PlayTM writes: "A senior industry executive recently mused that if it wasn't for The Sims and World of Warcraft, the PC platform would be all but dead in the water. Of course, Half-Life 2 developer Valve might have something to say about that, as would countless other MMO developers, no doubt, but the fact remains that these two games have propped up sales on the format in recent years, proving to other developers that there is life in the old beige box yet (if only they might find a way to tap its potential).
Worldwide, The Sims series has sold nearly 100 million copies to-date, proving to anyone that might care to argue that while not every PC game is a best-seller, when you do hit that sweet-spot there still isn't a rival format that can come anywhere near to the PC's installed base. Little surprise, then, that EA have recently confirmed that The Sims 3 is on the way - the publisher presumably realising that when your moving on to Ikea-themed add-ons as The Sims 2 has, then it really is time to shake things up a bit.
Despite only recently stepping into the limelight, The Sims 3 has actually been in the works for about three years, EA Maxis having rebuilt the game engine from scratch. We're promised a more expansive, detailed and realistic world with number three, including seamless open 'neighbourhoods' for our digital charges to explore in their daily lives."
A voice actor for The Sims spoke about his experiences doing voice work for the game's fictional Simlish language, and how there was no dictionary for them
The Sims franchise has been a part of my life ever since the first game came out. It was one of two games I camped outside of a store for, the other one being Black & White.
Maybe you've got a favorite game from the olden days you never get rid of. Maybe you're a scrupulous uninstaller and you don't have anything from before 2013 on your pristine PC. Maybe you've got something from the 1990s taking up several whole megabytes you completely forgot about.
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.
I did have Loom but I didn't like it.
I've been replaying a bunch of old adventure games, lately. I had been playing a bunch of text adventures, but those are uninstalled now. At the moment, the oldest thing I have installed is Sierra's Police Quest Collection. When I'm done with that, I'll be moving on to Space Quest, Quest for Glory, and finishing with the best: King's Quest.
