2025-01-17 15:41 UTC · VG247
UPDATE (17/01/25, 4:20 PM GMT): Corinne Busche has now confirmed to Eurogamer her departure from BioWare and EA via a statement, in which she wrote: "My departure was voluntary, as I have been presented with an opportunity I couldn't turn down. I don’t want to say much more right now, but you can count on it being in the CRPG space and upholding the traditions of great characters." Read more
2025-01-14 12:58 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
You'd be forgiven for thinking that EA has forgotten about The Sims 3. It's been 16 years since launch, and The Sims 4 has been the clear focus for the past few years. Until now, anyway. A surprise update for The Sims 3 just came out of nowhere, solving a longstanding problem for many players and igniting theories as to what could happen next. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The Sims 3 Disney World community build showcases the life sim's magic In Putin's Russia: The Sims 4 rated 18+ Humble Origin Bundle is packed with great games. EA giving their cut to charity
2023-11-22 16:07 UTC · VG247
The Sims has a new official merch store and, provided you’ve got a decent amount of disposable income to spend on things with green diamonds on them, it might be worth checking out. Surprisingly, given how notorious it’s been for charging players an arm, a leg, and the rights to their first-born children for expansion packs, this is the first time the series has properly delved into the merch zone. Unsurprisingly, some of the goods on offer will set you back a pretty penny, as is often the way with official merchandise. If you head on over to The Sims Shop, you’ll find a bunch of different ite
2022-11-06 12:13 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
An ongoing The Sims 3 Disney World community build project is celebrating the Walt Disney World 50th anniversary by bringing together Sims creators and builders to make the ultimate playable Disney World inside the classic life game. The project initially launched in October 2021 alongside the beginning of Disney's anniversary celebrations, which are set to continue apace until 2023. Fans of the building game have come together over the past year to recreate various iconic landmarks from the Florida resort without resorting to the use of custom content. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LI
2020-02-05 13:06 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Nate Crowley)
Happy Birthday the ‘The Sims‘ series! You re 20 years old today, which means you re finally old enough to throw an old boot full of soup right at a cop s head, and be totally immune to prosecution (seriously, it s true! If you didn t know about that lil trick, you should try it). You re also old enough, apparently, to have released an unfeasible number of spinoffs, ports, add-ons and DLC packs over the years: I just checked out your wikipedia page to remind myself how many games had been released under the name, and had to have a little shout because I was so surprised. I never r
2019-02-19 17:00 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Kat Brewster)
A year ago or so, I re-downloaded The Sims. My partner and I wanted a low-effort game to play together, and I introduced them to the life-changing videogame craze: Make yourself in The Sims and live the life you ve always wanted!!! We made ourselves, built a beautiful little home, and adopted a cat. I became a professional writer or something, and they went into the Music Industry. We sputtered and blustered when our Sims declared to us, through the magic of in-game whims, that they wanted to get married. I quickly red-X ousted those desires from our Sims minds. Instead of acknowledging their
2017-02-21 18:10 UTC · Announcement · Valve
Save 75% on The Sims™ 3 during this week's Midweek Madness*! *Offer ends Friday at 10AM Pacific Time
2014-09-11 06:53 UTC · PC Gamer
See those Sims in the picture above? They're having a nice time. Watching television, reading a book, even hugging. If you want to take part in this demonstration of good will, then you'll need a copy of The Sims 4. That's where we can help, providing you're based in Australia. PC Gamer is giving away a copy of The Sims 4: Collector's Edition, as well as four runners up prizes in the form of The Sims 4: Limited Edition. Either way you get a copy of the game, it's just that the former boasts a whole host of bonuses such as a hardcover art book, USB stick and more. The details are all through
2014-08-01 18:25 UTC · PC Gamer
The Sims 4 is all about feelings, as you may have heard, and people who own The Sims 3 will enjoy or perhaps suffer even more of them than everyone else. Electronic Arts is offering a Sims 4 Rewards program that will unlock emotionally influential bonus content for owners of the previous Sims game. A total of 13 Sims 4 Rewards are up for grabs, based on how much Sims 3 content you own. The base game nets you the "Let There Be Plumbobs" award, "Plumbobs" being those green diamonds used to identify selected characters; each owned piece of DLC brings with it another reward, like "Whatever the W
2014-05-06 15:30 UTC · Shacknews · Steve Watts
Are you looking for dinner plans? Do you have a weird penchant for keeping all aspects of your life relevant to your hobby? You are in luck! Our collective journey into the kitchen continues, with goopy carbonara from The Sims 3. Check out the recipe below, and try to ignore how unappetizing the word "goopy" is. That's The Sims' fault, not ours.
2014-04-15 13:36 UTC · PC Gamer
How do you beat a game about life, romance and ambition in three-and-a-half minutes? If you're thinking "well just create a charming character, pick the gold digger lifetime wish, marry a rich sim, then lock her in a tiny box and burn it down to secure her inheritance" then firstly, what is wrong with you, and secondly, yes, absolutely that. Kotaku spotted NeverNotKicking's video of his successful run. The hardest part, he says in the YouTube description, was "ENGAGING THE WOMAN IN A CONVENIENT LOCATION", which isn't disturbing at all. The game doesn't end there, of course, but with his life
2014-03-01 18:00 UTC · Announcement · Valve
Today's Deal: Save 60% on The Sims™ 3!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time
2013-10-23 15:29 UTC · Product Release · Valve
The Sims 3 - Into the Future, all new content for The Sims™ 3 is Now Available on Steam! Fire up the Time Portal and send your Sims to their most exciting destination yet: a whole new world that exists hundreds of years in the future! While they are there, your Sims can build their Advanced Technology Skill in order to get the most out of future technology. Whether your Sims are cruising around on their hoverboard or jetpack, traveling via monorail or tube elevator, or trying out attractive futuristic hairstyles and clothing, there’s a whole new world to experiment with and explore.
2013-09-10 18:10 UTC · Product Release · Valve
The Sims™ 3 Movie Stuff, all new content for The Sims™ 3 is Now Available on Steam Bring all of the glitz and glamour of Hollywood straight into your Sims’ homes with The Sims™ 3 Movie Stuff! Set the stage for more unique stories with distinctively themed décor, furnishings, and clothing inspired by iconic movie genres. With a wide range of items from a creepy crypt bed to a ten gallon hat, tell the tales of masked vigilantes, western cowboys (and cowgirls), and be inspired to create quirky horror stories. Deck out your Sims as silver screen legends as their town
2013-08-29 19:39 UTC · PC Gamer
The Humble Origin Bundle is over. The Electronic Arts-sponsored sale concluded yesterday with a grand total of $10.5 million in sales according to the Humble Bundle Twitter account. More than 2.1 million bundles were sold, with almost all of the proceeds (tips to the Humble Bundle organizers are the only exclusion) going toward charities such as the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Watsi, the Human Rights Campaign, the American Red Cross, and the American Cancer Society. The bundle, which launched on August 14, offered redeemable keys for Dead Space, Dead Space 3, Burnout Paradise, Mirror’s Ed
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