![A pre-release key art render for The Sims 3 shows a lively street with such features as a ghost, a house fire, a bin diver, and warring neighbours, as a male Sim in the foreground looks into the camera with an ironic expression.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-sims-3-key-art.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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SIDE-EYE EMOJI Recently departed Project Rene (a.k.a. The Sims 5) director is teaming up with former XCOM devs on another new rival life sim
Sims veteran Grant Rodiek has been recruited by newly-founded studio Midsummer Games.
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SUL SUL The Sims 4 will add a new life stage, Infants, in March
Alongside new family, The Michaelsons.
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IMITATION OF LIFE For better or worse, The Sims 3 set the standard for modern life sims
15 years on, The Sims 3's ambition has left an impressive legacy, but so has its aggressive embracing of what it means for games to be always-online.
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QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS 24 years later, no-one can quite agree on when exactly The Sims actually came out
One year short of the franchise's big quarter-century anniversary, we set out to trace it back to its exact calendar roots.
![A pre-release key art render for The Sims 3 shows a lively street with such features as a ghost, a house fire, a bin diver, and warring neighbours, as a male Sim in the foreground looks into the camera with an ironic expression.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-sims-3-key-art.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![A group of neighbours socialise together in an apartment building courtyard.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-sims-4-for-rent-courtyard.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
SIDE-EYE EMOJI | Recently departed Project Rene (a.k.a. The Sims 5) director is teaming up with former XCOM devs on another new rival life sim
![A domestic scene from the original The Sims base game. In a kitchen/dining room stocked with middle-tier items, an adult male Sim gives a backrub to an adult female Sim, while a female child stands looking at a baby in a bassinet.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-sims-presskit-screenshot-resized.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS | 24 years later, no-one can quite agree on when exactly The Sims actually came out
![Several adult Sims hanging around at a poolside party in The Sims 4. All are in swimwear and many sport floatation devices.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-sims-4-poolside-splash-kit_aQXd4iN.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
NEW HORIZONS | The Sims 5 might feature some Animal Crossing inspired multiplayer
![A Sim attends a stall in an outdoor park area that showcases their home-baked goods for sale.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-sims-4-home-chef-hustle-stuff.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
TASTY NEWS | The Sims 4 to receive a new stuff pack after a nearly three-year hiatus
![The Sims 5 job listing seems to imply it will be free-to-play with user generated content](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/EGS_TheSims4TheDaringLifestyleBundle_Maxis_Bundles_G1A_01_1920x1080-e26fc9ed5f5c2d0e391b222ee5f01317.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Less Than A Coffee | The Sims 5 job listing seems to imply it will be free-to-play with user generated content
![The Sims 4 will add a new life stage, Infants, in March](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/The-Sims-4-Infants.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
SUL SUL | The Sims 4 will add a new life stage, Infants, in March
![Artwork for the reveal of The Sims' Project Rene](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ezgif.com-gif-maker-(1)_sgjmBmc.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
WICKED WHIMS | The Sims 5 Project Rene screenshots have leaked, showing off interiors, streets, and UI
![Artwork for the reveal of The Sims' Project Rene](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ezgif.com-gif-maker-(1)_sgjmBmc.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
THE SIMS 5? MAYBE | EA reveals first look at what’s next for The Sims with ‘Project Rene’
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