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, […]
03 Oct
While Electronic Arts has not made any official announcements regarding its executive restructuring, a Securities and Exchange Commission document suggests that Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw will move to the position of EA Senior Vice President. This news follows the appointment of Andrew Wilson as CEO of EA last month. A Polygon report later suggested that Patrick Söderlund […]
In one of the strangest moves to the silver screen, the rights to the creature/society-maker Spore have been optioned and purchased by Twentieth Century Fox for film adaptation. Working with Electronic Arts, the game’s publisher, Fox plans on making Will Wright’s latest god-game into an animated feature, directed by Chris Wedge (Ice Age, Robots.) The […]