The Sims 3 News

Sims 3 sells 3.7 million as EA reports mixed financials
Deferred revenue costs force third-party publisher to report $234 million loss despite increase in sales; latest life-sim nears quadruple-platinum stats, EA Sports Active sales top 1.8 million.
News - Posted Aug 4, 2009 10:26 pm GMT
Sims 3 expands mid-November
World Adventures add-on will take gibbering homebodies on a cultural quest through Egypt, China, and France.
News - Posted Aug 3, 2009 6:41 pm GMT
Wii Fit, Sims 3 top console, PC games of '09...so far
ChartSpot: NPD's rankings of US game sales from January to June show EA's sim sequel edging out WOW expansion on PC charts with over 820K sold; Nintendo takes half of non-PC top 10.
News - Posted Jul 23, 2009 12:19 am GMT
ChartSpot: June 2009
Prototype tops NPD's monthly non-PC top 20 with nearly 600,000 units, while Ghostbusters just misses the top 10; Sims 3 new PC king, Spore Galactic Adventures opens strong.
News - Posted Jul 17, 2009 8:54 pm GMT
Aussie game charts: June 15-21
The Sims 3 spends another week at the top of the charts down under.
News - Posted Jul 1, 2009 6:44 am GMT
28% of all console gamers now female - Study
Industry-tracking NPD Group reveals women flocking to Wii, hardcore gaming on decline, online gaming stagnate.
News - Posted Jun 30, 2009 12:45 am GMT
Aussie game charts: June 7-14
Australia's fascination with The Sims 3 continues.
News - Posted Jun 19, 2009 4:41 am GMT
Spot On: Fixing UK game development
The Digital Britain report contained dire warnings about the state of the British game industry--but also laid out plans for how to get things back on track.
News - Posted Jun 18, 2009 11:45 am GMT
US PC Charts May 31-June 6: The Sims 3 ascendant
The latest entry in EA's multibillion-dollar franchise leads a Sims sweep of the top three slots; WOW, Spore, Total War, and Fallout 3 expansions also place.
News - Posted Jun 16, 2009 6:46 pm GMT
Aussie game charts: June 1-7
The Sims 3 goes gangbusters during its first week of sales.
News - Posted Jun 12, 2009 7:11 am GMT
Sims 3 sells 1.4 million in seven days
The latest chapter in the multiplatinum life-sim series shattered EA's first-week PC-game sales record.
News - Posted Jun 10, 2009 12:25 am GMT
APB, EA MMA top EA's E3 event, EA Sports Active sells 600,000
E3 2009: So-called "Grand Theft Auto MMOG" will be published by EA Partners; new extreme fighting franchise revealed; workout game fastest-selling EA Sports Wii game ever; Fight Night Round 4 coming June 25; Ozzy Osborne joins Brutal Legend; New Old Republic trailer inside.
News - Posted Jun 1, 2009 9:50 pm GMT
AU Shippin' Out June 1-5: Infamous
It's an electrifying week for PS3 owners.
News - Posted Jun 1, 2009 8:26 am GMT
The Sims 3 goes gold
Latest relaunch of EA's popular life sim series is finally finished; online and retail launch set for June 2.
News - Posted May 8, 2009 8:29 pm GMT
EA details The Sims 3 Store
Publisher unveils SimPoints currency system, microtransactions, community features in lead-up to PC, Mac, iPhone, mobile launch June 2.
News - Posted Apr 30, 2009 7:01 pm GMT
Will Wright leaves EA, founds Stupid Fun Club
[UPDATE] Sims and Spore designer leaves longtime home to establish "entertainment think tank" bankrolled by Electronic Arts.
News - Posted Apr 8, 2009 7:45 pm GMT
EA loosens PC-game DRM
Customers can now "deauthorize" computers to get around SecuROM's five-machine limit on Spore, Mirror's Edge, and 17 other recent games.
News - Posted Apr 2, 2009 12:20 am GMT
GDC 2009: EA Play head explains indie advantage
Executive by day, bedroom coder by night, Rod Humble takes time out from his double life to deliver an Independent Games Summit keynote.
News - Posted Mar 24, 2009 7:54 pm GMT
EA suffers $641 million Q4 loss, increases layoffs to 11%
Publisher posts disappointing holiday quarter, increases job cuts; game delays pull down full-year guidance to $4.2-$4.25 billion; Warhmmer OL subscribers drop to 300,000.
News - Posted Feb 3, 2009 10:10 pm GMT
Sims 3, Dragon Age, Godfather II delayed
Maxis' life sim now set for June 2, BioWare RPG pushed to back half of 2009, and open-world crime game cooling heels until at least April.
News - Posted Feb 3, 2009 9:54 pm GMT