The Sims to be integrated into Amazon Alexa Devices

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January 8, 2019

The Sims to be integrated into Amazon Alexa Devices

UPDATE: SimGuruKate has posted a tweet elaborating a few things about the upcoming Amazon Alexa Skill:

Few quick clarification points about the new The Sims Alexa Skill (announced during today’s MM):

– It is tentatively scheduled to launch next week

– It will be launching worldwide but not in all languages

– IT IS 100% FREE

– It will be available on all Alexa enabled devices

— New Year, Old Kate (@SimGuruKate) January 8, 2019

During today’s Maxis Monthly Livestream The Sims Team has announced that they’ll be adding a special software that integrates The Sims with Amazon Alexa devices! This means that you’ll get to play Sims Trivia, Listen to Sims Music and learn more about The Sims straight from the Amazon Alexa device!

They’ve demonstrated each segment of this software specifically.

Opening up The Sims App

To open up The Sims App on your Amazon Alexa device, all you have to do is say “Alexa, play The Sims” to Alexa and you’ll be shown with the start menu of The Sims Alexa App.

From the start menu you’ll be able to say play music, play trivia or just learn about The Sims.

Playing Sims Music

Amazon Alexa can play all sorts of Sims Music from any Sims game – going from The Sims 1 all the way to The Sims 4 with all of the Expansion Packs included as well!

Alexa will also let you choose and specifiy which genre of music you want to listen from the Sims radio stations as well which is a really neat addition to the software.

Play Sims Trivia

Next up we have the Sims Trivia portion of this software which allows you to earn points by answering Sims questions asked by Alexa. These questions range from all The Sims Games and are divided into 3 categories:

Beginner
Casual
Challenge

You’ll also be able to specify how many players will be playing The Sims Trivia with you, as seen in the screens below:

The questions that Alexa will ask you can be very easy or very specific, depending on the difficulty that you’ve chosen. Plenty of these questions and answers were provided by EA Game Changers while plenty were additionally added by The Sims Team.

You can score up to 30 points if you answer correctly with the Casual and Challenge difficulties, while you won’t have a points cap nor a competitive spirit present with the Beginner difficulty.

Learn about The Sims

This segment will tell you all the basic facts and fun facts about The Sims Franchise that you need to know. It’s probably nothing you already don’t know but it’s still a cute addition for new players who want to learn more about the game.

So, you’re probably wondering, when is this software being added to Alexa? The Sims Team is hoping to release it next week, but do know that everything is subject to change.

We’ll make sure to keep you updated with all the latest news about when this app becomes available on all Amazon Alexa devices!

If you want to check this app out in action check out the livestream replay down below:

Enthusiast Gaming to acquire The Sims Resource for 20 Million Dollars

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Enthusiast Gaming to acquire The Sims Resource for 20 Million Dollars

Enthusiast Gaming, an online community website that focuses toward gamers and connecting multiple large scale gaming websites has announced on January 7th, 2019 that they’ll be acquiring The Sims Resource for 20 Million USD.

In case you don’t know what The Sims Resource is – it’s one of the most popular Sims Websites that host custom content for all The Sims Games – from The Sims 1 to The Sims 4. The acquisition won’t affect The Sims Resource nor the content uploaded to it at the moment and we’re hoping it’ll stay that way.

Enthusiast Gaming has issued a press release about this acquisition and what it means for the future. Check it out:

TORONTO, ONTARIO, January 7, 2019– Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (“Enthusiast” or the “Company”) (TSXV: EGLX), is pleased to announce that it has, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, signed a definitive agreement on January 3, 2019 (the “Agreement“) for the Company to acquire 100% of the assets of The Sims Resource (“TSR”) from Generatorhallen AB and IBIBI HB (the “Vendors”) on an arm’s length basis for US$18 million in cash and US$2 million in stock for an aggregate purchase price of US$20 million (the “Purchase Price“). Thirty percent (30%) of the Purchase Price is payable on closing and the balance payable by the first anniversary date of closing, subject to certain customary adjustments (the “Transaction“). Completion of the Transaction is subject to satisfaction of a number of customary conditions, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and is expected to close prior to February 15, 2019.

