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This 2024 inductees to the World Video Game Hall of Fame: Asteroids, Ultima, Resident Evil, Myst and SimCity

News

PC classics Ultima, SimCity and Myst have been added to the World Video Game Hall of Fame

Plus some game called “Resident Evil”?

May 13, 2024 Matt Jarvis

16 comments

Beyond Good And Evil, Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic and Max Payne 2 headline the RPS Time Capsule for 2003

Feature

RPS Time Capsule: the games worth saving from 2003

We list our favourite games from 2003, and why they deserve to be preserved above everything else

May 5, 2023 Katharine Castle

106 comments

Maxis' obscure business tool SimRefinery is now playable after 30 years

News

Maxis' obscure business tool SimRefinery is now playable after 30 years

Oil's well that ends... well.

June 6, 2020 Natalie Clayton

5 comments

90s CD-ROM games still have a lot to teach us

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90s CD-ROM games still have a lot to teach us

Sims, Petz, Journals and Dreams

Dec. 8, 2017 Emilie Reed

17 comments

Have You Played... SimCity?

Feature

Have You Played... SimCity?

Still fun

Oct. 14, 2016 Graham Smith

31 comments

10 Games Run Through The Prisma Photo Filter App

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10 Games Run Through The Prisma Photo Filter App

Pretty pictures

Aug. 9, 2016 Graham Smith

30 comments

It's A Sim: EA Closes Sims/SimCity Developer Maxis

News

It's A Sim: EA Closes Sims/SimCity Developer Maxis

March 4, 2015 Alec Meer

73 comments

Going Up: SimCity Timed Demo Released

News

Going Up: SimCity Timed Demo Released

Four hours to build things

Aug. 6, 2014 Alice O'Connor

28 comments

Walled City: SimCity Goes Offline Today

News

Walled City: SimCity Goes Offline Today

The DRMa is over

March 18, 2014 Craig Pearson

57 comments

Citybound Aims To Be What We Wanted From SimCity

News

Citybound Aims To Be What We Wanted From SimCity

Indie development to the rescue (again)

March 4, 2014 Nathan Grayson

57 comments

EA Defends BF 4, SimCity Launch Efforts, Discusses Future

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EA Defends BF 4, SimCity Launch Efforts, Discusses Future

Not Exactly What We Wanted To Hear

Feb. 11, 2014 Nathan Grayson

134 comments

Maxis: SimCity Offline Took 'Significant' Work To Create

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Maxis: SimCity Offline Took 'Significant' Work To Create

Not so simple after all?

Jan. 15, 2014 Nathan Grayson

133 comments

At Last! Maxis Are Adding An Offline Mode To SimCity

News

At Last! Maxis Are Adding An Offline Mode To SimCity

After months of development

Jan. 13, 2014 Graham Smith

103 comments

Let's Fight: SimCity's Cities Of Tomorrow Expansion Is Out

News

Let's Fight: SimCity's Cities Of Tomorrow Expansion Is Out

Maybe it'll be good?

Nov. 15, 2013 Graham Smith

38 comments

SimCity: Cities Of Tomorrow Pollutes For Fun And Profit

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SimCity: Cities Of Tomorrow Pollutes For Fun And Profit

The future is hazy

Oct. 16, 2013 Nathan Grayson

46 comments

If You Build It: Maxis Testing Waters On SimCity Modding

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If You Build It: Maxis Testing Waters On SimCity Modding

Within (very strict) limits

Oct. 2, 2013 Nathan Grayson

28 comments

(Near) Futurama: SimCity Expanding Into Tomorrow

News

(Near) Futurama: SimCity Expanding Into Tomorrow

Futurological

Sept. 20, 2013 Nathan Grayson

56 comments

Smiley-Face Bubble: The Sims 4 Will Be Offline

News

Smiley-Face Bubble: The Sims 4 Will Be Offline

Aug. 21, 2013 John Walker

37 comments

The Silence: An Update

Feature

The Silence: An Update

Silence Will Fall

Aug. 19, 2013 John Walker

227 comments

SimCity Leads Depart EA To Go Indie, Grade Jelly

News

SimCity Leads Depart EA To Go Indie, Grade Jelly

July 17, 2013 Nathan Grayson

40 comments

A Load Of Hot Air: SimCity's Airships DLC

News

A Load Of Hot Air: SimCity's Airships DLC

July 1, 2013 Adam Smith

72 comments

The Power Of Silence: Why The SimCity Story Went Away

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The Power Of Silence: Why The SimCity Story Went Away

Sticking your fingers in your ears helps too.

