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EA
to Close Maxis?
(February
27, 2004)
In
a recent news piece at Reuters, it was mentioned that Electronic Arts
was going to finish off shutting down Origin. However, what was a
real surprise is that there is also mention that EA will also be
shutting down Maxis (or at least absorb the dev house), creators of the outrageously
successful series The Sims. Here's a snip:
EA
recently said it would close the home of another studio prominent in the
industry's history, "Sims" developer Maxis. Those jobs, like
many of the Origin jobs from Austin, are to be moved to Redwood City.
What this means
for the future of the Sims series is anyone's guess. You can find
the full article right
here.