The Sims 3 News

LEGO Batman 2 spends fourth week at top of UK Chart
No movement in the top three last week as Lego Batman 2 sees its fourth week in first; new release Inversion misses out on a chart position.
News - Posted Jul 16, 2012 12:34 pm GMT
FIFA 12 scores six weeks at top of UK chart
EA Sports' football title spends all of January in the number one position on the UK chart, holding off new entry Resident Evil: Revelations.
News - Posted Jan 30, 2012 4:32 pm GMT
EA shuffles executive deck
[UPDATE] Frank Gibeau named president of EA Labels, in charge of EA Games, EA Sports, BioWare, and EA Play; Peter Moore becomes COO; Barry Cottle tapped to oversee mobile/casual-focused EA Interactive.
News - Posted Aug 4, 2011 10:43 pm GMT
EA inks Mad Catz deal for Sims accessories
Publisher enters into nonexclusive deal with peripheral producer for PC and console items based on Maxis' popular franchise; The Sims Medieval due out March 22.
News - Posted Mar 1, 2011 4:04 pm GMT
Sims 3 confirmed for PS3, 360, Wii, DS
Two months after EA lists the Sims 3 as coming to consoles and handhelds, the company officially unveils non-PC/Mac versions of ultrasuccessful sim game.
News - Posted Apr 27, 2010 1:01 pm GMT
ChartSpot: February 2010
Aliens vs. Predator 360, BioShock 2 PS3 barely miss NPD's top 10 non-PC game chart; Star Trek Online edged out by Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff atop PC rankings.
News - Posted Mar 16, 2010 11:45 pm GMT
Sims 3 getting Ambitions in June
Second full expansion to EA's PC best seller adds career paths--both benevolent and ruthless--for players' sims to follow; iPod spin-off coming in late 2010; first trailer inside.
News - Posted Mar 4, 2010 4:06 pm GMT
EA Salt Lake City shop bulks up
Veterans from The Sims studio setting up a new development team at publisher's Utah shop to work on "groundbreaking new project."
News - Posted Feb 26, 2010 8:35 pm GMT
ChartSpot: January 2010
New Super Mario Bros. Wii is king, with MAG and Bayonetta landing in bottom half of top 20; Sims 3 staves off Mass Effect 2 on PC charts.
News - Posted Feb 18, 2010 10:10 pm GMT
The Sims turns 10, tops 125 million units
Electronic Arts celebrates aluminum anniversary of virtual life game by touting sales figures; franchise revenues total $2.5 billion.
News - Posted Feb 4, 2010 8:16 pm GMT
The Sims 3 tops global PC chart in 2009, LTD sales hit 4.5M - EA
Citing internal data and external stat trackers, publisher claims sandbox life simulator was best-selling desktop title worldwide last year.
News - Posted Jan 22, 2010 11:49 pm GMT
Australian games industry grows in 2009
Australian games industry worth more than A$2 billion last year; Wii Fit top-selling game of 2009.
News - Posted Jan 20, 2010 2:11 am GMT
ChartSpot: December 2009
Zelda: Spirit Tracks barely misses the top 10 as Scribblenauts, New Super Mario Bros. DS, and Mario Kart DS return to top 20; The Sims 3 dominates PC best-sellers.
News - Posted Jan 15, 2010 8:44 pm GMT
US 2009 game retail sales total $19.66 billion - NPD
Modern Warfare 2, Sims 3 top sellers as domestic physical game hardware, software, and accessory sales slip 8 percent; PC software slides 23 percent to $538 million; DS sells 11M, Wii hits 9.6M.
News - Posted Jan 15, 2010 12:18 am GMT
Star Wars: The Old Republic now due spring 2011, EA lowers outlook
[UPDATE 3] Slow holiday sales force publisher to reduce earnings forecast; BioWare confirms sci-fi MMORPG won't arrive until early next year; Sims' return to consoles and "innovative new take on Madden" due out this year.
News - Posted Jan 11, 2010 10:35 pm GMT
ChartSpot: November 2009
God of War Collection makes appearance at bottom of Nintendo-dominated top 20 non-PC game chart; Modern Warfare 2 tops PC charts despite server controversy, Aion plummets.
News - Posted Dec 16, 2009 8:29 pm GMT
ChartSpot: October 2009
Brutal Legend, Demon's Souls, Tekken 6, WWE Smackdown land in bottom half of top 20; PC charts see Aion, Sims 3 switch places ahead of...Nancy Drew?!
News - Posted Nov 14, 2009 12:05 am GMT
ChartSpot: September 2009
Aion, Champions Online debut atop NPD's monthly PC rankings, while Kingdom Hearts 358/2, Scribblenauts, and NHL 10 and in bottom half of top 20; [UPDATE] Need for Speed Shift moves under 293K on PS3/360.
News - Posted Oct 21, 2009 1:42 am GMT
ChartSpot: August 2009
Madden, Wii Sports Resort, Batman stand atop console top 20, while the Sims and World of Warcraft duke it out for PC supremacy...again.
News - Posted Sep 14, 2009 9:43 pm GMT
Edge of Reality prepping Xbox 360, PS3 Sims
Incredible Hulk developer's job listing indicates EA's best-selling virtual life franchise is coming to Microsoft's, Sony's consoles.
News - Posted Aug 6, 2009 9:49 pm GMT