THE SIMS RESOURCE

Established in 1999, TSR (www.thesimsresource.com) has grown to become the world’s largest female video gaming content and community destination online.[1]The website offers custom content built around the popular Sims™ video game franchise, which can be downloaded by users to alter and/or expand gameplay. Published by Electronic Arts, The Sims™ franchise has sold nearly 200 million copies worldwide and is widely considered one of the best-selling video games series of all time.

“The Sims Resource is one of the largest video game communities, ranking in the top 5 independent sites in total views in the US, Canada and the UK. It currently generates more than 10% of the total views of Twitch.com, the largest video game website, which was acquired by Amazon in 2014 for approximately US$1 billion,” said Menashe Kestenbaum, CEO of Enthusiast Gaming (Source: Comscore Media MetrixMulti-Platform/®, Games – Gaming Information, Total Views, November 2018, U.S., Canada, U.K.). “Further, with the rapidly growing female video game segment, TSR provides us with immediate reach into this valuable audience.”

TSR is the largest female video gaming content site in the world generating in excess of 2.5 billion page views per year (Google Analytics);

Comscore’s Gaming Information category currently ranks TSR in the top 5 independent video game websites;

The site ranks #7 on Quantcast’s Top 25 websites with the highest concentration of female audience in the United States, closely behind Oprah.com and Bravotv.com (Quantcast, Top 25 websites with the most female audience, 2017);

In 2018 TSR generated C$7 million in revenue and C$5.25 million in Adjusted EBITDA[2]and approximately C$4.5 million in net income (CohnReznick LLP unaudited “Quality of Earnings” report prepared for Enthusiast); and

Approximately 60% of revenue is derived from advertising with 40% received from monthly recurring subscribers.

“We see three key growth opportunities associated with this acquisition,” Kestenbaum continued. “Initially we intend to drive significant organic growth in advertising revenue via direct sales, an area of strategic importance to Enthusiast in recent months. Further, we now have an opportunity to monetize with advertisers seeking a large female video game audience. Finally, TSR’s subscription model has the potential to add considerable revenue across our entire portfolio.”

TRANSACTION TERMS

As consideration for the acquired assets, Enthusiast will pay, at closing, an initial amount of US$4 million in cash and US$2 million in common shares in the capital of the Company valued at C$1.00 per share;

The Company will pay a deferred payment (the “Deferred Payment”) of US$14 million on or before the first anniversary of closing;

Enthusiast will enter into a transition services agreement, pursuant to which the Vendors will manage, operate and administer the acquired assets and in particular the relationships with the TSR community for a period of up to one year;

Until the Deferred Payment is made, the Company has agreed on a profit-sharing split of 70% in favour of the Vendors, which decreases proportionally if the Company elects to prepay a portion of the Deferred Payment; and

Pursuant to the Transaction, the Company will acquire all of the assets related to TSR, including, but not limited to, customer and supplier lists, trade names, business goodwill, intellectual property, software, the domain name, website content, social media accounts and the Company will not assume any liabilities or obligations of the Vendors outside of those normally assumed in relation to employment and certain other contractual obligations.

The acquisition of TSR is the largest acquisition to date for Enthusiast and follows the successful completion of seven strategic acquisitions in 2018. The Company anticipates that it will need to secure financing in order to meet the Deferred Payment.The Company expects to continue to grow through a combination of organic growth and acquisition utilizing its balance sheet as well as being opportunistic with respect to additional equity and/or debt financing to execute on its defined growth strategy.

About Enthusiast

Founded in 2014, Enthusiast is the fastest-growing online community of video gamers. Through the Company’s unique acquisition strategy, it has a platform of over 80 owned and affiliated websites and currently reaches over 75 million monthly visitors with its unique and curated content. Enthusiast also owns and operates Canada’s largest gaming expo, Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo, EGLX, (www.eglx.ca). Over 30,000 people attended EGLX in October 2018. For more information on the Company, visit www.enthusiastgaming.com.

