Players Worldwide Prepare to Create Their Ultimate Cities, Together!
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
After a 10-year hiatus and more than 23 years of inspiring and
entertaining gamers, the king of city builders is back! Electronic Arts
Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) today announced that SimCity™ is now available
on PC at retail stores across North America and for digital download via Origin™.
Winner of 26 PC best of show awards in 2012 and lauded in over 50 Most
Anticipated of 2013 lists, the beloved city-building simulator is back
with the series creators at Maxis™ and it's delivering the most
immersive and personal SimCity experience ever, where players can
create and destroy the cities of their imaginations.
"For more than 23 years, SimCity has been inspiring future mayors
and urban planners," said Lucy Bradshaw, Senior Vice President and
General Manager of EA's Maxis Label. "The new SimCity is powered
by the most advanced simulation engine ever. It is more responsive and
expansive than ever before. It is a SimCity where decisions you
make at the local level will send rippling waves across an entire region
of cities. Building on the core ethos of what made the original
SimCity so powerful, this new SimCity is the game we have
always dreamed of making."
Everything is intelligently simulated in this new SimCity, from
all of the Sims in a city, to every kilowatt of power pulsing through a
region thanks to the powerful GlassBox Engine. It is the most expansive
city management game yet where multi-city gameplay across regions
delivers a larger playing field. No longer are players relegated to
playing one single city, now they can manage and play up to 16 cities at
once. Each city can have different specializations; they can share
services and trade resources; they can help or even hinder each other;
every decision a player makes in each city has impact in the broader
region. It's up to the player to decide where and how they play.
For the first time in the series multiplayer is added to the gameplay
giving players a new dimension to the game, as decisions impact both the
city and the region, creating new ways to play by collaborating or
competing to earn achievements. Underpinning SimCity is a live
service that simulates real-time updates and pushes them to players in
the form of new challenges and achievements. Players will track their
progression alongside their friends and the world for the most polluted
city, the richest city and more. Whether players play by themselves,
with their friends or with the rest of the world, SimCity will
challenge players to create the city of their dreams answer the question
— what kind of mayor will you be?
SimCity has been rated E10+ by the ESRB. For more information
regarding SimCity, please visit www.SimCity.com.
SimCity for Mac will be available in spring 2013. Players who
purchase the SimCity Limited Edition* on Origin.com will get the
Heroes and Villains set plus the Origin-exclusive item, Plumbob Park for
their game. Press assets for SimCity are available at www.info.ea.com.
*The SimCity Limited Edition is available on Origin until March
11.
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.
Electronic Arts Inc.
Charlie Sinhaseni, 650-628-3705
PR
Manager, Maxis/EA
csinhaseni@ea.com
Rachel
Steinberg, 650-628-5183
PR Specialist, Maxis/EA
rsteinberg@ea.com
Source: Electronic Arts Inc.
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