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Spore devs say the evolution game's previews were more ambitious than what they were actually making, and they 'built a fantasy in people's minds that was unachievable'

The evolution sim that was never meant to be.

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How Fashion Girls Are Rethinking the Wedding Ring Stack in 2026

Forget solitaires and simple bands

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The Sims creator blew 10 years and millions of dollars on his new game, laid off his whole team in 2024, and still isn't done: "I'd much rather have a glorious failure than a mild success"

Not even Will Wright fully knows what he's doing

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AI, Crysis, lusty argonians, and pinball: These are our most-read news stories of 2025

A look back at the year that was, as chosen (sort of) by you.

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Your Ultimate Guide to Sourcing and Shopping the Best Engagement Rings

From expert tips on sizing and stone selection, to recommended retailers and brands

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Liverpool confirm Will Wright signing after Arsenal snubbed by English wonderkid

Gunners were favourites to land the teenager, who was won over by the Reds’ pitch

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Arsenal transfer blow as Liverpool beat Gunners to signing of 50-goal striker

Highly rated teenager had looked set to join Arsenal before Liverpool swooped

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Arsenal win Will Wright transfer race after Liverpool interest in Salford wonderkid

17-year-old forward has been tracked by several Premier League clubs this summer

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Arsenal close to agreeing deal for wonderkid striker - as backup for Viktor Gyokeres: report

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will not be short of striker options next season

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More than 170 jobs lost as Scottish cybersecurity firm falls into administration

More than 170 jobs have been lost after a Scottish cybersecurity firm went into administration ...

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The Sims design mastermind Will Wright says the first Sims ever made were "too good" at staying alive and needed to be stupider for the game to be fun

Was there a world where Sims didn't start a fire every two seconds?

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Will Wright says the original Sims AI was actually too good: 'Almost anything the player did was worse than the Sims running on autopilot'

"Sul sul!" "Wabadebadoo!"

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25 Years Ago, One Game Defined A Genre And Has Yet To Be Beat

It's the 25th anniversary of 'The Sims,' and there's still no real competition for the most important life sim ever.

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Rumour has it that The Sims and The Sims 2 are being re-released this week

Sul sul!

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The Sims creator's first game in over 10 years is an AI life sim that uses your real memories: "The more I can make a game about you, the more you'll like it"

Proxi sounds like a genre changer

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The Sims designer Will Wright says a 'Britney Spears-level' pop star loved her 'mundane' life in The Sims: 'It is so boring, it's wonderful'

"A mundane life, getting up, having a routine, that was her fantasy," Wright said on Twitch.

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The Sims designer Will Wright is making his next life sim more personal by building it with your actual memories: 'No game designer has ever gone wrong by overestimating the narcissism of their players'

"It goes to figure that the more I can make a game about you, the more you'll like it," Wright said playfully while discussing his next life sim, Proxi.

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In 1989, a Nintendo bigwig licensed SimCity on the spot by sliding a million dollar check across the table

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Maxis canceled The Sims in the '90s, but it was saved by an unlikely hero: Electronic Arts

Project "Dollhouse" outlasted industry turmoil, gender norms, and company collapse.

The Guardian - UK

Sim-ply unfilmable? Inside The Sims movie that never was

In 2007, a big-screen version of the hit video game was announced, but it languished in development limbo. What happened, and what does it mean for Margot Robbie’s new adaptation?

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The 50 best games of the '80s, ranked

From Raid On Bungeling Bay to Elite, here's out definitive ranking of the best games of the '80s

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Texas is terrifying. Hollywood has noticed.

From “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” to “Friday the 13th,” Texas is an ideal landscape to shock and delight audiences and ghost hunters.

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Former EA CEO talks about how AI could replace Simlish but that sounds like a horrible idea

Unity's John Ricitiello reckons the future is machine-authored.

The Guardian - UK

Party supplies firm founded by the Middletons sold after collapse

Entrepreneur James Sinclair buys Party Pieces for an undisclosed amount after administrators brought in

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A woman sues Kraft, claiming Velveeta macaroni preparation time is misleading

Kraft Heinz says its Velveeta Shells & Cheese cups are "ready in 3 1/2 minutes." The proposed class action lawsuit counters that microwaving is one of several steps and seeks $5 million in damages.

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