The new year is here, and simmers around the world are eager to learn more about The Sims 4. Unfortunately, we have not had any new info dumps from EA’s Marketing and PR teams, so SimGuruGraham and Ray Mazza have been kind enough to answer a few questions on Twitter.
@galaxysimstwitt You may have caught a glimpse of it at Gamescom; the TVs will show Sims 3 footage, just like Sims 3 showed Sims 2.— Graham Nardone (@SimGuruGraham) December 30, 2013
We always lamented during Sims 3 that we couldn’t use the Sims from previews/marketing/videos… our pipeline for getting Sims in-game was pretty rough and just didn’t support it. Part of the problem is that those Sims are typically made by our marketing and video teams and not the dev team. That process has been simplified in Sims 4, and while I don’t know if those Sims will end up in-game or not, I personally think it’d be nice. They’re personalities you get to know and relate to over time, it’d be fun to play with them as well!
@AliceSpain1 Hi Alicia – it's a great tool, I agree. It's something we've confirmed won't be in (cont) http://t.co/yp6VBvihmZ
— Graham Nardone (@SimGuruGraham) December 22, 2013
Hi Alicia – it’s a great tool, I agree. It’s something we’ve confirmed won’t be in Sims 4 I’m sorry to say, but I hope some of the other aspects of Build and Create a Sim that we’ll unveil will help spark your creativity!
@simcity123 I'm a producer, so I do a little bit of everything. Right now I'm mainly involved in (cont) http://t.co/E6E22emXzT
— Graham Nardone (@SimGuruGraham) January 2, 2014
I’m a producer, so I do a little bit of everything. Right now I’m mainly involved in managing a process called change review, where we evaluate how to use our remaining time and determine what we need to add/tweak/polish to get the content and experience we want for the release date.
Spent 30 minutes today analyzing minor differences between potential Sims 4 cover art.
— Graham Nardone (@SimGuruGraham) January 7, 2014
@SirAKiller Right. Just early promotional art.
— Graham Nardone (@SimGuruGraham) January 7, 2014
@SirAKiller Not in the near future. I'd still call it fresh and simple, and throw in an "eye-catching" as well. #buzzwords
— Graham Nardone (@SimGuruGraham) January 7, 2014
@SamWitts2 @swwSims Or perhaps a gardening system that has a little of both but is still new and fun…? Who knows!
— Ray Mazza (@raymazza) January 5, 2014
