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Read More »EA and The Sims 4 partners with international school to offer €800K fund for web dev and UX design scholarships
EA’s digital shift accelerates as FIFA and The Sims 4 continue to drive revenue
The Sims 4’s expansion packs and game pack downloads increased 55 per cent year-over-year
Read More »The Sims breaks down more gender barriers
EA’s ongoing efforts to make its games as inclusive as possible continue with news that The Sims 4 is opening up even more of its gender play. While the game has always allowed for things such as same-sex relationships and marriage, until now there have been a number of customisation …
Read More »The Sims 4: Get Together expansion delayed to December
Sims fans will have to wait an extra couple of weeks to party on down. The second expansion pack for The Sims 4, Get Together, has been postponed until December 8th in the US, with a full worldwide launch promised by the end of the week – making a December …
Read More »Pools and Star Wars outfits coming in The Sims 4 October update
EA will next month finally roll out the addition of pools to The Sims 4. That’s not all, either – also incoming this month are a collection of Star Wars outfits and the addition of ghosts. Ghosts sees dead Sims re-joining the game world, complete with all the attributes they …
Read More »EA fixing The Sims 4 gay name block
An issue that prevents players of The Sims 4 from uploading characters with specific homosexual name references is being remedied by EA. A video by Why Stuff Is Great, seen below, shows that while players can create avatars with words such as ‘gay’, ‘queer’, ‘lesbian’ or ‘homosexual’ in their name …
Read More »The Sims 4 ‘glitch’ is inadvertently exposing pirates
A ‘glitch’ designed to hamper the experience of those who have pirated The Sims 4 has caught a lot of people out online. Player Attack reports that the game’s forums are awash with folk complaining that the pixelated blur normally employed to protect their avatar’s modesty is instead growing and …
Read More »Life in boxes: The Sims 4 at retail
EA is getting ready to unleash the latest version of The Sims into retail. And if you have seen the boxed PC games charts at any point in the last five years, you will have likely noticed how The Sims 3 and the huge number of expansion packs launched in …
Read More »Video suggests Premium subscription planned for The Sims 4
An official walkthrough trailer for The Sims 4 has apparently leaked one of EA’s monetising initiatives for the title. Joystiq reports that the 20 minute video, which can be seen below, carries an on-screen ad for The Sims 4 Premium membership. "The Sims 4 Premium. Save on new packs with …
Read More »EA reacts to anger at The Sims 4 omissions
A petition urging EA to reinstate toddlers and swimming pools into The Sims 4 has passed 16,000 signatures. Toddlers have been a vital aspect to The Sims series because it is a lifestate that is crucial to the flow of the game,” it reads. Without it, newborns will age straight …
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