Maxis Unites the World As Mac and PC Players Play Together Seamlessly
Across Servers
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
For more than 23 years, SimCity™ has entertained over 30 million
fans worldwide and it returns to the platform that started it all on
June 11. Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) today announced that SimCity
will be coming to the Mac on June 11 exclusively as a digital
release via Origin™ and other online retailers. Fans who purchase SimCity
will be able to play the game on Mac and PC, regardless of which
version they buy, as well as access their cities from across both
platforms. Players who have previously purchased SimCity for PC,
either as a physical or a digital copy will receive the Mac version as a
free digital download on Origin* on June 11.
"SimCity is coming to Mac on June 11 and one purchase will give
you both the Mac and PC versions. You only need to buy SimCity
once to play together across the same servers, regardless of which
version you're playing," said Lucy Bradshaw, Senior Vice President and
General Manager of EA's Maxis Label. "We didn't want to make any
compromises when it came to the Mac so we created a native version that
is optimized for the hardware and OSX."
With more than 1.3 million units sold on PC since launch, the beloved
city-building simulator is back with the series creators at Maxis™ and
it delivers the most immersive and personal SimCity experience
ever, where players can create and destroy the cities of their
imaginations. SimCity runs natively on Mac and its entire
software renderer was rewritten for OpenGL, ensuring the best
performance for the platform. Via Origin, SimCity is
cross-platform compatible, so all players will be able to play together
across the same servers. Players will be able to play both versions with
the same Origin account, allowing them to seamlessly continue their
cities, achievements and leaderboard progress across the PC and Mac.
SimCity has been rated E10+ by the ESRB and is currently
available for PC and will be available for Mac on June 11. For more
information regarding SimCity, please visit www.SimCity.com.
Press assets for SimCity are available at www.info.ea.com.
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,
tablets and social networks. EA has more than 275 million registered
players and operates in 75 countries.
In fiscal 2012, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.1 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, FIFA Soccer, Need for Speed™, Battlefield™ and
Mass Effect™. More information about EA is available at http://info.ea.com.
SimCity, Spore, The Sims and Need for Speed are trademarks of Electronic
Arts Inc. Mass Effect is a trademark of EA International (Studio and
Publishing) Ltd. Battlefield is a trademark of EA Digital Illusions CE
AB. John Madden, NFL and FIFA are the property of their respective
owners and used with permission. Mac is a trademark of Apple Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
* PERSISTENT INTERNET CONNECTION, ORIGIN ACCOUNT, ACCEPTANCE OF PRODUCT
AND ORIGIN END USER LICENSE AGREEMENTS, INSTALLATION OF THE ORIGIN
CLIENT SOFTWARE (www.origin.com/about)
AND REGISTRATION WITH ENCLOSED SINGLE-USE SERIAL CODE(S) (IF ENCLOSED)
REQUIRED TO PLAY, ACCESS BONUS CONTENT (IF ANY) AND ACCESS ONLINE
SERVICES. SERIAL CODE REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO ONE ORIGIN ACCOUNT PER
SERIAL CODE. SERIAL CODES ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE ONCE USED AND SHALL BE
VALID, AT A MINIMUM, SO LONG AS ONLINE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE. YOU MUST
MEET THE MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENTS, WHICH VARY BY TERRITORY, TO PLAY.
EULAS AND ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.EA.COM/1/PRODUCT-EULAS.
EA ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS OF SERVICE CAN BE FOUND AT www.ea.com.
EA MAY RETIRE ONLINE SERVICES AND ONLINE FEATURES AFTER 30 DAYS NOTICE
POSTED ON www.ea.com/1/service-updates.
Maxis/EA
Charlie Sinhaseni, 650-628-3705
PR Manager
simcitypr@ea.com
or
Maxis/EA
Rachel
Steinberg, 650-628-5183
PR Specialist
simcitypr@ea.com
Source: Electronic Arts Inc.
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