REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 6, 2012 – The franchise that laid the foundations of the city building simulation genre is back, empowering players to create the world of their imagination! Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) today announced that SimCity™ is breaking new ground in 2013. SimCity for PC, a brand new entry in the franchise is currently in development at Maxis Emeryville, and was revealed today during Game Changers @ GDC, a symposium that featured inspirational speeches from Academy Award-winning director Davis Guggenheim, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, and charity: water CEO and founder Scott Harrison.

“We’d like to thank the millions of fans who have helped make SimCity synonymous with the city-building genre. This is a franchise that means the world to us at Maxis and we’re happy to be bringing it back home where we are reimagining it for an entirely new generation of players,” said Lucy Bradshaw, Senior Vice President of EA’s Maxis Label. “Using our proprietary GlassBox Engine, SimCity for PC will equip players with the tools to play the most sophisticated simulation of its kind. We are dedicated to making sure the experience – no matter the platform – has the fun, flavor and playability that has been intrinsic to the franchise since its birth.”

SimCity, slated for release in calendar year 2013 for PC, is a true rebirth of the franchise that brings the depth of simulation that has been the series hallmark for more than two decades and marries it with next generation accessibility and a robust multiplayer mode, giving players the power to change a world together. Fans can catch their first glimpse of the rebirth of SimCity by viewing the extended trailer at www.SimCity.com and can pre-order SimCity today on Origin™ to receive SimCity Heroes &Villains content* featuring a battle between Maxis Man and his longtime nemesis Evil Dr. Vu.

For more than two decades, the king of city-building simulators has sworn in millions of virtual mayors from around the world. With its return in 2013, SimCity will engage an entirely new generation of PC gamers as they take charge of their own customised cities and build a world that co-exists alongside friends. For the first time in SimCity franchise history, players’ decisions will have long-lasting repercussions that will extend beyond their city limits. Together, players will address real global challenges such as climate change, the search for renewable resources and natural disasters. It’s up to the players to decide whether to compete or collaborate to shape the world of tomorrow – for better or for worse.

Powered by the GlassBox Engine, Maxis’ proprietary engine, the simulation comes to life in a way never before possible. Everything you see in the world we sim – Sims in each city will have jobs or can lose them, buy homes, be prosperous or be an economic drain on the city. SimCity is the city builder in which every choice powers real change that affects the character of your city, the state of your region and fellow players within the entire SimCity world. Original fans and newcomers alike will relish the opportunity to build visually and functionally unique cities that take on the character of their choices. Combining fun, addictive gameplay elements with an interface that encourages anyone to jump in and begin playing, SimCity will usher forth a new era of city-building simulation as players work to change a world together.

With its first release in 1989, SimCity is the premier city-building franchise that has captivated more than 30 million players worldwide. Since then, several award-winning entries such as SimCity 2000™, SimCity 3000™ and SimCity 4 have been produced by the critically acclaimed Maxis studio. Players step into the role of a mayor as they break ground on the foundations of the next big city. The franchise gives players the means to create highly detailed recreations that are populated with real-world issues and real-world problems. With a powerful toolset at their fingertips, players have the ability to create uniquely specialized cities, everything from a bustling financial haven to an oil-guzzling industrial complex; SimCity compels players to create the world of their imagination.

SimCity for PC is in development at the world-renowned Maxis studio in Emeryville, California and has not yet been rated by the ESRB. To stay up-to-date on the latest regarding SimCity please visit www.SimCity.com. To pre-order and secure the SimCity Heroes & Villains Pack please visit http://store.origin.com/SimCity.Press assets for SimCity are available at www.info.ea.com.

Conditions and restrictions apply. See http://store.origin.com/SimCity for details.

Priced at $4.99, The Sims Medieval forces your Sims to go old school during a time of castles, kings, and jesters. But be careful, there could also be a vampire or two amongst you.

Whether as serf or squire, Lady or Lord, your medieval journey can be endless as you move along from castle to castle, or dual to dual.

Experience The Sims Medieval, available now in the App Store.

