Or, to mention something that no one else mentioned, perhaps it has something to do with The Sims/Sims II.

Wow, that is an interesting idea. Maybe Electronic Arts is buying DAZ. If they wanted to get into gaming, The Sims would be a natural fit with Poser.

One complaint I've often seen about the new Sims game is that the characters still can't talk, communicating only with speech bubbles and gestures. Maybe EA wants to add Mimic to The Sims...