Neowin News Feed for: Maxis

Over 10 years after launch, The Sims 4 revives the classic burglar from previous games

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 23:22:01 +0000

Maxis has brought back the burglar, letting The Sims 4 players finally be robbed in the night. The feature is available for all players, but there are special interactions for expansion owners. Read more...

EA brings back The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 for PC, also includes all DLC and expansions

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:44:01 +0000

25 years of The Sims later, EA is celebrating the birthday with a massive re-release of the two games that started it all. Read more...

EA possibly looking to bring back The Sims 1 and 2 plus all expansions with a new re-release

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:24:01 +0000

Those who missed out on the beginnings of The Sims franchise, or anyone wanting a nostalgia hit, may soon be able to jump back into The Sims 1 and The Sims 2. Read more...

Maxis teases next-gen Sims entry just as The Sims 4 goes free-to-play

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 18:20:01 +0000

Right on schedule, EA and Maxis have made the popular life simulation game The Sims 4 a free-to-play experience. The next entry in the long-running series is now in development too. Read more...

Eight years after launch, The Sims 4 goes free-to-play this October

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 15:44:01 +0000

EA is making Maxis' The Sims 4 a free-to-play game soon, offering the full base game experience to PC and console players. The life simulator's many DLC packs will still be paid addons. Read more...

The Sims 4 is free to claim on Origin for seven days

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 21 May 2019 19:22:01 +0000

The massively popular life simulation title The Sims 4 is being given away on the Origin Store by EA. The game has players controlling Sims through their whole lives. The giveaway lasts for a week. Read more...

Maxis renames The Sims 4's Insane trait to Erratic following complaint

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:56:01 +0000

The Insane lifestyle trait of The Sims 4, where Sims with it could talk to themselves and experience random emotions, has been renamed to Erratic in the latest update to the life simulation game. Read more...

The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs expansion announced for Windows and macOS

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 20:40:01 +0000

EA announced a brand new expansion for The Sims 4 at its gamescom presentation today. The 'Cats & Dogs' expansion is heading to the game in November and will be available for Windows and macOS. Read more...

The Sims 4 officially announced for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 with new trailer

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:54:02 +0000

After a leak on the Microsoft Store, EA has now officially confirmed The Sims 4's arrival to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 platforms. The game is slated to launch on November 17, 2017. Read more...

The Sims 4 is heading to the Xbox One

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 21:52:01 +0000

The Sims 4 looks like it is set to lose its PC exclusivity soon, as the Microsoft Store has a new store page listed for the game, set to arrive for the Xbox One console later this year. Read more...

SimCity updated to include long-awaited offline single player mode

John Callaham — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 21:03:43 +0000

Developer Maxis and publisher Electronic Arts has finally updated its revival of SimCity to include the long-awaited offline single player mode after several months of development. Read more...

SimCity to finally add offline mode one year after launch

John Callaham — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:05:51 +0000

Electronic Arts has finally announced it will add an offline single player mode for its urban simulation game SimCity, nearly a year after it suffered from a poor launch due to its online requirements Read more...

Is SimCity going to finally get an offline play mode?

John Callaham — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 12:13:51 +0000

A new survey sent to current SimCity players seems to strongly hint that the urban simulation game may finally get an official offline mode, after EA said that such a mode was not possible. Read more...

EA reveals The Sims 4 for PC and Mac in 2014

John Callaham — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:36:40 +0000

Electronic Arts has announced that The Sims 4, the latest game in the long running people simulation series, is in the works at its Maxis studio and will be released for the PC and Mac in 2014. Read more...

EA: SimCity is "in many ways" an MMO game

John Callaham — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:41:00 +0000

EA Maxis General Manager Lucy Bradshaw seems to nix the idea that the developer will put in a single player experience in SimCity, saying, "In many ways, we built an MMO." Read more...

Is an offline mode truly possible for SimCity? Signs point to "Yes"

John Callaham — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:40:48 +0000

An unnamed source who claims to work at Maxis on SimCity has cast doubt on the developer's claims that putting in an offline mode for the new city simulation game is not possible. Read more...

Watch 9 minutes of SimCity gameplay footage

Tim Schiesser — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:00:13 +0000

EA has posted a new video of SimCity, which shows a cool 9 minutes of in-game strategy footage from an unfinished build of the game. The engine is looking sharp, but is it too simple? Read more...

Sign up for the SimCity beta

Nathan Tsui — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:29:04 +0000

Want to try out SimCity early? Electronic Arts is taking applications for a closed beta of the upcoming city-building simulation, for Windows PC only. Read more...

SimCity game announced at GDC for PCs in 2013

Nathan Tsui — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:41:01 +0000

A reboot of SimCity, the seminal city-building simulation game, was announced by Electronic Arts on Tuesday at the Game Developers Conference, and is set for release on PC in 2013. Read more...

Maxis announces SimCity 4

Tue, 30 Apr 2002 07:54:58 +0000

A big thanks to nekrosoft13 for posting this news in the forum. Maxis plans to unveil SimCity 4 at E3 in a few weeks, but we have some early details on this truly impressive game... Read more...

Maxis responds to (simsville) cancelation

Mon, 24 Sep 2001 00:40:20 +0000

Found this over at gamespot.com makes an interesting read :) Yesterday's news of SimsVille's cancelation came as a surprise to Maxis' countless SimCity and The Sims fans. After all, SimsVille promised to combine... Read more...