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An official walkthrough trailer for The Sims 4 has apparently leaked one of EA’s monetising initiatives for the title. Joystiq reports that the 20 minute video, which can be seen below, carries an on-screen ad for The Sims 4 Premium membership. "The Sims 4 Premium. Save on new packs with …
Read More »Maxis hiring for ‘unique, emerging IP’
Senior designer with understanding of LittleBigPlanet, Minecraft and Disney Infinity needed at The Sims studio
Read More »Taking SimCity offline took over six months
Single-player mode still in alpha phase as studio continues rewriting code
Read More »Maxis details the colossal job involved in taking SimCity offline
It has taken over half a year to successfully take SimCity offline, Maxis has claimed. The studio on Monday confirmed plans to finally introduce an offline mode to the game. Much of the reaction to the news in the games press focused on previous claims from the studio that such …
Read More »SimCity to get offline mode
Maxis has come good on hints it dropped in October by confirming the introduction of an offline mode to the controversial city building title. SimCity offline is coming. I’ve wanted to say those words for quite some time,” Maxis Emeryville’s GM Patrick Buechner said. Offline is coming as a free …
Read More »Educational SimCity to teach children about environmental issues
Maxis’s city-building sim is being adopted into US classrooms, and aims to teach child about pollution and its knock-on effects
Read More »Maxis preparing offline mode for SimCity
New mode promises room to experiment for modding community
Read More »Maxis has a dedicated team exploring taking SimCity offline
EA’s controversial PC and Mac title SimCity could yet have an offline future. Maxis Emeryville studio MD Patrick Buechner confirmed in a blog post that the developer is actively exploring the possibility, which has been called for by fans ever since the game made its troubled arrival earlier this year. …
Read More »Maxis GM Lucy Bradshaw promoted to SVP of EA
Exec to report directly to the publisher's new CEO Andrew Wilson
Read More »EA promotes Maxis head Lucy Bradshaw to company SVP
Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw has been promoted to senior vice president at Electronic Arts. Game Informer points to a SEC filing revealing the change as part of EA’s recent executive shuffle. Bradshaw was at the forefront of SimCity launch debacle, frequently updating players as to the status of the …
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