GI.Biz writes: Electronic Arts has promoted Rod Humble to executive vice president and head of The Sims Label at EA. Under this role, Humble will be responsible for The Sims Label, while the former The Sims head Nancy Smith will manage special projects until she begins a new executive role at EA, yet to be announced. Like Nancy Smith before him, Rod Humble has demonstrated strong leadership in defining EA's The Sims brand as a stand-alone product label. Rod has great creative instincts, uncompromising quality standards, a deep connection with the player community, and most of all, the respect of the team he works with, said John Riccitiello, CEO of Electronic Arts.
Electronic Arts announced today that The Sims franchise has sold over 100 million units worldwide. Since the first game in the series launched in 2000, it has gone on to be the best-selling PC game franchise of all time. Currently, The Sims is sold in one form or another in 22 languages and 60 countries around the world. At this milestone, we want to thank players of The Sims everywhere for making The Sims such a worldwide phenomenon, said Rod Humble, Head of Studio for The Sims Label. The Sims has been an interactive experience for people around the globe to explore their passion for creativity and we're thrilled to be a part of that. From building houses and relationships, from the first kiss to a toddler's first step, from kitchen fires ¿ and even visits from ghosts, players have told more than 100 million unique and fun stories!
EA has announced the beta launch of The Sims On Stage, an interactive online playground on which anyone with a PC or Mac and a broadband connection can unleash their creativity on the rest of the world. By visiting The Sims On Stage people can record songs, stories, comedy routines and more thanks to a set of fun and accessible tools.
Development is underway to create an open source version of the original SimCity for One Laptop Per Child's XO computer.
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