The Sims 4 review: Toying with emotions
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The Sims 4 introduces lively, emotional, characters and an impressive new creation and customization system. But is that enough to carry the series forward?
READ MORE >'Friends' characters, locations recreated in The Sims 4
These friends will be there for you in The Sims 4.
READ MORE >"That looks pretty well done, but along with the quick look characters, won't someone try to sue ..."
see all 3 commentsEA combats Sims 4 piracy with unique bug
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The Sims 4 might be fun for most PC gamers, but not so much for those who pirate the game.
READ MORE >"this is great. the titanfall / sims method needs to be adapted widely. sure, hackers + pirates ..."
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"that trailer idea was so good and did not live up to its promise. :( "
see all 3 commentsThe Sims 4 trailer expresses its emotions
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A new Sims 4 trailer once again demonstrates one of the upcoming game's new features: Sim emotions.
READ MORE >Watch 15 minutes of gameplay from The Sims 4
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EA and Maxis are releasing the demo that was used at this year's E3 to offer up a new 15-minute look at The Sims 4.
READ MORE >The Sims 4 tells its story on September 2 on PC
The Sims 4 took a generous amount of time during EA's E3 press conference, with EA and Maxis revealing that the newest game in the series will arrive on PC on September 2.
READ MORE >"I was a big fan of the first 2 games, but Sims 3 was just DLC'd into the ground... They make it ..."
see all 34 commentsThe Sims 4 gets creative with a new Build Mode
The Sims 4 is seeing some expansion with a revised Build Mode. A new trailer shows it off.
READ MORE >"Nah, I've played a ton of the sims 1 2 and 3. This has a similar overall art style but the ..."
see all 7 commentsSimCity gets offline play today
It's taken quite a long time, but EA and Maxis' SimCity reboot finally finally has an official offline mode. "We've listened to our players and...
READ MORE >"You have to admire how consistent the PR spin has been up to this point. Even their parting shot ..."
see all 15 commentsSimCity offline mode took more than six months
Maxis says that the upcoming offline mode for SimCity needed considerable reworking to the core structure, and that the studio required more than six months to complete the project.
READ MORE >"Exactly, launch issues are understandable as everyone is connecting to the servers at the same ..."
see all 38 commentsSimCity offline mode coming in next update
Nine months after launching SimCity, Maxis has finally announced it's added the feature fans have asked for since even before launch: an offline mode. Maxis says it's in the "late phases" of development, and it'll arrive in the next update, finally allowing players to build ...
READ MORE >"Seriously, mods are what made SimCity 4 the gold standard of the series"
see all 15 commentsSimCity Cities of Tomorrow trailer gets invaded by aliens
For SimCity, the future doesn't involve building out, but rather building up. A new trailer for the Cities of Tomorrow expansion shows off towering skyscrapers that take advantage of unused airspace. Also, there are aliens, for some reason.
READ MORE >SimCity Cities of Tomorrow trailer introduces friendly neighbourhood megacorp
As a planet-hacker and cybronic force-blade punk, I spend a lot of time idly daydreaming about the cities of tomorrow. Do I wish to live in a gleaming arcology or a stinky neon hole? SimCity's expansion will make you decide for your Sims, and a new trailer gives a voice to t...
READ MORE >"yeah, theres not actually a simulation going on, its quite maddening"
see all 23 commentsSimCity: Cities of the Future video introduces robots
SimCity's upcoming Cities of the Future expansion will bring many futuristic ideas to life, as shown in this new developer walkthrough.
READ MORE >"I feel like if someone were to take the lyrics and spirit of "Nine Inch Nails - Gave Up" and put ..."
see all 8 commentsSimCity exploring offline mode, but not making bigger cities
Maxis has made a team to explore the possibility of an offline mode, but won't be making bigger cities, according to Maxis Emeryville studio manager Patrick Buechner.
READ MORE >"People hacked offline mode a month after it was released, it's probably not a huge addition. I ..."
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"The Sims 4 is really growing on me. There are a lot of smart design decisions in the game that ..."
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