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'Sims don't plan anything' says former Sims 4 developer, though he always wanted to program them to: 'it's always shot down, rightfully so'
By Lauren Morton published
News The Sims 4's original AI programmer always wanted to give sims the ability to plan their actions but it never stuck.

'I took those files and deleted them': Former Sims 4 developer says he totally rewrote the sims' AI in the middle of development and 'that was a scary thing to do'
By Lauren Morton published
News The Sims 4's original lead AI programmer says he pitched the entire AI system not long before alpha and rewrote it from scratch.

The Sims 4 cheats: Every cheat code and life hack you need
By Lauren Morton last updated
Updated! All of the Sims 4 cheats for each expansion, all in one convenient place.

It's been 7 years since the last Fallout game, so one gamer took matters into their own hands and made an entire Vault in the Sims
By Issy van der Velde published
News Building a better future underground.

The Sims' biggest sex mod creator says that around 300,000 people use it—that's more than some of Steam's top games: 'It doesn't make sense to me'
By Mollie Taylor published
news A lotta people like to see their Sims naked, it seems.

In October 2025, a full 205 months after the ill-fated life sim Spore first launched, someone walked into a store, found an old DVD copy on a shelf, and bought it
By Justin Wagner published
News Fess up: Which one of you was it?

After the Saudi-backed EA buyout, OG Sims director says diversity isn't just 'critical,' it's 'existential for the business': 'Love is love and people are people'
By Joshua Wolens published
News Charles London worked on The Sims 1 and 2.

'This isn't a one-time effort': The Sims patch set to fix over 150 of the community's most reported bugs, from making kids look more like their parents and ensuring nude Sims no longer wear hats
By Mollie Taylor published
news Some of the community's biggest bugbears are finally being sorted out.

Some of The Sims 4's biggest content creators have just stepped down from EA's creator network in the wake of the $55B Saudi-backed buyout: 'This situation is a nightmare for our community'
By Mollie Taylor published
news Plumbella, James Turner, and lilsimsie are all pivoting away from their biggest game.
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