Tag Archives: ea maxis
Wed, Jan 23, 2013 | 00:37 GMT
SimCity TOS suggest Origin bans for unreported bugs
SimCity is hosting a round of closed beta testing this week and testers should be aware that not taking their role seriously could have serious consequences.
Tue, Jan 08, 2013 | 21:53 GMT
The Sims 3 to get three expansions and two Stuff packs
The Sims 3 has lined up two new expansions – University Life and Island Paradise – as well as two major Stuff packs this year.
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Posted in: EA, Mac, PC, Simulation
Tags: ea maxis, the sims 3, The Sims 3: Island Paradise, The Sims 3: University Life
Wed, Oct 24, 2012 | 15:53 BST
SimCity pegged for March release after February slip
SimCity will release in March, EA has announced. The game will be “always online” due to its multiplayer, and choices you make influence your city, the neighboring cities and the lives of the Sims in the region. Originally slated for a February release, the building simulation game being built with the GlassBox engine, will instead release March 5 in the US and March 8 in the UK for PC and Mac.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Mac, PC, Simulation
Tags: ea maxis, SimCity, SimCity 5, simcity V
Wed, Oct 10, 2012 | 20:45 BST
SimCity was developed “as a multiplayer title from the ground up,” says producer
SimCity’s lead producer Kip Katsarelis has explained why the game will always be online, and it has everything to do with the game’s multiplayer features.
Fri, Sep 28, 2012 | 01:31 BST
The Sims developer expands with new studio in Finland
EA Maxis, the studio behind The Sims, Sim City and Spore, has opened a new office in Helsinki, Finland.
Wed, Aug 29, 2012 | 15:49 BST
“The PC market is not dead, it’s very much alive,” says EA Maxis
SimCity’s lead producer Kip Katsarelis has said PC gaming is alive and well, and while the Glassbox Engine used to develop Maxis’ sim title is “definitely portable,” on many platforms, PC is where the firm’s “market is.”
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Posted in: Development, EA, Mac, PC, Simulation
Tags: ea maxis, Glassbox Engine, Kip Katsarelis, SimCity
Fri, Jul 13, 2012 | 00:44 BST
EA “investing quite a bit” in SimCity’s always-on requirement
Maxis boss Lucy Bradshaw has said EA is doing everything it can to avoid the horrors of a flaky online launch ala Diablo III.
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Posted in: EA, PC, Simulation
Tags: ea maxis, Lucy Bradshaw, maxis, SimCity
Wed, Jun 13, 2012 | 06:20 BST
SimCity Insider’s Look trailer floats tantalising details
EA Maxis has released an extended cut of the SimCity announce trailer shown at Gamechangers in March, discussing some of the advanced simulation features we’re all dying to get in and fiddle with.
Mon, Jun 04, 2012 | 00:50 BST
SimCity expected in February 2013
Here’s a little something we missed in covering EA’s E3 2012 line-up; SimCity has been dated for February 2013. The series relaunch was announced in March but EA and Maxis had not previously pinned it down beyond next year. It’s expected to launch on PC, but possibly support browser-based play.
Thanks, Kotaku.
Wed, May 09, 2012 | 00:02 BST
Maxis: SimCity “built from the ground-up for multiplayer”
So the SimCity reboot requires an always-on Internet connection – so what? It’s a multiplayer game.
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Posted in: PC, Simulation
Tags: ea maxis, Jason Haber, maxis, SimCity
Wed, Mar 28, 2012 | 22:53 BST
Maxis: SimCity’s switch to missions is “just the evolution of games”
SimCity lead producer Kip Katsarelis has said SimCity has to have some sort of mission structure for a new generation of players.
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Posted in: EA, PC, Simulation
Tags: ea maxis, Kip Katsarelis, maxis, SimCity
Wed, Mar 28, 2012 | 22:16 BST
SimCity will not require always-on connection, no mod support at launch
EA Maxis has confirmed to SimCity will be sold on digital distribution platforms other than Origin, but the game will still require players log on to EA’s service to register the game. It has also said there won’t be mod support for the game, at least at launch.
Tue, Mar 20, 2012 | 01:10 GMT
SimCity trailer shows off Glassbox Engine grunt
The new SimCity is built on an engine which supports some of the most advanced simulation features the series has ever seen.
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Posted in: EA, PC, Simulation
Tags: ea maxis, Glassbox, Glassbox Engine, maxis, Sim City, SimCity
Sat, Mar 03, 2012 | 22:16 GMT
Rumor – Pre-visualization trailer puts SimCity 5 down for 2013 release
And one more rumor slash purported leak for you today: a pre-visualization trailer stating SimCity 5 will release in 2013.
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Posted in: Development, EA, PC, Rumour, Simulation, Videos
Tags: ea maxis, maxis, sim city 5, SimCity 5, SimCity IV
Thu, Mar 01, 2012 | 00:13 GMT
Rumor – Sim City 5 concept art surfaces, game hitting in 2013
Some alleged concept art from Sim City 5 has popped up on All Games Beta. We say “alleged” because there’s no source to the shots, but it does look a bit “simy”.
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Posted in: EA, Rumour, Simulation
Tags: ea maxis, sim city 5, SimCity 5, simcity V
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 04:54 BST
Darkspore console port hinted at by level designer’s CV
Industry sleuth Superannuation has turned up an intriguing reference to a possible console port for Maxis’ action RPG, Darkspore.
Thu, Apr 21, 2011 | 08:00 BST
Video: Darkspore hero spotlight – Skar the assassin
A new video’s landed for EA’s upcoming hybrid action RPG, Darkspore. Meet Skar: a dual wielding, death-dealing, stealthy son of a gun.
Mon, Apr 18, 2011 | 06:36 BST
The Sims 3: Generations enables “bigger, richer and deeper” stories
Assistant producer Ryan Vaughan has explained that the next The Sims 3 expansion pack, Generations, should bring “life stories” to the freeform sandbox title.
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Posted in: EA, PC, Simulation
Tags: ea maxis, the sims 3, the sims 3 generations
Tue, Mar 29, 2011 | 06:14 BST
Darkspore open beta kicks off
If you have a couple of days to devote to helping stress test Maxis’ RPG, hit up Steam and sign up for the DarkSpore open beta.
Fri, Mar 18, 2011 | 19:00 GMT
Darkspore officially delayed until April, more betas announced
The official forum for DarkSpore has confirmed that the game will miss its March 29 release and instead release towards the end of April. More betas are planned during this time as well.
New Super Luigi U screenshots show various stages, worlds