EA announces list of free games for SimCity owners

A few days after the issues with SimCity's always-online requirement became evident, EA had announced that it would be giving a free game from its catalogue to everyone who had registered SimCity to their Origin account before March 26. According to The Verge, EA has announced the list of games from which SimCity owners will get to pick their free game. Gamers will have to redeem their free game before March 31.The options include cheaper casual as well as big AAA titles. Gamers can choose from eight titles – Battlefield 3, Bejeweled 3, Dead Space 3, Mass Effect 3, Medal of Honor: Warfighter, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Plants vs Zombies and SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition. While the list may not be the most comprehensive one out there, this is still a selection of great games from both casual as well as hardcore gaming.Many gamers have been facing issues with SimCity since its North American launch earlier this week. EA blamed "server instability" caused by too many players. The company has since been in damage-control mode and is scrambling to bring additional servers online.

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