Buyers of EA’s upcoming SimCity PC game will need a constant internet connection to play it. Developer Maxis also said that players would be able to purchase the SimCity reboot from digital retail stores other than EA Origin. However, those users will still need an Origin account and internet connection …
Read More »SimCity returns in 2013
The daddy of the city management genre is set for a high-profile return next year with confirmation of a 2013 release for a brand new SimCity. Dubbed as a true rebirth of the franchise”, the new game will feature next generation accessibility” and a robust multiplayer mode”. So far it …
Read More »GDC: Maxis rebuilds SimCity for 2013 release
New sequel to feature mutliplayer and environmental changes; powered by GlassBox engine
Read More »Sim City 5 tipped for 2013
Developer Maxis has reportedly confirmed that Sim City 5 is in development and likely to be released in 2013. GameSpot reports that the confirmation came from Maxis developer Lucy Bradshaw, who claimed that development has until now been kept under wraps due to ongoing work on the Sims and Spore …
Read More »Maxis game announcement ‘set for GDC’
EA to live stream industry event
Read More »GDC: Wright talk heralds ‘age of opportunity’
Famed Maxis founder and The Sims creator brings conference to a climax with closing keynote
Read More »Kotick: I missed my chance to buy The Sims
Activision CEO declined the chance meet Will Wright and his seminal project before EA bought the studio
Read More »EA studios named in mass-layoff operation
Publisher offers no comment as its disposed workforce appears to be breaking silence
Read More »Job losses at EA Maxis
EA’s Maxis studio – originally responsible for The Sims franchise and most recently Spore – has seen layoffs amongst its staff, the publisher has confirmed. "Often in the video game industry, the size of a studio fluctuates in response to business conditions," Shacknews was told by Electronic Arts in a …
Read More »Layoffs at EA Maxis
Spore studio 'fluctuates in response to business conditions' says publisher
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