http://gamerant.com/simcity-sims-maxis-history-studio-close/
Today is a very sad day. Maxis was one of the all time great game makers and once again as in so many other cases EA has destroyed them with their greed. The last Sim City failed because EA released an unfinished game and used it as a platform to sell DLC instead of releasing a good game. Sim City 2000 and 3000 are two of my favorite games of all time and I have no idea how many hours I spent playing them back in the 90s, what is more they still hold up today. EA has now destroyed the three developers who's products I spent the most time playing when I was a kid, Origin, Westwood, and now Maxis.
This is a very sad day, but at least the old games are still out there, on the used market to play.
Thanks for all the good times and great products Maxis, you will be missed.