EA compensates SimCity Launch Failure with a Free Game

DeathDealer175

2013-03-19 09:05

• Battlefield 3 (Standard Edition) £9.99 • Bejeweled 3 £7.49 • Dead Space 3 (Standard Edition) £19.99 • Mass Effect 3 (Standard Edition) £7.49 • MOHW (Standard Edition) £19.99 • NFS Most Wanted (Standard Edition) £19.99 • Plants vs. Zombies £3.49 • SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition £9.99 Though it may be ok to give us a game for there mistakes maybe they should have given with the games above free DLC, only valid choice for me is dead space 3 me thinks as i have read that MOHW is a load of sh**.

#4557364

Mr.Bigtime

2013-03-19 10:38

good.

#4557371

Loobyluggs

2013-03-19 10:51

Downloaded NFSMW, played it for 5 minutes, and have just uninstalled it. Thanks for the free game and free 5 minutes in a "free-roaming environment" that got pissed at me for driving headlong into traffic. Everytime I crashed into a car, it would either magically teleport me to within striking distance of the car I was meant to be racing against, or I would get a black screen with a spinning icon which meant it was loading something, and then do the same. All the while it would flash on the screen "wrong way" in red. FU for trying to tell me how to play the free game you gave me, and FU for creating a nagging wife of a game that won't let me do what I want in a free-roaming environment. Oh, and having a red barrier that won't let me drive to other parts of the map unless I give you more money is pathetic. Find the nearest window of the Ivory Tower, and jump out of it.

#4557438

eclap

2013-03-19 12:34

took DS3, nice one EA.

#4557444

PhazeDelta1

2013-03-19 12:41

lame. I already have these game.

#4557447

eclap

2013-03-19 12:44

even bejeweled 3 lol?

#4557450

PhazeDelta1

2013-03-19 12:53

even bejeweled 3 lol?

with the exception of that one. 😀

#4557454

WhiteLightning

Moderator

2013-03-19 12:57

i used to love bejeweled with a few beers in the local pub. cost me allot of money. :P

#4557456

eclap

2013-03-19 12:59

it's really a phone, tablet game now 🙂 was a bit gutted they didn't include BF3 premium, had to buy it yesterday.

#4557518

vbetts

Moderator

2013-03-19 14:37

Downloaded NFSMW, played it for 5 minutes, and have just uninstalled it. Thanks for the free game and free 5 minutes in a "free-roaming environment" that got pissed at me for driving headlong into traffic. Everytime I crashed into a car, it would either magically teleport me to within striking distance of the car I was meant to be racing against, or I would get a black screen with a spinning icon which meant it was loading something, and then do the same. All the while it would flash on the screen "wrong way" in red. FU for trying to tell me how to play the free game you gave me, and FU for creating a nagging wife of a game that won't let me do what I want in a free-roaming environment. Oh, and having a red barrier that won't let me drive to other parts of the map unless I give you more money is pathetic. Find the nearest window of the Ivory Tower, and jump out of it.

You can't be mad at EA for that, you picked the free game of choice.

#4557549

yasamoka

2013-03-19 15:22

Good move from EA.

#4557564

freeZ

2013-03-19 15:48

Step in the right direction. Let's hope they learned from their mistakes this time around.

#4557576

Mr.Bigtime

2013-03-19 16:02

i dont see a link in my origin..so europe wont get it these days.

#4557582

Doug

2013-03-19 16:08

i dont see a link in my origin..so europe wont get it these days.

Didn't you notice the Europeans above who have it? :3eyes:

#4557587

Mr.Bigtime

2013-03-19 16:16

Didn't you notice the Europeans above who have it? :3eyes:

You are very helpful ! i still dont understand how to claim..i dont see CLAIM YOUR GIFT etc button.

Redeeming your free game - Sign into the Origin account that you redeemed SimCity on and then view the "Featured Today" pop-up that pops when Origin launches. If you registered a copy ofSimCity prior to the deadline, you will have the option to click the "Get Free Game" button.

i see..but wont work on me..odd..

#4557608

Loobyluggs

2013-03-19 16:50

You can't be mad at EA for that, you picked the free game of choice.

Not much choice, all the others I either have or have no interest in playing. Downloading it felt like being in a restaurant and being given two main courses when I'm full. Didn't ask for it, didn't want it - but felt the pressure to take a bite regardless.