Maxis
E3 2012: SimCity
I’m going to come right out and say it: I don’t care about SimCity on Facebook. I’d rather load up my Special Edition of SimCity 2000 and play that for hours than play it on Facebook. In fact, that’s not a bad idea…I’ll just have to dig my CD out of my games box and get it installed for some weekend play for the next year until I can get my hands on Maxis/EAR...[Read More]
SimCity GlassBox Engine Demo – Part One
I am excited about next year’s SimCity in ways that are unnatural and entirely inappropriate. Perhaps I share too much, but there are certain times in a man’s life when he must abandon his gruff exterior and allow his feelings to be clear. Every post I make about SimCity will be one of those times. I say this as a forewarning so that, while it is too late for you to avoid THIS particul...[Read More]
SimCity Returns
I’ve always been a mixed bag as a gamer. My first gaming platforms were my parents’ Atari 2600, my dad’s TRS 80 and Tandy 1000 (as well as the subsequent IBM clones), and my grandfather’s Commodore 64 and Amiga. The NES was soon available at a friend’s house (and later on in my own), while the SEGA Genesis made its place known as my primary console for many, many year...[Read More]
The Sims Gets Medieval On Your Ass
If you don’t know what The Sims is, I don’t think I can help you. In fact, if you’ve never at least heard of The Sims, I would suggest you’re on the wrong website. You might do better with knit.com or catchannel.com. But if you do know what The Sims is, and you look forward to new iterations of the game, then by all means, read on.
EA Studio Showcase: DarkSpore
Following the big The Sims 3 news, was DarkSpore by Maxis. Not to be confused with the previously released Spore, DarkSpore is an action RPG set in a sci-fi world.