It looks like SimCity will - finally - get an offline mode.
After Maxis' always-online game came out earlier this year its servers collapsed, and as the catastrophic launch worsened, the game remained unplayable for many.
Many accused EA and Maxis of implementing the always-online function purely as a DRM measure, although both parties have denied this. Will Wright, creator of the original SimCity, called the launch "inexcusable". One modder took matters into his own hands and tweaked the game so it could be played offline.
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After Maxis' always-online game came out earlier this year its servers collapsed, and as the catastrophic launch worsened, the game remained unplayable for many.
Many accused EA and Maxis of implementing the always-online function purely as a DRM measure, although both parties have denied this. Will Wright, creator of the original SimCity, called the launch "inexcusable". One modder took matters into his own hands and tweaked the game so it could be played offline.
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