Sims
Sims 4 YouTuber Eva Rotky talks what’s desperately missing in build/buy and the eco-friendly fairytale of Enchanted by Nature
Since the beginning of the decade, The Sims 4 has shown a consistent preoccupation with sustainable living and reclaiming industrial spaces. Its most recent add-on, July 2025’s Enchanted by Nature expansion, is just the latest DLC to tackle a theme that was already present in the aptly-named Eco Lifestyle expansion pack, as well as the…
How The Sims franchise leader went from QA to Maxis’ top creative role
For nearly four years, Lyndsay Pearson has led The Sims franchise as the creative franchise vice president at Maxis. But her legacy at the studio, owned by Electronic Arts, spans more than 20 years as she worked her way up from a quality assurance tester on The Sims, moving into an associate producer role for…
The Sims isn’t just a place you can build houses you’ll definitely never be able to afford; it’s a mid-life crisis Twilight Zone for freaking out about interior design
Help. There’s a gym room. Do I need a gym room? Do I want a gym room? I don’t know, but it’s there now. That’s far from the most pressing issue – the wallpaper. I’ve gone for one that looks like distant mountains in an abstract sense. It works thematically, the idea being this as…