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Project Vie is 100% a hoax!

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UPDATE: The folks behind this hoax posted the screenshots of “the game”. This is the last update on this project as it’s obviously all photoshop and scam.

You’ve probably heard about Project Vie, a new, promising life-simulation game that was supposed to compete with The Sims in terms of features.

Well, that project is 99,9% likely to be a hoax. How so you may ask?

For starters, MadameButterfly warned us a few weeks ago that Project Vie was a growing project by a banned member aimed to do nothing more but troll the community with a fake life-simulation game that would raise our hopes up and give us a new Sims competitor that we’ve been waiting for a while now.

Project Vie is 100% a hoax!

We’re only a few hours from their announcement that should take place at 18:00 GMT. They provided us with some material including logos, game summary and information about the people behind this project. What’s interesting is that, from their “About Us” document, I still don’t know a single thing about anyone from this Project Vie “team”.

Here’s a small excerpt from their game summary, which obviously references to Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” chorus, which is usually used nowadays for trolling on the internet.

Project Vie is 100% a hoax!

I have nothing to say except add this Tyra Banks GIF:

Project Vie is 100% a hoax!

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Jovan

Reticulating splines as a webmaster for Sims Community over the last 11 years. You can find me here writing articles and doing reports on your favorite life sim games, among other things!

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ernestlee
ernestlee
7 years ago

My heart’s half broken:( The other half lives on the sims:P

dragonfire6209
dragonfire6209
7 years ago
Reply to  ernestlee

And every simmers too.

benji_br
benji_br
7 years ago

Please note how they used the word INTUITIVE.

Khristiaan
Khristiaan
7 years ago
Reply to  benji_br

Oh wow! That means if this is real then a former SimGuru might be working with them to prove to everyone that life is tactile and intuitive!

Mariah
Mariah
7 years ago

they deleted their twitter EDIT: oh nvm, they just changed their name. wtf

Khristiaan
Khristiaan
7 years ago
Reply to  Mariah

I rushed over after you said that but there twitter is still there https://twitter.com/PlayVie

Kemski
Kemski
7 years ago

i knew it

dragonfire6209
dragonfire6209
7 years ago

By the way do they will announce everything only on their social media account? I was hoping for a livestream 🙁

dragonfire6209
dragonfire6209
7 years ago

Yep. Still 50/50 on this.

dragonfire6209
dragonfire6209
7 years ago

Harsh comment, bruh. But you got a point there

Alicia Johnson
Alicia Johnson
7 years ago

Y’all are quite harsh. Honestly you seem like you wanted them to fail from the start. A year of development A lot can happen.

Taking Pride
Taking Pride
7 years ago

I’m still rooting for Identity which is a new online multiplier simulation game that is being developed. My money’s all for that up and coming game

SoulEater
SoulEater
7 years ago

The titles says “100%” but the article says “99.9%” :T

RespectfullyYoursMB
RespectfullyYoursMB
7 years ago

Take a look at these Vie screen grabs here: https://twitter.com/heyblindmouse

Witchs_Brew
Witchs_Brew
7 years ago

I wouldn’t be surprised… people like to troll our game because they believe we’re an easy target… i think its a fake

Whitney
Whitney
7 years ago

Well dang this was at least suppose to push the sims team to work a little harder. I was rooting for a little competition, but I guess what can you do.

Lia
Lia
7 years ago

I don’t think they meant the lyrics from the song to be a part of the hoax. They were using the lyrics to suggest the characters. Lolz

André Fontes
André Fontes
7 years ago

What a shame. Even if it turned out bad, The Sims needs a competitor. Why? Because, as most players are aware, The Sims are seriously lacking innovation, and all the DLCs released are nothing more than repeated stuff already avaliable for previous titles. An alternate good enough to compete with The Sims, to make players and reviewers to compare both games and ultimately take some impact on the sales would be a great way to open EA’s eyes while the game is still relevant.

Cinnamoncustard
Cinnamoncustard
7 years ago

It was obvious from the beginning

HLM
HLM
7 years ago

You’re some conspiracy theorist.

Banana
Banana
7 years ago

awh………

SimGuruSnake
SimGuruSnake
7 years ago

I love the fact their twitter says “Coming 2018” but if it took them a year of development to come up with graphics like that its very unbelievable. I understand that developing a game is difficult but a YEAR? Especially with all the promises they made. Hopefully this whole thing dies out again, like MadameButterfly says.

