News Archive - 2013

Please note I'm currently working on the new site. I didn't want to take the site offline though, so you can still visit it. However me working on the site while it's still online means a lot of the pages will appear wonky. But not to worry, it won't take too long.

SNW shutting down after 9 years

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.

A KeepCup to keep us going!

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!

Oil City

Just a random screen of a city I started tonight.

SNW is 9 years old today!

We're back! Sort of...

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 sells 1.1 Million in Two Weeks

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 CEO John Riccitiello Resigns

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."