Techcrunch: Electronic Arts’ SimCity was easily the most anticipated game of the season, but its launch was an unmitigated disaster because the DRM solution Electronic Arts and Maxis dreamt up means users have to always be online if they want to play. Sadly, EA’s servers weren’t up to the task and most players were either unable to connect or got kicked out of the game after a while. Today, Lucy Bradshaw, EA’s general manager for its Maxis label, issued an apology.
TechExclusive: "Specifically, we’re talking about using SimCity to teach concepts of socio-economic development as well as environmental management and urban planning."
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Maximum PC: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) no longer offers monthly Catalyst driver updates like it used to, instead choosing to dish out new drivers when it makes sense to do so. Now is apparently one of those times. AMD Catalyst 13.3 enters its third beta as it nears release, and if you're itching to upgrade your software, the latest beta build will reward you with performance gains and fixes in a handful of titles.
No.
Demanding your players to 'always be online' in order to play a Single-Player game is DUMB.
And yes, many of the players just want to play a city-builder on their own, offline.