<s>
SimCity	B-Application
is	O
a	O
city-building	B-Application
and	O
urban	O
planning	O
simulation	B-Application
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Maxis	O
Emeryville	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
early	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
SimCity	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
installment	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
4	I-Application
a	O
decade	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
new	O
engine	O
called	O
GlassBox	O
that	O
allows	O
for	O
more	O
detailed	O
simulation	B-Application
than	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
for	O
its	O
new	O
engine	O
and	O
reimagined	O
gameplay	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
publications	O
cautioned	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mandatory	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
persistent	O
internet	O
connection	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
cloud	O
saves	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
functionality	O
,	O
allowing	O
cities	O
to	O
trade	O
and	O
share	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
was	O
received	O
negatively	O
due	O
to	O
widespread	O
technical	O
and	O
gameplay	O
problems	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
mandatory	O
network	O
connection	O
for	O
playing	O
and	O
saving	O
game	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
poor	O
performance	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
was	O
cited	O
for	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Maxis	O
Emeryville	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
cosmetic	O
changes	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
up-to-date	O
3D	O
graphics	O
)	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
new	O
GlassBox	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modules	O
in	O
SimCity	B-Application
are	O
attachable	O
structures	O
that	O
can	O
add	O
functionality	O
to	O
existing	O
user-placeable	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
and	O
infographics	O
,	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
convey	O
information	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
more	O
clearly	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
SimCity	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
from	O
some	O
previous	O
SimCity	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
each	O
type	O
of	O
zone	O
(	O
residential	O
,	O
commercial	O
,	O
and	O
industrial	O
)	O
is	O
not	O
divided	O
into	O
density	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roads	O
in	O
SimCity	B-Application
are	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
fundamental	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
SimCity	B-Application
games	O
,	O
roads	O
carry	O
water	O
,	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
sewage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
have	O
distinct	O
appearances	O
,	O
simulation	B-Application
behavior	O
,	O
and	O
economic	O
strategies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
feature	O
full	O
online	O
play	O
since	O
SimCity	B-Application
2000	O
Network	O
Edition	O
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
regions	O
to	O
house	O
multiple	O
cities	O
from	O
different	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
requires	O
players	O
to	O
be	O
logged	O
into	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
'	O
s	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
gaming	O
service	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
even	O
when	O
playing	O
in	O
single-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
later	O
macOS	B-Application
edition	O
was	O
confirmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
applicants	O
were	O
allowed	O
to	O
sign	O
up	O
to	O
test	O
closed	O
beta	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
and	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
perform	O
load	O
testing	O
on	O
the	O
game	B-Application
servers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
creative	O
director	O
Ocean	O
Quigley	O
confirmed	O
that	O
an	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
point	O
in	O
time	O
than	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxis	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
a	O
new	O
simulation	B-Application
engine	O
called	O
GlassBox	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
a	O
different	O
approach	O
from	O
previous	O
simulation	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GlassBox	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
replaces	O
those	O
statistics	O
with	O
agents	O
,	O
simulation	B-Application
units	O
that	O
represent	O
objects	O
like	O
water	O
,	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
workers	O
;	O
each	O
graphic	O
animation	O
is	O
directly	O
linked	O
to	O
an	O
agent	O
's	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
four-part	O
video	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
featuring	O
Dan	O
Moskowitz	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
gameplay	O
engineer	O
,	O
talking	O
about	O
the	O
engine	O
simulation	B-Application
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
audio	O
is	O
bound	O
to	O
the	O
pulse	O
of	O
the	O
simulation	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
building	O
is	O
running	O
a	O
simulation	B-Application
rule	O
like	O
generating	O
power	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
its	O
driving	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
that	O
are	O
synchronized	O
to	O
the	O
overall	O
beat	O
of	O
the	O
simulation	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
is	O
telling	O
the	O
player	O
what	O
the	O
simulation	B-Application
is	O
doing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
on	O
March	O
6	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
March	O
7	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
editions	O
:	O
the	O
standard	O
edition	O
;	O
the	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
Heroes	O
&	O
Villains	O
and	O
Plumbob	O
Park	O
DLC	O
sets	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Origin-exclusive	O
Digital	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
which	O
additionally	O
includes	O
three	O
European	O
City	O
DLC	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
suffered	O
multiple	O
severe	O
issues	O
,	O
particularly	O
regarding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
requirement	O
for	O
a	O
persistent	O
Internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
through	O
EA	O
's	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
delivery	O
service	O
,	O
the	O
high	O
volume	O
of	O
users	O
attempting	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
connect	O
to	O
EA	O
's	O
game	B-Application
servers	I-Application
caused	O
network	O
outages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
reported	O
experiencing	O
frequent	O
problems	O
during	O
gameplay	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
outages	O
such	O
as	O
long	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
disconnections	O
,	O
crashing	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
loss	O
of	O
saved	O
game	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
problems	O
and	O
negative	O
feedback	O
led	O
some	O
publications	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
as	O
"	O
disastrous	O
"	O
and	O
others	O
have	O
compared	O
the	O
launch	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
which	O
experienced	O
similar	O
problems	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
issues	O
caused	O
online	O
retailer	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
to	O
temporarily	O
withdraw	O
the	O
downloadable	O
version	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
from	O
its	O
marketplace	O
,	O
citing	O
customer	O
complaints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
discovered	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
several	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
GlassBox	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
traffic	O
taking	O
the	O
shortest	O
route	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
route	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
available	O
capacity	O
,	O
and	O
sims	O
