EA revealed they still have Maxis studios in other locations, and they are picking up some core staff in their HQ. Called Maxis Emeryville at the time of its closing, this original studio was actually ...

The primary Maxis studio in Emeryville, CA–the developer behind games like SimCity, Spore, and the early Sims games–has been shut down, Electronic Arts confirmed today. The news first came to light ...

The Maxis that you knew, the studio that released SimCity and invented The Sims, is no more. The SimCity brand might live on, and the Maxis brand might live on elsewhere, but they’ll survive only as ...

As we mentioned in the previous part of this series, Electronic Arts (EA) generates its revenue from three divisions, in which Maxis has played a significant role. Maxis primarily focused on social ...

Electronic Arts has shut down Maxis Emeryville, the original Maxis studio the birthed SimCity, The Sims, and many other significant PC games over the last 28 years. The Maxis brand carries on through ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The news first came to light when SimCity designer Guillaume Pierre tweeted, "Well it was a fun 12 years, but it's time to turn ...