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Maxis

Maxis is an American video game developer and a division of Electronic Arts (EA). The studio was founded in 1987 by Will Wright and Jeff Braun, and acquired by Electronic Arts in 1997. Maxis is best known for its simulation games, including The Sims, Spore, and SimCity.

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Founded
1987; 39 years ago (1987)
Founders
Will Wright · Jeff Braun
Industry
Video games
Headquarters
Redwood City, California, US
Key people
Catharina Lavers Mallet · (general manager)
Parent
Electronic Arts (1997–present)

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related to Independent studio (1987–1997) · 30
Maxis → Among, Around, Before, Braun, Braun's, California, Chevron Corporation, Commodore, Delta Logic, Following, In, Jeff Braun, John Hiles, Markle Foundation, Maxis Business Simulations, MBS, Most, One, Orinda, SimCity
related to Spore and SimCity reboot (2006–2014) · 20
Maxis → As The Sims, At, Darkspore, Despite, Development, During, EA, EA Play, Electronic Arts, Emeryville, Game Developers Conference, Helsinki, Mobile, SimCity, Spore, The, The Sims, University Life, While Maxis, Will Wright
related to Studio closures and layoffs (2014–2019) · 19
Maxis → Development, EA, EA Mobile, EA Salt Lake, EA Worldwide Studios, Emeryville, Firemonkeys, Helsinki, In, In September, Maxis-fronted, Redwood Shores, Salt Lake, Samantha Ryan, SimCity, The, The Sims, The Sims Mobile, This
related to Early years under Electronic Arts (1997–2006) · 18
Maxis → Austin, EA, Electronic Arts, Emeryville, February, In, Jeff Braun, July, Maxis South, Over, Redwood City, SimCity, Texas, The, The Sims, Walnut Creek, Wright, Wright's
related to Further reading · 15
Maxis → Archived, GameSpot, GameSpot's SIMply Divine, Geoff, Keighley, Maxis Business Simulations, Maxis Software, May, Phil, Retrieved May, Salvador, SimRefinery, The Obscuritory, The Story, When SimCity
related to New studios under the Maxis brand (2019–present) · 14
Maxis → Austin, EA, EA CEO Andrew Wilson, Europe, In, IP, Maxis Europe, Maxis Texas, Redwood Shores, Texas, The, The Sims, The Texas, Unlike
related to SimCity series · 14
Maxis → BuildIt, In, Maxis Emeryville, Maxis Helsinki, Sim City, SimCity, SimCity Societies, SimCity's, SimCopter, Streets, The, The Card Game, Tilted Mill Entertainment, TrackTwenty
related to Spore · 13
Maxis → Darkspore, Electronic Arts, Grox, Metacritic, Players, September, Spore, Spore Galactic Adventures, Spore's, The, The Spore Creature Creator, There, This
related to The Sims · 11
Maxis → February, Firemonkeys, From, On May, PC, September, The Sims, The Sims Mobile, The Sims Online, The Sims Studio, University Life
Products · 5
Maxis → Darkspore (2011), Sim series (1989–2010), SimCity series (1989–2014), Spore (2008), The Sims series (2000–present)

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simcity sims ea game games spore electronic studio arts released maxis' series one wright simulation 1997 company redwood 2000 video

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MaxisFounded1987; 39 years ago (1987)1.00infobox
MaxisFoundersWill Wright1.00infobox
MaxisFoundersJeff Braun1.00infobox
MaxisHeadquartersRedwood City, California, US1.00infobox
MaxisIndustryVideo games1.00infobox
MaxisKey peopleCatharina Lavers Mallet1.00infobox
MaxisKey people(general manager)1.00infobox
MaxisParentElectronic Arts (1997–present)1.00infobox
MaxisProductsThe Sims series (2000–present)1.00infobox
MaxisProductsSimCity series (1989–2014)1.00infobox
MaxisProductsSim series (1989–2010)1.00infobox
MaxisProductsSpore (2008)1.00infobox
MaxisProductsDarkspore (2011)1.00infobox
MaxisSubsidiariesMaxis Europe Maxis Texas1.00infobox
MaxisTypeDivision1.00infobox
MaxisWebsiteea.com/maxis1.00infobox
Maxisfounded in19870.95text
Maxisfounded byWill Wright and Jeff Braun to help publish SimCity on home computers0.90text
Maxisis aAmerican video game developer and a division of Electronic Arts0.90text

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