Electronic Arts announces free games for patient SimCity gamers

Electronic Arts has finally revealed the list of free games that will be given away to SimCity users who had to endure the disastrous launch of the game that left many gamers unable to play their title due to server load and the lack of offline play.

Ironically, one of the free games is SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition.

According to EA in its press release, ”Starting today, every player that has activated their copy of SimCity will receive an email that will give directions on how to redeem this offer, and you can also find more information on our FAQ https://help.ea.com/uk/article/simcity-something-extra. We’ll be opening up the redemption portal country-by-country so some of you may see it a little sooner than others. The portal will be live worldwide for everyone to select their game by March 22. We don’t want any of you to miss out on your free game, so please note that you must register your copy of SimCity before March 26, 2013 at 06:59 AM GMT and you must claim your free game by March 31, 2013 at 06.59 GMT.”

The available free games include:

* Battlefield 3 (Standard Edition)

• Bejeweled 3

• Dead Space 3 (Standard Edition)

• Mass Effect 3 (Standard Edition)

• Medal of Honor Warfighter (Standard Edition)

• Need For Speed Most Wanted (Standard Edition)

• Plants vs. Zombies

• SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition

SimCity was released on PC on the 5th March 2013.