April 22, 2013 John Walker

247 comments

Maybe SimCity's Balance-Breaking Ad DLC Isn't All Bad

News

Maybe SimCity's Balance-Breaking Ad DLC Isn't All Bad

April 3, 2013 Nathan Grayson

149 comments

Wot I Think: SimCity

Review

Wot I Think: SimCity

Road Squalor

March 21, 2013 Adam Smith

134 comments

A Sorry Tale: EA Offering SimCity 4 To SimCity 5 Buyers!

News

A Sorry Tale: EA Offering SimCity 4 To SimCity 5 Buyers!

March 18, 2013 John Walker

253 comments

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This 2024 inductees to the World Video Game Hall of Fame: Asteroids, Ultima, Resident Evil, Myst and SimCity

News

PC classics Ultima, SimCity and Myst have been added to the World Video Game Hall of Fame

Plus some game called “Resident Evil”?

May 13, 2024 Matt Jarvis

16 comments

Maxis' obscure business tool SimRefinery is now playable after 30 years

News

Maxis' obscure business tool SimRefinery is now playable after 30 years

Oil's well that ends... well.

June 6, 2020 Natalie Clayton

5 comments

It's A Sim: EA Closes Sims/SimCity Developer Maxis

News

It's A Sim: EA Closes Sims/SimCity Developer Maxis

March 4, 2015 Alec Meer

73 comments

Going Up: SimCity Timed Demo Released

News

Going Up: SimCity Timed Demo Released

Four hours to build things

Aug. 6, 2014 Alice O'Connor

28 comments

Walled City: SimCity Goes Offline Today

News

Walled City: SimCity Goes Offline Today

The DRMa is over

March 18, 2014 Craig Pearson

57 comments

Citybound Aims To Be What We Wanted From SimCity

News

Citybound Aims To Be What We Wanted From SimCity

Indie development to the rescue (again)

March 4, 2014 Nathan Grayson

57 comments

Maxis: SimCity Offline Took 'Significant' Work To Create

News

Maxis: SimCity Offline Took 'Significant' Work To Create

Not so simple after all?

Jan. 15, 2014 Nathan Grayson

133 comments

At Last! Maxis Are Adding An Offline Mode To SimCity

News

At Last! Maxis Are Adding An Offline Mode To SimCity

After months of development

Jan. 13, 2014 Graham Smith

103 comments

Let's Fight: SimCity's Cities Of Tomorrow Expansion Is Out

News

Let's Fight: SimCity's Cities Of Tomorrow Expansion Is Out

Maybe it'll be good?

Nov. 15, 2013 Graham Smith

38 comments

SimCity: Cities Of Tomorrow Pollutes For Fun And Profit

News

SimCity: Cities Of Tomorrow Pollutes For Fun And Profit

The future is hazy

Oct. 16, 2013 Nathan Grayson

46 comments

If You Build It: Maxis Testing Waters On SimCity Modding

News

If You Build It: Maxis Testing Waters On SimCity Modding

Within (very strict) limits

Oct. 2, 2013 Nathan Grayson

28 comments

(Near) Futurama: SimCity Expanding Into Tomorrow

News

(Near) Futurama: SimCity Expanding Into Tomorrow

Futurological

Sept. 20, 2013 Nathan Grayson

56 comments

Smiley-Face Bubble: The Sims 4 Will Be Offline

News

Smiley-Face Bubble: The Sims 4 Will Be Offline

Aug. 21, 2013 John Walker

37 comments

SimCity Leads Depart EA To Go Indie, Grade Jelly

News

SimCity Leads Depart EA To Go Indie, Grade Jelly

July 17, 2013 Nathan Grayson

40 comments

A Load Of Hot Air: SimCity's Airships DLC

News

A Load Of Hot Air: SimCity's Airships DLC

July 1, 2013 Adam Smith

72 comments

Maybe SimCity's Balance-Breaking Ad DLC Isn't All Bad

News

Maybe SimCity's Balance-Breaking Ad DLC Isn't All Bad

April 3, 2013 Nathan Grayson

149 comments

A Sorry Tale: EA Offering SimCity 4 To SimCity 5 Buyers!

News

A Sorry Tale: EA Offering SimCity 4 To SimCity 5 Buyers!

March 18, 2013 John Walker

253 comments

Schrödinger's SimCity: EA On Hacks vs Mods, Fixing Traffic

News

Schrödinger's SimCity: EA On Hacks vs Mods, Fixing Traffic

March 15, 2013 Cara Ellison

240 comments

Modder Runs SimCity Offline, Maxis Remains Silent

News

Modder Runs SimCity Offline, Maxis Remains Silent

March 14, 2013 John Walker

270 comments

SimCity's Sims Don't Seem That Smart After All

News

SimCity's Sims Don't Seem That Smart After All

March 13, 2013 John Walker

291 comments

EA 'Confident' Origin Issues Won't Plague Euro SimCity

News

EA 'Confident' Origin Issues Won't Plague Euro SimCity

March 6, 2013 Nathan Grayson

152 comments

Gamers Line Up To Play SimCity...

