A game being cancelled is sad, but developers losing their jobs is more important. EA seems to have cancelled a new Sims game at the same time that they laid off staff at Maxis. The rumor first came ...

It has been eight years since EA released The Sims 4. While it seems there's still plenty of life left yet in the game as it goes free-to-play, many fans have been wondering about the future of the ...

Cameron Lucas is a writer who has been dedicated to the medium for over four years, and an avid player of video games for all of his life. After the better part of a year at Game Rant as a feature ...

Matthew is a journalist in the news department at Game Rant. He holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University and has been an avid gamer since 1985. Matthew formerly served as a ...

The Sims has a big year ahead. Maxis, game developer of the widely-beloved life simulation franchise The Sims, has kicked off 2026 with a lengthy blog post addressing the future of the series. In the ...

Co-founder of Maxis Jeff Braun has joined Jackass The Game and Sin City developer Red Mile Entertainment. Braun joins the company as strategic advisor, and will be working alongside former president ...

Maxis is looking for staff for a "fast-paced multiplayer action game," as you can see here. The Sims? "Action"? Probably not. The ad says the position's to work on a project "focused on heavy ...

Catharina Lavers Mallet is the new general manager of The Sims developer Maxis. Mallet is a veteran of the games industry having worked for the studio before as the executive produer on The Sims ...