The Sims 4 gets one more update during July 2025, and it changes and fixes a number of issues players have complained about.

Ailment improvements, Gallery rewards issues and more have been resolved with The Sims 4's update 2.17 download.

If you're a Sims fiend such as myself, you'll probably remember an online version of The Sims did exist at one point. The Sims Online ran from 2002 until 2008 when it was shut down.

The next iteration of The Sims is already being shared online. The Sims 4 has been around for quite a while now. Released in 2014, it seems Maxis and EA are further along with the next installment.

The Sims Online is in development at Maxis, the studio that created the original game, and it is scheduled for release this fall. To learn more about the game, take a look at our previous coverage .

EA won't disclose the development budget for "The Sims Online," but industry insiders estimate the company has spent $25 million developing the game, five times the typical budget for an A-list title.

The Sims Online puts players in total control of their sim character. Unlike in the single-player game, you can't make other sims be your friend or even do a dance, unless the player on the other ...

The Sims Online is the mirror image of 2002’s other hot title, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, which is all about maniacally anti -social behavior: running over pedestrians, abusing prostitutes, or ...

He explicitly mentions the long-since-dead The Sims Online, which shut its doors in 2008, and its emphasis on "social interactions and competition" as an example of where the series may be headed.

Whether you considered the possibility of a Sims Online revival a threat or a wish, you can put it to bed. Maxis brought out game director Grant Rodiek to talk a bit about the next game, including ...