iPad Game Free

After a week of disastrous launch SimCity

, Maxis and Electronic Arts will offer a free game to download for PC gamers as an excuse. "On March 18

SimCity

players started the match will receive an e-mail telling them how to redeem your free game," wrote general manager Lucy Bradshaw in a blog.

"I know this is a bit artificial - .. a bit like buying a gift for a friend after you've done something terrible, but we feel bad for what past is our hope that you will not be angry and still be friends when