Spore is also one of Maxis' longest games. The standout feature that the game is seemingly built upon is the SimCity 2000 integration, which allows players to import their own cities to fly around in.

About SimCity: Released by Maxis in 1989, SimCity helped expand the audience for video games by offering a city building ...

Scenarios Volume 1: Great Disasters is an expansion pack for SimCity 2000. This particular addition adds a total of 10 harrowing scenarios which range from a fictitious UFO attack in Atlanta ...

It's more complex, much more can go wrong, and I'm not sure Maxis or EA ever made a subsequent SimCity that improved on it. I ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. It’s been nearly a year since SimCity was released, but Maxis finally confirmed on ...

As the virtual dollhouse turns 25, the game designer Will Wright explains how The Sims was a sandbox for the American dream.