Simcity studio shutdown by EA

joxer · March 4, 2015

http://kotaku.com/ea-shuts-down-simcity-developer-maxis-1689454903

EA has shut down Maxis Emeryville, the main Maxis studio and longrunning developer behind SimCity and Spore, among other games.

This doesn't impact every Maxis employee, Sims 4 developers are still working on it.

But after SimCity debacle this was kinda expected, don't you think?

Couchpotato · March 4, 2015

Good riddance I say as the series went down the drain. :shakefist:

The last SimCity game I enjoyed playing was the 2000 version. We have other alternatives like Cities XXL ,and the new Skyline game to play instead nowadays.

Here's to hoping they stop making more sequels, and expansions for The Sims.

Menigal · March 4, 2015

It's a shame that EA's sitting on so many good franchises that they've so badly abused. Still, it's worth mourning what Maxis once was.

Dez · March 4, 2015

azarhal · March 4, 2015

"Today we are consolidating Maxis IP development to our studios in Redwood Shores, Salt Lake City, Helsinki and Melbourne locations as we close our Emeryville location," an EA representative said in a statement.

They had 5 studios working on the Maxis IPs? Don't they just have Spores, Sim City and The Sims? Even with a mobile game studio (that's Helsinki), that's still seems like a lots of studios.

LordKane · March 5, 2015

Dez said:

That illustrates the drama perfectly. Add Command & Conquer, Ultima, Wing Commander and countless other franchises.

GothicGothicness · March 5, 2015

OOO, our online sim city scam didn't work, let's blaim the studio... ooo our online command & Conquer scam didn't work let's blaim the studio... ooo our Online Ultima scam didn't work let's blaim the studio...

Always glad to boycott anything EA

I am sure I won't stop.

DArtagnan · March 5, 2015

B EA ware

ChienAboyeur · March 7, 2015

Crowdfunding has provided so many titles in the genre, burying the Sim city franchise no longer matters.

wolfing · March 8, 2015

Cities Skyline seems to be taking the Internet by storm. Release date is in a few days so I'm guessing real reviews will be out then.

ChienAboyeur · March 8, 2015

The competition will be harsh though, with all the products that crowdfunding has helped to make.

Publishers are such an old model, that would be so many more different games in different genres without them...

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