I don't know where to start. So I'll just cut right to the chase. I'm shutting down SNW. I've had this website for 9 years, and those have been 9 wonderful years. But it's time to let go. I have several good reasons for me to come to this decision and I hope you all understand.

EA sent this lovely EA-KeepCup to use during the reviews, since DST is coming soon for us Europeans. The KeepCup will come in quite handy. I have loads of reviews to write and I love to drink coffee, cappuccino, latte etc. Yummm. Thanks EA!

Just a random screen of a city I started tonight.

I have no idea where to start, and I don't want to make this a long post so I'll keep it short and happy...

SimCity has already sold over 1.1 million copies of the game, of which the majority (54%) were digital copies. Despite the troublesome launch, millions of cities were started by players who have played over 15 million hours in total.

SimCity Sells More Than 1 Million at Launch

Digital Sales Drive Record-Breaking Performance

EA today announced that their current CEO, John Riccitiello, will resign by the end of the month. Until a new CEO is found, Larry Probst will be the executive chairman. Ricitiello was CEO of EA since 2007 but now feels it's the right time to "pass the baton and let new leadership take the company into its next phase of innovation and growth."

Electronic Arts Announces Change in Executive Leadership

Larry Probst Appointed Executive Chairman, Effective Immediately

Earlier this month (a couple of days after our server crash, mind you) EA released a new patch:

To install this update, please start your game and use the “Updates” tab in your Launcher.

This game update includes the following changes: