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The Sims (video Game)
''The Sims'' is a social simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts in 2000. It is a simulation of the daily activities of one or more virtual people ("Sims") in a suburban household near a fictional city. Players control customizable Sims as they pursue career and relationship goals. Players can also use their Sims' income to renovate their living space, purchase home furnishings, or clothing for their household. Players can also choose to pursue a social and successful life. The game's development was led by Will Wright and the game was a follow-up to Wright's earlier ''SimCity'' series; Wright was inspired to create the game by Christopher Alexander's 1977 book ''A Pattern Language'', and Scott McCloud's 1993 book ''Understanding Comics'' later played a role in the game's design. Seven expansion packs were released from 2000 to 2003, each of which added new items, characters, skins, and features. Upon release, ''The Sims'' garnered widespread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxis
Maxis is an American video game developer and a Division (business), division of Electronic Arts (EA). The studio was founded in 1987 by Will Wright (game designer), Will Wright and Jeff Braun, and acquired by Electronic Arts, EA in 1997. Maxis is best known for its simulation games, including ''The Sims'', ''Spore (2008 video game), Spore'' and ''SimCity''. In the late 2010s, Maxis suffered from a series of studio closures and layoffs. This included the shutdown of Maxis Emeryville in 2015, EA Salt Lake in 2017, and a wave of layoffs at Redwood Shores in 2018. With the remainder of Maxis reorganised under EA Mobile, and EA opening new studios under the label from 2019, some commentators have suggested that only the brand name from the original studio survives. History Independent studio (1987-1997) Maxis was founded in 1987 by Will Wright (game designer), Will Wright and Jeff Braun to help publish ''SimCity (1989 video game), SimCity'' on home computers. Before then, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single-player Video Game
A single-player video game is a video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. A single-player game is usually a game that can only be played by one person, while "single-player mode" is usually a game mode designed to be played by a single player, though the game also contains multi-player modes. Most modern console games and arcade games are designed so that they can be played by a single player; although many of these games have modes that allow two or more players to play (not necessarily simultaneously), very few actually require more than one player for the game to be played. The ''Unreal Tournament'' series is one example of such. History The earliest video games, such as ''Tennis for Two'' (1958), ''Spacewar!'' (1962), and ''Pong'' (1972), were symmetrical games designed to be played by two players. Single-player games gained popularity only after this, with early titles such as ''Speed Race'' (1974) and ''Space Invade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sims 2
''The Sims 2'' is a 2004 strategy game, strategic life simulation game, life simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the second major title in ''The Sims'' series, and is the sequel to ''The Sims (video game), The Sims.'' The game was released for Microsoft Windows on September 14, 2004, and a Porting, port for MacOS was released on June 17, 2005. Expansion packs for The Sims 2, Eight expansion packs and nine "stuff packs" were subsequently released between 2005 and 2008. In addition, versions of ''The Sims 2'' were released on various video game console, consoles and mobile platforms, including the Nokia Ovi Store. A sequel, ''The Sims 3'', was released in June 2009. Like its predecessor, ''The Sims 2'' allows the player to create and dress characters called "Sims", design neighborhoods, and build and furnish houses. Players manage their Sims from birth to death, forming relationships in a manner similar to reality, real life. Sims have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Best-selling PC Games
This is a list of personal computer games (video games for personal computers, including those running Windows, macOS, and Linux) that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. If a game was released on multiple platforms, the sales figures list are only for PC sales. This list is ''not'' comprehensive because sales figures are not always publicly available. Subscription figures for massively multiplayer online games such as ''Flight Simulator'' or ''Lineage'' and number of accounts from free-to-play games such as '' Hearthstone'' are not taken into account as they do not necessarily correspond to sales. For those, see the list of most-played video games by player count. List See also * List of PC games * List of best-selling video games Notes References {{vgbestsellers PC Best-selling A bestseller is a book or other media noted for its top selling status, with bestseller lists published by newspapers, magazines, and book store chains. Some lists are broken d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time (magazine)
''Time'' (stylized in all caps) is an American news magazine based in New York City. For nearly a century, it was published Weekly newspaper, weekly, but starting in March 2020 it transitioned to every other week. It was first published in New York City on March 3, 1923, and for many years it was run by its influential co-founder, Henry Luce. A European edition (''Time Europe'', formerly known as ''Time Atlantic'') is published in London and also covers the Middle East, Africa, and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition (''Time Asia'') is based in Hong Kong. The South Pacific edition, which covers Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, is based in Sydney. Since 2018, ''Time'' has been published by Time USA, LLC, owned by Marc Benioff, who acquired it from Meredith Corporation. History ''Time'' has been based in New York City since its first issue published on March 3, 1923, by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce. It was the first weekly news magazine in the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expansion Packs For The Sims
Seven expansion packs were released for the 2000 life simulation game, life simulation video game ''The Sims (video game), The Sims'', the first major title in ''The Sims'' series. All expansion packs were developed by Maxis for Microsoft Windows and macOS, Mac OS X. Windows versions were published by Electronic Arts, and Mac OS X versions were published by Aspyr Media, Aspyr. Expansion packs tend to focus on major new features, with many objects, clothes, styles, worlds and life states are geared towards the pack's major theme. The first expansion pack, ''#Livin' Large, Livin' Large'', was released on August 27, 2000. The last expansion pack, ''#Makin' Magic, Makin' Magic'', was released on October 29, 2003. ''Livin' Large'' ''The Sims: Livin' Large'' (known as ''The Sims: Livin' It Up'' in Europe) is the first expansion pack released for ''The Sims'', released in North America on August 27, 2000 and Europe on September 8, 2000. The pack includes new characters, careers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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