How do I register to be considered for early access for The Sims 4 Create A Sim Demo?
Go to http://www.thesims.com/ and look for the signup widget on the right. Make sure to sign up with the SAME Origin account you play The Sims with.

The Sims 4 Create A Sim Demo is available on PC through the Origin client.

• If you already have an Origin account, make sure to register for the demo using the same email as you have on your Origin account.
• If you don’t have an Origin account, you will want to create one using the same email that you used to register for the demo.

Please make sure that the email you register with for the demo matches the email for the Origin account you intend to play The Sims 4 Create A Sim Demo and The Sims 4 with. Hopefully this will be the same Origin account and email that you use to play The Sims 3!

I have just registered for early access to The Sims 4 Create A Sim Demo. Can I opt out of the Newsletter?
If you would like to opt-out of receiving the newsletter, you can click the ‘Unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of the newsletter.

However, if you are selected to receive an invitation to the early access to the demo, you will not be able to receive your invitation if you have opted-out of receiving the newsletter. We recommend waiting to see if you receive an early access invitation before choosing to opt-out.

Please know that we will not be able to invite every registrant to the early access. But don’t worry, we’ll be making the demo available to everyone later this Summer!

EA Help

First of all, I want to say thank you to the players who have been helping us test the early trial experience of The Sims 4 Create A Sim Demo over the past week. We have received lots of really useful information which is helping us to polish our game, and we have seen how much fun you have been having creating your Sims.

We have also seen how many of you want to join in and help us with the ongoing testing. I am pleased to tell you that we are now inviting anyone who is interested, to sign up for the chance to be invited into the early trial experience.

All you have to do is provide your email (the one linked to your Origin account) in The Sims 4 Create A Sim Demo box on the home page. Spots in the early trial experience are limited and not everyone will be invited in. If you are selected to participate, you will receive an email invitation with full instructions at some point in the next two weeks.

Please see our FAQ for more information on The Sims 4 Create A Sim Demo.

We look forward to getting your feedback.

– Rachel

Click on the picture below to sign up for the Demo!

SimsDomination managed to export icons from The Sims 4 Create a Sim Demo!

Click on the picture below to download these Icons!

The Sims 4’s Official SteelSeries Gaming Merchandise is now available for Pre-Order on Amazon.com!

SteelSeries clarified for us that these links are valid, and that you’ll also be able to Pre-Order this Merchandise from their website soon.

• The Sims 4 SteelSeries Gaming Headset
• The Sims 4 SteelSeries Gaming Mouse
• The Sims 4 SteelSeries QCK Mouse Pad

SimGuruAzure revealed that Kids can gain certain skills in The Sims 4. One of those are Violin and Piano Skills!

@wensimmie@SimGuruLyndsay@SimGuruGrant Kids can gain certain skills in the game. They can play the violin and the piano!

— Azure Bowie-Hankins (@SimGuruAzure) July 14, 2014

PekeSims found in The Sims 4 CAS Demo’s game files 8 different soundtracks/layers of The Sims 4 CAS Music!  This approach of layered music should be applied to other game modes as well.

This fansite also found some other Sound effects which are available for Download from her site.

Click on the picture below to download CAS Music/Sound Effects from PekeSims!

With T-minus two months until Sims 4 hits shelves, you probably already know a few things about it. You know you can customize your Sims more than ever before. You know you can download people and creations from an in-game gallery. You know your Sims are going to have complex emotions that dynamically affect their lives. But do you know about freeform Build Mode? The genetic manipulator to make family members look alike? The brand new desert where your Sims can start their digital lives?

I didn’t think so–but don’t fear! We’re here to tell you about eight of the coolest features we saw during our exclusive demo of The Sims 4, from enthralling a group of friends to shouting down the Grim Reaper.

Read More

Update: I noticed that there’s a confusion will this World be included in the Base Game or not. SimGuruMarion confirmed that this world WILL be included in The Sims 4 Base Game! (Source)

GamesRadar confirmed that The Sims 4’s 2nd world is named Oasis Springs! Take a look at what do they have to say about it:

The Sims 4 will have another environment to compliment the lush Willow Creek neighborhood, and this one’s more on the parched side. The recently unveiled Oasis Springs district is set in the middle of an arid desert, and has the look of suburban Las Vegas. This locale is filled with desert-themed charm, complete with set-pieces like cactuses and shed-sized air conditioners (and is that a Western-motif diner I see in the background?). You can still build lovely homesteads with plenty of modern comforts. You’ll likely have tons of fun in this…wellspring? Fountain? Watering hole? It’s right on the tip of my tongue…

Read More

The Sims 4 SteelSeries Official Merchandise is now available for Pre-Order at Amazon UK and GAME UK!

Amazon:

• The Sims 4 SteelSeries Gaming Headset (£30.99)
• The Sims 4 SteelSeries Gaming Mouse (£24.99)
• The Sims 4 SteelSeries QCK Mouse Pad (£14.99)

GAME UK:

• The Sims 4 SteelSeries Gaming Headset (£39.99)
• The Sims 4 SteelSeries Gaming Mouse (£29.99)
• The Sims 4 SteelSeries QCK Mouse Pad (£14.99)

We’ll let you know once Pre-Orders from SteelSeries’ website are available.

The Sims 4 bosses talk about ‘Playing with Life’ at GamesBeat 2014

We’re pleased to announce today more must-see speakers for GamesBeat 2014, our game-industry conference that takes place Sept. 15 and Sept. 16 at the Parc 55 Wyndham Hotel in San Francisco.

Join these creative leaders in a discussion about developing fun and habit-forming simulation games. You’ll hear about the creative process, launch, and engagement of The Sims 4 as well as their look into the future of life sims and what makes them so popular.Our next speakers are a dynamic duo: Lucy Bradshaw, the senior vice president of the Maxis label at Electronic Arts; and Rachel Franklin, the general manager of The Sims Studio at EA. Their fireside chat is “Playing With Life: A Conversation With Lucy Bradshaw and Rachel Franklin.”

Bradshaw oversees the development of all games that Maxis makes, including The Sims and SimCity. She leads the charge to expand the reach of EA’s games by exploring new experiences for players around the world. She joined Maxis in 1997 and has managed the development of popular games including SimCity, Spore, The Sims 2, SimCity 4, SimCity 3000, and The Sims. She is overseeing the development of The Sims 4, which debuts in early September. Prior to joining EA, she worked on games such as Rebel Assault and The Dig at LucasArts.

Franklin is the executive producer on The Sims 4 at EA, and she has more than 20 years of experience in games. She started as an associate producer at Activision on the rerelease of Zork, and she was also worked on titles like Atari 2600: Action Pack and Muppet Treasure Island. She worked at startups doing work for Lego, Pioneer, Bayer, Mattel, and MSN. She also worked in senior product manager roles for OnLive and then joined EA, where she runs The Sims Studio.

More Info