Gamersbliss.com writes: "When The Sims hit the scene back in 2000, it felt like simulations couldn’t get anymore–well, real. The ability to create your own character, build their environment, and weave a story around them made players feel like game designers and gods all in one. Each successive title added bigger worlds, new items, and more control. Our Sims have lifetime goals; they can own businesses, raise families, or travel the world. And yet, we want more. The Sims 4 is imminent, it’s just a matter of when. So while we’re waiting, here are a few features we would like to see in the next installment."
Today Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson provided a look into his ideas for the use of generative AI in the company's development processes.
EA is still a shady shitty company even with or without the help of Skynet. All they will use AI for is new ways to milk loot boxes and come up with the same sports title with a different year on the label. They are one company I truly do hate with a passion. They single handedly ruined some great franchise with their death touch. ME, Dead Space, Alice Returns, Dante's Inferno.
EA layoffs followed by 'Generative AI to Drive Monetization'
I knew it. Wonder what AI salary looks like? Nothing.
And take away creativity, and people's jobs as we've been seeing. Got it.
No thanks. I want my games created by people, not AI.
EA doesn't want to lose their title of worst gaming company ever, always trying their best to remain the champs!
What's sad is that they have so much potential to be a decent publisher.
SSX Tricky / SSX 3
Def Jam Vendetta / Fight for New York
NBA Street
NFL Steet
Mirror's Edge
Bad Company
Burnout 3 / 4 / 5
Remember when EA used to be awesome? It's all over with now. Unpolished, if not out-right broken games these days. Endless monetization and gambling in their sports games, and let's not forget wasting hours of your life trying to unlock characters or equipment using "surprise boxes!"
Gareth, Justin, and JoeyZ look at Layoff news for EA and Sony and reasons behind the downturn in the industry and more.
EA CEO Andrew Wilson writes: "In this time of change, we expect these decisions to impact approximately 5 percent of our workforce. I understand this will create uncertainty and be challenging for many who have worked with such dedication and passion and have made important contributions to our company. While not every team will be impacted, this is the hardest part of these changes, and we have deeply considered every option to try and limit impacts to our teams. Our primary goal is to provide team members with opportunities to find new roles and paths to transition onto other projects. Where that’s not possible, we will support and work with each colleague with the utmost attention, care, and respect. Communicating these impacts has already begun and will be largely completed by early next quarter."
All the big ones doing the same stuff. Terrible. I just hope that all these people are able to get a new job as soon as possible, God know that it is horrible to be left jobless when you have your kids or your parents depending on your financial help
The point I feel is problematic about all of this is that focusing on Owned Ip means more sequels, remasters and more of what was selling last year.
I can not explain how bad i want multiple households! that is the number one thing that i want in the sims 4 :)
I can't believe how many people play the Sims.
Multiple households would be awesome!
I hope they fix the needs more so we can go and have fun while not worrying if we are going to do a wee wee all over the floor
Bladder, Hunger, Fun and Engery are the most frustrating ones since they go down so quick. I mean you come home from a day of work, grab something to eat, quickly play something fun and then your sleepy. It's like one giant cycle.
Socialising is aswell but only because I feel like thats more of a choice, I mean it should be a trait, if you don't like to socialise that much then your Sim shouldn't need to either since your trying to put yourself in the game.
No, no fully interacting world please! I don't mind the option, but if it ends up like SimCity where the "social features" AKA DRM end up in this game, I will seriously throw a fit.
You ruin SimCity, okay fine I'll go play an old one. However sims? I actually enjoy buying these games for some odd reason, don't take that from me