I think the Sims has really echoed throughout the entire industry and every studio tries to chase what the Sims has done’ ...

I'd hoped to make some direct comparisons between the Legacy Collection versions of The Sims 1 and 2 and fan-patched versions ...

The audience for the trailblazing life simulation game has stuck around through new editions, expansion packs and designs to ...

The Sims franchise turns 25 this week, which is a huge milestone in and of itself, but did you know just how many Sims games ...

And if you prefer the classics, EA recently released The Sims and The Sims 2 again on Steam and its own EA store, complete ...

After revealing the upcoming Businesses and Hobbies expansion pack for The Sims 4, EA is posting new sneak peeks of the DLC – ...

Complete the Echoes of Time and Investing the Past Quests for the Blast From the Past event in The Sims 4 with the help of ...

The “ Inventing the Past ” quest is part of a series of timed-limited quests in the “ Blast from the Past ” event in The Sims ...

Much of this focus is also present in what is now called the “cosy game” genre. These are games that focus not on conflict or challenges, but rather on creativity, exploration and personal expression.

The game harks back to what game studies researcher Jesper Juul described, in his foundational book Half-Real (2005), as the “primordial game structure”. This is a game in which the player doesn’t ...

Critic Linda Holmes has been playing The Sims since the early 2000s. Twenty five years in, she says she still finds the game ...