I just learned the news. EA just killed Maxis like an old dog. EA wasn't happy with Maxis' latest games (SimCity reboot and The Sims 4), and they've just shut down Maxis. Let us give a moment of silence for classics such as SimTower, SimCity; 2000 and 3000, and the Sims 1-3 series.
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Kotaku
Gameinformer
Incgamer