The Sims 4 Announced

EA have announced that The Sims 4 is in production, expected for release on PC and Mac in 2014. It’s been confirmed as a primarily-offline, single-player game, presumably in response to the recent SimCity debacle.

The Sims 4 celebrates the heart and soul of the Sims themselves, giving players a deeper connection with the most expressive, surprising and charming Sims ever in this single-player offline experience. The Sims 4 encourages players to personalize their world with new and intuitive tools while offering them the ability to effortlessly share their creativity with friends and fans.
– EA Blog, The Beat

In a rather interesting PR move, they opted to talk directly to fans of The Sims, bypassing specialist video games press entirely. In an audio conference call with the fans, EA Maxis revealed that the game will be developed by The Sims Studio in Redwood City, and includes series veterans such as audio director Robi Kauker (one of the original inventors of Simlish), producer Lyndsay Pearson and Kevin Gibson who have been with the series since the beginning.

The main focus with The Sims 4 will reportedly be on The Sims themselves, working on the way Sims behave and interact with one another. There will also be improvements to Create-a-Sim and the Build and Buy tools.

You can sign up to the EA newsletter for The Sims 4 announcements. EA Maxis will be talking to their favourite YouTubers and other superfans later in August, so check out TheSimSupply, who kindly provided the audio and a transcript of the the conference call. I’ll be seeing EA’s booth at E3 but who knows what they’ll deign to show us lowly games bloggers?

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