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The Sims

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The Sims is a life simulation video game franchise developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts, growing out of the Sim series that began with SimCity in 1989. Players direct the daily lives of virtual characters called Sims, managing their relationships, careers, needs and surroundings across a succession of base games and expansions. The franchise has sold nearly 200 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best selling video game series ever released.

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2000 1
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Will Wright, Figures
Source Wikipedia - The Sims

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1. Wikipedia - The Sims
  • Body, The Sims (2000) section
    released for Microsoft Windows on February 4, 2000
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims
    The Sims is a series of life simulation video games developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts (EA).
  • In Medium: Video Games, Article lead sentence
    The Sims is a series of life simulation video games developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts (EA).
  • Created By: Will Wright, Infobox: creator
    Will Wright
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