The Sims 2 News

Bar Karma to debut on Current TV, encourage viewers to participate in production of show via virtual television studio.

Electronic Arts celebrates aluminum anniversary of virtual life game by touting sales figures; franchise revenues total $2.5 billion.

New handheld's debut accompanied by first PSP Minis, debuts of PixelJunk Monsters, Thexder Neo, sales on Puzzle Quest, Prinny, and more; full list and price breakdown inside.

[UPDATE] Sims and Spore designer leaves longtime home to establish "entertainment think tank" bankrolled by Electronic Arts.

Torrent Freak reports 1.7 million copies of Will Wright's "everything" sim were illegally swapped; Sims 2 scores silver, Assassin's Creed gets bronze.

EA executive producer rises to top rank at life-simulation arm of publishing giant; former EVP Nancy Smith transitions to "special projects" manager.

Electronic Arts celebrates that the franchise has sold in mind-boggling numbers since its launch in 2000.

Rod Humble hopes new set of tools aimed at nondevelopers at Simscarnival.com will encourage the hoi polloi to make their own games.

Publisher offers a look at how it adapted The Sims, SimCity, and Madden NFL franchises for educational purposes and why it won't be making a habit of the practice.

With the ink on the BioWare/Pandemic deal now dry, EA's CEO lays out his vision to make EA's internal developers semi-autonomous.

Expansion to World of Warcraft sells 2.25 million copies at US retail, original game comes in second with 914,000 sold.

Seventh expansion to EA's virtual-life simulator adds focus on hobbies and leisure activities to original game on February 26.

The Sims creator becomes the first person from the video games industry to be honoured with the accolade.

EA premieres free-to-participate audio-visual performance community based on Will Wright's widely popular franchise.

Touting eight original IPs in fiscal '08, publisher reports $395 million in quarterly revenue; latest Harry Potter game moves 2M units in four days.

The world's top third-party publisher lost $25 million during its most recent quarter but took in over $3 billion during the previous 12 months.

GRAW2 enters the all-formats chart at number one, relegating Final Fantasy XII to second place.

Game behemoth, pint-sized pop princess team up for karaoke contest in promotion of Sims 2 Seasons.