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Its a shame we may never see Spore and the beautiful concept it could be in capable hands ever again. Normally when a studio closes IPs get sold to lessen the blow, any other studio on the planet would have lead to Maxis' selling off some of the smaller IPs and we may have been lucky to have Spore end up in the capable loving hands it deserves. But this is the antics of EA, they're notorious for hording every IP they gain rights too and doing nothing with them. As Jim Sterling of the Jimquisition put it. "If they can't have all the money, they prefer to have no money"

I just hope that spore is at least left to die peacefully. Spore was a big part of late childhood early teen years, a game that for a long time still reminded me I had an imagination to use.

EA recently tried to revive another IP from a long dead company, and it was a cynical and horrific joke of a game called "Dungeon Keeper Mobile" I hope for all that is good in this world that Spore doesn't receive that same fate.


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I have nightmares that look like that. Its also shattering that the talent men and women of Maxis are now out of the job. Though its said they lost their touch, I'd argue that many if not most of them always tried their hardest with ever game they made. For my arguement I point at the Sims 3 and the Sims 4.

Sims 3 was so perfect a Sims game its kind of frustrating that EA ended up with it, after fixing every hole the series had, Sims 4 in order to succeed needed only to iron out the kinks and update the game to a 2014-2015 audience.

But they didn't do that. And this is my point, Maxis aren't stupid, there had to be a considerable amount of outside meddling (EA) to do this. No dev team is so stupid that they'd willing make a game worse especially after such a successful previous game. Despite these downsides, Sims 4 mechanically is a beautiful game. Its fun to play and it functions. But as a shadow of its former self.

Maxis despite being told to lock away half their core content for DLC, still at least tried to make a good game.

I have a great deal of sympathy for developers that have to deal with Black Suits breathing down their necks every day, and I especially have to give props to Maxis. Who; despite the horrendous conditions they were obviously putting up with. Managed to make the best they could every time.

And that's all we could ever ask for.

Rest in Peace Maxis, Rest in Peace Spore.