COMPANY

Founded in 1986. Publisher of 1989 hit SimCity among other titles including SimAnt, SimEarth and SimFarm. Acquired in 1997 by Electronic Arts. Millions of people lost countless hours when humanity simulator The Sims was released in 2000.

Official Website:
http://www.maxis.com/

Industry:
Video Games

Ticker:
(subsidiary)

Corporate headquarters:
Emeryville, CA

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Sid Meier	Computer Programmer	1954		Father of Computer Gaming
Will Wright	Computer Programmer	20-Jan-1960		Created SimCity, The Sims

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