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The 2021 Apple TV 4K drops to $160, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
This week's best tech deals include the 2021 Apple TV 4K for $160, the Roku Streambar Pro for $150 and up to $60 off the Apple Watch Series 7.
'The Sims 4' is hosting a (partly Simlish) music festival
Starting on June 29th, EA will host a music festival inside of the Sims 4 that will feature pop star Bebe Rexha, one part of indie band Glass Animals and singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun.
EA points to growth for FIFA Ultimate Team, 'Apex Legends' and 'Sims 4'
EA focused on its Live Services growth across games like 'Apex Legends' 'FIFA Ultimate Team' and 'The Sims 4.' Execs also pointed to a new Battlefield title on the way, and plans for more Star Wars.
The next ‘Sims 4’ expansion is all about sustainable living
A new sustainability-focused expansion pack is coming to The Sims 4 on June 5th.
Sims 4 hasn't made a home on OS X, and I'm OK with that
Today's big release of Sims 4 was not celebrated by OS X devotees thanks to EA's decision to make the game a Windows-only affair, at least for the time being. An FAQ posted on the Sims 4 website makes the potential future of a Mac edition unclear, noting only that there are "no updates on Mac at this time." You know what? Fine. It wasn't that long ago that we got to see exactly what EA is capable of with the refresh of SimCity. After a launch on PC that was plagued with a completely busted (yet mandatory) online component, the OS X version of the game similarly stumbled out of the gate when it was launched months later. EA's forums were overrun with gamers claiming that the Mac version froze upon launch, crashed randomly, and -- to sum it all up -- was completely unplayable. Aside from complaints that the game is too dumbed down or simply not as good as Sims 3, Sims 4's PC release seems to be faring better than SimCity's. That being said, many customers still have a horrible taste in their mouths from the SimCity disaster, and unless EA puts the Mac port of Sims 4 in the hands of Mac publisher Aspyr -- which has proven itself multiple times with iOS and OS X ports of games like KOTOR, BioShock Infinite, and even SimCity 4 and Sims 2 -- I'm perfectly fine with EA having no news about a Mac release of Sims 4. It's not that I don't want to play the new Sims title. In fact, it looks like it would be a blast to play... but only if it actually works. At the moment, I'm just not sure I trust EA to deliver a playable game on OS X, and I don't think I'm alone.
Sims 4 from the E3 floor
Checking out the Sims franchise early at any major event is like watching someone else play with your dolls ... I mean, action figures. You watch the presentation, listen to the salient bullet points and all you want to do is push the guy off the computer and just play the game. The Sims 4 is another refresh of the 14-year-old franchise that includes a little something new, something old and adds stuff that makes the Sims blue.
