The Sims Turned Players Into Gods. And Farmers. And Vampires. And Landlords.
As the virtual dollhouse turns 25, the game designer Will Wright explains how The Sims was a sandbox for the American dream.
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‘The Sims’ Turned Mere Mortals Into Gods. Twenty-Five Years Later, the Addictive Computer Game Is Still Going Strong
The audience for the trailblazing life simulation game has stuck around through new editions, expansion packs and designs to ...
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The best Sims expansion packs ranked by a veteran Sims player
Whether it be the original Makin' Magic or the newer Island Life, these are the best Sims expansion packs to play according ...
The Sims design mastermind Will Wright says the first Sims ever made were "too good" at staying alive and needed to be stupider for the game to be fun
According to The Sims mastermind Will Wright, the original life sim had to be dumbed down as Sims' autonomy was simply "too ...
Jericho Sims trade for Delon Wright doesn’t address Knicks’ biggest need
And while Wright brings defensive tenacity, his addition doesn’t necessarily address New York’s most pressing issue: a lack ...
The Sims at 25: How a virtual dollhouse took over the world
Now, 25 years from its debut, The Sims is one of the best-selling video game series of all time, with an active community of ...
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25 Years Into The Sims, EA Is Still Making The Same Mistakes
The Sims celebrated its 25-year anniversary on February 4, 2025. Below, we take a deep dive on how it's reached its current ...
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The 25 best Sims games for The Sims 25th anniversary
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 ...
Will Wright says the original Sims AI was actually too good: 'Almost anything the player did was worse than the Sims running on autopilot'
As part of the 25th anniversary of The Sims, the New York Times spoke to the original game's lead designer Will Wright, who gave some insight into how its AI was programmed. Part of the inspiration ...
Knicks trade Jericho Sims to Bucks for Delon Wright on eve of NBA trade deadline
The Jericho Sims trade rumors proved to be true. The Knicks are trading him to the Bucks as part of a trade that was ...
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How The Sims' endless customization fostered one of gaming's most diverse player communities
Katy Perry is in a recording booth. She turns to the camera, smiles and begins to sing: "Badipsa frooby noop." As if to ...