"As compensation, the company will be offering a free downloadable PC game from EA's portfolio. Registered SimCity owners will be emailed on March 18th with instructions on how to obtain their game of choice."
It's no doubt that this is EA's best response to people that want refunds. EA: We can't give out refunds to people that bought the digital versions, but you know what we can do for you instead?! You get a free game that is on Origin of your choice! Consumers: Yaaaaay.......(insert sarcasm here)
@Spacelover20899 Well a teacher of mine told the class something along the lines like this.
Teacher: Whenever I go to the bank, the teller asks me if I want to have "go green" paperless option. You know what I told him? "No thanks, I support the timber industry."
"SimCity, the latest iteration of the classic city-building simulation, requires players to be online to play. That aspect is a game-changer in the literal sense; previous titles in the series were single-player, standalone applications.
EA has spun the change in design as a way to introduce a social element to the game, but some critics said that it is primarily an anti-piracy strategy. And the connectivity issues are not sitting well with consumers.
Outrage over the "Always Online" Digital Rights Management (DRM) in SimCity has spawned a Change.org petition asking EA to remove the feature from it and all future games." - huffington post
"Did you not foresee any of this EA? We paid you for a specified product, and service. Your product and services rendered are nonexistent. When can we expect to see refunds?" posted a user identified as "Graywolf400."
"Shares of Electronic Arts dipped 0.7 percent to close at $18.58 on the Nasdaq on Friday."
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