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Jimquisition: SimShitty
DRM is back again, and it's here to stay! Games are a service, so we're told, but who do they really serve? SimCity's failure to launch thanks to ludicrous DRM restrictions has been the hot topic of the week, and naturally there's a Jimquisition afoot to skewer Electronic Arts right in its Electronic Nads. Time to put a bit of stick about, wouldn't you say? Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
8:00 AM on 05.14.2013 Biden: No legal reason why 'violent' games can't be taxedVice President Joe Biden recently had a meeting with religious leaders to discuss gun control, and violent media was discussed. God forbid we don't obfuscate the gun discussion with more demented strawmen. Reverend Fran...
6:00 PM on 05.13.2013 Nintendo removing same-sex relationships from 3DS gameNintendo is patching a "bug" in Tomodachi Collection: New Life that allows male characters to date, marry, and even raise children with one another. The company has announced an update will fix "human relationships that ...
3:00 PM on 05.13.2013 Jimquisition: Objectification And ... Men?A common argument in the ongoing debate over gender and videogames is that women and men both are equally objectified. Is that really true? As always, Emperor God King Jim Sterling puts His holy foot down and delivers wisdom true to the masses. He totally isn't smug about it, either!
2:00 AM on 05.07.2013 Will Wright: SimCity's server issues were 'inexcusable'Game Industry International caught up with legendary designer Will Wright who shared his thoughts on the train wreck of a launch SimCity suffered with all of the server issues players experienced when trying to play the game....
12:30 PM on 05.04.2013 Boy tries to rape mom, kills her, over Call of Duty banA 14-year-old boy from rural Iowa has been charged with first degree murder after shooting his mother with a .22 caliber rifle he received as a present. Noah Crooks, who was 13 at the time, attempted to rape his mother i...
10:00 AM on 05.01.2013 Gearbox artist slams Dragon's Crown character designThe Dragon's Crown "thing" shows no sign of stopping, with vehement and sometimes venomous opinions flying this way and that. To bring you up to speed, Vanillaware's upcoming brawler features a big-boobed Sorceress, the desig...
9:00 AM on 04.09.2013 The Last of Us focus test had to be made to include womenNaughty Dog has revealed it had to force the hand of its focus testers in order to get them to acknowledge a female perspective. Originally, The Last of Us was exclusively using male gamers to gauge audience interest, until t...
3:00 PM on 04.08.2013 Jimquisition: Why An Always-On DRM Console Is DumbJust talking about an "always-on" Xbox is a really dumb idea. Hopefully not even Microsoft would be so stupid, but just in case any of the platform holders are seriously considering this awful, nasty little idea, let Jimquisition lay out the many good reasons as to why an always-on console would be utterly ludicrous. Seriously, it's ... it's terrible. Deal with it!
6:15 PM on 04.05.2013 Microsoft apologizes for 'Deal With It' statementsFollowing an earlier controversy of stunning proportions, Microsoft has issued an official statement concerning employee Adam Orth's public sentiment that always-on DRM haters need to just "Deal with it." The company apologiz...
3:15 PM on 04.05.2013 EA will 'do better' to not be the worst company everFeline Electronic Arts COO Peter Moore has spoken about that time EA got voted the worst company in America. Vowing to "do better" in gaining positive sentiment, the grinning executive acknowledged there's work to be done, bu...
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| 6:15 PM on 05.07.2013 EA on SimCity's launch issues: 'This won't happen again' |

Discussing the SimCity launch fiasco in a call with investors today, EA Labels president Frank Gibeau referred to the title as "a great game that has recovered from a challenging launch." Although that sounds disingenuous whe...more
| 2:00 AM on 05.07.2013 Will Wright: SimCity's server issues were 'inexcusable' |

Game Industry International caught up with legendary designer Will Wright who shared his thoughts on the train wreck of a launch SimCity suffered with all of the server issues players experienced when trying to play the game....more
| 3:00 AM on 04.25.2013 SimCity's 2.0 update adds more bugs than it fixes |

The SimCity 2.0 patch was released this week and has fixed some of the issues people were experiencing. Unfortunately the patch has also spawned a ton of new issues, most of which you can learn about in this ever growing Red...more
| 9:00 PM on 04.19.2013 Upcoming SimCity patch will address top requested fixes |

On April 22, SimCity will continue its arduous trek to becoming a game worthy of its name. The Update 2.0 patch will address "a number of top-requested bug fixes and improvements," according to developer Maxis. Along with som...more
| 8:00 AM on 04.17.2013 SimCity + toothpaste = $$$$$$$$$$!???!?!?! |

SimCity's latest stunt sees a tie-in with Crest and Oral-B tooth products, where if you buy specially marked packages of toothpaste and stuff, you'll be given a code to the new Attractions Set downloadable content. So what's ...more
| 3:15 PM on 04.10.2013 SimCity: Cheetah speed returns, Mac release June 11 |

"Do you like to play with Cheetah Speed?" SimCity's Facebook asks. "No, I prefer not having basic functionality that keeps the game from being boring and painfully slow!" But for the rest of you, you may be happy to hear that...more
| 9:00 PM on 04.02.2013 Free Nissan Leaf content paves way for greener SimCity |

Guys, EA heard you. Your complaints about SimCity have finally been answered! "Why is my city so polluted and gross?" "Why would someone build a coal plant between a school and hospital in downtown?" "Why must my sims live su...more
| 3:15 PM on 03.27.2013 A SimCity highway that will make you soil yourself |

Given the limited space that EA Maxis expects prospective city managers to construct in, one might be forgiven for thinking that there's not much room for bizarre experimentation in SimCity. This is not quite true, however, ...more
| 1:45 PM on 03.18.2013 SimCity has sold over 1 million copies since launch |

According to Electronic Arts, SimCity has sold over 1.1 million copies, making it the fastest selling SimCity game to date. About half of those sales have been for the digital version of the game. It's interesting that ...more
| 11:45 AM on 03.18.2013 EA's free games for SimCity players includes SimCity 4 |

Electronic Arts is trying to make good for all their disastrous launch issues with SimCity by offering select PC games free to players. Starting today, players that have activated their copy of SimCity should receive an email...more
| 3:00 PM on 05.13.2013 Jimquisition: Objectification And ... Men? |
A common argument in the ongoing debate over gender and videogames is that women and men both are equally objectified. Is that really true? As always, Emperor God King Jim Sterling puts His holy foot down and delivers wisdom true to the masses. He totally isn't smug about it, either!more
| 2:00 AM on 05.07.2013 Will Wright: SimCity's server issues were 'inexcusable' |
Game Industry International caught up with legendary designer Will Wright who shared his thoughts on the train wreck of a launch SimCity suffered with all of the server issues players experienced when trying to play the game....more
| 12:30 PM on 05.04.2013 Boy tries to rape mom, kills her, over Call of Duty ban |
A 14-year-old boy from rural Iowa has been charged with first degree murder after shooting his mother with a .22 caliber rifle he received as a present. Noah Crooks, who was 13 at the time, attempted to rape his mother i...more


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