Editing Maxis (section)

=== New studios under the ''Maxis'' brand (2019–present) ===
EA announced two new studios that would bear the Maxis name over the following years – Maxis Texas in 2019 and Maxis Europe in 2021. The announcements only came in the form of job postings on the EA careers website. The Texas team was set up at the existing EA offices in Austin to work on a new IP,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/the-sims-4/maxis-new-game|title=The Sims developer Maxis is working on its first new IP in a decade|website=PCGamesn.com|access-date=December 14, 2021}}</ref> while the Europe studio was created specifically to support ''The Sims 4''. Unlike the Texas office, Maxis Europe is a "distributed development team", composed of staff working remotely.<ref name="gamingbolt.com">{{Cite web |title=The Sims Developer Maxis Is Working On A New Unannounced IP – Gaming Bolt |url=https://gamingbolt.com/the-sims-developer-maxis-is-working-on-a-new-unannounced-ip |access-date=September 21, 2021}}</ref>

The move came amid a number of job postings at the Redwood Shores studio for a new ''The Sims'' title, as well as EA CEO Andrew Wilson hinting at an online multiplayer-focused iteration of the franchise.<ref name="maxistexas">{{Cite web|title=The Sims Developer Maxis Is Working on a New Unannounced IP - Gaming Bolt|url=https://gamingbolt.com/the-sims-developer-maxis-is-working-on-a-new-unannounced-ip|access-date=September 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Sims 5 in development 'for a new generation' says EA|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/04/sims-5-development-new-generation-says-ea-12182361/|access-date=30 September 2021|website=Metro|date=February 4, 2020 }}</ref> In 2021, EA reaffirmed their commitment to long-term support for ''The Sims 4'', citing a "shift across the entire games industry to support and nurture our communities long-term".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Catharina Lavers Mallet takes over as Maxis boss - GamesIndustry.biz|date=April 23, 2021 |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-04-23-catharina-lavers-mallet-takes-over-as-maxis-boss|access-date=September 21, 2021}}</ref>