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Will Wright Leaves EA/Maxis For Stupid Fun Club

Posted by timothy on from the requires-flash-10-for-shame-for-shame dept.

Dave Knott writes "Gamasutra reports that SimCity, Sims and Spore game creator Will Wright is leaving EA/Maxis. He will now be acting as head of Stupid Fun Club, an 'entertainment think tank' that he was previously funding out of his own pocket. From the article: 'The club has focused mainly on designing and building robots, as well as creating video productions based on them. Wright and EA will co-own Stupid Fun Club, which will focus on developing new cross-media IP for games, movies, TV and toys. EA has the right to develop game concepts that emerge from the think tank, and both the company and Wright have an equal stake.'"

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  1. Thank god by QuantumG · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/05/27/

    Oblig.

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  2. Re:Daikatana by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    But he already had Spore. Your last game before Daikatana is supposed to be GOOD.

  3. Already Broke Rule #1 by theskunkmonkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everyone knows that the first rule of Stupid Fun Club is to never talk about Stupid Fun Club!

    When will people ever learn?

    1. Re:Already Broke Rule #1 by General+Muzak · · Score: 5, Funny

      You're wrong.

      The first rule of Studpid Fun Club is to never make fun of Stupid Fun Club.

      (oh btw - please don't mod this funny, for obvious reasons)

  4. Re:Having fun with the articles title: by acrobuddy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well my first glance was: Will Wright Leaves EA/Maxis for Stupid Fan Club ... made more sense my second look.

  5. I watch too much SNL by Deathlizard · · Score: 4, Funny

    * Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly and children under 10 should avoid prolonged exposure to Stupid Fun Club.
    * Caution: Stupid Fun Club may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds.
    * Stupid Fun Club Contains a liquid core, which, if exposed due to rupture, should not be touched, inhaled, or looked at.
    * Do not use Stupid Fun Club on concrete.

    Discontinue use of Stupid Fun Club if any of the following occurs:

            * Itching
            * Vertigo
            * Dizziness
            * Tingling in extremities
            * Loss of balance or coordination
            * Slurred speech
            * Temporary blindness
            * Profuse sweating
            * Heart palpitations

    If Stupid Fun Club begins to smoke, get away immediately. Seek shelter and cover head.

    Stupid Fun Club may stick to certain types of skin.

    Ingredients of Stupid Fun Club include an unknown glowing substance which fell to Earth, presumably from outer space.

    Stupid Fun Club has been shipped to our troops in Saudi Arabia and is also being dropped by our warplanes on Iraq.

    Do not taunt Stupid Fun Club.

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  6. Re:Holy shit by Firehed · · Score: 4, Funny

    Please - I regularly work with HS students learning how to design websites, and that comparison really isn't fair to the students.

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