The Sims Expansion Packs
Seven expansion packs were released for the 2000 life simulation video game '' The Sims'', the first major title in '' The Sims'' series. All expansion packs were developed by Maxis for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Windows versions were published by Electronic Arts, and Mac OS X versions were published by Aspyr. Expansion packs tend to focus on major new features, with many objects, clothes, styles, worlds and life states are geared towards the pack's major theme. The first expansion pack, '' Livin' Large'', was released on August 27, 2000. The last expansion pack, '' Makin' Magic'', was released on October 29, 2003. ''Livin' Large'' ''The Sims: Livin' Large'' (known as ''The Sims: Livin' It Up'' in Europe) is the first expansion pack released for ''The Sims'', released in North America on August 27, 2000 and Europe on September 8, 2000. The pack includes new characters, careers, items, and features. This expansion pack is also part of ''The Sims Deluxe Edition'' ...
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Maxis
Maxis is an American video game developer and a Division (business), division of Electronic Arts (EA). The studio was founded in 1987 by Will Wright (game designer), Will Wright and Jeff Braun, and acquired by Electronic Arts, EA in 1997. Maxis is best known for its simulation games, including ''The Sims'', ''Spore (2008 video game), Spore'' and ''SimCity''. In the late 2010s, Maxis suffered from a series of studio closures and layoffs. This included the shutdown of Maxis Emeryville in 2015, EA Salt Lake in 2017, and a wave of layoffs at Redwood Shores in 2018. With the remainder of Maxis reorganised under EA Mobile, and EA opening new studios under the label from 2019, some commentators have suggested that only the brand name from the original studio survives. History Independent studio (1987-1997) Maxis was founded in 1987 by Will Wright (game designer), Will Wright and Jeff Braun to help publish ''SimCity (1989 video game), SimCity'' on home computers. Before then, t ...
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