Back in September of last year, EA officially announced that they were working on a game known as ‘Project Rene’ – aka Sims 5. Since then however, it seems the publisher has pivoted its priorities, now announcing that Sims 4 will continue to live on with new multiplayer expansions and more.
Read More »EA assembles dev squad to finally address technical issues in The Sims 4
The Sims 4 is around a decade old at this point and during that time, EA has primarily focused on releasing new DLC content. Now, following the game's transition to being free-to-play, EA is finally assembling a strike squad to deal with the game's myriad of technical issues. If you've …
Read More »The Sims 5 confirmed to be ‘free to download’
After spending many years as a premium experience, EA made the decision to reintroduce The Sims 4 as a free-to-play title. Now, with The Sims 5 announced to be in development, the team have officially confirmed that the upcoming management game will be ‘free to download’ from launch. In a …
Read More »The Sims 5 will seemingly be free-to-play
The Sims 4 released all the way back in 2014, and in the nearly a decade since, we have seen many trends come and go from the video games industry. One practice which seems to have stuck is that of the free-to-play game. It seems as though EA will be …
Read More »The Sims 4 officially becomes biggest game in the series with 70 million players
The Sims 4 is nearing 10 years on the market, and while a 5th entry has been announced to be in the works, the 2014 title is continuing to grow at a rapid pace. With the game having gone free-to-play back in October of last year, The Sims 4 has …
Read More »February’s free PlayStation Plus titles are now available to download
PlayStation Plus subscribers are in for a treat this month, as PlayStation is offering its Plus users not two, but three free games this month – and well respected games to boot. Available to download right now is BioShock: The Collection, containing remasters of the full BioShock trilogy and its …
Read More »EA’s next generation Sims title could feature cross-play and multiplayer features
In a game all about creation and interaction, it’s surprising that The Sims franchise has historically opted out of featuring any significant multiplayer features (save for The Sims Online). In the latest investor meeting however, EA’s CEO, Andrew Wilson, alluded to the fact that the next Sims title could feature …
Read More »EA is shutting down another studio: Maxis
If you played and were somewhat disappointed by the latest SimCity, DarkSpore or Spore, then chances are you won't be too bothered by the news that EA Games is shutting down Maxis Emeryville, the developer that brought us all of those over the past few years. However even though the …
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