# Maxis is no more

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maxis-is-no-more/714238
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [March 5, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maxis-is-no-more/714238 "2015-03-05T02:24:52Z")
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### Author: ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2015, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maxis-is-no-more/714238/5 "2015-03-05T03:35:08Z")

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EA has shut down one of the Maxis studios. It’s the main one, and the one behind SimCity, but there are still other Maxis studios. The Sims will continue to be developed under the Maxis brand. Besides, Maxis has been under the wing of EA for almost two decades.

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