Entries in 'sims' (26)
Katy Perry teams up with The Sims
EA has announced a collaboration with Katy Perry which will see the music star appear in future DLC and ad campaigns.
The Sims 3 Master Suite Stuff
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They say home is where the heart is, and that heart often does its best palpitating in the bedroom. This is no less true in the world of EA’s The ...
The Sims 3: Pets
The Sims has established itself as one of the most successful games franchises of all time, selling more than 140m units worldwide.While pets have previously featured in the simulation series, ...
EA: We've redefined social games with The Sims
EA boasts that The Sims Social has redefined the Facebook games market.
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The Sims Social goes live
The game that many think could be EA's killer social gaming IP is out of beta and has gone live.
The Sims 3: Town Life Stuff Pack
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The Sims has become much more than just your standard video game with a beginning and an end.
Missing features for pre-owned Sims 3
The Sims 3 will be the latest title to penalise those who buy the pre-owned version of the game when it arrives on Xbox 360 and PS3 later this year ...
Sims 3 confirmed for consoles
If there’s one question MCV gets asked more than any other it’s this: when will The Sims 3 come out on consoles? Well, today we finally have the answer.
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How Activision missed out on The Sims
In a meeting at Maxis’ offices where the exec was considering a possible acquisition of the studio, Activision boss Bobby Kotick was offered the chance to preview the latest secretive ...
The Sims 3 confirmed for consoles
EA has as part of its latest financial report confirmed that massive PC hit The Sims 3 will be heading to consoles this Christmas.
Happy Birthday, The Sims
One of the games industry’s most celebrated global success is enjoys its tenth birthday today, and while success very much depends on how you measure it, by any account The ...
Revenues climb 14% at EA Mobile
Alongside its success on the Wii and PC, EA also enjoyed a strong quarter in the mobile sector in the three months ending June 30th with news that revenues ...
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The Sims 3 sales hit 3.7m
Following its recent financial posting, publisher EA has confirmed that The Sims 3, which was released in June, has now sold 3.7m copies worldwide, becoming the company’s top selling title ...
EA dates first Sims 3 expansion
When it comes to in-game expansions, no-one does it quite like EA did it with Sims 2 – and now the expansion ball has begun rolling for the recently released ...
UK CHARTS: Prototype goes top
The reign of EA’s The Sims 3 at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 is over, with Activision Blizzard’s free-roaming superhero romp Prototype climbing one position ...
UK CHARTS: Sims 3 refuses to budge
After a long period of dominance from Nintendo’s Wii Fit, EA’s PC hit The Sims 3 has stamped its chart credentials on the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 by ...
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The Sims 3 sells 1.4m in seven days
Few games brands are as heavyweight as EA’s colossal The Sims, and the latest instalment to the series has not failed to disappoint with news that combines sales of both ...
Piracy has already cost Sims 3 $9m
The party that’s sure to follow EA’s release of The Sims 3 next week is likely to be a little subdued thanks to the news that the game is being ...
'Large female presence' in Sims 3 dev team
Speaking exclusively to MCV’s sister CasualGaming.biz as part of its Girl Gaming Month, The Sims 3’s associate producer Grant Rodiek has stated that the game’s development team deliberately houses more ...
EA drops SecuRom DRM for The Sims 3
Publisher EA has confirmed that it has dropped its controversial SecuRom copy protection system for its upcoming release of The Sims 3, opting instead for a more standard serial code ...
EA resurrecting SSX on iPhone
Publisher EA has seemingly nailed its flag to the iPhone mast with the news that a number of its key gaming franchises are heading to the platform this year.
EA: The Sims 3 delayed until June
US publisher EA has announced as part of its Q3 financial results that it is to delay the release of its upcoming The Sims 3 from February 20th to June ...
Kathy Vrabeck quits EA Casual
The head of EA’s Casual Entertainment Division, Kathy Vrabeck, has resigned from the company after 18 months in charge.
Will Wright ‘concerned’ by Spore hype
Legendary games designer Will Wright has admitted that he believes his upcoming release Spore has been over-hyped, and that the building anticipation for his game is concerning him.
