Today EA Mobile sent over some new screens of an upcoming native iPad version of their game SimCity Deluxe. Back in July when the iPhone version was released, we noted that the game could really benefit from an iPad version, as the larger screen space and higher resolution could really enhance the gameplay. It seems EA realized this as well, as an iPad version is under way. Here are a few screens from the iPad version showing the reworked UI and higher resolution graphics (click to enlarge):
Pricing has yet to be revealed, but EA has pegged the release of SimCity Deluxe for iPad as sometime in November. We’ll take another look at the game when it releases next month.
400m? I'd sell :)
Too many Asian foreign buyouts lately. I'd try to find a buyer within the country. If it's UK, keep it UK...or whatever, USA, keep it USA. No need to sell out to another country.
that's a bit ignorant no? seems like you are two thousand and late.
$400M seems like a lot, but valuations are a funny thing. I thought that was funny, Arrington's quote about how Zynga considered buying ngmoco but they "threw up a little" over the 400M price tag. :-)
Mulitmillion investment in OpenFeint? I don't think that's a good business decision with Game Center out... Old devices and Android multiplayer won't keep them afloat forever...
Buy me !!
Surely they wouldn't actually be able to buy ngmoco.
They would only be able to get a free version of ngmoco which had all the good things about it missing and only available as overpriced and unattractive 'in acquisition purchases'
In all seriousness though - if they are willing to shell out that much for the company then perhaps their freemium business model actually worked pretty well. I was under the impression that no person in their right mind would waste cash on grow potions but clearly i was wrong.
or they just have possibility to spend some investors money... the best minds are in natural science, not economy.
I find that insane, considering Microsoft bought Rare for $360m. Of course, I know nothing about how much ngmoco is worth but nevertheless, seems excessive for a company that develops iPhone games.
I think that this might be what's needed to get Rolando 3 out.
edit: maybe not, we'll probably just get a bunch of anime social apps.
ngmoco is the most overrated THING in the entire universe.
With that money they've never been able to release a nice game.
A good game as publishers, but the rest is garbage.
ngmoco, 400M. Are you kidding. This is a company that couldn't even turn a profit after squandering 40M. They are running out of dough pretty quickly... unless they pull a series D out of their CEO's arse, this boat is going down. Maybe you guys are right, Dena get acquire ngmoco for free if they just wait a few months. LOL