Electronic Arts CFO Eric Brown says the advent of digital distribution has put the PC on track to becoming the "largest gaming platform in the world."
TVGB: "EA has just announced during its financial conference call that there will be an entire downloadable city for The Sims 3 available on day one for free. EA is doing big marketing campaigns on the street, the internet and on television as well to get the word out. It will be available at retail and online with no DRM on June 2."
From the article: "Don't get me wrong, sales data is great, and I always love pouring over the monthly NPD reports to see just how much more money Nintendo has managed to print; and when I hear that World of Warcraft has passed the 11.5 million subscriber mark, it certainly makes a mental impact. But the questions always remain: "When people bring that Nintendo Wii home, do they actually play it?" "Just how dedicated are these WoW players?"
GI.Biz writes: "Electronic Arts has promoted Rod Humble to executive vice president and head of The Sims Label at EA.
1up writes: It's with great sadness but also much joy that we can announce that our very own Jeff Green is making the move to game development. After 17 (!) years with Ziff Davis Media, Jeff is finally jumping to the dark side to work on The Sims brand at EA.
CVG writes: Casual gaming sensation The Sims hit a milestone recently, after selling 100 million copies of The Sims, The Sims 2 and numerous expansion packs 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.
Washington (dbTechno) - A new report released by the Entertainment Software Association has found that 38% of gamers are female. The ESA report stated that the majority of female gamers play the Nintendo DS, as well as games such as The Sims. Female gamers make up the majority of the market for casual games, featured on the DS, as well as the Nintendo Wii.
Kotaku writes:
During a session yesterday at the Game Developers Conference, Steve Seabolt - EA's vice president for global brand development of The Sims, revealed that the successful series has sold nearly 100 million copies since its birth back in 2000.
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