VIDEO games publisher Electronic Arts has set a launch date of February 20, 2009 for the latest instalment of its biggest-selling franchise, The Sims.
In a news conference at Europe's biggest video games fair in Leipzig, EA said the new version of The Sims would allow players greater control over the personality of the characters whose lives they control.
EA is jostling for top spot in the global gaming industry with Activision Blizzard, and has recently started negotiations with Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two after EA failed in a hostile takeover bid.
In The Sims players set everything from the design of a character's apartment through to career goals and romantic life.
The series was conceived by Will Wright, the man behind the upcoming release Spore.
Around 100 million copies of the The Sims have been sold since the first version was launched in 2000, with the game a hit among more casual players who would not play games from more traditional genres.
In a news conference at Europe's biggest video games fair in Leipzig, EA said the new version of The Sims would allow players greater control over the personality of the characters whose lives they control.
EA is jostling for top spot in the global gaming industry with Activision Blizzard, and has recently started negotiations with Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two after EA failed in a hostile takeover bid.
In The Sims players set everything from the design of a character's apartment through to career goals and romantic life.
The series was conceived by Will Wright, the man behind the upcoming release Spore.
Around 100 million copies of the The Sims have been sold since the first version was launched in 2000, with the game a hit among more casual players who would not play games from more traditional genres.
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