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Maxis hiring for "new AAA PC game," part of studio's "strategy for growth"
SimCity developer Maxis is looking for a new Director of Product Development or Senior Development Director, as the studio gears up for a "new AAA PC game!" They want experience with "AAA and/or mobile game franchises." The good news is that Maxis is developing a PC exclusive, and it's a 'big project', but what does this mean for SimCity? Are they committing to a sequel or another IP?
Maxis GDC event ignites SimCity rumours
Could EA Maxis be thinking of a new SimCity instalment? It's a tenuous hope at best. EA has announced that Maxis will be a part of their Game Changer event at GDC, held March 6th. Of the Maxis event they tease a "huge event w/ special guests." The Facebook for Game Changer asks what would you do if you had the "power to change the world?"
Maxis working on new "triple-A simulation style game"
The house that built SimCity, The Sims and Spore is now cooking up some new kind of "simulation style game" reveals a job post for EA Maxis. The studio is after a Graphics Engineer. The Sims is handled by a dedicated studio so it shouldn't be touching the franchise. Could we get a glorious return to SimCity though? Could Spore get a full sequel? What of Darkspore?
EA's Darkspore packs PvP action, opens to public beta sign-ups
The sci-fi action-RPG Darkspore from Maxis, creators of Spore, will feature PvP gameplay modes to do battle with 'customized and upgraded' heroes. You can upgrade your galactic saviours with "tens of thousands" of collectible body parts - how morbid. It's also got co-op support too. Public beta anyone?
Will Wright's Bar Karma TV show
The legendary creator of all things Sim - Will Wright - has unveiled his next big project and it's a TV show where viewers 'decide and vote' what happens. It's called Bar Karma and each episode will be 30 minutes long, with registered users submitting plot ideas, and then vote on the short-listed ones.