For those who activated SimCity and then spent a lot of time battling its server problems, EA has announced you'll be able to get one game on them for your trouble.
Players can pick between eight titles -- including the previous version of SimCity: SimCity 4. The other games available for free are Battlefield 3, Dead Space 3, Mass Effect 3, Bejeweled 3, Medal of Honor Warfighter, Need for Speed Most Wanted and Plants vs Zombies. They range in retail price from $10 to $59.99.
The games will be available to download from Origin for PC, according to EA's blog post, and players will start receiving emails Monday with instructions on how to redeem their free game.
With this gesture, EA is attempting to assuage SimCity fans' anger after they were plagued with server problems during the game's launch. Many players were not able to access the game for hours, and were greeted with timers that counted down until their next login attempt.
Maxis and EA announced this offer on March 8, but only now released the game list, which includes some very recent EA releases. Gamers who register their copy of SimCity before the end of day on March 25 are eligible.
Do you think the free game makes up for SimCity's server woes? Let us know how you feel in the comments.