

As an Ex BioWare and EA employee of 13 years, I can certainly tell you, Maxis and BioWare are separate studios with separate decisions. EA does own them but the decision is not related. I can say, however, EA sets the bar way too damn high. I’m just waiting for it to bite them in the ass. I feel like it’s already started.
If you live in the USA and have a library card, you can get audiobooks for free via libby with your library card number and login. If you’re looking for other sources, MAM is the goto.
edit: correction, their website says it’s worldwide, which is nice.