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The Sims: from Hot Date to Get Famous, why expansion packs have been key to the game’s longevity

SimCity 3000, the predecessor to The Sims, played a pivotal part in my childhood, growing up in Hyderabad, India. Its recreation of the western, urban world helped me understand how cities were planned, designed and financed – and how they provided people with key services like transportation, health and education…

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How The Sims accidentally invented the cosy game genre

How The Sims accidentally invented the cosy game genre

Ooboo Vroose Baa Dooo! That’s “happy birthday” in Simlish, the delightfully nonsensical language of The Sims. The life simulation video game franchise turns 25 this year, making me feel officially old.

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How The Sims’ endless customisation fostered one of gaming’s most diverse player communities

How The Sims’ endless customisation fostered one of gaming’s most diverse player communities

Katy Perry is in a recording booth. She turns to the camera, smiles and begins to sing: “Badipsa frooby noop”. As if to confirm that we didn’t mishear her, she repeats “Badipsa frooby noop” and gives the camera a thumbs up.

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7 essential plugins for the Steam Deck to make the best handheld even better

The Steam Deck is incredible, but thanks to Decky Loader plugins, it can be even better. Here are the 7 I recommend the most.

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Xbox bringing its exclusives to PS5 has a precedent set by Sega, but "it makes the conversation harder to create the FOMO," says former PlayStation boss

But with development costs so high, who can blame Microsoft for wanting more eyes on its games?

Fully funded in 12 minutes, this card game combines 3D printable miniatures with deep strategic deckbuilding

Malediction mini infused card game closes funding today

Mass Effect 5 is "still in pre-production" says director as BioWare shifts full focus to the sci-fi RPG amid dev reshuffles and reported layoffs

It was confirmed last week that "many" BioWare employees have been shifted to other teams within EA

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After 11 years of no support from EA, The Sims 2 mods are harder to find than ever, but one fan has a "masterlist" of over 200 with everything from Bigfoot Romance to CAS overhauls

After 11 years of no support from EA, The Sims 2 mods are harder to find than ever, but one fan has a "masterlist" of over 200 with everything from Bigfoot Romance to CAS overhauls

Look no further for Sims 2 mods

Moza R3 review: "Feels far more true to life than other entry-level options"

Moza R3 review: "Feels far more true to life than other entry-level options"

The Moza R3 is our kind of wheel because it offers a lot of value for money, as well as the potential for upgrading later on.

Star Fox designer says the game's iconic mascot is based on the "essence" of Shigeru Miyamoto: "I think if you look closely you can see the similarities"

Star Fox designer says the game's iconic mascot is based on the "essence" of Shigeru Miyamoto: "I think if you look closely you can see the similarities"

"None of them reacted much at all, to be honest"

If The Sims re-release isn't to your liking, this lovely life sim that lives on the bottom of your screen might fill the void

If The Sims re-release isn't to your liking, this lovely life sim that lives on the bottom of your screen might fill the void

93% of Steam reviews are positive for My Little Life

Two friends spent years making this open-world road trip RPG that's gotten over 170k Steam wishlists and 70k demo downloads, and it's finally out this week

Two friends spent years making this open-world road trip RPG that's gotten over 170k Steam wishlists and 70k demo downloads, and it's finally out this week

Keep Driving is reaching its final destination this week

SteamOS isn't just for Steam Deck anymore — Here are the pros and cons of it coming to other gaming handhelds like Legion Go S

SteamOS isn't just for Steam Deck anymore — Here are the pros and cons of it coming to other gaming handhelds like Legion Go S

SteamOS will soon officially be available on multiple third-party gaming handhelds, which is both good and bad.

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Borderlands 4's tone sits somewhere between the first two games, which probably means less Skibidi Toilet and more Handsome Jack-style antics

Borderlands 4's tone sits somewhere between the first two games, which probably means less Skibidi Toilet and more Handsome Jack-style antics

But it isn't "without the oddity and zaniness" that makes a Borderlands game what it is

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After 17 years, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black means I can finally recommend another version of the pinnacle limb-slasher

Now Playing | After years of port pain, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black finally revitalizes an indomitable character action classic

The Sleeping Dogs movie is reportedly now in development, with Marvel star Simu Liu set to take on "dream" lead role

Shang-Chi is taking on Wei Shen in a live-action adaptation of the video game

15 Years Later, One Canon-Changing Star Trek Game Is Still Going Strong

'Star Trek: Online' was the start of a new era. Here's why it still matters to real Star Trek canon, and why the game rewards its fans.

This early Sonic the Hedgehog design is giving me nightmares

He's unbelievably creepy.

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Civilization 7 director tweaked diplomacy because the entire design team "ganged up" on him in multiplayer

Civ 7 was changed for the better because of a traitorous multiplayer match

This is the best RPG I've played since Baldur's Gate 3 — here's why

Indie darling Caves of Qud has been in development for over 15 years, and now that it's finally hit 1.0 I think it might be the best RPG I've played in decades.

I just used a Meta Quest VR headset to get 3 virtual monitors on a Windows 11 PC — and I was blown away

Microsoft's Mixed Reality Link app lets you connect your Meta Quest VR headset to a Windows 11 PC, offering three virtual monitors, and I've been thoroughly impressed.

Rockstar Games co-founder and GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption 2 writer Dan Houser's new studio shows off its "story-driven action-comedy"

A first look at Absurdaverse

Tour Edge Exotics E725 Iron Review

Irons tester Joe Ferguson gets his hands on this game improvement offering from Tour Edge to see which golfers would benefit from the performance

The Pokeball Plus cemented my appreciation of the Nintendo Switch, I just hope the Switch 2 carries on the tradition of weird and wonderful accessories

Nintendo games are great but it’s the innovative accessories for first-party releases that keep me crawling back.

I've been a VR skeptic, but this surprising headset is winning me over

Is the Meta Quest 3S the headset to try out if you're not all that convinced by VR?

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