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Maxis Hit With Job Cuts, EA Confirms
9:00AM Stephen Totilo | Word from Electronic Arts today is that Maxis, the studio behind The Sims and Spore, suffered layoffs today. No word on how many people were affected. EA described the cuts as an attempt to “focus” the studio. More »
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Actually, The Sims 3 Was The Biggest-Selling Game In June
2:30PM Luke Plunkett | While there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth over the poor performance of June’s console games, on PC, things were looking a little healthier, with EA’s The Sims 3 emerging as the month’s biggest-selling game on any platform. More »
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Pirated Copies Of Sims 3 Are A “Demo Program”
1:30PM Luke Plunkett | Prior to the retail release of The Sims 3, the game leaked onto popular torrent sites. Hundreds of thousands of people then illegally downloaded the game. Which you’d think would make publishers EA really cranky. More »
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4:08PM AJ Glasser | Fathers are easy to find in video games. When they’re not antagonising their offspring or killed off in the first level, they often serve as our main characters’ major motivation. More »
Father Knows Best: Best And Worst Fathers In Video Games
4:08PM AJ Glasser | Fathers are easy to find in video games. When they’re not antagonising their offspring or killed off in the first level, they often serve as our main characters’ major motivation. More »
Culture
EA Plans MERCH Attack
2:00AM Brian Crecente | Creative Minx Marketing and Electronic Arts penned a deal today to turn a slew of EA games into t-shirts, collectibles, peripherals and accessories. More »
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Where Fallout 3 Meets The Sims
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | While it sells like heated cakes, The Sims probably isn’t high on too many of your playlists. Know what can fix that, though? Making the whole thing look like Fallout 3. More »
Culture
30 Rock Offers Parenting Tips From The Sims
4:30AM Michael McWhertor | 30 Rock is a fantastic television show. But 30 Rock’s Liz Lemon is a developmentally stunted mess of a person, in some respects. Take, for example, her knowledge of child-rearing, as learned from The Sims. More »
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Will Wright Leaves EA, Does Something Stupid
3:10AM Michael McWhertor | The designer behind The Sims and Spore has left Electronic Arts, the publisher announced today, starting a new “think tank” known as Stupid Fun Club, a venture that has EA’s backing. More »
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