Comments on: Electronic Arts Merges Maxis Into EA Worldwide Studios

By: Leandro Páez

Leandro Páez — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 12:18:00 +0000

and the problem for simmers or sims series is….?

By: Sam Witts

Sam Witts — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 09:52:00 +0000

Rachel Franklin (shoved out the door – I don’t believe for a minute that Rachel wanted to up and leave, bless her)
Controlling the Community journalists (fan news sites)
I have lost all hope that we will ever get a Sims game that will return us to the glory days, it’s all about leaching our wallets over quality and quantity now. Sure EA needs to make money making games, but they are squeezing far too hard and it’s put a lot of hardcore & longtime fans off playing due to lack of entertaining features.

EA is determined to finish the Maxis name off, they once brought it back due to protests in Sims 2 days, I doubt they will do it again, look what they did to Maxis Emeryville when a rival company made a really good SimCity rival game. They sacked the whole studio there!

By: Zaarin

Zaarin — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 17:08:00 +0000

Like I said, I wasn’t there for that. I really hope everything turns out for the best, because I really love TS4. There are some things I miss from TS3, but I think a lot of TS4’s design choices have been moving in the right direction. I’d hate to see EA or internal politics kill TS4 before its time. 🙁

By: Awesomemarc

Awesomemarc — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 01:10:00 +0000

Signs of internal strife with the Sims team is nothing new, and this latest drama is nothing compared to all the stuff that went down during TS3 era.

By: Zaarin

Zaarin — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 21:12:00 +0000

To be honest, I only started playing the The Sims right before Into The Future came out. I’m basing this solely on how many companies I’ve seen EA screw over: disbanding the formal company is never a good sign. Maybe Maxis and The Sims will survive it–but even though I love most of the things that have been done with TS4, I’d say there have been some signs of internal problems for quite a while now. My prognosis for the franchise is not cheerful, and I’m not by nature cynical or pessimistic.

By: Awesomemarc

Awesomemarc — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 19:33:00 +0000

People have been predicting the demise of The Sims since the launch of TS2, and yet the series is still thriving. I don’t disagree that they’ve made some pretty serious missteps, but coming here to announce that the final nail is in the coffin just because of some reorg housekeeping excessively dour to me.

By: Zaarin

Zaarin — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 23:29:00 +0000

I wouldn’t know; I hate parties. But I’ve seen EA’s track record: that Maxis has survived 19 years is a miracle in and of itself. BioWare’s quality started to plunge after only a few years after acquisition, and I understand Westwood went even faster.

By: Walter

Walter — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 21:44:00 +0000

You got it point there that might not be the reason is November 1th but still it can’t come October because battlefield. EA always done that and You can even google it, they have confirm a long long time ago they don’t release 2 big contents in 1 month. Do you think people have money for $100 (For a game) in 1 month even more 1 week of different.

By: Arra

Arra — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 21:14:00 +0000

As long as Maxis is still Maxis and I get to play my beloved sims game I’m good.

By: Marty

Marty — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 20:45:00 +0000

We don’t know if that’s the reason for it’s 1st Nov release date.