News

Gamers Line Up To Play SimCity...

March 5, 2013 John Walker

291 comments

Fear Not: Maxis Planning To Expand SimCity's Cities

News

Fear Not: Maxis Planning To Expand SimCity's Cities

March 4, 2013 Nathan Grayson

116 comments

Hmm: EA's Holding Back A Lot For SimCity Deluxe

News

Hmm: EA's Holding Back A Lot For SimCity Deluxe

Jan. 30, 2013 Nathan Grayson

166 comments

EA Won't Ban For SimCity Bugs, EULA Changes Inbound

News

EA Won't Ban For SimCity Bugs, EULA Changes Inbound

Jan. 23, 2013 Nathan Grayson

93 comments

Wot I Think: SimCity

Review

Wot I Think: SimCity

Road Squalor

March 21, 2013 Adam Smith

134 comments

Beyond Good And Evil, Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic and Max Payne 2 headline the RPS Time Capsule for 2003

Feature

RPS Time Capsule: the games worth saving from 2003

We list our favourite games from 2003, and why they deserve to be preserved above everything else

May 5, 2023 Katharine Castle

106 comments

90s CD-ROM games still have a lot to teach us

Feature

90s CD-ROM games still have a lot to teach us

Sims, Petz, Journals and Dreams

Dec. 8, 2017 Emilie Reed

17 comments

Have You Played... SimCity?

Feature

Have You Played... SimCity?

Still fun

Oct. 14, 2016 Graham Smith

31 comments

10 Games Run Through The Prisma Photo Filter App

Feature

10 Games Run Through The Prisma Photo Filter App

Pretty pictures

Aug. 9, 2016 Graham Smith

30 comments

EA Defends BF 4, SimCity Launch Efforts, Discusses Future

Feature

EA Defends BF 4, SimCity Launch Efforts, Discusses Future

Not Exactly What We Wanted To Hear

Feb. 11, 2014 Nathan Grayson

134 comments

The Silence: An Update

Feature

The Silence: An Update

Silence Will Fall

Aug. 19, 2013 John Walker

227 comments

The Power Of Silence: Why The SimCity Story Went Away

Feature

The Power Of Silence: Why The SimCity Story Went Away

Sticking your fingers in your ears helps too.

April 22, 2013 John Walker

247 comments

SimCity Modder Tells Us Offline Regional Play Easily Done

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SimCity Modder Tells Us Offline Regional Play Easily Done

Always Offline

March 16, 2013 John Walker

268 comments

SimCity Boss's "Straight Answers" Seem Pretty Wiggly

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SimCity Boss's "Straight Answers" Seem Pretty Wiggly

Arguing With Themselves

March 16, 2013 John Walker

279 comments

Maxis Insider Tells RPS: SimCity Servers Not Necessary

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Maxis Insider Tells RPS: SimCity Servers Not Necessary

Service Fault

March 12, 2013 John Walker

317 comments

SimCity Is Inherently Broken, Let's Not Let This Go

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SimCity Is Inherently Broken, Let's Not Let This Go

Always-Awful

March 11, 2013 John Walker

591 comments

Initial Impressions: SimCity

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Initial Impressions: SimCity

Duplocity

March 8, 2013 Adam Smith

162 comments

SimCity Vs The People: Why Apologies Aren't Enough

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SimCity Vs The People: Why Apologies Aren't Enough

Serve Us, Service

March 7, 2013 Nathan Grayson

293 comments

Hands On: SimCity

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Hands On: SimCity

Putting Falkirk on the map

Feb. 7, 2013 Cara Ellison

259 comments

Eyes On: Divining Data In SimCity

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Eyes On: Divining Data In SimCity

Infographical

Oct. 25, 2012 Craig Pearson

95 comments

Maxis Factor: A SimCity Interview

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Maxis Factor: A SimCity Interview

The city of tomorrow!

April 27, 2012 Alec Meer

72 comments

And Now The Game: A SimCity Preview

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And Now The Game: A SimCity Preview

The fall of Societies

April 25, 2012 Alec Meer

59 comments

We Take A First Look At: SimCity

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We Take A First Look At: SimCity

Curvy Roads! Multiplayer! SimCity Or Dwarf Fortress? You Decide

March 28, 2012 Mark Wallace

56 comments

Back From Simulation City: Inside Maxis' Glass Box

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Back From Simulation City: Inside Maxis' Glass Box

The Lean Streets

March 8, 2012 Lewie Procter

62 comments