
The Sims passes 100-million mark
Electronic Arts celebrates that the franchise has sold in mind-boggling numbers since its launch in 2000.
Electronic Arts celebrates that the franchise has sold in mind-boggling numbers since its launch in 2000.
Rod Humble hopes new set of tools aimed at nondevelopers at Simscarnival.com will encourage the hoi polloi to make their own games.
EA premieres free-to-participate audio-visual performance community based on Will Wright's widely popular franchise.
Touting eight original IPs in fiscal '08, publisher reports $395 million in quarterly revenue; latest Harry Potter game moves 2M units in four days.
NPD numbers show slight growth in US retail sales of PC games for the year, figures still down from 2004.
World of Warcraft retakes the charts; Company of Heroes, Sims 2, and Lego Star Wars II hang tough.
The Sims 2's Glamour-ous Life succumbs to the force of Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy.
Top three spots remain unchanged from last week; remainder of list sees big turnover as older games return to chart.
Most recent weekly top 10 from NPD yields a Sims 2 four-way, a dethroned World of Warcraft, and a resurgent Starcraft: Battle Chest.
Madden sacks WOW for the top spot on NPD's weekly best-seller list; Railroad Tycoon, Warcraft III, and Elder Scrolls IV reenter top 10.
Once again, the weekly NPD numbers are topped by World of Warcraft, the Sims 2 and...Nancy Drew?
Cars spins out, leaves an opening at the top for World of Warcraft; Half-Life 2: Episode One rejoins the PC charts.
Cars races past World of Warcraft, Civilization IV benefits from its expansion's release, and Nancy Drew fights between The Sims 2's three-way hold.
World of Warcraft, Cars, Sims 2 swallow the top spots yet again; several new faces pad out the top 10.
Megapublisher's 13 percent increase in revenue can't offset next-gen transition costs, but shortfall comes in much less than expected.
Prey debuts in fifth spot, World of Warcraft and Cars continue monthlong lock on the top two spots.
First week of Q3 sees minor shuffling in the usual cast of characters, with World of Warcraft on top again.
Titan Quest debuts in the third spot; EA's strategy-minded take on the NFL breaks the plane of the top 10.
After Cars' weeklong 'Adventure' at the top, Blizzard's MMORPG battering ram known as World of Warcraft knocks the game adaptation from the No. 1 position.
Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures overtakes Half-Life 2: Episode One, leading WOW, Oblivion, Heroes of Might & Magic V, and a whole pack of Sims.
Boxed, retail version of Half-Life 2: Episode One has strong debut but can't keep pace with World of Warcraft juggernaut.
Oblivion retakes the sales throne, Heroes of Might & Magic V debuts in third, Rise of Nations slides to eighth.
Sims 2 add-on retakes top slot from Guild Wars Factions; Rise of Legends gives solid debut, Oblivion, GRAW, WOW all remain players.
Guild Wars Factions takes the top spot, while three Sims 2 titles occupy the rest of the chart.
The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff stays put on top, followed by Oblivion, Age of Empires III, and...more Sims!
Oblivion gets bumped out of the top slot by the latest Sims 2 add-on, while Battlefield 2 and The Godfather get whacked.
Elder scrolls continues its reign over the top 10, followed by WOW, Sims 2, Star Wars: Empire at War.
[UPDATE] Sales see 16 percent year-on-year decline; Kingdom Hearts II, Sims 2: Open for Business top console and PC sellers. NPD analyst comments on the slide.
Oblivion continues to rule the roost, with World of Warcraft not far behind; omnipresent Sims franchise also represented.
Alternative band has single rerecorded in gibberish language of The Sims; "Suffer Well" with new lyrics appears in game's expansion.
Open for Business expansion is...open for business; add-on lets Sims trudge off to work, manage store, hire, and fire employees.
Releases of Atari's D&D Online: Stormreach, CDV's American Conquest, EA's Battle for Middle-earth II, and Sims 2 expansion imminent.
The next Sims game will let you be the boss of your own business. We take a look.
EA and Maxis officially announce the next expansion pack for the hit PC game; first trailer inside.
Advance copies of Nightlife reveal name of the next expansion pack in EA's blockbuster series.
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