Carla is a writer from Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, now based in Atlanta. She’s an Emory alum with both a BA and MA in English, but more importantly, she’s a Pisces with lots of opinions about video games.

The Sims 4 developers tease an upcoming update, and it seems that it will be available a lot sooner than most fans would've ...

This story was produced by our colleagues at the BBC. This February marks the 25th anniversary of The Sims, the life simulation game where players design their own characters, give them personalities ...

Before Anna Huerta worked at Maxis, owned by Electronic Arts, on The Sims 4, she still played the game professionally. The success of The Sims as a franchise made it one of those games that other ...

The Sims and The Sims 2 were re-released by EA today, but fans are labeling it as nothing more than a bad cash grab after playing it. The Sims is one of EA’s most valuable franchises out there. It has ...

Update 16/07: We've expanded our walkthrough to include the final Week 4 quests! Like previous log-in events for The Sims 4, Nature's Calling exists to kick off the game's latest content season. For ...

As the year 2000 ushered in the new millennium, boy bands and pop stars dominated the music charts, and the International Space Station welcomed its first crew, while back on Earth, reality TV was ...

In case you missed it, fairies are being added to The Sims 4 next week. There have been hints for years that fairies would be added to the game, so it's good to see them finally making it in. The good ...

Update 15/10: We added quest walkthroughs for the fourth and final week of this event! The Sims 4's Forever Friends event is the latest time-limited tie-in to a new expansion pack for the ever-popular ...

The Sims, the original game and the start of the franchise, turned 25 this year, and Pearson’s been around for much of that time. Polygon spoke to Pearson about both the anniversary and her career — ...

I’ve been playing The Sims for nearly 20 years now. The franchise released its first game when I was a baby, so in a strange way, Maxis’ flagship IP has grown up alongside me. Just as I’ve cycled ...