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58. They were too stupid to make it available for digital download.

Reply to Turborama (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2013, 12:14 PM

Mar 2013

Jesus, EA. Really? After a bazillion successful launches, you fuck up Sim-goddamn-City?

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EA apologizes for 'dumb' SimCity launch after gamer fury [View all] Turborama Mar 2013 OP

Huh. davidthegnome Mar 2013 #1

That actually sounds like The Sims, a different game altogether. eShirl Mar 2013 #2

Definitely "The Sims." sakabatou Mar 2013 #9

Ah. Quite correct. davidthegnome Mar 2013 #63

The Sims in SimCity 4 speak Simlish sir pball Mar 2013 #69

Very Republican... GeorgeGist Mar 2013 #3

Uhm. What? davidthegnome Mar 2013 #64

Do you tell people to get off your virtual lawn, too? Javaman Mar 2013 #15

Get off my virtual... davidthegnome Mar 2013 #65

Iirc, the language's name is Nevernose Mar 2013 #36

They also are giving us a free game of our choosing from the EA catalogue... Comrade_McKenzie Mar 2013 #4

Say "Mass Effect Trilogy" and watch them squirm more Hayabusa Mar 2013 #24

I LOVE Mass Effect - one of the deepest games, ever Baclava Mar 2013 #30

I need to get it Hayabusa Mar 2013 #31

It's available now on Origin NavyDem Mar 2013 #38

The whole trilogy? Dang. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #41

Nice price, but I can pretty much only do the hard copy version. Hayabusa Mar 2013 #43

Yeah, just took a look at that. NavyDem Mar 2013 #44

Ouch. Hayabusa Mar 2013 #45

Is it actually of our choosing? I just heard "a game from our portfolio," which is kinda vague. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #39

That's my understanding as well. They won't give away top shelf games, that's for sure n/t Violet_Crumble Mar 2013 #55

For a few hours of REAL fun... eggplant Mar 2013 #5

It's worth comparing reviews as well. sofa king Mar 2013 #7

As I heard on a gamer podcast... Javaman Mar 2013 #18

The thing is that we all know that server capacity should be a non-issue today high density Mar 2013 #33

EA, the Lucas of video games. sofa king Mar 2013 #6

Ah, Lucas eggplant Mar 2013 #11

"If EA made guns, wars would not start." sofa king Mar 2013 #12

Although to be fair to Lucas... eggplant Mar 2013 #16

Monkey Island! Hayabusa Mar 2013 #25

if people buy it at amazon they can get a 100% refund n/t OKNancy Mar 2013 #22

Actually, we already know they were lying about server processing jeff47 Mar 2013 #27

Yep, and more: sofa king Mar 2013 #67

I can't think of any online game that hasn't had at least one fucked up launch Marrah_G Mar 2013 #8

they should sell a limited number of licenses based on server space they have CreekDog Mar 2013 #13

That would be true if other DRM type companies haven't already demonstrated Javaman Mar 2013 #19

I can't think of a major franchise launch that's tanked this badly in, well, ever. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #40

It's just like fucking Diablo 3 sakabatou Mar 2013 #10

sadly, off line versions of games are pretty much a thing of the past. Javaman Mar 2013 #20

No more single player modes? sakabatou Mar 2013 #23

more than likely no. Javaman Mar 2013 #28

Except L4D isn't supposed to be single-player. It sucks due to its bots. sakabatou Mar 2013 #61

This fiasco might change that ButterflyBlood Mar 2013 #48

Maybe for small titles, but DRM for games is here to stay for the giant games. Javaman Mar 2013 #57

For those who do not know DonCoquixote Mar 2013 #14

Yep. Their thing is micropayments for everything, aggressive DRM, and two-year product cycles Posteritatis Mar 2013 #42

I use to love Sim City. ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2013 #17

Such a coincidence. I just went to amazon this morning to check the reviews OKNancy Mar 2013 #21

I love this 5 star review at Amazon... Violet_Crumble Mar 2013 #26

Perhaps "Hitler" got through to them? MADem Mar 2013 #29

It's amazing how many times the same clip can be used to spoof something davidpdx Mar 2013 #49

The guy that did this one does them for all sorts of stuff. MADem Mar 2013 #50

I thought the one about Obama winning the election was a bit funnier davidpdx Mar 2013 #51

I didn't see that one--was it done from the perspective of the GOP crying? nt MADem Mar 2013 #52

Really you haven't seen this? davidpdx Mar 2013 #53

Who waits in line nine hours to vote??? MADem Mar 2013 #54

lol @ "someone bring me rove" Should have hung all the kochs in the trials. Sunlei Mar 2013 #66

The problem isn't so much EA, it's the industry jeff47 Mar 2013 #32

After the SWTOR flop RandiFan1290 Mar 2013 #34

Flop is a strong word. Arkana Mar 2013 #59

I was really hooked on the PvP RandiFan1290 Mar 2013 #62

chEAt killed the series. And that's too bad because I was looking forward to playing this game. tarheelsunc Mar 2013 #35

I'll just leave this right here. Orsino Mar 2013 #37

Bought the game since I was a forever SimCity fan from the very first installment. beyurslf Mar 2013 #46

I think you made the right choice getting a refund... Violet_Crumble Mar 2013 #56

haha online furious /shouting sims Sunlei Mar 2013 #47

They were too stupid to make it available for digital download. Arkana Mar 2013 #58

Too late for this gamer. Apophis Mar 2013 #60

Meh, it's already on the way to being cracked anyway sir pball Mar 2013 #68