User blog comment:Andronikos Leventis/Maxis Vs EA/@comment-24.105.231.232-20101231050421/@comment-26744861-20101231221017

I too agree that The Sims is probably one of EA's most consistant game series which probably won't go downhill like Need for Speed (though Hot Pursuit was a return to form for the series) because of the large fanbase and the popularity.

Since EA aquired Maxis, they are basically treating it as its own internal studio, meaning that you'll be led to believe that EA made the game and not Maxis. This is the same for other franchises too. Most think that Dead Space was made by EA when it was in fact Visceral Games, formerly known as EA Redwood Shores (who apparantly ported The Sims 3 to consoles.).