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Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

lol what

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Blackula69
Apr 1, 2007

DEHUMANIZE  YOURSELF  &  FACE  TO  BLACULA

Pinterest Mom posted:

ea just shut down maxis, in the middle of gdc~

lol

lol

Yodzilla
Apr 29, 2005

Now who looks even dumber?

Beef Witch

Pinterest Mom posted:

ea just shut down maxis, in the middle of gdc~

lol

:saddowns:

Yodzilla
Apr 29, 2005

Now who looks even dumber?

Beef Witch

haveblue
Aug 15, 2005



Toilet Rascal
I though the sims was an eternal cash cow, what happened

HAIL eSATA-n
Apr 7, 2007


haveblue posted:

I though the sims was an eternal cash cow, what happened

ea

the bsd boys
Aug 8, 2011
Probation
Can't post for 353 days!

Liver Disaster posted:

food that isnt a nutrient shake is just future poop, and throwing things away feels better than deleting them

lol way to equate video games with the most basic and universal human need

sleater-cummy
Dec 28, 2005

smile :]

sleater-cummy
Dec 28, 2005

smile :]
well. that sucks

Liver Disaster
Mar 31, 2012

no more tears

wesley snypes posted:

lol way to equate video games with the most basic and universal human need

waste is waste, and excess is excess
if your going to do the thing anyway, then close enough

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

Pinterest Mom posted:

ea just shut down maxis, in the middle of gdc~

lol

poor ocean quigley. lol

Pinterest Mom
Jun 9, 2009

haveblue posted:

I though the sims was an eternal cash cow, what happened

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.

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

remember simcity? lmao

Constant Hamprince
Oct 24, 2010

by exmarx
College Slice

lol look at this gamer trash for idiots

i think it looks kinda cool

hubris.height
Jan 6, 2005

Pork Pro

As a Millennial I posted:

remember simcity? lmao

rip you were too beautiful for this world (a decade ago)

Pinterest Mom
Jun 9, 2009

"hello this is ea, i'm calling you to give you an opportunity to explore a new position now that you've been laid off. it's in helsinki, and a 20% pay cut. we won't help you pay for the move."

Dodoman
Feb 26, 2009



A moment of laxity
A lifetime of regret
Lipstick Apathy

Pinterest Mom posted:

ea just shut down maxis, in the middle of gdc~

lol

just the guys who worked on sc2013, not the whole division

Dodoman
Feb 26, 2009



A moment of laxity
A lifetime of regret
Lipstick Apathy

As a Millennial I posted:

poor ocean quigley. lol

dude left a few months after sc2013.

maxis redwood does all the sims stuff hth

hubris.height
Jan 6, 2005

Pork Pro
sc2k13 was pretty remarkable in the failure department for both consumers and their publisher so this is a logical move

univbee
Jun 3, 2004




hubris.height posted:

sc2k13 was pretty remarkable in the failure department for both consumers and their publisher so this is a logical move

the fact that it shamed ea into offering a return policy on their digital games speaks volumes as to how much of a shitshow sc2k13 was

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

saucepanman posted:

dude left a few months after sc2013.

maxis redwood does all the sims stuff hth

https://twitter.com/oceanquigley/status/487641346149060609

Hugh G. Rectum
Mar 1, 2011

Dick Spacious CPA
Oct 10, 2012


epic........

Space-Pope
Aug 13, 2003

by zen death robot
did they ever even fix sim city 2013? or is it just gonna be broken forever?

corn in the bible
Jun 5, 2004

Oh no oh god it's all true!

Space-Pope posted:

did they ever even fix sim city 2013? or is it just gonna be broken forever?

they gave up

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

Space-Pope posted:

did they ever even fix sim city 2013? or is it just gonna be broken forever?

it's not broken, it's just "different" and anybody who says otherwise just can't handle change :downs:

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

FOUR CUBIC FRAMES
DISPROVES SOFT G GOD
YOU ARE EDUCATED STUPID

Space-Pope posted:

did they ever even fix sim city 2013? or is it just gonna be broken forever?

lol






:sadwave:

Improbable Lobster
Jan 6, 2012

"From each according to his ability" said Ares. It sounded like a quotation.
Buglord

Space-Pope posted:

did they ever even fix sim city 2013? or is it just gonna be broken forever?

iirc they added offline play and a few other features but maps are still way too small and the "agent system" still doesn't work

NoneMoreNegative
Jul 20, 2000
GOTH FASCISTIC
PAIN
MASTER




shit wizard dad

As a Millennial I posted:

it's not broken, it's just "different" and anybody who says otherwise just can't handle change :downs:

something the developers will soon be doing a lot of

in an empty McDonalds cup

Vintersorg
Mar 3, 2004

President of
the Brendan Fraser
Fan Club



goddamn that was a good joke for the month or so it was out

what a goddamn failure

57Hz
Jan 27, 2009

A white-noise buzzing sound.
the mobile sim city thing is alright but not great

Dodoman
Feb 26, 2009



A moment of laxity
A lifetime of regret
Lipstick Apathy

the first reply mentions how he has come back to maxis

haveblue
Aug 15, 2005



Toilet Rascal
https://instagram.com/p/zyUJ5_l9_S

univbee
Jun 3, 2004




Improbable Lobster posted:

iirc they added offline play and a few other features but maps are still way too small and the "agent system" still doesn't work

The agent system is pretty much 100% unfixable. They kept the maps small because it takes longer on smaller maps to realize the game's core is broken that hard, things get hosed-up even faster on a larger scale.

Dodoman
Feb 26, 2009



A moment of laxity
A lifetime of regret
Lipstick Apathy

Space-Pope posted:

did they ever even fix sim city 2013? or is it just gonna be broken forever?

the agent stuff is fundamentally broken, they cant fix it

Dodoman
Feb 26, 2009



A moment of laxity
A lifetime of regret
Lipstick Apathy

haaaaaaah

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

saucepanman posted:

the first reply mentions how he has come back to maxis

yes that was my point

Space-Pope
Aug 13, 2003

by zen death robot
ok so they let u play offline, but the whole deal where people just kind of switch houses and jobs all the time is still there and totally hosed. good 2 know
lol who the gently caress tries to bring a six inch long fantasy gabe newell knife onto a plane?

oh a league player. makes sense now

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Improbable Lobster
Jan 6, 2012

"From each according to his ability" said Ares. It sounded like a quotation.
Buglord

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