http://www.beyondsims.com/55229/ea-closes-maxis-emeryville/ Yep. So! Place your bets, who's next? I'm going for DICE.
DICE- I doubt, theyve made too many recent games that have been well off (sold well) I'm so sad to see the end of Maxix... I loved Spore and The Sims...
Look at the bright side, maybe the ex-employees of Maxis will make another gaming company, and get together to make a spiritual successor to Spore that is more faithful on the original idea presented in the old E3 trailer! Just let me dream...