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VG247’s The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.46: The best game that features a 90s star

April 7, 2023VG247

It was the best decade between the 80s and the 2000s. For all of its faults, the one thing you can say about Crime Boss: Rockay City is that Vanilla Ice is in it. Which reminded us of a thing that happened a while back: it was called “the nineties”, and it had loads of good stuff, like the Amiga, Fido Dido, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. But the nineties were a great time for personalities. Snoop Dogg. Pamela Anderson. Tony Blair. Loads of them. Chyna from the wrestling. The Churchill insurance dog. Bob Mortimer. I could go on….

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The Sims 4 reveals two new kits for your Sims bathrooms and bedrooms

January 18, 2023VG247

Putting the woo in woohoo. Today, EA and Maxis have unveiled two new kits for The Sims 4: The Sims 4 Simtimates Collection Kit, and The Sims 4 Bathroom Clutter Kit. Both kits will be available on all platforms as of January 19, and will spice up your Sims more intimate moments; whether that’s Woohooing or simply showering. Did you know that The Sims 4 is now also free to play? The Simtimates Collection Kit doesn’t come as too much of a surprise, given that assets for the kit were accidentally leaked on the EA App just a few days…

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VG247’s The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.33: The best game that could have been made by an AI

January 6, 2023VG247

Humans have wondered for decades if artificial intelligence will lead to their doom, but could it have invented DOOM? Welcome to VG247’s Best Games Ever Podcast: Episode 33 – the best game that could have been made by an AI Join our panel of gaming experts as they discuss and debate the greatest video games of all time. Each week, we’ll tackle a new theme and share our picks for the best games in that category. This week on VG247’s Best Games Ever Podcast, we have a special treat for you! In the spirit of the holiday season, our host…

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The Sims 4 latest update eradicates all “wholly unacceptable content” from its gallery

November 25, 2022VG247

The ‘Gallery Profanity Filter Update’. The Sims 4 is no stranger to regular updates, with a bustling community of creatives building architecturally-interesting homes and vibrant, maniacal Simmers. It’s a community that has thrived since conception, and one that Maxis rarely neglects. The Sims 4 is now free to play! This time around, Maxis has dished out the Gallery Profanity Filter Update, which means rinsing its gallery of any “unacceptable content,” according to the short blog post on the update. “We are aware of and have seen some select instances of wholly unacceptable content that has been uploaded to The Sims…

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The Sims 4 base game is now free to play on all platforms, how to claim

October 19, 2022VG247

Expansions, kits, and packs still cost a pretty penny, however. It’s been almost a decade of The Sims 4, and most fans are yet to tire of the simulation game. During the Behind the Sims Summit on October 18, the title went free to play across all platforms. Now, The Sims 4 has had its fair share of free weekends or ‘free on Origin’ offers, but this appears to be it for the game. Still yet to watch the Behind the Sims Summit? Catch up right here. Developer, Maxis, didn’t leave us with just that, though. They also revealed what’s…

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The Sims 4 base game is going free-to-play in October

September 14, 2022VG247

Tune in on October 18 for a special-edition Behind The Sims Summit. The Sims 4 will go free-to-play next month, EA and Maxis have announced. Starting October 18, the base game will be available to all new players to download for free on PC and Mac via Origin and Steam, as well as PlayStation and Xbox systems. Maxis said with the game going free, it’s “more dedicated than ever” to developing new experiences for players, and it will continue to develop and release packs, kits and Sims Delivery Express drops into the foreseeable future. The studio will share more on…

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The Sims 4 base game is going free to play in October

September 14, 2022RockPaperShotgun

EA and developers Maxis have revealed today that The Sims 4 will be going free to play from October 18th. You’ll be able to grab it on Steam, Origin or the EA app. There had been rumours circulating online earlier today that an announcement was incoming from EA on this, and those were evidently legit. More information on the future of The Sims will be coming on October 18th too, EA said, at an event dubbed the Behind The Sims Summit. Read more

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The Sims 4 patch gets rid of aging bug and incest after accidentally adding them

August 4, 2022VG247

You read that right. Toddlers were becoming seniors in the blink of an eye, while other sims wanted to date their family members. If you have spent any amount of time with The Sims 4, or even appreciating one of the communities many content creators, you’ll know that the simulation title can be chaotic. Half the charm of The Sims 4 is undoubtedly wedding the weirdest of couples and ultimately finding unique ways to kill them off, but the latest bugs to plague players have taken this to an unprecedented level of strange. Following last weeks’ free update to The…

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The Sims 4 announces first expansion pack in nearly a year, High School Years

July 1, 2022VG247

A free body hair update is being introduced to the game also. More content for The Sims 4 is always welcomed by fans, and the latest expansion pack, High School Years, is no exception. High School Years will be taking us and our sims back to school as of July 28, and teenage sims will finally be in receipt of a real education! Here’s the official reveal trailer for The Sims 4 latest expansion pack, High School Years. The High School Years expansion pack follows the Werewolves Game Pack released in June, but is the first expansion pack to be…

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The Sims 4 Werewolves Game Pack urges you to embrace the full moon

June 2, 2022VG247

After plenty of teasing, Maxis has finally announced the Werewolves Game Pack for The Sims 4. In the game pack, you can create and fully customize your werewolf using Create a Sim. Werewolves can be “fierce, playful, dramatic, or cuddly,” and all start with a beast and a Sim form that are linked. This provides parity and matches up to the other form. But you can also create a beast of your very own by unlinking the forms and making them distinct by editing face structure, ears, eyes, tufts, and more. The pack is set in Moonwood Mill, a former…

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The next Sims 4 kits let you cosy up outside, or dress up for a night out on the town

May 22, 2022VG247

Little Campers and Moonlight Chic offer up a couple of different night time activities. Maxis has properly revealed the next two kits coming to The Sims 4, with a cosy looking camping kit, and one that will let you decorate with a more Parisian aesthetic. The kits were first teased earlier this month, and were expected to release some time this month. Now, Maxis has confirmed that these two kits, called Little Campers Kit and Moonlight Chic Kit, both of which will be released on May 26. Kits typically cost around £4.99, which will probably be the case for these…

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The Sims 4 may be getting customizable pronouns and werewolves soon

May 7, 2022VG247

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. New content is coming to The Sims 4, and the game’s developer has been teasing players a bit regarding what’s to come. Fans of the game can expect a new pack and two kits coming in May and June, all of which are said to be themed around the night. Seize the Night was teased recently on Twitter, and the pack tease has led many to believe werewolves will make a return to the game. Called Go Wild, the pack…

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Looks like The Sims 4 is getting a wedding-themed Game Pack

February 5, 2022VG247

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. The Sims 4 players are getting a wedding-themed Game Pack, if a recent leak is any indication. Last month, The Sims Twitter account teased that a Game Pack that “throws a party for love” was on the way, and what else would be considered a “party for love” other than a wedding? Makes sense. Plus, if you look at the official website, there is a content teaser card titled “Say I Do” – so what else could it mean, right?…

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The Sims 4 Scenarios

November 3, 2021RockPaperShotgun

How do Scenarios work in The Sims 4? There have been fan-made Sims challenges for as long as there have been Sims games, but now the makers of The Sims 4 have introduced Scenarios into official gameplay. This new type of gameplay challenge works a bit differently to existing Aspirations, Lot Challenges, and so on. Scenarios are attached to every Sim in a household, have a unique set of starting and victory conditions, and — crucially — are quite open-ended, leaving it to the player to work out the best way to complete them. If that all seems a bit…

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