EA working on 'groundbreaking' new project

NewsPosted 26/02/2010 - 8:00am GMT

From the studio behind The Sims.

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EA and the studio behind The Sims are expanding and creating a new development team in Salt Lake City to work on a "groundbreaking" new project, the publisher announced last night.

"We’re truly thrilled to expand into Salt Lake City and what is becoming a growing and dynamic video game development scene," said Ben Bell, Executive Producer at EA. "We’re looking to fill several critical leadership positions on an exciting new project."

According to several jobs currently being advertised at the studio, the new project is very much in its infancy - not a single piece of art has been created, no engine has been chosen and no code has been written.

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renegade's Avatar

renegade

and make the noises of a big digger truck
Posted 20:45 on 27 February 2010
Mr_Ninjutsu's Avatar

Mr_Ninjutsu

Its a Natal game based around using a digger, you have to use a chair and imagine yourself in the digger...breaking the ground...
Posted 20:44 on 27 February 2010
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renegade

Me MMO. Oh the Wow killer. xD no, do not do an MMO it wont work, doing some thing I don't know, Ground Breaking.
Posted 20:40 on 27 February 2010
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SexyJams

I'm with Chris,
a ME MMO would be bloody awesome!
Never had the patience for Sims lol
Posted 10:43 on 27 February 2010
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Woffls

Groundbreaking like Spore was, where nobody cared?
Posted 22:45 on 26 February 2010
IndoorHeroes's Avatar

IndoorHeroes

Mass Effect MMO Plz K THX BAI!
Posted 14:24 on 26 February 2010
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fps_d0minat0r

the sims is boring, i hope its another game.
Posted 14:11 on 26 February 2010
Bloodstorm's Avatar

Bloodstorm

Construction Sims.
Posted 13:27 on 26 February 2010
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Clockpunk

Oh, it's def. coming - it has been listed on EA's upcoming games list (financial report) as: "The Sims 3 on Console Title". Catchy. I just thought it'd be ground breaking in the wallet rape DLC potential. ;)
Posted 13:11 on 26 February 2010
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FantasyMeister

The console version of The Sims would be normal news, its been expected ever since this gen started.

Groundbreaking would be The Sims with cross platform compatibility.
Posted 13:07 on 26 February 2010
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Clockpunk

Console versions of the Sims - with the DLC add-on potential, I can imagine EA are positively purring with excitement...
Posted 12:40 on 26 February 2010
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Neon-Soldier32

...Groundbreaking project? Isn't that a digger?
Posted 11:32 on 26 February 2010
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