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SimCity 2013: The Always-Online Launch That Turned Server Capacity into Game Design

SimCity’s 2013 reboot required a persistent connection, so overloaded servers and database bottlenecks disabled a city-building game even for people who wanted to play alone.

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Diablo III and Error 37: When Always-Online Authentication Met Launch Demand

Diablo III’s record-setting launch turned Battle.net authentication into a single point of entry, and Error 37 became shorthand for an always-online game players could not reach.

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