level of challenge
waiting for you as the world pushes you back harder than ever before.
The city of the future awaits; how it takes shape is up to you."
SimCity Cities of Tomorrow is an entirely new way to play the
ultimate city-building simulation. Players have the choice to create a
utopian society underpinned by clean technology under the auspices of
The Academy, or encourage giant corporation OmegaCo to strip-mine
natural resources and pollute in the name of making massive profits.
These new specializations are set against the backdrop of the all-new
MegaTowers, massive structures that players build high into the sky and
dwarf the rest of the city. With the right balance the MegaTowers become
self-sustaining monoliths that cater to all of the needs of the Sims
under one roof. When players have finished deciding whether they want
their Sims to live together in harmony, or as members of an exploited
workforce, they can rain chaos upon them by unleashing an all-new
disaster exclusive to this expansion pack.
The SimCity base game is available on PC and Mac and was
developed by Maxis. The base game and expansion pack are cross-platform
compatible, so all players play together across the same servers. Owners
of SimCity Cities of Tomorrow can play alongside those who do not
own the expansion pack and provide them with futurization benefits when
they play together in the same region. Launched last March, SimCity has
had eight major game updates that have made upgrades to the core
simulation and provided game content at no additional cost.
SimCity Cities of Tomorrow is now available in North America for
PC and Mac and is rated E10+ by the ESRB. For more information
please visit www.SimCity.com.
For the latest assets please visit: www.info.ea.com.
*Requires SimCity base game to play.
About Maxis
Maxis, originally founded in 1987, and now an Electronic Arts label with
studios in Emeryville, Redwood Shores, and Salt Lake City, has created
some of the world's most popular franchises including SimCity, Spore™,
and The Sims™, one of the best selling franchises in gaming
history. Maxis games exemplify deep simulations that encourage
player-driven creativity while delivering unique genre-defining style of
gameplay.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is a global leader in digital interactive
entertainment. The Company delivers games, content and online services
for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and
tablets. EA has more than 300 million registered players in over 200
countries.
In fiscal year 2013, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.8 billion.
Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for a
portfolio of critically acclaimed, high-quality blockbuster brands such
as The Sims™, Madden NFL, EA SPORTS™ FIFA, Need for Speed™, Battlefield™
and Mass Effect™. More information about EA is available at www.ea.com/news.
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NFL and FIFA are the property of their respective owners and used with
permission.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Maxis/EA
Charlie Sinhaseni, 650-628-7305
Manager
SimCityPR@ea.com
or
Maxis/EA
Rachel
Steinberg, 650-628-5183
Sr. Publicist
SimCityPR@ea.com
Source: Electronic Arts Inc.
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