The Sims 4 has officially entered into its paid mods era. Developer Maxis announced The Sims Maker Program, and The Sims 4 Marketplace - two new destinations to publish, and discover new add-on ...

Years after it went free to play, EA adds more ways to monetize the game. Years after it went free to play, EA adds more ways to monetize the game. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Sims 4 has been out for almost 12 years, but there's always room for improvement. EA has shared a new update roadmap for The Sims 4 that doesn't ...

On September 29, 2025, EA announced it would go private — which means it won’t be available for public trading on the stock market — in a $55 billion leveraged buyout (LBO), with Saudi Arabia’s Public ...

For a while now, The Sims 4 players have been asking EA to shift focus from new content to fixing existing, longstanding issues with the base game. In fact, recent trailers for new expansions have ...

The Sims 4 has been in a bit of an odd state recently. While Krafton's Inzoi failed to be the 'Sims Killer' everyone thought it would be, The Sims' last major DLC, Enchanted By Nature, failed to wow ...

Melissa Sarnowski has been a game writer for over two years. While she's willing to dig into any game for an article, she heavily focuses on The Legend of Zelda, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, and The ...

Typically, The Sims 4 gets a base game update shortly before the launch of a new pack. This update is no exception, as it smooths out bugs and readies the game for the July 10th launch of Enchanted by ...

Jenna Amore is a professional writer who graduated with a bachelor's degree in Language & Literature from Oakland University. She is currently working for Game Rant as a List Article Writer. Other ...

As the year 2000 ushered in the new millennium, boy bands and pop stars dominated the music charts, and the International Space Station welcomed its first crew, while back on Earth, reality TV was ...

Mark has been thinking and writing about games since a Gameboy Pocket and a copy of Link's Awakening was first placed into his tender, seven-year-old hands. Since then, he snagged a creative writing ...

The Sims, the original game and the start of the franchise, turned 25 this year, and Pearson’s been around for much of that time. Polygon spoke to Pearson about both the anniversary and her career — ...