The event crew behind The Sims 4 has reportedly despatched a message to some artistic gamers, with a part of it aimed toward reassuring them that the sport will proceed to supply a welcoming area amid writer EA’s privatization. Many followers of The Sims 4 have expressed concern over the latest $55 billion buyout of EA, however the artistic crew at Maxis states that its values won’t be altering.
In late September, reviews of a $50 billion deal to make EA go private surfaced, with the customer being listed as a consortium group made up of Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund, Silver Lake Monetary, and Affinity Companions, the final of which was based and is owned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. That promoting worth was later clarified to be $5 billion greater than what was initially introduced, and the announcement has sparked concern in lots of teams, together with members of the USA Senate.
Sims 4 Staff Exhibits Dedication to Creators
The enterprise transfer has generated a excessive quantity of fear amongst followers of The Sims 4, with most of it targeted on uncertainty over whether or not EA will continue to promote diversity in the neighborhood. The event crew appears dedicated to persevering with the sport’s inclusive nature, as an e mail reportedly despatched to a number of the group’s creators states, partly, that Maxis’ “mission, values, and dedication to gamers and followers around the globe should not altering and The Sims will proceed to be an area the place you possibly can specific your genuine self.” That e mail, which seems to have first been shared on Twitter by creator SweetAshGamer, has seen blended responses, as some have taken solace within the phrases, whereas others see them as empty guarantees that the artistic crew can not hope to maintain if the writer has different plans in thoughts.
There’s nonetheless a lot hypothesis about what the buyout deal may imply for The Sims 4 and other EA-owned games and franchises. Some are involved that politically conservative possession may lead to a deterioration of The Sims 4‘s range, together with its inclusion of things and themes that help a spectrum of gender and sexual identities. Others worry the potential of layoffs on the improvement studio or the likelihood that EA may dump some IPs that don’t align with the patrons’ plans.
No matter these plans could also be, the builders are nonetheless solely partway via a Sims 4 roadmap that was launched in mid-September. The sport’s newest growth, Journey Awaits, was launched on October 2, and upcoming highlights on that roadmap embody some bug fixes and free merchandise giveaways for November.
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September 2, 2014
- ESRB
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T for Teen: Crude Humor, Sexual Themes, Violence
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Digital Arts
Supply: Sims Community
