Who here still loves a good RTS, city builder, grand strategy or 4X game, Arpgs?

[TomaTito]

EA has bought and killed so many promising developers. Ones that stand out for me are the sim/strategy ones:

• Maxis (SimCity) - bought 1997; closed 2015.
• Mythic (Dark Age of Camelot) - bought 2006; closed 2014.
• PlayFish (The Sims Social) - bought 2009; closed 2013.
• Phenomic (SpellForce, BattleForge) - bought 2006; closed 2013.
• Black Box Games (Need for Speed, Skate) - bought 2002; closed 2013.
• DreamWorks Interactive/Danger Close/EA Los Angeles (Medal of Honor) - bought 2000; closed 2013.
• Pandemic (The Saboteur) - bought 2008; closed 2009.
• NuFX (NBA Street) - bought 2004; closed 2007.
• Origin (Ultima, Wing Commander) - bought 1992; closed 2004.
• Westwood (Command & Conquer) - bought 1998; closed 2003.
• Bullfrog (Syndicate, Dungeon Keeper) - bought 1995; closed 2001.

Source: http://kotaku.com/an-updated-list-of-studios-ea-has-bought-and-then-shut-1689498614

Bullfrog, Westwood, even Maxis which was a big part of the company.