While SimCity stumbles: Kalypso discounts Tropico on Steam, and SimCity 2000 tops GOG charts

The Tropico publisher is swooping in to capitalize on EA's errors.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: SimCity plagued by server issues, Ubisoft does not condone whaling

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Maxis: It’s ‘fair’ that reviewers ‘punished’ SimCity for server issues

An internal memo from Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw reveals some of the developer's feelings on the launch.

Amazon stops selling digital copies of SimCity as EA shuts off in-game features (update)

EA turned off leaderboards, achievements, and the game's fastest speed setting.

SimCity not working for you? 5 alternative city-building games

If you're done with SimCity, we have some city-building alternatives that might have what it takes to fulfill your needs.

EA closes SimCity servers for maintenance, and even the alert message is broken

Electronic Arts is patching in an update to improve SimCity's servers, which are struggling under high demand.

Electronic Arts’ digital revenue will surpass physical game sales this year (infographic)

Digital games are overtaking retail releases, and the effects are showing with one of the biggest publishers in the industry.

SimCity’s always-online functionality trips up the review process

The new city-simulation game from developer Maxis requires a constant connection to the Internet and that's causing issues.