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Mod of the Year 2019 - In Association with Corsair

The nominations are in, it's time to decide who deserves the crown for 2019!

January 24, 2020 | 12:00

Intel Core i9-10900X Review

Intel's latest 10-core has received a hefty price cut, but is it worth the cash?

January 23, 2020 | 14:00

Gigabyte TRX40 Aorus Master Review

We take a look at Gigabyte's sub-£500 TRX40 board to see if it can compete with the excellent ROG Strix TRX40-E Gaming.

January 17, 2020 | 12:00

10 Years On: Spore

Celling out.

September 25, 2018 | 13:00

EA acquires Respawn Entertainment in £350m deal

Hopefully not pulling a Maxis, Origin, Westwood...

November 10, 2017 | 10:25

Far Cry 4 creative director ditches Ubisoft, founds Typhoon Studios

Could have a knock-on effect for FC5.

April 10, 2017 | 12:09

Cities Skylines: After Dark Review

Rick braves the darkened streets of downtown to bring you a verdict on Skylines' first expansion.

September 25, 2015 | 09:49

Cities: Skylines Review

Colossal Order's city-builder cheekily adopts SimCity's template and fixes all the problems.

March 20, 2015 | 10:21

EA closes Maxis Emeryville studio

SimCity, The Sims unaffected, it claims.

March 5, 2015 | 11:24

EA gives SimCity 2000 Special Edition away for free

On The House offers continue.

December 10, 2014 | 12:03

The Sims 4 Review

Though technically impressive, The Sims 4 marks an expensive step backward for the series.

September 23, 2014 | 10:48

Sims 4 pirates attacked by pixels

Pirated copies of the Sims 4 include special glitch that censors the screen.

September 5, 2014 | 11:06

Pools and toddlers cut from The Sims 4 to make room for new systems

Maxis has explained why toddlers and swimming pools have been cut from the initial release of The Sims 4.

July 8, 2014 | 11:14

Sim City getting offline mode

Sim City is finally getting an offline mode which will not require players to connect to the internet.

January 14, 2014 | 08:36

EA offers free game for suffering Sim City players

Following the server issues that have locked several Sim City players out of the new game, EA is offering a free game by way of apology.

March 11, 2013 | 08:32

Sim City: The game for the risk averse

Sim City teaches you to avoid risks yet without ever telling you how you are supposed to win.

March 6, 2013 | 11:21

Sim City getting an educational release

An educational version of the upcoming Sim City will be released to help teachers incorporate the game into their classroom activities.

January 21, 2013 | 10:08

Simcity Preview

What do Playmobil and Google Maps have in common? Read on to find out.

May 9, 2012 | 10:34

Maxis announces SimCity reboot

EA's Maxis label has announced a reboot of the SimCity franchise, due for release in 2013.

March 7, 2012 | 11:13

Darkspore Review

Darkspore attempts to use Spore's creature editors to enliven Diablo-style gameplay.

May 6, 2011 | 07:35

EA, Maxis announce Darkspore

EA has announced Darkspore, a Spore inspired action RPG.

July 21, 2010 | 10:30

The Sims turns 10 years old

EA and Maxis have announced that The Sims franchise, which turns 10 years old today, has sold 125 million copies sold.

February 5, 2010 | 13:19

EA: Pirated versions of Sims 3 are a demo

Electronic Arts hasn't been as devastated by the early leak of Sims 3 as you might expect, claiming that the pirated versions of the game are really more of a demo.

June 23, 2009 | 13:47

The Sims 3 Review

The Sims 3 is finally out and, since we've been immersed in the game quite a bit lately, we've finally seen enough of the game to write a review and a quick graphics analysis. We're nice like that. Check out what we think of what will doubtlessly be a best-selling PC game for more info!

June 1, 2009 | 15:56

The Sims 3 Hands-on Preview

Is The Sims 3 destined to be another casual game for the masses, or will it go down in history as one of the most difficult, micro-managing strategy RPG games ever? Joe finds out in his hands-on preview, but be warned that this article does contain pictures of him in the shower!

May 18, 2009 | 08:05