[1]See Comscore Media Metrix Multi-Platform and Quantcast report referenced below.

[2]Adjusted EBITDA as used by the Company means earnings before interest and financing costs (net of interest income), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, restructuring and other non-recurring costs, and non-controlling interests. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure. Enthusiast believes this non-IFRS financial measure provides useful information to both management and investors in measuring financial performance, the ability to fund future working capital needs, to service outstanding debt, and to fund future capital expenditures. This measure does not have a standard meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similarly titled measurers presented by other publicly traded companies and should not be construed as an alternative to other financial measures determined in accordance with IFRS.

REPLAY: The Sims Team’s Fourth Maxis Monthly (January 8th, 2019)

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REPLAY: The Sims Team’s Fourth Maxis Monthly (January 8th, 2019)

UPDATE #2: You can catch the YouTube Replay below!

UPDATE: The livestream has ended! You can catch the Twitch Replay down below.

The Sims Team is doing their 4th Maxis Monthly Livestream (and the first one for 2019) today – January 8th, 2019 at 8PM CET / 7PM BT / 11AM PST.

During this livestream The Sims Team will be talking all about Maxis games including The Sims FreePlay, The Sims Mobile and of course – The Sims 4. SimGuruKate did try to manage expectations for this livestream by saying that they won’t be announcing a new pack for The Sims 4. She also said that they’ll be showcasing something “nifty” during thes tream.

We know that it’s hard to catch up with all of the time zones and find out exactly when the livestream begins which is why we’ve included the countdown above the livestream window.

We’ll be writing up all the important information that may be shared during the livestream and also update this post with the replay once it becomes available so make sure you stay tuned to our website!

The Sims 4: SimGuruGrant talks Game Possibilities, Features, Development and more!

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The Sims 4: SimGuruGrant talks Game Possibilities, Features, Development and more!

SimGuruGrant, the lead producer working on The Sims 4 has answered plenty of questions on Twitter over the last few days which revolve mostly around the game’s possibilities and which features could potentially be implemented in the game.

Note that the answers he provided are somewhat vague considering that none of the SimGurus are able to reveal or tease upcoming content before the official announcement. Still, there’s some valuable information about what the game can and can’t do that you might find interesting.

We’ve listed all of his answers down below. As soon as new tweets surface we’ll make sure to update this post and if there’s a bigger batch of answers we’ll include them in a different post.

Baby Ariel has a MASSIVE following. Like, millions upon millions of people. The reality is that we’re always trying to seek new folks and let others know how cool The Sims is. Baby Ariel (and her family, who I all met!) were super fantastic partners. She helps us reach new fans. https://t.co/m4sDlBQdhr

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) December 19, 2018

I’d LOVE this. @SimGuruMorgan suggested this. https://t.co/sBkL02Y5Zn

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) December 19, 2018

Yes. Yes. Yes.

Something we discuss constantly is how to address and improve representation for a lot of cultures. This was a big factor behind our August update and something that will continue to drive us. We look to brands like Fenty Beauty with great respect. https://t.co/PwsoPYP14c

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) December 19, 2018

Most things are possible. https://t.co/T4CRlx8eWB

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) December 19, 2018

We joke about this A LOT. I don’t think it was intentional but it tends to work. When we pick titles, it has to work in 18 languages worldwide. So, it’s always SUCH A THING. I wanted to call Dine Out “Get to Dinner.” https://t.co/v7hlkH94nP

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) December 19, 2018

It’s possible (modders have made a version!). But it’s tough/costly to do right. It’d be very cool to do. https://t.co/XAdSZnwBi3

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) December 20, 2018

It’s possible. The challenge is finding a fit/theme for it. The reason being it’d be *very* costly, so it needs to *really* matter. https://t.co/pAlCbhmQlD

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) December 19, 2018

Yes, it is a possible to do thing. https://t.co/2mzGyf0WQL

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) December 20, 2018

We’ve talked about it. But, we have a lot of kitchen appliances and a blender would make…more drinks? More soups? Would it really add too much value? https://t.co/LYnwBH8HZM

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) December 20, 2018

It’s a tough sell to promote that we made more garbage options :/

One of our challenges is that we know folks want us to imitate life, but we also have to carefully choose compelling, fun stories that are broadly appealing. It’s a difficult balancing act. https://t.co/ylI5css3LM

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) December 20, 2018

Toilets, sofas, chairs, don’t require new functionality, animations, or code. And we frequently receive requests for more decor and styles.