1. There is no aging process and because Sims babies become children skipping the toddler transition (like in The Sims Original)…
2. You cannot control more than one Sim in the household….
3. It’s hard for some people to get “Medieval” when you hit the 20th Century…
4. People think that once all of the quests have been completed in one kingdom, it means they can no longer play in that kingdom and then the player will have to start all over again…

4 Solutions for the people out there who think The Sims Medieval game is bad for the above mentioned reasons:

1. Aging isn’t really all that needed because you are too focused on the quests and in fact, the story is quite interesting!
2. Being able to control just one Sim in the household doesn’t make it entirely bad, because remember: you are playing with a hero right now… Why focus on every single Sim you have in your household? And, the only reason why you can’t create two Sims is: how on earth can you get TWO Kings? But you can still get married, and have children.
3. It’s not that hard to get into the “Medieval” theme! It’s kind of fun and good to be a king and a spy and you will actually see “New” interactions that were never available in the older Sims Expansions before!
4. Once you complete a kingdom’s story, you get to choose between two “quests” to play! They are “Free-Time” (That means controlling your sims and playing freely like The Sims” Or, You can choose the “New Kingdom” or something to start a new Kingdom with the heroes (Other than your King). Or, you can start a new game with its own story.

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The Sims Medieval Game Notes:

1. Every time you start a new game it will be for a totally different goal! And every new quest you choose it becomes harder to complete and you will have to choose your Quest Points (QP) Wisely!
2. You will seek adventures, stories, interests, new traits, new (but old) items, and many other new stuff!
3. You will get to see new things as torturing criminals, or even killing them by throwing them in the pit, or by executing them by Sword, or even By Challenging them to a Duel to Death!! (It’s not something that contains blood or anything but still fun)
4. You can’t say that the game stinks until you try it yourself!
5. You will get to play with many sims (not at the same time). Think about it! You can be a King, A Doctor, A Wizard, A Priest, A Shop Keeper and more!
6. Every Type of Sim has his own unique abilities!!

The Sims Medieval Conclusion:

I hope that it clears a few things about The Sims Medieval gameplay. I know that this is less likely to be a question but I just thought that too many people might think the Sims Medieval stinks because of so many wrong reasons. I have tried The Sims Medieval out myself, and I think it’s really fun!
If you would like to discuss anything just post it as an answer here and I will be happy to discuss The Sims Medieval with you!

Thank you Eli for sharing.

Happy Sims Medieval Gaming Everyone!

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., August 30, 2011 – Gather your doubloons. The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that The Sims Medieval Pirates and Nobles is now available across Europe. The Sims Medieval Pirates and Nobles is an adventure pack to The Sims Medieval*, a new series that places the popular simulated characters from The Sims into the Middle Ages and lets players create heroes, venture on quests and control a kingdom. The adventure pack includes a new storyline, additional quests and one new Kingdom Ambition for players to embark on in their medieval kingdoms.

Your epic story starts when the Pirates of Aarbyville and the Nobles of Tredony arrive in your kingdom, followed quickly by sword fights, love affairs, grand adventures and mysteries. Go treasure hunting to uncover hidden objects. Embark on new quests to help your kingdom achieve a new ambition. Stylize your kingdom and Sims with new pirate and nobility themed objects and wardrobe. The fun never ends with this new Sims Medieval Pirates & Nobles Adventure pack!

Developed by The Sims Studio, The Sims Medieval Pirates and Nobles for PC/Mac will hit shelves on August 30, 2011.

Unleash your inner pirate or naughty noble in an adventure of epic proportions! The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that The Sims Medieval Pirates and Nobles is currently in development and will ship in August 2011. The Sims Medieval Pirates and Nobles adventure pack introduces players to new quests, treasure hunting, and hundreds of new objects for their medieval kingdom.

Zodiac
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Cancer
Leo
Virgo
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
Libra

Attracted to
Gemini/Taurus
Aries/Libra
Pisces/Virgo
Taurus/Scorpio
Sagittarius/Cancer
Aquarius/Sagittarius
Pisces/Leo
Pisces/Capricorn
Aquarius/Taurus
Capricorn/Sagittarius
Scorpio/Gemini
Virgo/Cancer

Repulsed by
Cancer/Libra
Virgo/Cancer
Capricorn/Aries
Gemini/Aries
Capricorn/Gemini
Leo/Taurus
Libra/Aquarius
Libra/Scorpio
Leo/Gemini
Scorpio/Virgo
Leo/Aries
Pisces/Scorpio

Note that because no zodiac favors itself, the only way to achieve maximum attraction is to have personality scores encouraged to similarity. Encouraging personality doesn’t change the sim’s zodiac sign. And with a little bit of hard work you can still make Sims to like each other even if their star sign is not compatible, it just take time and effort…