Lanceringen af Sim City har været alt andet end smertefri, og for mange gamere med ivrige spillerfingre, har den betydet nedadgående mundvige og nogle sure opstartsdage.
EA's General Manager for Maxis Label Lucy Bradshaw var helt nede på jorden, da hun i weekenden undskyldte for fadæsen og til gengæld lovede Sim City-købere et gratis spil fra EA's liste af udgivelser.
Hun sammenligner tilbuddet med at købe en gave til en ven, efter at man har dummet sig. Alligevel må vi tage hatten af for den solide undskyldning.
"The good news is that SimCity is a solid hit in all major markets. The consensus among critics and players is that this is fundamentally a great game. But this SimCity is made to be played online, and if you can't get a stable connection, you're NOT having a good experience. So we're not going to rest until we've fixed the remaining server issues.
And to get us back in your good graces, we're going to offer you a free PC download game from the EA portfolio. On March 18, SimCity players who have activated their game will receive an email telling them how to redeem their free game.
I know that's a little contrived - kind of like buying a present for a friend after you did something crummy. But we feel bad about what happened. We're hoping you won't stay mad and that we'll be friends again when SimCity is running at 100 percent."
Dette ifølge EA's hjemmeside.