Electronic Arts sluit de ontwikkelstudio Maxis in Emeryville, California, die we vooral kennen van de games Sim City en The Sims. EA gaf tegenover Polygon het volgende commentaar:
Today we are consolidating Maxis IP development to our studios in Redwood Shores, Salt Lake City, Helsinki and Melbourne locations as we close our Emeryville location. Maxis continues to support and develop new experiences for current Sims and SimCity players, while expanding our franchises to new platforms and developing new cross-platform IP.
These changes do not impact our plans for The Sims. Players will continue to see rich new experiences in The Sims 4, with our first expansion pack coming soon along with a full slate of additional updates and content in the pipeline.
All employees impacted by the changes today will be given opportunities to explore other positions within the Maxis studios and throughout EA. For those that are leaving the company, we are working to ensure the best possible transition with separation packages and career assistance.
Het is dus niet bekend wat de reden is van het sluiten van de studio. Fans van de games hoeven zich echter geen zorgen te maken, want de ontwikkelingen aan The Sims en Sim City zullen worden verplaatst naar andere studio’s van EA.
