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Read More »EA: The Sims 3 delayed until June
US publisher EA has announced as part of its Q3 financial results that it is to delay the release of its upcoming The Sims 3 from February 20th to June 3rd. EA boss John Riccitiello said of the decision: We’re moving this title to June 3rd to give us additional …
Read More »Desperate Housewives composer signed for The Sims 3
Steve Jablonsky contributes theme tune and 'key music' for EA's blockbuster
Read More »LEIPZIG 08: Sims 3 release date confirmed
EA has announced that The Sims 3 will be released globally on February 20th, on PC and via digital download. The publisher confirmed at the Leipzig Game Convention this morning that a Collector’s Edition will also be in stores on the same date. The limited edition SKU will include the …
Read More »EA: The Sims 3 could come to console
The boss of EA’s dedicated Sims division, Nancy Smith, has said that The Sims 3 may come to more formats than PC after it is released next year. Smith also revealed that she doesn’t see the title as a ‘casual’ game – and added that, in EA’s eyes, the games …
Read More »First Sims 3 details emerge
Launching globally in 2009, The Sims 3 has shifted 98 million units worldwide since its beginnings in 2000. The new title will boast a seamless open-world environment, a huge number of storytelling options and a huge number of locations. EA is particularly pushing the new create-a-Sim interface, highly realistic personalities …
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