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DRM deceit: SimCity doesnt need to be always online, says Maxis developer

2013-03-13 12:35:20| Extremetech

In an unsurprising but wholly satisfying twist, it turns out that EA and Maxis were lying about SimCity's always-online server requirements. According to a developer who worked on SimCity and has very detailed knowledge of the game's architecture, it would be quite easy to create a single-player version of the game that doesn't require EA's draconian always-on DRM.

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