Basically, it isn’t an accurate comparison of a new object with functionality versus a mimic (the word we use). https://t.co/C4FBP8jvQM

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) December 20, 2018

This is a grand over-statement, but for every pack we have capacity for every discipline (animation, modeling, concept, audio, engineering, etc.). This dictates how much we make, and where, etc. https://t.co/PFZzy7exV8

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) December 20, 2018

We don’t pixelize it to add any commentary. We pixelize it because we are a T for Teen game and it is required that we cover all “intimate” body parts when Sims do things. I’m sorry you are upset by it. I promise we are 100% pro mom in this case. https://t.co/PYEs0rwq5u

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 2, 2019

We animate every single interaction you see in our game. Every expansion features hundreds of staff days worth of animation. Cats & Dogs featured *thousands*. It has nothing to do with the engine. https://t.co/r6PAkQRoRf

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 2, 2019

Not in the TS3 Create a World sense, but we have *some* ideas. It’s a significant undertaking and we’d have to weigh it against other options. https://t.co/hcYAzWnHr4

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 2, 2019

We think about this, but there are a few things. For one, homelessness is a serious problem (especially in the Bay Area where I live) and we don’t want to make light of that. Poverty, family life, substance abuse, financial hardship – these are not light topics. https://t.co/IzRv07GirO

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 2, 2019

Some of the clothing cannot really be fixed as the game wasn’t originally designed to support this. It wasn’t something we had considered originally, and while I’m glad we made this first step, we can definitely continue to grow and improve here with other titles. https://t.co/TMMs4nrdXw

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 2, 2019

The challenge here is that this process is *very* personal and very specific to each person. We do *not* want to make any commentary or act in a way that is offensive to the trans community, which is already persecuted far too much. https://t.co/IBJs5EWlZe

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 2, 2019

If we ever did a new game we would do so many things differently to be the most inclusive, representative game ever. https://t.co/elS1LtFOlI

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 2, 2019

We actually had to redo almost every asset in the game for the update a few years ago. Some work better than others. Generally speaking when you make assets that work in so many combinations some things just don’t *quite* work 100 up and down the spectrum. We’re trying. https://t.co/0ilBLXaW4B

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 2, 2019

I’ve been screaming “we have years of content for TS4” from the rooftop for months now. https://t.co/2qecj6rhQD

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 2, 2019

We have a full art group devoted exclusively to making worlds. https://t.co/zI09f9ewUB

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

It is a challenge in ways because we have already sold apartments with City Living. They are a big investment, so if we do it again instead of something new it is a difficult sales pitch. It’s like us saying “Buy this thing you already have, but again!” if that makes sense? https://t.co/8vXJP87fut

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

We have talked about it. It is somewhat controversial and not something we should do lightly. At this time I do not think we would do it. https://t.co/kI8LHbPptE

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

There is so much we can do. I hope we can get to more of it. https://t.co/1lJVRNSwum

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

Because for public restrooms we just do the little rabbit hole stalls. You would lose a much cooler feature for us to animate a bathroom stall or urinal, so I’d rather we focus on cooler stuff at the risk of having fewer toilet types 🙂 https://t.co/gX9uT05xE4

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

The Get Famous Gold Toilet is what we call a “mimic” in that it is purely art and does not require new code or animations. Comparing it to a stall or urinal is not an accurate comparison. https://t.co/9Y2uxQEY7x

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

The talking toilet anger is very amusing. Again, it’s just a normal toilet, but with a hint of scripting and some visual FX. If we didn’t do it – and we thought it was funny – we wouldn’t have been able to do anything else instead. https://t.co/ipwjJcnEjL

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

A big part of the challenge of pack design is combining some normal with some “fun” and extravagant. You’re choosing *one* object from *one* of almost 25 pieces of DLC (and dozens of updates). Don’t worry we’re always chasing both! We hear you! https://t.co/D0Y0KTl29e

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

It’s one of the most costly aspects of each pack. I cannot share numbers. https://t.co/Ex3J7bI7tx

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

So, a comment I see often is “a mod does this, Maxis is <insert insult>.” The reality though is that mods don’t have to work across all hardware specs, console and PC, work with all the DLC UI, plus, you know, we try to polish them as much as possible and catch bugs.

