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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
The Sims at 25: How a virtual dollhouse took over the world
The Sims was never supposed to be a hit. Back in the 1990s, when creator Will Wright pitched the game to his bosses, they ...
‘The Sims’ turned players into gods. And farmers. And vampires. And landlords.
Will Wright kindly requests that admirers stop describing him as a god. But what is better shorthand to describe the man who ...
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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 ...
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Long-Gone Classics The Sims 1 And 2 Are Finally Coming Back To PC [Update]
Fans of The Sims have their hopes up that the original two games will finally be remastered for modern platforms after ...
Knicks trade Jericho Sims to Bucks as part of Khris Middleton deal, per report
The New York Knicks are trading reserve big man Jericho Sims to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of the Kyle Kuzma-for-Khris ...
Knicks trade Jericho Sims to Bucks for Delon Wright on eve of NBA trade deadline
The Knicks made an anticipated move by unloading Jericho Sims in a small deal Wednesday, sending the backup center to the ...
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Bucks Landing Knicks’ Jericho Sims As Part Of Kyle Kuzma Trade
The Milwaukee Bucks are set to acquire backup center Jericho Sims from the New York Knicks, NBA sources have confirmed to ...