Simulated Updates

Mobile games have become a big part of Electronic Arts‘ business, and the company hopes to expand that today with the release of a new Maxis studio game The Sims Mobile. Over time, The Sims has generated billions of dollars in revenue for EA, and the opportunity in the $41 billion mobile game industry may be the biggest of all because mobile reaches the broad demographics that match the audience for The Sims. Developed by the creators of The Sims and SimCity franchises, The Sims Mobile is inspired by The Sims 4 Legacy Challenge, which encouraged players to build a successful multigenerational family, while unlocking and collecting heirlooms along the way. As players progress in the mobile game, these items offer different gameplay benefits that help Sims achieve their Life Goals throughout the game. EA has launched mobile games in The Sims franchise before, but it is due for a refresh. EA also has an opportunity to scoop up new mobile users who haven’t played Sims game...

The Sims Mobile – bringing Sims fans together EA has soft-launched a new Sims game, that features proper multiplayer and the chance to chat up other people’s sims. After years in the wilderness The Sims is about to make a comeback, with what will hopefully be the best mobile version so far. The current mobile game is The Sims FreePlay, which like most freemium apps is anything but free. In fact, you can barely do anything worthwhile without having to buy in-app purchases, which has put off most fans. The Sims Mobile looks like it’s based on The Sims 4 on the PC, what with all the talk about shaping families over multiple generations and unlocking heirlooms and hobbies for future offspring. There’s also the promise of detailed customisation options for your sims and their homes, with what looks like a surprisingly detailed house-building tool. The most encouraging part of the trailer though is the virtual parties, which seem to feature proper multiplayer...

The latest iteration of the gaming classic, The Sims, has arrived as a soft launch for both iOS and Android in Brazil. Aptly named  The Sims Mobile , this free-to-play game seems to be very faithful to the PC-based version that won it so much acclaim. There are plenty of things to do in The Sims Mobile, besides the usual home and character customization, and the game also lets you interact with real life friends to fully experience its virtual world together. Unfortunately, regular users for both Android and iOS can't  officially  play The Sims Mobile unless they live in Brazil. And we still haven't found a way for US readers to get access to the game on iOS, so for now, the only workaround we know of is for Android. Nonetheless, if you'd like to try out The Sims Mobile on your Android right now to see if it's got what it takes to get you hooked, read on to find out how. Download Sims for Android (APK) Download The Sims Mobile for iOS (.ipa) Che...