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03-18-2013, 02:20 PM
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Despite all of its launch complications (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/06/editorial-simcity-diablo-3-and-a-review-of-customer-service/), EA Maxis' series reboot SimCity (http://www.joystiq.com/game/simcity-2013/) has managed to sell over one million copies since launching two weeks ago. EA reports this is the biggest launch for the franchise, the majority of players - 54%, EA says - choosing to download SimCity. In fact, EA says 44% of total SimCity sales went directly through the publisher's digital distribution platform, Origin (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/origin).
Two weeks ago, EA disabled some "non-critical (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/07/non-critical-simcity-features-disabled-to-improve-server-issue/)" SimCity features in the interest of improving server issues. Also, EA added more servers (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/09/simcity-server-capacity-increased-by-120-ea-offers-free-pc-gam/) and sought to quell dissatisfied customers with a free PC game. If you purchase and register SimCity before next week, you can choose between a free copy of Mass Effect 3, Battlefield 3, SimCity 4, Need for Speed: Most Wanted or one of several other eligible games (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/18/ea-offers-choice-of-mass-effect-3-simcity-4-more-for-simcity-p/).http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif (http://www.joystiq.com)SimCity sales surpass 1.1 million in two weeks (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/18/simcity-sales-surpass-1-1-million-in-two-weeks/) originally appeared on Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com) on Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Despite all of its launch complications (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/06/editorial-simcity-diablo-3-and-a-review-of-customer-service/), EA Maxis' series reboot SimCity (http://www.joystiq.com/game/simcity-2013/) has managed to sell over one million copies since launching two weeks ago. EA reports this is the biggest launch for the franchise, the majority of players - 54%, EA says - choosing to download SimCity. In fact, EA says 44% of total SimCity sales went directly through the publisher's digital distribution platform, Origin (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/origin).
Two weeks ago, EA disabled some "non-critical (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/07/non-critical-simcity-features-disabled-to-improve-server-issue/)" SimCity features in the interest of improving server issues. Also, EA added more servers (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/09/simcity-server-capacity-increased-by-120-ea-offers-free-pc-gam/) and sought to quell dissatisfied customers with a free PC game. If you purchase and register SimCity before next week, you can choose between a free copy of Mass Effect 3, Battlefield 3, SimCity 4, Need for Speed: Most Wanted or one of several other eligible games (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/18/ea-offers-choice-of-mass-effect-3-simcity-4-more-for-simcity-p/).http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif (http://www.joystiq.com)SimCity sales surpass 1.1 million in two weeks (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/18/simcity-sales-surpass-1-1-million-in-two-weeks/) originally appeared on Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com) on Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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