Maxis' 2013 reboot of the SimCity franchise will always be remembered for its disastrous launch more than anything else. But now, more than three years removed from that debacle, SimCity creative ...

On Tuesday, city-building fans will finally experience the new SimCity (MAXIS/Electronic Arts) after a decade-long wait. I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Kip Katsarelis, Lead Producer on ...

From SimCity’s humble beginnings with a single pollution meter to Cities: Skylines’ advanced environmental policies, city-building games have woven sustainability into their core. Players must balance ...

SimCity, a city-building simulation series that was first released in 1989, has always been a virtual sandbox for aspiring urban planners, with a seemingly endless array of options–you could lay down ...

Over 35 years, city-building games have evolved to teach players environmental literacy and better reflect our relationship ...

Ever since I was young, I've been playing SimCity. I first started playing the original version in the early Nineties, and then graduated to SimCity 2000. I then jumped ahead much later to SimCity 4, ...

After a first wave of highly favorable reviews, EA’s long-awaited SimCity proved unable to handle the load of players at launch, leaving them unable to connect. Though the company quickly began ...

The Vietnamese food helped. Steaming soups and noodles that really got the juices flowing. In the last days of SimCity 4’s development, back around the turn of the century, Maxis game designer Ocean ...

SimCity's requirement for an always-on Internet connection is backfiring, as the game servers are currently going up and down like a yo-yo. How quickly can EA solve this problem? Crave contributor ...

A new expansion pack for the city simulation game surrounds players with futuristic technologies. But even in the future, one thing never changes: human nature. In SimCity designer Stone Librande’s ...