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

The mod community is *incredible*. And I love how they do some things we literally cannot (i.e. certain subject matter), or they can experiment with things that take us longer to polish (i.e. snow). But, for example, when we made Seasons, we had to update 40 neighborhoods.

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

When we make certain hairs or clothing assets they have to work on a *wide* variety of specifications and they have to mix and match as much as possible with thousands of asset combinations and body sizes.

So, just keep that in mind a smidge 🙂

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

It depends and sometimes changes pretty far along. I’d say *generally* we know a year out. Most pack decisions are made by senior leadership (production/design/marketing) + research + community input. https://t.co/Q2TbFdWdxT

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

SP/GP/EP all have completely different budgets and “value offerings” (i.e. how much stuff) we try to provide. We start with pack type and design for that specifically. A lot of EP ideas could never be GPs, and vice versa. https://t.co/NYfImwV3Ss

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

At one point our estimates to make dogs and cats walk – just walk – was like 1300 staff days? https://t.co/sFnK6oOtEa

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

A lot of you love to zing me for this. We wanted to experiment with adding more content for a previously released pack. And, I think it was a very worthy experiment. We are always going to try things out AND both Cats & Dogs and My First Pet Stuff had a lot of content. https://t.co/JR3rb5DCsE

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

You can probably blame me for no dog houses, and I stand by the decision. Here is my reasoning:
1. They aren’t really realistic or current.
2. It isn’t the story we’re telling. We designed companions, not outside house dogs.
3. We were able to do so much more instead. https://t.co/8BpZWC07sr

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

I think we’re torn between making it an active career or a work from home or a normal career and I’m not sure we’ve found the right pack for it yet. https://t.co/OiKkOT6rKe

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

So, casinos present a few problems.
1.) It is very passive gameplay, not super interesting.
2.) It can create rating issues (we are T for Teen).
3.) Casinos are less cool with younger generations. https://t.co/ygcCfAgTTt

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

Open worlds for TS4 are one of the few things we simply cannot do. It is an engine, architectural level change that cannot occur at this point. https://t.co/6qMMAvTdeO

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

This is possible but very challenging. https://t.co/RKj2KHEl6I

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

As policy we always try to unlock as much as possible. But, many of these objects are not made in a way to work outside of how we place them. It’s something we talk about a lot. https://t.co/fw7nOvxvs1

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

So, don’t assume that trying to do something for one group excludes another. We are trying to do a few things:

Appeal globally to men, women, new players, existing players, builders, storytellers, modders, video makers, legacy players, and more. https://t.co/41pNMm0y12

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

We’re basically working through a gigantic list of things folks want in the best way we can. And, we sometimes succeed, and sometimes don’t. https://t.co/uuOq198SDi

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

Yes. https://t.co/ur5XKsYi5z

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

I didn’t say impossible. It’s a matter of priority. If we make a urinal, design the behaviors for public restrooms, etc. you will lose other features that I would argue are MUCH more interesting. https://t.co/QZ5MGI5pwE

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 3, 2019

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The Sims 4 was among the Top 10 PC Games for November 2018

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The Sims 4 continues to break all records even considering the fact that the game is more than 4 years old now.

SuperData, a Nielsen branch company who makes detailed research about video game sales and success has posted a Top Grossing Video Games by Category list. Down below you can see the best selling games for PC, Console and Mobile during November 2018.

The Sims 4 has took the 7th spot on the PC list, with the 6th spot taken by a popular Battle Royale game PUBG and 8th spot taken by World of Tanks.

