The Sims franchisee  of PC games is 10 years old by now, but it’s still sitting at the top of the charts. The latest version, The Sims 3, has been honoured the top-selling PC game of 2009 by the NPD Group, Chart-track UK and GFK.

The success behind the game is that it has kept gamers engaged with online content which is the most impressive part of it. EA has introduced some  growth and made some bold changes, yet much of this brave new world’s potential remains relatively untouched. Publisher of Electronic Arts declared that The Sims 3’s official website has received six million hits per month in 2009.

EA site is host to The Sims Exchange, which permits players to share and download content for the game, including clothes and decorations. Some of the content is released by EA, but some of it is generated by the community. EA claims that 100 million pieces of contents have been downloaded in the exchange.
Game publishers and developers have conjectured in recent years that micro-transactions like those are the future of the PC industry — that one-off $65 charges are going to be phased out for all but the most traditional hardcore games. It looks like The Sims 3 has enjoyed some success.

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August 18, 2009 - REDWOOD CITY, Calif.v- The Sims fans around the world will be rockin’ out to new Simlish music in The Sims 3 World Adventures Expansion Pack* for the PC and Mac this fall. The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that in The Sims 3 World Adventures, players will have their chance to get down, Simlish-style, to artists like GRAMMY award-winner Nelly Furtado, rising star Pixie Lott, German sensation Stefanie Heinzmann, breaking new rock band Matt & Kim, global indie dance rockers Young Punx, and more!

“I was really excited when I heard EA wanted me to be involved with The Sims 3 World Adventures,” said Nelly Furtado. “I love languages, and it was so fun singing in Simlish.”

“We have been busy recording the eclectic mix of songs in Simlish, the official language of The Sims,” said Robi Kauker, Audio Director for The Sims Studio at EA. “The collection of artists’ songs in the game are fantastic and there’s something every player will recognize and enjoy.”
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