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• Wright praises "responsive" Microsoft's DRM backtrack

  Sim City creator and Maxis founder Will Wright has said Microsoft’s licensing policies reversal is indicative of a broader, positive trend towards getting gamers involved in shaping their experiences.

• Will Wright talks admiration for Miyamoto, Molyneux and Meier

  Maxis legend Will Wright has spoken about his admiration for three particular figures in the gaming world: Shigeru Miyamoto, Peter Molyneux and Sid Meier.

• Will Wright looking to create "games that intersect with players' lives"

  During Game Horizon today, Will Wright hinted that his next game in development will focus on the player’s own reality, reports Eurogamer.

• SimCity server issues "inexcusable", says series creator

  Will Wright, the original creator of SimCity, is not at all impressed with the launch woes which plagued the most recent release, although he did have praise for the game itself.

• SimCity creator Will Wright to host open Q&A at GameHorizon '13

  Maxis founder Will Wright will make a special appearance at this year’s GameHorizon event in Newcastle which takes place May 8-9.

• SimCity gets blessing of series creator Will Wright

  SimCity may have got off to a rocky start this week, but series creator Will Wright has been playing it, and he’s very pleased with the results.

• SimCity video features Will Wright discussing city building

  Another SimCity video featuring the original creator the series, Will Wright, has been released by EA and Maxis. In it, the game’s lead designer Stone Librande and Wright discuss how the latter prefers to build cities in the game. Watch it below. SimCity will be available March 8.

• Will Wright discusses his experience with SimCity

  Will Wright has discussed his experience with Maxis’ SimCity reboot in a recently-released video from EA.

• Will Wright settles Hive Mind lawsuit

  SimCity creator Will Wright has settled a lawsuit which had grounded developer Hive Mind. The settlement seems quite amicable, judging by VentureBeat‘s report, with both sides expressing respect for each other and Wright noting that Hive Mind’s “operating team can take the company forward”. Nobody’s quite sure what Hive Mind is actually up to; its […]

• "Console guys are running scared", says Will Wright

  SimCity, Sims and Spore creator Will Wright believes new publishing possibilities have traditional gaming platform holders in a quake.

• Will Wright's Hive Mind stymied by lawsuit

  Hive Mind, the “personal gaming” developer founded by Sims creator Will Wright, has been locked down by an ongoing legal battle with its former CEO.

• Will Wright doesn't think consoles are "doomed"

  Will Wright is of the opinion game consoles will always have place in the home even should the importance of such machines become minimal.

• High-profile game designers discuss the game which inspired them the most

  During GDC, a team of game designers sat down for a chat to discuss the games which inspired such luminaries as Will Wright, Cliff Bleszinski, Sid Meier, and John Romero.

• Wright: HiveMind would use collected data in similar vein to Google Maps

  Will Wright has explained a bit more how HiveMind would go about mining user data for his game concept of the same name: using a psychological test similar to one someone would take when signing up for a dating service.

• Will Wright’s next game confirmed as HiveMind

  Will Wright’s next game has been confirmed as as HiveMind, which is also the name of the new Berkeley, California based startup from the industry vet.

• New Will Wright game based on Sterling short-story

  Sims and Spore creator Wil Wright has confirmed that he is working on a new game for portable devices and social networks that is based on a short story by author Bruce Sterling.

• BAFTA to take video game branch to US

  BAFTA’s just announced that it’s bringing its video games arm to the US.

• Wright: Gaming culture is a platform

  Famed creator Will Wright has said that the spread of gaming beyond established platforms is good for the industry, despite proving “disruptive” to traditional publishers.

• Sim City began life as an Apple II tool

  Will Wright has said his classic Sim City series evolved from a tool for placing assets into games.