This is the latest report for the best selling video games considering that it takes a lot of research and effort to take count the sales for hundreds of video games that are out there on multiple platforms.

We should be expecting a sales report for December 2018 in the upcoming weeks.

The Sims 4: Gurus Share Excitement About 2019 Content

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The Sims 4: Gurus Share Excitement About 2019 Content

A new year means a new wave of The Sims 4 content – and according to SimGurus 2019 will be super exciting!

A few gurus have expressed excitement and joy over the content that they’re working on and plan to release this year. We know that the tweets they’ve shared are vague and do not reveal anything specific about 2019 content but it’s still exciting to see that they’re still working on the game in full force! After all, we still have at least 3 more years of new content ahead…

Future 2019 looks super fun for The Sims 4! I wish we had a time machine!!!! [I’d play a great Doc (albeit far less intelligent) to your cool Marty]

— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) December 23, 2018

Happy New Year SimFam! I hope you had a wonderful, fun, and safe New Year’s Eve (I didn’t make it to midnight 😴)! 2018 was quite the year for The Sims and I can’t wait for all that we will be bringing you in 2019. It’s going to be a GREAT year!

— New Year, Old Kate (@SimGuruKate) January 1, 2019

There’s so much great stuff coming to The Sims in 2019, it really is going to be a great year. But remember it’s only the 2nd day of the year so we have a long way to go. Slow and steady wins the race. Be patient. Good things come to those who wait. I promise it will be worth it.

— New Year, Old Kate (@SimGuruKate) January 2, 2019

Surprising. https://t.co/7ikbW0dt5F

— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) January 2, 2019

Happy 2019! I’m back in the office and ready to burn* this place** down***

* design
** unannounced future content
*** with careful thought and feedback

— Doi (new and improved for 2019) (@GrimSuruDoi) January 2, 2019

Back in the office all refreshed after the holidays, got a chance to play some great and inspiring games. Got me ready to make some great content going into the new year! 🎮💻 pic.twitter.com/E485C4ib7M

— Joel Eckert (@SimGuruMrE) January 2, 2019

The Sims Mobile: Slice of Nice Millie Bobby Brown Quest Walkthrough

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Presented by EA Game Changers

The Sims Mobile is launching a brand new quest tomorrow – January 3rd, 2019 at 10AM local time called Slice of Nice! This is a special quest made in collaboration with Millie Bobby Brown, most known for her acting in the Netflix television series Stranger Things.

We’ve received a full walkthrough of the upcoming quest that will last for 7 days. Each quest step is going to bring a 25 Simoleons award with certain steps giving you 10XP points. After fully completing the quest you’ll be able to unlock 3 new Millie Bobby Brown-inspired hairstyles that we’ll show down below.

First of all take a look at all of the quest steps that you’ll need to take in order to unlock the new hairstyles:

Part 1: Sit on the couch and write New Year’s resolutions
Part 2: Dream up ways to be kind to others
Part 3: Meet a new Sim
Part 4: Compliment 3 Sims
Part 5: Complete a Friendly Event
Part 6: Complete the Caffeinated Caring event
Part 7: Give stickers to 5 Sims
Part 8: Complete the Spa Day event
Part 9: Offer pie to 5 Sims
Part 10: Complete the Great Food and Great Company event
Part 11: Complete 1 Friendly Chapter
Part 12: Meet 4 new Sims
Part 13: Earn 240 Simoleons
Part 14: Encourage 5 Sims to be kind to each other
Part 15: Complete the Caffeinated Caring event
Part 16: Tend to 3 plants
Part 17: Complete the Spa Day event
Part 18: Encourage 5 Sims to be nice to Emily
Part 19: Complete the Great Food and Great Company event

Here are all the hairstyles that you’ll unlock after completing this quest:

The Sims 4: New Update + Patch Notes! (December 21st, 2018)

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The Sims 4: New Update + Patch Notes! (December 21st, 2018)

The Sims Team has released a brand new Update for The Sims 4 on PC and Mac!

