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Tag: Maxis

The Sims 4
News

The Sims 4 Community Survey Hints at Significant Gameplay Overhaul

A new community survey for The Sims 4 may indicate that Maxis is considering potentially massive changes to the game’s systems. After an ...
By Damien LawardornJanuary 16, 2020
Experienced Points

Remembering Spore

Spore turns seven years old next month. It’s a strange, innovative, daring, and unsuccessful game, and I thought now would be a good ...
By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorAugust 24, 2015
Critical Miss

The Silence

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Oh god. This isn’t one of those Patreon things, is it? It totally is. Doesn’t the Escapist already pay you? It does. ...
By Grey Carter Legacy AuthorMarch 6, 2015
Editorials

SimCity Is Broken, And It’s Not Just the Servers

So much has been made of the problematic launch SimCity has enjoyed over the last two weeks. “This is what you get when ...
By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 18, 2013
Reviews

E3 Preview: SimCity (2013)

Ten years is too long to wait for another SimCity, especially if all you’ve had to tide you over is the objectively terrible ...
By Steve Butts Legacy AuthorJune 4, 2012
Reviews

The Sims Medieval Review

The ads and marketing for The Sims Medieval have presented it as an RPG fantasy derivative of its best-selling franchise, but the game ...
By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 29, 2011
Reviews

Review: The Sims 3

It’s very hard to properly lead into a review of The Sims 3, so I think I’ll settle for this: I spent the ...
By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 23, 2009
Reviews

Zero Punctuation: Sim City Societies

This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee compares Sim City to Nazi Germany. This video player requires JavaScript to be enabled, please check your ...
By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorFebruary 13, 2008
DICE

DICE 2008: EA, The Benevolent Dictators

In keeping with the theme at this year’s DICE Summit of empowering the individual to achieve creative success, EA’s CEO, John Riccitiello, took ...
By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorFebruary 8, 2008
Editor's Choice

Maxis: Reflections on the Early Years

From simulating human cities and ant colonies to the evolution of planets and the genesis of life itself, let no one claim Maxis ...
By Phillip Scuderi Legacy AuthorDecember 26, 2006
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