The game studio behind classics like "SimCity," "The Sims" and "Spore" has shut down. Nearly three decades ago, Maxis Software launched the revolutionary game "SimCity," which gave players free rein ...

A relic from the first big boom of simulator games has resurfaced as Maxis' SimRefinery has been found and is totally playable. Before it was acquired by Electronic Arts in 1997, the company was ...

Maxis is a much different studio than it was back in the glory days of SimEverything, but now that the dark times of modern SimCity have passed and The Sims 4 has found its footing, it seems that the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It has been eight years since EA released The Sims 4. While it seems there's still plenty of life left yet in the game as it goes free-to-play ...

A game being cancelled is sad, but developers losing their jobs is more important. EA seems to have cancelled a new Sims game at the same time that they laid off staff at Maxis. The rumor first came ...

EA revealed they still have Maxis studios in other locations, and they are picking up some core staff in their HQ. Called Maxis Emeryville at the time of its closing, this original studio was actually ...

It's all thanks to one lucky floppy disk find. The SimRefinery that's available to play today is a prototype, so many parts aren't complete. It's also very much designed for those with a chemical ...

A Maxis listing has gone out for a new creative director as the studio looks to develop a game based on a "new IP". A new job advert, spotted by PC Gamer, calls for a creative director to "drive the ...

Right on schedule, EA and Maxis have made the popular life simulation game The Sims 4 a free-to-play experience. The next entry in the long-running series is now in development too. Last month, EA ...

Co-founder of Maxis Jeff Braun has joined Jackass The Game and Sin City developer Red Mile Entertainment. Braun joins the company as strategic advisor, and will be working alongside former president ...

is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011. In an ...