To download the latest version of The Sims 4, simply open your Origin program and if the game doesn’t update automatically, right click on The Sims 4 and select ”Update”.

In case you have Mods or Custom Content, the game will automatically disable them for you after first launching The Sims 4 after the update. To re-enable all your Mods and Custom Content, select the Settings option in the Menu and select Settings. Under the”Other” section you’ll find the ”Enable Custom Content and Mods” option. Check it and restart your game in order for it to take effect!

Patch Notes

Update: 12/20/18 – PC 1.48.94.1020 / Mac 1.48.94.1220

Hey Simmers,

A quick note for a couple of hot issues.

You should now be able to once again, use speed controls when in cinematic camera (aka tab camera).

You should now be able to once again have your Sim travel without causing them to become corrupted because they did not get to know Lin-Z.

You should now be able to once again dance the Samba, assuming you previously knew the Samba.

-SimGuruGnome

The Sims 4: New Premade Sims have been added when starting a New Game

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The Sims 4: New Premade Sims have been added when starting a New Game

Are you sick and tired of Babs L’Amour, June Kaye, Andre DeSilva and more popping up in The Sims 4 every time you decide to start a New Game? Well, you’ll be encountering those Sims much less now…

With the latest update The Sims Team has surprised us with new Premade Sims that will show up from time to time when deciding to start a New Game. What’s interesting about these Premade Sims is that they’re rocking new outfits from some of the base game updates that we’ve gotten over the years.

Sims such as Babs, June, Andre and others will still appear from time to time but not as much now that there’s a bigger variety of Premade Sims.

SimGuruMorgan confirmed that there are 8 new Sims in total that have been added when starting a New Game.

There are eight new CAS sims.

— 🎄Eggnog Morgan🎄 (@SimGuruMorgan) December 19, 2018

We’ve stumbled upon 6 new Premade Sims so far. Check them out down below!

Microsoft Xbox Sale: Save up to 75% off on select The Sims 4 Games

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December 21, 2018

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Microsoft Xbox Sale: Save up to 75% off on select The Sims 4 Games

Microsoft is currently offering a huge sale on select The Sims 4 Games!

If you’re a proud owner of Xbox One and want to expand your collection you’ll be happy to know that there are plenty of select The Sims 4 Games now available for a much cheaper price, including the Base Game, some Expansion Packs, Game Packs and Bundles. Some newer packs which were recently released on console haven’t gone to sale yet which is why we’ve listed all of the packs on sale down below with their discount offer.

Please note that if you’re an Xbox Gold member you’ll be able to get an additional discount which we’ve also listed.

The Sims 4 Base Game (67% off + 8% off with Gold)
The Sims 4 Get to Work (40% off + 10% off with Gold)
The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs (40% off + 10% off with Gold)
The Sims 4 City Living (40% off + 10% off with Gold)
The Sims 4 Seasons (40% off + 10% off with Gold)
The Sims 4 Vampires (40% off + 10% off with Gold)
The Sims 4 Dine Out (40% off + 10% off with Gold)
The Sims 4 Bundle – Get to Work, Dine Out, Cool Kitchen (40% off + 10% off with Gold)
The Sims 4 Bundle – City Living, Vampires, Vintage Glamour (40% off + 10% off with Gold)

These offers are now available and will last until January 4th, 2018. Make sure you take advantage of these new prices before it’s too late!

Origin Sale: Save up to 75% off on ALL The Sims 4 Games

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December 20, 2018

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Origin Sale: Save up to 75% off on ALL The Sims 4 Games

Origin is having a HUGE Holiday Sale where you can save up to 75% off on ALL The Sims 4 Games! Yup, even Stuff Packs and Get Famous are included in this offer and you can save a lot on each type of Sims 4 Pack.

Here are all the discounts for all of The Sims 4 Packs and Games:

The Sims 4 Base Game (75% off)
The Sims 4 Expansion Packs (50% off)
The Sims 4 Game Packs (25% off)
The Sims 4 Stuff Packs (40% off)
The Sims 4 Bundle Packs (20% off)

The offer is now LIVE and will be available for a long period of time. More specifically, you’ll be able to enjoy these new prices until January 11th, 10AM PST. Make sure you take advantage of this discount before it’s too late!

