05 Mar
Electronic Arts has confirmed that it is closing Maxis, the studio behind the SimCity franchise. Development of SimCity and The Sims will continue throughout other EA studios, however the Maxis home offices in Emeryville, California will be closed. “Today we are consolidating Maxis IP development to our studios in Redwood Shores, Salt Lake City, Helsinki […]
14 Mar
Maxis has confirmed via Twitter that SimCity‘s update 10, which will add an offline mode, is in its “final testing.” Since its release in March 2013, SimCity has required a constant internet connection to play it. During its launch period Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw said that making an offline version of the game was “just […]
13 Jan
EA Maxis has announced that SimCity will soon have an offline mode added, which will allow players to play the game offline by themselves. Previously downloaded content will also be available without an internet connection, and saves will be stored locally. Maxis is in “the late phases of wrapping up development” on the offline mode, […]
04 Oct
EA Maxis Emeryville’s general manager Patrick Buechner has revealed in a blog post that the studio is exploring the possibility of an offline mode in SimCity. “Right now we have a team specifically focused on exploring the possibility of an offline mode,” Buechner wrote, in part. “I can’t make any promises on when we will […]