EA Shuts Down ‘SimCity’ and ‘The Sims’ Developer Maxis

Re:EA Shuts Down ‘SimCity’ and ‘The Sims’ Developer Maxis by cpayne on Wednesday March 04, 2015 @09:48PM (#9148941)

I think that is the point - it isn't making them money!

When you think of the brand "Maxis", what do you think? Either the Sims or Sim City.

But the brand EA is a far more recognisable (and valuable).

Like it or not, EA buys a company, milks it for what its worth, then kill it off.

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Re:EA Shuts Down ‘SimCity’ and ‘The Sims’ Developer Maxis by bitJericho on Wednesday March 04, 2015 @10:33PM (#9149081)

I doubt the EA name will continue to be valuable. I've already learned not to buy any EA games as it'll be garbage. I have no doubt that the average consumer will start to see that soon.

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Re:EA Shuts Down ‘SimCity’ and ‘The Sims’ Developer Maxis by deciplex on Wednesday March 04, 2015 @10:41PM (#9149106)

It was a blessing in disguise when EA started Origin and stopped selling their shovelware on Steam. Now I don't need to worry about accidentally purchasing one of their games!

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Re:EA Shuts Down ‘SimCity’ and ‘The Sims’ Developer Maxis by pekk on Wednesday March 04, 2015 @11:00PM (#9149161)

I think about old Apple and Amiga games like SimLife... the Sims wasn't really in character for Maxis, it was a perfect EA game

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Re:EA Shuts Down ‘SimCity’ and ‘The Sims’ Developer Maxis by tsotha on Thursday March 05, 2015 @04:21AM (#9149880)

I don't think the EA brand is worth much. It took a big hit to its reputation with the always-on DRM strategy, and it's widely regarded as a crappy place to work.

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