The Sims 3, announced at the Electronic Arts press conference with a short, tantalizing trailer, was sadly not on display anywhere on the E3 show floor. But GameSpy did have the opportunity to speak with Rod Humble from Maxis, the brains behind the entire Sims juggernaut. From SimCity to My Sims to the newly announced SimAnimals, Humble oversees dozens of products on every major platform. He's also deeply involved with The Sims 3, a game that millions of eager fans are waiting for.
During the conference GameSpy had a chance to talk with Humble about all of his ongoing projects, including his work with the indie gaming scene. But they will save a transcript of the full interview for another time. Today GameSpy wanted to focus on Sims 3. They learned a great deal about the expansive world, the unique personality system, and more.
With an expensive backlog of DLC that it struggles to run on modern hardware, The Sims 3 deserves revisiting.
They all deserve a remaster, alongside the Sims City games. Sims 3 in particular should be looked at more only cause of how hot it makes PC's.
A voice actor for The Sims spoke about his experiences doing voice work for the game's fictional Simlish language, and how there was no dictionary for them
The Sims franchise has been a part of my life ever since the first game came out. It was one of two games I camped outside of a store for, the other one being Black & White.
