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  • ‘Sim 4’ Release Window Announced as Fall 2014

    Back at this year’s Gamescom conference, EA and developer Maxis previewed a title that The Sims fans have been waiting years for. The Sims 4 was previewed in-depth, complete with a partially live-action reveal trailer for the game.

    Now, with the latest expansion of The Sims 3 out today, EA and Maxis themselves are looking into the future of The Sims franchise. The publisher today announced that The Sims 4 will be launching in approximately one year, sometime in “autumn 2014.” EA is already taking pre-orders for the game, including a limited edition version that comes with “Life of the Party” in-game content.

    “The Sims franchise has the best fans in the world and their passion and enthusiasm is at an all-time high,” said Rachel Franklin, general manager of Maxis’ Sims Studio. “Those millions of voices will fuel our development process, helping The Sims 4 to be the most ambitious and the best game our studio has ever made. We can’t wait to see our fans reaction when The Sims 4 comes out in autumn 2014.”

    The Sims 4 will include much of the same gameplay that has gained the series a sizable fan base, but also has a few updates that should change things significantly. The sims featured in next year’s game will have emotions that players will be able to manipulate through circumstances. Maxis has also described its new sims as “intelligent, emotionally aware beings.” Customization options have also been expanded, including the ability to edit the facial structure of individual sims.

  • ‘The Sims 4’ Trailers Revealed at Gamescom

    ‘The Sims 4’ Trailers Revealed at Gamescom

    EA and developer Maxis today officially highlighted the follow-up to the popular The Sims 3 at Gamescom. The Sims 4 did not yet get a release date, and will be coming to PCs sometime in 2014, and pre-orders are already being taken.

    During its announcement, Maxis focused on the sims themselves as a big differentiator for the new game. The new sims in Sims 4 were described as “smart” and “intelligent, emotionally aware beings.” Players can now control sim emotions more intimately, using their god-like powers to manipulate the sims’ fragile egos. Even the way a building is decorated can influence the emotions of sims. Sims can also be individually tailored, right down to their facial structure. Maxis described the face editor in Sims 4 as “like playing with clay.”

    For those who enjoy creating dream houses more than playing with the emotions of sims, Maxis stated that it will be “easier and faster” to create buildings and decorate them. The ability to drop fully-decorated rooms into a building is also now available.

    EA released two different trailers for The Sims 4 at Gamescom. The first is a partially live-action video that shows the new Sims arriving in a bewildered city.

    The second is an in-depth look at the gameplay of The Sims 4 narrated by a producer at Maxis. It covers the game’s new tools, the sims themselves, and a demonstration of the game’s new emotion gameplay: