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Will Wright, creator of The Sims and Spore, has revealed details of his new company’s debut project. Speaking to The LA Times, Wright revealed that he is working on a toy which he will take to the New York Toy Fair in February 2010 – where he will also give …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Sims 3 debuts at the top
EA’s The Sims 3 has wrestled the top spot from UFC 2009: Undisputed, marking the second time a PC game has topped the charts this year. Sega’s Empire: Total War enjoyed the same success back in February, which was the first PC No. 1 since Football Manager back in 2007. …
Read More »Future of The Sims yet to be decided
The development team working on The Sims 3 has yet to even consider what expansions might follow the full release of the game next month, executive producer Ben Bell has told CasualGaming.biz. With the release of The Sims 3 less than a month away, you might be expecting to see …
Read More »Will Wright to keynote Siggraph 2009
Sim City creator to speak at computer graphics and interactive techniques conference
Read More »EA’s Sims label gets new head
Rod Humble promoted to exec vice president and boss of The Sims label
Read More »‘Spore was made for casual gamers’
Will Wright has admitted that he designed Spore with purely casual gamers in mind – and that ‘hardcore’ players didn’t even get a look-in during testing. For the full story, visit MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz.
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 »E3 ’08: Day one review
A recap of the first day's headlines from the Los Angeles games trade show, as reported by our sister mag MCV
Read More »Spore could be the new Sims, says EA
Giant publisher Electronic Arts has great expectations for its upcoming innovative title Spore, comparing its long term potential with the ever-popular Sims series. The DS, PC and Mac title, set for release on Friday September 5th, comes from the man behind The Sims, Will Wright, and gives players a similar …
Read More »Riccitiello: Casual saving soft PC market
Electronic Arts boss John Riccitiello has stuck the knife into the state of PC gaming – but backed the casual sector to strengthen the format. Riccitiello said that the figures suggesting the PC market was slowing didn’t take into account the success of microstransaction and subscription models. However, he added …
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