Sims' creator leaving Electronic Arts

Verne Kopytoff SF Gate 04/08/2009 15:46

Sims' creator leaving Electronic Arts - Electronic Arts - Sims

Will Wright, the acclaimed video game designer who created hits like the Sims titles, is leaving Electronic Arts to focus on his own entertainment company.

The departure, announced Wednesday, ends a 12-year career at Electronic Arts, during which Wright became one of the industry's most successful developers. The Sims franchise has sold more than 100 million copies, making it the best-selling video game series of all-time.

Wright, 49, plans to devote himself full time to Stupid Fun Club, a studio he founded in 2001 that develops ideas for film, television and video games. Electronic Arts said Wednesday that it has invested an undisclosed amount of money in the company and that it will have the right to license any video game themes that its new partner spawns.

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