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SimCity Societies Demo

1st Jun 2008

WHO
SimCity Societies from The Sims Label, Electronic Arts

WHAT
That demo will show off much of the new fan requested content and features that have been added to the game over the last few months through five free game updates. Just some of the features and content added to Societies include:

New strategic modes: Basic, Hardcore and Nightmare, each one a more intense challenge to your city buildings skills.

Three new exotic disasters, including UFOs, a giant robot and a massive monster

New events and crises, including counter-cultural revolutions, general strikes, epidemics and more

Easy firefighting controls. Put out the flames faster!

Improved road placing controls

Almost countless UI additions, everything more charts and graphs to new auto-execute buttons for special abilities

City Policies, giving you the power to enact Universal Healthcare, Indoctrination, and other ways to affect, or control, your citizens lives

Six scenarios ranging from the relaxing the intense

Dozens of new buildings and special Sims

More than 100 other additions and improvements

The free downloadable demo will include the tutorial, a challenging scenario and two major disasters.

WHEN
Look for it on June 12 at http://www.simcity.com

WHERE
The SimCity Societies free game updates are available right now at http://www.simcity.com. When you download update 5, it will include all previous updates.

NEXT
Upcoming for SimCity Societies after the demo launch is its first expansion, Destinations, and the massive compilation, The SimCity Box (which includes Societies, Destinations, SimCity 4, SimCity 4 Rush Hour, Snap City and Spore Creature Creator Trial Version), due out on June 23. Check http://www.simcity.com for more info.