EA Confirms Maxis Layoffs

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  Assuming this doesn't reflect the cancellation of an unannounced product, it's probably just cyclical. De... : azshack
  • I bet they cancelled the development of the two unannouced Spore expansions. : baron calamity
  • I think it's because video game budgets have started to be more like movie budgets. Think about it. if ... : matrixneo42
• Huh? Spore was a financial boondoggle. The game was delayed almost two years. It was already a huge lo... : qsylvr
• I don't know I'm sure you can find out from their financial reports (if you can be bothered) but it's mor... : Ducky_dky

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  I dont know anyone who plays spore. They should have stuck with making simcity and giving it expansion pa... : Bill32399
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    Do you know anyone that plays the Sims? : SlingBlaze
    • Just my wife. But when buddies come over they like to watch her dress the girls if you know what I mean. : Bill32399
  • I play Spore every so often. mostly the creature creator. I don't ever go into the game proper. : baron calamity
  • The first spore expansion, IMO, was a bad idea. I would have much rather had galactic adventures much so... : matrixneo42
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  There was a pretty big backlash on spore because of the DRM and thier not-to-subtle strategy of squeezing... : capt tripps
  • I was real into it when it first came out. Pretty original gaming idea which unfortunately wears thin onc... : richcz3

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  Spore did sell huge numbers but it wasn't Sims huge and has slipped down the chart. Spore Galactic Advent... : baron calamity
  • I still want to get Galactic Adventures. I just have so much going on. : matrixneo42
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  Spore cost a freaking *fortune* to develop. It was over seven years from concept to final product. Larg... : qsylvr
  • and you know what, i bet you anything that the people commanding the high salaries are still there, ready... : deathofrats
  • Always a breath of fresh sanity to the front page, qsylvr. : Dr_Cube
  • @ qsylvr exacty. It had a huge development budget and development schedule. Its like a Heavens Gate of ga... : poopster2
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  ? Dude you don't understand costs at all. You fail at business. : Zombie Vonnegut
  • ^^^ this : kaddar0
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  Spore didn't sell shit considering its dev cycle and costs - THANKS TO ITS FUCKIN' RETARDED ILLEGAL SECUR... : levente@speakeasy.net
  • oooh yeah. That thing hurt them bad. Sucks hard. A good percentage of people probably got scared away ... : matrixneo42
• Maybe they are focusing their studios on The Sims and Spore now? Though, I'm not sure what else they got... : matrixneo42

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  You mean tenure? It's a contract based industry. You don't pay people to do nothing, and that's essent... : m0rb
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    I wonder what it would be like if they got paid royalties after the game was into the black? Would progr... : kelbane
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      You don't pay people to do nothing. : Bensam123
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        Tell that to Hollywood, and to authors, and musicians... It's fairly common for people in creative ind... : SeraphielX
        • That's a BAD EXAMPLE - because that is WRONG. Studios should be receiving NOTHING BECAUSE THEY DON'T D... : levente@speakeasy.net
  • Classic BS answer from industry shills - you aren't one of them, are you? They should unionize and bar... : levente@speakeasy.net
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  You're right that the game industry is competitive, but your conclusion is unsupported. You are saying p... : kaddar0
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    I'm sarcastically implying that they offer no incentive for programmers to do more then the bare minimum ... : Bensam123
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      Yes. But in this economy, would'nt EA be slaughtered by it's shareholders if it did not cut costs as much... : master_disaster_17
      • You know after WW2 when Japan was in a state of chaos and everyone was trying to rebuild, in order to bol... : Bensam123
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      Bensam, you have some really messed up logical structures going on here, I can't even begin to argue this... : kaddar0
      • Settle down spaz. : MechBFP
• Last time i checked, no one was forcing them to work for them / in that field. If your job sucks as badl... : ewcaptain

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  I think this is more political that business. : baron calamity
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    Explain? I don't see how this could be anything but business. : azshack
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      EA studios are at war with each other. Branding themselves, refusing to work with other EA studios. Studi... : baron calamity
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        I dunno about refusing to work with other EA studios. It's probably not an active refusal, just passive ... : qsylvr
        • Damn, that's sad. : master_disaster_17

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• (Also maxis bit off more than they could chew with the game and we all knew it watching this game develop... : kaddar0

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  Also I hope Jeff Green still has a job. : baron calamity
  • Hah. That was the first thing I thought of. : Popedispencer
  • Jeff Green has always worked within the Sims Division. He has nothing to do w/ Spore. : Sturm08