not	O
living	O
persistent	O
lives	O
but	O
rather	O
going	O
to	O
the	O
nearest	O
available	O
workplace	O
for	O
work	O
and	O
nearest	O
available	O
house	O
after	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Senior	O
producer	O
Kip	O
Katsarelis	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	B-Application
servers	I-Application
were	O
constantly	O
at	O
maximum	O
capacity	O
,	O
partly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
connected	O
for	O
extended	O
periods	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
made	O
it	O
difficult	O
for	O
new	O
users	O
to	O
connect	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
added	O
more	O
servers	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
launch	O
in	O
[	O
Australia	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
Europe ]	O
...	O
our	O
plan	O
is	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
bring	O
more	O
servers	O
online	O
until	O
we	O
have	O
enough	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
demand	O
,	O
increase	O
player	O
capacity	O
and	O
let	O
more	O
people	O
through	O
the	O
gates	O
and	O
into	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
're	O
hoping	O
you	O
wo	O
n't	O
stay	O
mad	O
and	O
that	O
we	O
'll	O
be	O
friends	O
again	O
when	O
SimCity	B-Application
is	O
running	O
at	O
100	O
percent.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
launch	O
failures	O
also	O
led	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
filing	O
a	O
petition	O
through	O
We	B-Application
the	I-Application
People	I-Application
on	O
the	O
official	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
website	O
calling	O
for	O
"	O
an	O
industry-wide	O
return	O
policy	O
for	O
video	O
games	O
that	O
rely	O
on	O
remote	O
servers	O
and	O
DRM	O
to	O
function	O
properly	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
covered	O
by	O
mainstream	O
news	O
organizations	O
such	O
as	O
NBC	O
News	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
users	O
who	O
purchased	O
and	O
registered	O
the	O
game	O
before	O
March	O
23	O
were	O
allowed	O
to	O
choose	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
free	O
among	O
a	O
selected	O
list	O
of	O
EA	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
SimCity	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Battlefield	O
3	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Most	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
maintains	O
a	O
Server	O
Status	O
page	O
in	O
the	O
SimCity	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
check	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
servers	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
patches	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
have	O
included	O
patch	O
notes	O
describing	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
the	O
patch	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
EA	O
's	O
forums	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
EA	O
released	O
SimCity	B-Application
:	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
exclusively	O
on	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
release	O
contains	O
the	O
Digital	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
(	O
including	O
the	O
British	O
City	O
,	O
French	O
City	O
,	O
and	O
German	O
City	O
Set	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Cities	O
of	O
Tomorrow	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
plus	O
the	O
Amusement	O
Park	O
and	O
Airships	O
DLC	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2012	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
won	O
8	O
awards	O
out	O
of	O
24	O
nominations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
won	O
Gamescom	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
PC	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
SimCity	B-Application
development	O
team	O
ran	O
a	O
questions-and-answers	O
session	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
community	O
Reddit	B-Application
where	O
they	O
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
DRM	O
mechanisms	O
,	O
which	O
require	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
be	O
persistently	O
connected	O
to	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
servers	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
first	O
beta	O
,	O
EA	O
Management	O
staff	O
discussed	O
Q4	O
2012	O
results	O
during	O
which	O
Peter	O
Moore	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
beta	O
,	O
"	O
SimCity	B-Application
,	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
treasured	O
classic	O
,	O
includes	O
deep	O
online	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
100,000	O
people	O
played	O
the	O
SimCity	B-Application
beta	O
last	O
weekend	O
,	O
 [ ... ] 	O
and	O
the	O
critical	O
reception	O
is	O
shaping	O
up	O
well.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
downgraded	O
after	O
reviewers	O
received	O
reports	O
of	O
server	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
,	O
CNET	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
delayed	O
their	O
reviews	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
game	B-Application
servers	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Polygon	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
before	O
the	O
launch	O
,	O
later	O
dropped	O
its	O
9.5/10	O
score	O
down	O
to	O
8/10	O
,	O
then	O
later	O
dropping	O
it	O
again	O
to	O
4/10	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
EA	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
disable	O
gameplay	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
UK	O
reported	O
on	O
March	O
6	O
that	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
accumulated	O
a	O
user	O
score	O
of	O
2.0/10	O
and	O
several	O
critics	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
product	O
on	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
had	O
an	O
average	O
rating	O
of	O
1/5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
customers	O
and	O
the	O
press	O
reported	O
problems	O
with	O
path-finding	O
and	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
,	O
broken	O
economic	O
simulation	B-Application
,	O
multiplayer	O
aspect	O
not	O
working	O
as	O
advertised	O
,	O
and	O
iconic	O
features	O
missing	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
area	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
city	O
;	O
critics	O
have	O
noted	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
significantly	O
smaller	O
than	O
what	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
sold	O
over	O
1.1	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
,	O
54	O
percent	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
of	O
the	O
download	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cities	O
of	O
Tomorrow	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
three	O
editions	O
:	O
the	O
standard	O
edition	O
,	O
the	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
Launch	O
Arcology	O
DLC	O
set	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
edition	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
Skyclops	O
Coaster	O
Crown	O
DLC	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Dean	O
for	O
EuroGamer	O
wrote	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
was	O
"	O
heading	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
direction	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
it	O
still	O
does	O
n't	O
make	O
SimCity	B-Application
a	O
particularly	O
good	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
major	O
changes	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
as	O
an	O
always-online	O
multiplayer	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
a	O
reworked	O
the	O
2014	O
mobile	O
entry	O
SimCity	B-Application
:	I-Application
BuildIt	I-Application
,	O
no	O
further	O
entries	O
of	O
the	O
SimCity	B-Application
series	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
developer	O
Maxis	O
Emeryville	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
negative	O
reception	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
also	O
encouraged	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
to	O
green-light	O
development	O
of	O
their	O
city-building	B-Application
game	I-Application
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
,	O
which	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
