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Thu, Apr 10, 2008
EA UNVEILS THE SIMCITY BOX
Popular PC Gaming Franchise Offers Five Innovative City-Building Games in One Box at One Low Price

Mon, Jan 7, 2008
Q&A: EA's Bernstein On Building SimCity Societies
The latest title in the Sims dynasty, the Tilted Mill-developed SimCity Societies, recently saw its worldwide PC release, and Gamasutra spoke to the game's producer, Electronic Arts' Rachel Bernstein, about the creative process that continues to evolve the direction of a familiar series, and considerations for future incarnations.

Mon, Dec 17, 2007
Announcing New Strategic Modes: Basic, Hardcore and Nightmare
We've announced new strategic modes for our next Game Update. Go to the BBS/Forums and read the details!

Thu, Dec 13, 2007
Announcing Challenges and Contests
We've opened up a new section of the forums to highlight contests and challenges created by our own game team and community members. Find out more: http://simcitysocieties.ea.com/community/forum/start.php?openItemID=item.218

Tue, Dec 11, 2007
National Post - Virtual makeover: We built this city on bits and bytes
That condo going up on Queen West not doing it for you? Click "undo"! In SimCity Societies, it's just that easy. The computer game is the latest incarnation in the series that has been giving both geeks and aspiring urban planners delusions of grandeur since the early '90s. Unlike earlier versions, SimCity Societies allows you to place any building you want anywhere you want it.

Mon, Dec 10, 2007
Yahoo! Games - SimCity Societies
With SimCity Societies, EA brings energy consciousness to classic city-building gameplay.

Wed, Dec 5, 2007
Game Informer Review - SimCity Societies 8/10
Another SimCity Societies review came in this morning, this time from Game Informer Online. Reviewer Joe Juba gives the game a fantastic score of 8/10!

Thu, Nov 29, 2007
Chat Event
Join our chat event on Friday November 30th at 2:30PM PST. Chat with the game producers and ask your gameplay questions!

Mon, Nov 19, 2007
NY Times - Be an Eco Sinner or Saint in the New SimCity
Most environmental risks can be studied in the lab or out in the field — by tracking the health of, say, a clam species in both a clean river and one that’s polluted...

Mon, Nov 19, 2007
Yahoo! Games - SimCity Societies: Building My City
It's a beautiful day, and the world celebrates my entry with a fireworks display. I decide to start my city down a high tech path, with plenty of opportunities for fun, more from the cyber punk archetype...

Mon, Nov 19, 2007
gamesradar.com - The City is under major renovations
Societies takes a cue from The Sims by keeping gameplay light and simple but also playfully open-ended...

Mon, Nov 19, 2007
wired.com - Greed Is Good Fun in SimCity Societies
Be warned, SimCity fans: The franchise has been re-imagined. In the new SimCity Societies, much of what you may have loved is gone, replaced with highly detailed, layered gameplay that will require even seasoned gamers to spend some time with the tutorial...

Mon, Nov 19, 2007
Kotaku.com - SimCity Societies More Green Than Gore?
At the New York Times "dot earth" blog, Andrew C. Revkin muses on the forthcoming SimCity Societies and its possible impact on attitudes about global warming. Revkin speculates that the game might be more influential than the Nobel-inducing book/film/lecture smörgåsbord An Inconvenient Truth...

Mon, Nov 12, 2007
thingsaregood.com - Sim "Climate Change" City
The game does not force players to power their cities any specific way, but allows them to make choices, each of which come with advantages and disadvantages...

Mon, Nov 12, 2007
ign.com - SimCity Societies Media
Videos, Trailer, & Video Interview (HD)

Mon, Nov 12, 2007
gamesradar.com - Run your own damn city how ever you please
How difficult can it be to stimulate an economy and please everybody all the time? Rather than crafting only one type of burg to rack up cash and Mayoral popularity, EA has given you the tools to erect a city with a soul...

Mon, Nov 12, 2007
gamespy.com - SimCity Societies Preview
This is definitely not the SimCity gamers may remember from years past. Electronic Arts has brought in a different developer (city-building veterans Tilted Mill Entertainment, which created Caesar IV and Children of the Nile) and given a whole different outlook to the franchise.

Mon, Nov 12, 2007
gamesradar.com - Climate-changing shots from the new installment in the SimCity series
A new construction set of SimCity Societies screenshots has been accompanied by some educational news about the game. EA, it seems, has teamed up with BP (British Petroleum) to educate us on climate change.

Mon, Nov 12, 2007
ign.com - SimCity Societies Values, part 3
Smart and wealthy people round out our look at the values of SimCity.

Mon, Nov 12, 2007
Gamespot.com - SimCity Societies Screens
Additional screens at Gamespot.com.

Wed, Oct 31, 2007
Previews: SimCity Societies
What does a more casual focus actually mean for SimCity?

Wed, Oct 31, 2007
EA takes a bold new turn with the classic SimCity franchise.
Yellow smog hangs heavy in the air above the congested roadways as workers struggle to travel from hive-like homes to massive industrial centers...

Wed, Oct 31, 2007
SimCity Societies Teams Up With British Petroleum
Electronic Arts has teamed up with BP to educate gamers on climate change in SimCity Societies. That's right, with British Petroleum.

Wed, Oct 31, 2007
EA & BP Add Global Warming Threat To SimCity
Here's a fun new addition to the upcoming SimCity Societies game. EA and BP have teamed up to include climate education in the game...