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The Sims franchise is built on a foundation of letting players “play with life,” which means creating their own stories and Sims in the game. However, The Sims games also come loaded with pre-made Sims families, known as “townies,” that players’ own Sims can interact with. The Sims series doesn’t follow a linear storyline, but there is a certain story that’s told with The Sims 3 being first, followed by The Sims and then The Sims 2, with certain Sims families being bigger parts of the lore than others....

As The Sims Spark’d TV show makes its debut, Simmers around the globe are being invited to participate in a range of challenges within The Sims 4. These will give players the opportunity to show off their stylist, building, and/or storytelling skills to be in with a chance of becoming a Top Spark’d Creator. These creators will be spotlighted on The Sims website and will be added to a pool of potential contestants for a future season of Spark’d....

When people talk about the cleverness and compassion of Wynonna Earp, one of the things they’re also talking about is the cleverness and compassion of showrunner and creator Emily Andras. The Canadian television writer and producer, who showran succubus drama Lost Girl for Seasons 3 and 4 before developing supernatural western Wynonna Earp for Syfy (adapted from Beau Smith’s comic book series of the same name), is the heart and soul of this show and community....

There are certain characters that we can’t imagine being portrayed by any other actor. These performances are so powerful they leave indelible memories seared into our brains, and lines that can be recited ad nauseum for the rest of our lives. This only happens when someone captures all of the intricacies of their character, and then adds their own special touch that only they can conceive of and act on. James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano comes to mind....

Following a run of disasters/disappointments that included Lady in the Water, The Happening, The Last Airbender, and After Earth, it would be fair to wonder whether M. Night Shyamalan could ever bounce back with another quality directorial effort. Here’s the good news: his new film, The Visit, is a nice big step in the right direction. A horror thriller told in the faux-doc format (more on that later), the movie is economical, tight, creepy, and actually even pretty damn funny....

This article contains potential spoilers for THE WALKING DEAD Season 11. If one needed a firm indication that AMC’s The Walking Dead is on a quick collision course with its climax, the announced casting of fan-favorite character Mercer should certainly suffice. Michael James Shaw has landed the role, which he will field on the upcoming eleventh and final season of the franchise-spawning series. While there have been major divergences from Robert Kirkman’s comic source material, it does seem that Mercer will be as crucial to the approaching endgame of the series as he was to the comic....

This Walking Dead review contains spoilers. The Walking Dead Season 6 Episode 16 I’m not sure why The Walking Dead keeps trying to stretch its season finales to 90 minutes. After a typical hour of fluff, the last thirty minutes finally got to the point in tonight’s “Last Day on Earth,” and even those last few moments turned out to be terribly anticlimactic. It does seem that everyone on the planet knew to expect a big death tonight, thanks to the hype surrounding Negan’s introduction, so to not deliver that essential moment by the time the credits rolled, didn’t do this slow burn any favors....

After ample hands-on time with the Xbox One Elite controller, it’s obvious that it’s a front-runner for the best gaming controller I’ve ever used – albeit spendy. As the first ever first-party controller made with pro gamers in mind, the Xbox One Elite controller had a lot riding on it in the build up to its release. While some may have been initially concerned by whether or not Microsoft could nail down a tournament-ready controller for its more game-savvy consumers, I’m happy to report that the peripheral is, undoubtedly, the best gamepad currently available on the system – and probably any other....

More and more players are noticing and complaining that Warzone has some serious audio issues. Here’s why those issues might never be fixed. Even though more than 60 million people have flocked to Warzone during its first two months, the newest heavyweight to enter the battle royale arena has had its fair share of flaws. Whether it be Infinity Ward removing a popular mode to make way for a new one, or the addition of an announcement when a rival player is coming in overhead....

The Grand Theft Auto series has made a strong case for possibly being the greatest video game franchise of all time. Obviously a diligent comparison would require comparing it to other icons such as the Mario games, Pokémon, and all the rest, and an entire book could be written on that topic. Back to GTA, the early games were fantastic for what they were. The top-down format and poor graphics were just a reality of what we had to deal with in the late 90s....

