The Sims 4 sees 20% year-over-year surge in monthly players Posted byby GamesBeat July 27, 2017 1 min Even though The Sims 4 launched nearly three years ago, publisher Electronic Arts reports that it’s seeing a 20 percent increase in monthly active... Continue Reading 1 min
EA wants fans to vote on Stuff Pack expansion for The Sims 4 Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 3, 2017 1 min Electronic Arts is tapping its fans to create content for the upcoming Stuff Pack expansion for The Sims 4 game. EA’s Maxis division is... Continue Reading 1 min
The Sims 4 ditches gender restrictions Posted byby Mike Minotti June 2, 2016 1 min The Sims 4 used to have more than 700 pieces of content locked based on your gender. That ends today. Development studio Maxis is releasing... Continue Reading 1 min
The Sims boss Lucy Bradshaw is leaving Electronic Arts Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 24, 2015 2 min The Sims team at Electronic Arts is getting a shakeup today. Lucy Bradshaw, who oversaw the development of The Sims and all other games... Continue Reading 2 min
Origin Spring Sale arrives before Steam’s with Inquisition at 50% off Posted byby GamesBeat April 3, 2015 2 min Origin Spring Sale launched today with Triple-As such as Dragon Age: Inquisition on sale for 50% off. Continue Reading 2 min
Sims 4 Get to Work expansion available for 25% off in US Posted byby GamesBeat April 1, 2015 1 min Yesterday's release of The Sims 4 Get to Work expansion is available on sale for $31.20. Continue Reading 1 min
EA closes SimCity and The Sims developer Maxis Emeryville Posted byby Mike Minotti March 4, 2015 1 min Maxis Emeryville is no more. According to Kotaku, owner EA is closing the main location for Maxis, the studio behind the SimCity and The Sims franchises. Other Maxis offices will remain open. Continue Reading 1 min
Wednesday’s Resident Evil Revelations 2 and upcoming release deals Posted byby GamesBeat February 24, 2015 2 min All the deals for Wednesday's Resident Evil's Revelations 2 plus other titles coming out in February and March 2015. Continue Reading 2 min
Five bugs and jokes in The Sims that went on to become features — and two that did not Posted byby GamesBeat February 19, 2015 5 min The Sims team runs down the list of programming accidents that made it into the finished game -- and a couple of pretty funny goofs that didn't. Continue Reading 5 min
WooHoo! The Sims celebrates 15 years today Posted byby GamesBeat February 4, 2015 5 min Senior producer Lyndsay Pearson reflects on killing Sims and their pets. Continue Reading 5 min