{"id":51366,"date":"2013-03-06T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=51366"},"modified":"2013-03-06T12:48:50","modified_gmt":"2013-03-06T10:48:50","slug":"simcity-pre-order-balancing-your-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/51366-simcity-pre-order-balancing-your-budget","title":{"rendered":"SimCity pre-order: balancing your budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new instalment into the highly-acclaimed SimCity series has been a long time coming, and PC gamers preparing to get their building and management fix have a few options when considering pre-ordering.<\/p>\n

MyGaming checked local retailers\u2019 listings to see what was on offer, and there are 3 SimCity editions available.<\/p>\n

The Standard Edition \u2013 features the vanilla-flavoured game.<\/p>\n

The Collector\u2019s Edition \u2013 includes a collectible Steelbook case, which features a lenticular 3D artwork on the cover sleeve.<\/p>\n

Limited Edition \u2013 features the SimCity Heroes and Villains pre-order incentive, which includes new characters, crime waves, a Super Hero HQ and an Evil Villain Lair.<\/p>\n

The game has been receiving some pretty good reviews so far: SimCity: constructive success?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Check out the SimCity pre-order prices below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Retailer<\/th>\nprice<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
BT Games<\/td>\nR345 (Limited Edition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zaps<\/td>\nR373 (Standard Edition); R466 (Limited Edition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kalahari<\/td>\nR379.95 (standard edition); R469.95 (Collector\u2019s Edition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Takealot<\/td>\nR385 (Limited Edition); R450 (Collector\u2019s Edition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CNA<\/td>\nR399.90 (Limited Edition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Incredible Connection<\/td>\nR399 (Standard Edition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

There is also the Digital Deluxe Edition, which can be bought through Origin, and is priced at (R 520.15). The SimCity Digital Deluxe Edition includes the Heroes and Villains set, the French City Set, the German City Set and the British City Set.<\/p>\n

Read more about SimCity<\/h3>\n

SimCity intro trailer reveals space-aged surprise<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

SimCity \u201cmulti-city\u201d features detailed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

SimCity 5 release date announced<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

SimCity trailer gets an inside look<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

SimCity 5 screenshots give a close up view<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

SimCity 5\u2032s always-on internet requirement is \u201ctotally worth it\u201d, promises Maxis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SimCity is out this week and there’s still time to pre-order, but where is cheapest?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":51368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[175,813,3690,21,2178,2232,6145,9145,9146,9144,8679,2752,5793,5794,2180,2540],"class_list":["post-51366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-ea","tag-electronic-arts","tag-electronic-arts-sa","tag-headline","tag-maxis","tag-pre-order","tag-preorder","tag-preorder-pricing","tag-preorder-roundup","tag-preorder-simcity","tag-pricing","tag-sa-gaming-market","tag-sa-gaming-news","tag-sa-news","tag-simcity","tag-simcity-5"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51366"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51428,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51366\/revisions\/51428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}