EA confirms Maxis layoffs, publisher still committed to Spore
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Aug 26th 2009 at 5:31PM } 
The publisher stated it remains committed to Spore and other Maxis IPs. All eligible employees will receive severance and outplacement assistance. If you have more details or anything to add to this story, please feel free to contact us.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Aug 26th 2009 5:33PM
damn....Why Cut Maxi staff? I mean SIMS3 and Spore are HUGE games for them and have sold damn well
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Aug 26th 2009 5:36PM
how the hell I leave an 's' off??
MAXIS not MAXI....sheeeeeeeeeeeesh
THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Aug 26th 2009 5:57PM
At least Wil Wright still gets his moola... :( I thought I had read Spore under-preformed compared to what they expected. I still have not picked up Galactic Adventures any good?
Shadowbender ( Sweatshop Supporter In Hiding) @ Aug 26th 2009 6:08PM
I read Wii Wright. Actually makes sense with your post.
Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Aug 26th 2009 5:35PM
BUT WHO WILL CREATE THE SIMS 4: Mii's VS SIMS?!
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Aug 26th 2009 5:37PM
I'm sure they will rehire people by then....it will be 2013 ya know...
Rocko @ Aug 26th 2009 5:38PM
Great, now who is going to make SimCopter2??
Shmil @ Aug 26th 2009 8:39PM
Fuck that! I want streets of sim city 2 first! Also moar sim tower
TechNick @ Aug 26th 2009 6:00PM
my favorite game developer... they are slowly dieing....
dextro @ Aug 26th 2009 5:46PM
I thought MAXIS had went the way of Westwood and became EA Something a few years ago... guess I was wrong (and I need some sleep cause my english is sucking monkey balls)
Lurkero @ Aug 26th 2009 6:00PM
There is always a Sims expansion in the works. How is this possible? (I hope EA didn't outsource)
tuaamin13 @ Aug 26th 2009 6:23PM
Man, and I was looking forward to an updated SimTower.
Now who is gonna make it?
Shadowbender ( Sweatshop Supporter In Hiding) @ Aug 26th 2009 6:07PM
EA GAMES!
LAYOFF EVERYTHING!
Gamer XoverY @ Aug 26th 2009 6:23PM
THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @
The Reason it underperformed was that, it was the most illegally downloaded game last year, Thanks to EA's Bull$het DRM.
But this year, EA is more of a good guy, compared to Activisions Need for Greed $$$
Massmass @ Aug 26th 2009 7:19PM
Please, the reason the game underperformed has nothing to do with the piracy, which probably didn't help much. The game didn't deliver and to most people, it plain sucks. It has a lot of great ideas in it, but very few, if any, were implemented well. It was over rated. The game has its merits, but it's just not fun enough.
Massmass @ Aug 26th 2009 7:20PM
I don't really care about the Sims, it's obvious what remains at Maxis will work on it, plus it's gotten stale. Still fun, but boy it needs a real overhaul.
What I want to know is, where is my Sim City 5?
BigD145 @ Aug 26th 2009 7:41PM
The entire "cute" clan needs to be layed off. Everyone else is okay. I bet EA is doing the opposite.
Janichsan @ Aug 27th 2009 3:49AM
In case you haven't noticed yet: Maxis no longer does The Sims or Sim City. Both franchises have been taken over by other development studios, The Sims directly by EA.