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DainBramaged

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Thu Mar 7, 2013, 10:30 PM Mar 2013

Tis is going to leave a mark, Amazon STOPS selling SimCity digital downloads

http://www.gamespot.com/news/amazon-stops-selling-simcity-digital-copies-6405002

Amazon has stopped selling digital copies of SimCity. As spotted by GameSpot sister site Giant Bomb, the online retailer is no longer allowing consumers to purchase the digital version of Electronic Arts' just-released city-building PC game.


"Many customers are having issues connecting to the SimCity servers," Amazon said on its website. "EA is actively working to resolve these issues, but at this time we do not know when the issue will be fixed."

The boxed version of SimCity remains available for purchase through Amazon.

SimCity launched Tuesday in North America and was beset by various server issues that in some instances have kept gamers from logging in. EA said yesterday that it is "confident" that such issues will be resolved for the game's United Kingdom launch tomorrow.
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Tis is going to leave a mark, Amazon STOPS selling SimCity digital downloads (Original Post) DainBramaged Mar 2013 OP
Not that the boxed version avoids anybody the hassle. LeftOfSelf-Centered Mar 2013 #1
1. Not that the boxed version avoids anybody the hassle.
Fri Mar 8, 2013, 02:05 PM
Mar 2013

Thanks to the always-on DRM people with the boxed copy will still have to connect to those same servers anyway. I guess Amazon is hoping that by the time people receive the boxed copy EA will have sorted out the server issues.

But hey, if they really want the digital copy they can always buy it on Stea... oh, wait.

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