Will Wright and EA part ways

PALGN News | Was the wright decision made?

MTV Multiplayer has revealed that Will Wright has left EA to run the Stupid Fun Club, an organisation which he started in 2001 with EA.

In the past the Stupid Fun Club was used for robot experiments, TV pilots and other "offbeat" ideas. Going forward, Wright's relationship with EA will be retained, as EA will publish any games coming from the Stupid Fun Club.

"The entertainment industry is moving rapidly into an era of revolutionary change... Stupid Fun Club will explore new possibilities that are emerging from this sublime chaos and create new forms of entertainment on a variety of platforms," said Wright in a statement. "In my twelve years at EA, I’ve had the pleasure to work alongside some of the brightest and most talented game developers in the industry and I look forward to working with them again in the near future."

Lucy Bradshaw, the vice president and general manager at Maxis, told MTV Multiplayer that no-one has filled Wright's position as of yet.

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4 Comments

JD-Ferel

10 months ago

I see this as a good thing really.
Personally I felt sorry for Mr. Wright having to work for EA, I mean I don't care much for 'The Sims' but I see it's merit and feel that like Spore would have been a better game without EA's influence.
He definately is a great mind, just a shame he was shackled to a company that wanted to milk him for his ideas.

Echo

10 months ago

PALGN wrote

Was the wright decision made?

This is why I visit PALGN over other sites...

Sambo110

10 months ago

I was reading this on another site and read this :

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this stage, Lucy's team at Maxis is currently working on the upcoming Spore Galactic Adventures expansion pack, as well as "other game concepts" such as Spore Creature Keeper, Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena

I thought they were making fun of EA but it turns out these games are being made.

renegadesx

10 months ago

I love it how they say nobodys filled his position as of yet.

This guy has to be one of the 5 biggest names in the industry, right up there with the Carmack's and the Kojima's

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