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SimCity slowly recovering from launch debacle

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The hugely popular SimCity game is rapidly recovering from its trouble-plagued launch but problems are yet to be completely eradicated, company officials said. Electronic Arts servers hosting SimCity online play were overwhelmed after the California company released its Maxis Studio game on March 5, and problems continued through the weekend.…

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‘SimCity’ game rebuilt for age of climate change

Will Wright, creator of computer game hits such as SimCity and The Sims, is pictured in 2008. Climate change is coming to SimCity. A new version of the city-building computer game that factors in real-world consequences of energy choices has won endorsements. (AFP Photo/Ryan Anson)

Climate change is coming to SimCity. A new version of the city-building computer game that factors in real-world consequences of energy choices has won endorsements from Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and the director of the Academy Award-winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth.” “We are updating SimCity with technology of today and…

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