The Sims game rumors

Rumors about new Sims games and titles, as well as new expansion and stuff packs for The Sims 3.

The Sims 4


Note that while EA may have begun the initial steps for planning a The Sims 4 title, it's not coming any time soon.

In April 2010, an EA employee leaked information on Twitter that development of The Sims 4 had begun. However, that is the only information available. {C}

On April 1st 2012, SimsVIP pranked gameplayers by photoshopping images which enthralled users making them believe The Sims 4 was being started on by creating a post with the title "The Sims 4 Press Release + Origin Listing *Leak*" and caption "EA REVEALS FIRST DETAILS OF NEXT-GENERATION FLAGSHIP PC GAME - The Sims 4 Gives You Complete Freedom, Inspiring You With Endless Creative Possibilities".'' A teaser trailer was realesed on YouTube and was confirmed by EA as the Sims 4

The post included information on what's involved in The Sims 4 such as;
 * "Sims can go beyond the boundaries of their neighborhood, and immerse themselves in an open subhood, interacting with other Sims using our new deeper personality system"
 * “It is this type of open-ended gameplay that inspires endless creative possibilities. In addition the new goals and rewards systems will give players of all kinds from core gamers to storytellers the ability to enjoy long-term gameplay.”
 * New Weather System—Every Day is an Unpredictable Day
 * “The Weather System really delivers what the players have been asking for – a unique gaming experience offering new seasonal, outdoor activities that players can engage in. And because each season unfolds differently, winter, spring, summer and fall will look different than the year before, guaranteeing a fresh experience each season.”

The Sims 3: Life Moments

 * Type
 * Nintendo Wii game, Nintendo 3Ds game

Found at SimCookie while surfing the PEGI site. {C}

7th Stuff Pack
Rincon Del Simmer (via SimsVIP post) has reported that there is a 7th stuff pack releasing this year (being sold as pre-order at 18 Euro and being released on July 12 this year) as it obtained two listings from two seperate gaming company websites, Hypnosys and Tu Tienda De Video Juegos. But these listings were removed, which means that this pack is unknown whether it will be announced or not.

The Sims 3: Seasonal Holiday Stuff
Simprograms have rumored it to be the next stuff pack. No other info has been seen.

Season/Weather-themed

 * The pack's title maybe named Weather Days or Seasons.

SimsVIP rumored it as Weather Days to be the next expansion pack after Pets. This is false due to The Sims 3: Showtime being released after Pets. A leaked trailer was supposedly put up on YouTube but it was taken down shortly after. No other information on this title is known. A fan-made logo was created on SimGoodie to represent the expansion pack.

According to another article reported first on SimPrograms, EA Russia may have leaked some more information as to what the 6th EP is or isn't.

The conversation that EA Russia had goes as follows:
 * WolfMega: What is the theme of the 6th EP of the Sims 3??? If it life again, so it will be like Generations 2.0??? Not everybody likes Generations and it’s rather small expansion.


 * EA Russia: There are a lot of new interactions in the Generations, just explore it. The next EP is about life, but in another format. It is not similar to any Expansion pack in The Sims 2. The logo contains a black background & light Letters.


 * Somebody: Look, there are 3 carousels for kids in Generations: 1st – pirate ship (hint for Pirates & Nobles), 2nd – horse (hint for Pets) and the 3rd – space rocket. Is it a hint for space EP?


 * EA Russia: No, but we like your imagination

Some commenter by the name "@leg" on the article claiming to be from Russia that visits the Russian Community pages has responded as follows, disclaiming several possibilities of the 6th EP. The spaced rocket carousel could've probably been a hint for Lunar Lakes.

After being confirmed fake back in 2011, more rumours popped up on April 2012 after seeing a new category being added to The Sims 3 Store. The category 'Rain' was added to a item out of the Seeing Stars set on the store, which can be seen here. As well as this, SimGuruMeatBall on Twitter tweeted two unusual, hinting tweets that may lead up to the rumored expansion pack.

Supernatural-themed
After Showtime, a new patch (1.32) is ready for update. Sims.Mixei.ru has spotted spoilers for the next expansion pack on the patch.

