Maxis and Electronic Arts were indeed working on The Sims 5. Or at least that's what Project Rene initially was until it took several turns and expanded into ...

The Sims franchise is moving beyond linear, sequential video game releases, according to franchise vice president and general manager Kate Gorman Revelli. Instead of moving on to The Sims 5, replacing ...

In a recent interview with Variety, EA Entertainment’s president shared the developer’s future plans for big franchises. The conversation wasn’t solely focused on The Sims. But, given that The Sims is ...

Carla is a writer from Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, now based in Atlanta. She’s an Emory alum with both a BA and MA in English, but more importantly, she’s a Pisces with lots of opinions about video games.

For the first time in nearly 25 years, the future of The Sims feels uncertain—not creatively, but structurally. Instead of a clean, linear path toward a traditional next entry, the rumors surrounding ...

Back in September of last year, EA officially announced that they were working on a game known as ‘Project Rene’ – aka Sims 5. Since then however, it seems the publisher has pivoted its priorities, ...

Fans are upset over recent news that The Sims 5 may never happen. The Sims franchise is one of EA’s biggest IP. The franchise has been around for 25 years and began as sort of a successor to SimCity, ...

Ever since the upcoming release of The Sims 5was officially canceled by EA, the life simulation genre just hasn't felt the same, despite a few niche alternatives popping up here and there. Even if a ...

The Sims 4 will continue to receive support. The way to think about it is, historically, ‘The Sims’ franchise started with ‘Sims 1’ and then ‘Sims 2,’ ‘3’ and ‘4.’ And they were seen as replacements ...

Kyle Thomas is a writer and game designer who has worked in and around the gaming industry for over five years. Kyle is currently working in the indie game sector as a Narrative Designer for a small ...

We are ready for the Sims. Summertime is here and gamers are ready for a new Sims game. Although, we don’t know when this new Sims 5 will be releasing – even though it isn’t even being called the Sims ...

TL;DR: EA has made it clear that there will be no The Sims 5, with executive Laura Miele observing that starting afresh with a new entry in the franchise would be a bad idea - as gamers have far too ...