Immortals Fenyx Rising recently released for all consoles and offers players a chance to experience ancient Greece in all its mythical, magical epicness. While the map isn’t the largest, the area is very dense and full of secrets, hidden quests, legendary monsters to defeat, and more. The game is a little lacking in explaining some of the finer mechanics of the gameplay, meaning that there’s often a lot of handy tips that players miss out on....

GIt’s hard to imagine that platform-exclusivity has been particularly helpful to the underwhelming adoption rate of VR, so it’s nice to see these games finally release on PSVR/PC so more players have access to them Gorn was one of the first melee-arena fighters and VR and perhaps the silliest of them all. It quickly became popular among streamers on Twitch because it’s easy to pick up and play in short sessions....

With Hideo Kojima’s post-apocalyptic epic casually striding onto PC in June, with it are a few Half-Life cosmetics, which Kojima himself promised would be far more than an awesome collaboration. Kojima relayed in a recent tweet that these exclusive items in Death Stranding will have “special features,” akin to the Otter Hood relinquished by Conan O’Brien’s in-game character. For once, a Headcrab may actually be of some use rather than an utter nuisance....

This Thursday, THQ will premiere Enter The Metro, a live action short film with ties to Metro: Last Light. We’re only three days away from the reveal, prompting THQ to release a teaser for the upcoming project. Depicted in the trailer are humans, panicking on the surface. These events had to have taken place before Metro: Last Light and its predecessor, Metro 2033 – otherwise it would be impossible to survive on the surface without a gas mask and other protective gear....

According to an NPD survey, 240 million Americans (about 3 out of every 4) are now playing video games. This is an increase of a whopping 32 million since 2018, and analysts assume that the Covid-19 pandemic is the cause behind the spike. The NPD study also shows an increase in multi-device usage. 65% of gamers now use more than one device compared to 59% in 2018. The increase in console sales throughout the past six months help to validate this statistic....

Respawn Entertainment is hosting a Titanfall 2 open multiplayer technical test from August 19 through August 21, featuring two all new gameplay modes. Titanfall 2’s October 28 launch day looms, but fans hungering for anything Titanfall 2 will be pleased to hear that Respawn Entertainment has something special lined up for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players. Today the studio announced two upcoming multiplayer technical tests, each open to all players, to help evaluate the game’s servers and backend systems before launch....

Releasing last month to rave reviews, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2 has already been a breath of fresh air for the once-dormant franchise, allowing series veterans to return to an era where the arcade skating phenomenon was at its peak. Not only did the game feature striking visuals and a return to form in terms of gameplay, but it also offered a myriad of important modern features, including online multiplayer....

Although some cinematic trailers aren’t any kind of indicator of what a game will be like, a few companies have mastered the art of using trailers to capture the tone and mood of an upcoming project. But when n the realm of CG cinematic trailers, nobody does it better than Blizzard. In the last twelve years, the powerhouse studio has developed a reputation of announcing games by revealing breathtaking cinematic trailers that appeal to both long-time fans of the company’s IPs and potential new customers....

Now that the next entry in the longstanding Assassin’s Creed franchise has been revealed, fans have a medley of reasons to be excited for the new game. Being fortunate enough to get a sneak peek at the title before its official unveiling, however, we were quick to nail down five new aspects of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate that make us excited for the game’s inevitable arrival. The next entry in the beloved series has a number of new features for gamers to anticipate, but we’ve selected a handful that best showcase what hopeful players have to look forward to later this year....

Apple is reportedly working on new touchscreen Macs despite having spent years telling customers that such a product would be a bad idea. To date, Apple’s solution for people who want to touch their screens has been for them to buy an iPad, with co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs previously saying that a touchscreen Mac would be “ergonomically terrible.” “Touch surfaces don’t want to be vertical,” Jobs is quoted as having said in 2010....