TheRandomGuy
TheRandomGuy
7 years ago

I still think Vie is real, I bet all this stuff that Vie is a hoax was made by People who work at EA who are mad that someone is out to stop them. EA has been owning this Genre for 16 1/2 years and when someone tries to dethrone them, they call it a hoax. That is communism, and I refuse to support a company that believes in Communism.

Spritzgie?maschine
Spritzgie?maschine
6 years ago

F*ckin?amazing things here. I very glad to see your article. Thanks a lot and i’m looking forward to contact you. Will you please drop me a mail?

TheRandomGuy
TheRandomGuy
4 years ago

I still think Vie is real, I bet all this stuff that Vie is a hoax was made by People who work at EA who are mad that someone is out to stop them. EA has been owning this Genre for 16 1/2 years and when someone tries to dethrone them, they call it a hoax. That is communism, and I refuse to support a company that believes in Communism.

Taking Pride
Taking Pride
4 years ago

I’m still rooting for Identity which is a new online multiplier simulation game that is being developed. My money’s all for that up and coming game

Mariah
Mariah
4 years ago

they deleted their twitter EDIT: oh nvm, they just changed their name. wtf

Khristiaan
Khristiaan
4 years ago
Reply to  Mariah

I rushed over after you said that but there twitter is still there https://twitter.com/PlayVie

ernestlee
ernestlee
4 years ago

My heart’s half broken:( The other half lives on the sims:P

dragonfire6209
dragonfire6209
4 years ago
Reply to  ernestlee

And every simmers too.

benji_br
benji_br
4 years ago

Please note how they used the word INTUITIVE.

Khristiaan
Khristiaan
4 years ago
Reply to  benji_br

Oh wow! That means if this is real then a former SimGuru might be working with them to prove to everyone that life is tactile and intuitive!

dragonfire6209
dragonfire6209
4 years ago

Yep. Still 50/50 on this.

Kemski
Kemski
4 years ago

i knew it

dragonfire6209
dragonfire6209
4 years ago

Harsh comment, bruh. But you got a point there

Lia
Lia
4 years ago

I don’t think they meant the lyrics from the song to be a part of the hoax. They were using the lyrics to suggest the characters. Lolz

RespectfullyYoursMB
RespectfullyYoursMB
4 years ago

Take a look at these Vie screen grabs here: https://twitter.com/heyblindmouse

Banana
Banana
4 years ago

awh………

Whitney
Whitney
4 years ago

Well dang this was at least suppose to push the sims team to work a little harder. I was rooting for a little competition, but I guess what can you do.

HLM
HLM
4 years ago

You’re some conspiracy theorist.

Cinnamoncustard
Cinnamoncustard
4 years ago

It was obvious from the beginning

André Fontes
André Fontes
4 years ago

What a shame. Even if it turned out bad, The Sims needs a competitor. Why? Because, as most players are aware, The Sims are seriously lacking innovation, and all the DLCs released are nothing more than repeated stuff already avaliable for previous titles. An alternate good enough to compete with The Sims, to make players and reviewers to compare both games and ultimately take some impact on the sales would be a great way to open EA’s eyes while the game is still relevant.

SimGuruSnake
SimGuruSnake
4 years ago

I love the fact their twitter says “Coming 2018” but if it took them a year of development to come up with graphics like that its very unbelievable. I understand that developing a game is difficult but a YEAR? Especially with all the promises they made. Hopefully this whole thing dies out again, like MadameButterfly says.

Spritzgie?maschine
Spritzgie?maschine
4 years ago

F*ckin?amazing things here. I very glad to see your article. Thanks a lot and i’m looking forward to contact you. Will you please drop me a mail?

SoulEater
SoulEater
4 years ago

The titles says “100%” but the article says “99.9%” :T

Witchs_Brew
Witchs_Brew
4 years ago

I wouldn’t be surprised… people like to troll our game because they believe we’re an easy target… i think its a fake

dragonfire6209
dragonfire6209
4 years ago

By the way do they will announce everything only on their social media account? I was hoping for a livestream 🙁

Alicia Johnson
Alicia Johnson
4 years ago

Y’all are quite harsh. Honestly you seem like you wanted them to fail from the start. A year of development A lot can happen.