- #THE SIMS 3 STORE CLOSING SERIES#
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The EA acquisition was structured to pay out $275 million in cash, $25 million in equity for key employee retention, and up to $100 million in additional payments if performance targets were met by the end of 2011. On the other hand, Pet Society launched in 2008, and was one of the company's biggest hits heading into the EA acquisition. SimCity Social enjoyed the briefest tenure, having launched just last year. Though all of the games are shutting down alongside one another, they have enjoyed widely varying lifespans. The cash cards will seemingly have no use after June 14, as players will have to talk to EA customer service about any unredeemed cards after that date. As for in-game currency and Playfish cash cards, EA is telling players to spend them before the games are retired. Each posting says EA is shutting down the game in question so it can "reallocate development resources" to other titles. We hope to see you in some of our other titles on Facebook and other platforms."Īll of the shuttered games received essentially the same post, with text changes to reflect the name of the game, the date of closure, and the in-game currency. Thank you to all of our passionate and dedicated players for supporting SimCity Social. "Retiring games is never easy, we hope you've enjoyed playing SimCity Social as much as we enjoyed making it. "We know that you may be disappointed by this," the SimCity Social announcement reads. Those are the last remaining active Playfish games, but EA will retain a Facebook presence with games like Bejeweled Blitz. Those will be preceded by the closures of Madden NFL Superstars 11 & 12 and NHL Superstars, both of which will end on May 14.
#THE SIMS 3 STORE CLOSING SERIES#
In a series of Playfish forum posts, an EA community manager has announced that SimCity Social, The Sims Social, and Pet Society will all be shutting down on June 14. This weekend, the publisher revealed plans to shut down all remaining Playfish games. So if anyone wants to play some PlayStation 1 Classics, now's the time to get them on some legacy PlayStation consoles.Electronic Arts acquired Playfish for $300 million in late 2009. There are many digital-only PlayStation games that now effectively have an expiration date.
#THE SIMS 3 STORE CLOSING PSP#
The news was met with dismay from video game preservation advocates after knowing many legacy games from the PS1 and PSP era will no longer be available after a certain date. News of Sony's impending store closures for PS3, Vita, and PSP were reported earlier this month by TheGamer, but Sony has remained tight-lipped on the situation.
#THE SIMS 3 STORE CLOSING DOWNLOAD#
Owned content will be accessible through the Download List on respective devices but given the new deadlines, if anyone wants a game for the PS3, Vita, or PSP that they do not currently own then players will need to purchase those titles before the July and August shutdown dates.
We thank you for your support on these platforms throughout the years." In an email sent to PlayStation customers, the company says it's closing the respective PlayStation stores "in an effort to focus our resources for PlayStation Store on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, which will enable us to enhance the customer experience even further.
However, new PS3, Vita, and PSP purchases will cease, and players can no longer make in-game purchases or redeem PSN wallet funds on PS3, Vita, or PSP once the stores close.
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