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What just happened? Electronic Arts is making one of its most popular social simulation games free to play starting next month. From October 18, The Sims 4 will be free to download and play on Windows ...

Gaming firm EA has announced that the Sims 4 will become a free-to-play game on October 18. The base game will be available for free to new consumers across its PC and console versions. "Our community ...

The HP Victus 15.6" Gaming Laptop offers the essential elements for playing Sims 4 without breaking the bank. With its Intel Core i5-12450H processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 graphics, it delivers ...

Let's run it all the way back to 2000. EA is celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Sims by making the original game and The Sims 2 available to purchase once again. You can buy them separately — ...

The next entry in The Sims series, codenamed Project Rene, will be available to play without a core game purchase or subscription at launch. During a Behind The Sims Community update, VP of franchise ...

Sims 5 is apparently going to be revealed by EA very shortly, as long-standing life simulator and management game Sims 4 officially goes free-to-play, although the sequel may not be available yet for ...

Building is time-consuming, and every builder begins by constructing a beautiful box with odd roofs and no individuality. Learning to construct is one of the most irritating aspects of the game, ...