The Sims 4: Don’t Buy the Lin-Z Smart Speaker – it will break your game!

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December 20, 2018

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The Sims 4: Don’t Buy the Lin-Z Smart Speaker – it will break your game!

Multiple Simmers are reporting that they’ve encountered a strange error in The Sims 4 since the latest update which prevents them from loading up lots and / or travelling to different lots. The message shown below will pop out after loading a certain lot kicking the player out to the World Menu and not allowing the player to load any type of lot:

Image via Crinrict

What’s the cause of this issue? As strange as it might be, the new Lin-Z Smart Speaker and the relationship you form with it is the root of the issue above. As reported by Crinrict, the issue starts showing up when your Sim visits a lot that had Lin-Z on and after you decide to move the Lin-Z Speaker to your Sim’s inventory or delete it altogether.

Unlike with the Talking Toilet Object from The Sims 4 City Living Expansion Pack with which you can form a relationship and get rid of it by deleting the object, you cannot get rid of the relationship with Lin-Z Smart Speaker even after deleting it which will cause big issues.

If you’ve already encountered the issue above then there isn’t a perfect solution. You’ll have to go back to the Main Menu and revert your Save Game to the point where you didn’t purchase the Lin-Z Smart Speaker. If you didn’t encounter the issue it’s highly recommended that you don’t purchase the Smart Speaker until The Sims Team releases a fix.

The Sims 4: New Holiday Items Concept Art

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December 20, 2018

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The Sims 4: New Holiday Items Concept Art

SimGuruSalo has shared some new Concept Art pieces from The Sims 4!

Concept art shown below shows new items and decoration that were released with the latest The Sims 4 Update and are a part of The Sims 4 Holiday Celebration Free Pack.

Playstation US Sale: Save up to 75% off on select The Sims 4 Games

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December 19, 2018

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Playstation US Sale: Save up to 75% off on select The Sims 4 Games

Playstation Store (United States region) is currently having a huge sale on select The Sims 4 Games where you can save up to 75% off! This includes select Game Packs, Expansion Packs, Bundles and of course, the Base Game.

Select packs and bundles have been slashed for 40% off. If you have the PS Plus Membership you can get access to additional 10% off – making it 50% off. The Sims 4 Base Games have been slashed for 67% off but with the PS Plus Membership you can make it 75% off!

Here are all the packs that are currently on sale and for how much:

The Sims 4 Base Game (67% off + 8% off with PS Plus)
The Sims 4 Base Game Deluxe Party Edition (67% off + 8% off with PS Plus)
The Sims 4 Bundle Pack with City Living, Vampires and Vintage Glamour (40% off + 10% off with PS Plus)
The Sims 4 Bundle Pack with Get to Work, Dine Out and Cool Kitchen (40% off + 10% off with PS Plus)
The Sims 4 City Living (40% off + 10% off with PS Plus)
The Sims 4 Get to Work (40% off + 10% off with PS Plus)
The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs (40% off + 10% off with PS Plus)
The Sims 4 Parenthood (40% off + 10% off with PS Plus)
The Sims 4 Vampires (40% off + 10% off with PS Plus)
The Sims 4 Dine Out (40% off + 10% off with PS Plus)

Are you ready to save big on these games? The sale is currently live on the US Playstation Store and will be available until January 8th, 2019 at 8AM PST.

Voice Actress for The Sims 4 teases the Next Pack

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December 19, 2018

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Voice Actress for The Sims 4 teases the Next Pack

Krizia Bajos, one of the main voice actresses for The Sims 4 has shared an interesting series of Instagram Stories on her Instagram account!

In the compilation video that we’ve made down below you can see Krizia’s journey to Electronic Arts as well, Simlish audio of the pack for The Sims 4 that yet has to be released and some funny outtakes.

According to the video the voiceover sessions have just begun, meaning that there are probably going to be a lot more videos in the near future showcasing simlish from the upcoming pack.