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Maxis
Founded	1987
Founder(s)	Will Wright, Jeff Braun
Located	Emeryville, California, USA
Website	http://www.maxis.com
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Maxis is a game company that was started in 1987. After that, it produced SimCity which ended up being one of the most successful games. After that, it launched a range of more Sim games, though these weren't as successful. In 1997, it was acquired by Electronic Arts. In 2000, The Sims was launched, becoming the best selling game and spawning several expansion packs and spin-offs. In 2004, it became absorbed into EAs corporate office and after The Sims 2: Pets, it's logo was dropped from games altogether.