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Oct 8, 2008

Humble named head of The Sims Label

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PC - The Sims Life Stories - Humble named head of The Sims Label

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."
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Apr 16, 2008

Gamedaily.Biz: The Sims Sells 100 Million Worldwide

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PC - The Sims Life Stories - Gamedaily.Biz: The Sims Sells 100 Million Worldwide

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 Â¿ and even visits from ghosts, players have told more than 100 million unique and fun stories!"
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Sep 5, 2007

EA launches free user generated entertainment portal

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PC - The Sims Life Stories - EA launches free user generated entertainment portal

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.
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Mar 9, 2007

Open source SimCity in the works for OLPC's XO

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PC - The Sims Life Stories - Open source SimCity in the works for OLPC's XO

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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Jan 17, 2007

The Sims Stories begin

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Three new Sims games have been announced today, ushering in a new form of life-sim gameplay focusing on plot progression. The Sims Life Stories, The Sims Pets Stories and The Sims Castaway Stories will bring a story-driven aspect to the series, with Life Stories arriving first and billed by developer EA as "a wonderful romantic comedy." The trio are designed to be laptop-friendly, so you won't need to own any other versions - unlike the numerous add-on packs currently available. Life Stories ... » Read More

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