SimsVIP had added posts on spoilers for the 7th expansion pack. They found toys from buydebug that they think it comes for the next expansion pack and game effects were recorded and uploaded on YouTube by them but was taken down afterwards.

According to the strings found in the patch, the rumoured expansion pack can be a supernatural-themed expansion pack.

Confirmed true
Rumored titles may differ from actual titles.

The Sims 3: Hobbies & Professions

 * Type
 * Expansion Pack


 * Some features confirmed in The Sims 3: Ambitions

While Hobbies & Professions rumors were confirmed by the announcement of The Sims 3: Ambitions, some of the rumors were still not true and at least one fake game cover and a huge amount of speculation could still be found.

The Sims 3: Stuff Pack #2

 * Type
 * Stuff Pack


 * Confirmed as The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff

It first appeared as a rumor and was later listed on Amazon's French site as well as on the Best Buy and EA Store sites. It was later confirmed by an EA sales rep to a 'Featured Simmer' (See image) who has pre-ordered the stuff pack from the EA Store and finally on June 28, 2010, same day as the official announcement, 'product features' were revealed by Amazon.

Jimmy Mulder also had a rumor

{C}

The Sims 3: After Dark

 * Type
 * Expansion Pack


 * Confirmed as The Sims 3: Late Night

The Sims 3: After Dark was rumored to be the 3rd expansion pack for The Sims 3. The game was rumored to contain dating, possibly vampires, and other game elements, mainly similar to features found in The Sims 2: Nightlife. The After Dark title first appeared on TheSims3.com and other fansites, but on July 7, 2010 it was spotted at play.com with a release date of October 29, 2010. On July 18, 2010 'EP3' was spotted at a Belgian retail store, though it was not listed as 'After Dark'. It had a release date of October 28, 2010.

The Sims 3: Late Night was confirmed on July 20, 2010 at EA's Studio Showcase, with a rumored release date of November 4, 2010.

The Sims Medieval/Realms

 * Type
 * New Game


 * Confirmed as The Sims Medieval

Domains such as 'simsmedieval.com' and 'thesimsgetmedieval.net' were purchased on May 26, 2010. Infinite Sims speculate a release of January - March 2011 if this is a new 'The Sims' title. SmartSims (Dutch site) has reported that a bunch of 'The Sims 3 Realm' domains has been bought. A release of this game is rumored to be March 24, 2011. This date puts it close to the rumored launch of the 3rd stuff pack.


 * 2010 EA Showcase

Attendees at the event got a sneak peek at EA taking The Sims through space and time behind closed doors. The speaker mentioned he couldn't reveal more on camera as they were under an embargo (possibly referring to a Non-disclosure agreement).

Finally SimPrograms could report that The Sims Medieval was an entirely new spin-off series from The Sims, more akin to Life Stories and RPG's than the life simulation we know. SimPrograms, and soon after The Sims Resource, pulled the articles from their websites the same day they were posted, with TSR giving an explanation where the article used to be.


 * Confirmation

On August 3, 2010, EA officially announced The Sims Medieval as a stand-alone spin-off game built on The Sims 3 game engine.


 * Leak
 * Several sites claim that there is a pre-release version of The Sims Medieval and make users pay to download it. Most of these sites are confirmed fake.

The Sims 3: Outdoor Living Stuff/The Sims 3: Garden Style Stuff

 * Type
 * Stuff Pack


 * Confirmed as The Sims 3: Outdoor Living Stuff

There were postings on Amazon.com and Amazon.fr (pages no longer present) for a 3rd stuff pack named "The Sims 3: Outdoor Living Stuff" (in English) and "Jardin de Style" (in French) for The Sims 3 to be released in February 2011.

SimPrograms has run this posting stating their belief that the game has moved beyond rumor and is now practically confirmed. EA issued no formal announcement of the game until December 7, 2010, when EA announced The Sims 3: Outdoor Living Stuff.



The Sims 3: Generations

 * Type
 * Expansion Pack


 * Confirmed as The Sims 3: Generations

The Sims 3 Generations is the fourth expansion pack for The Sims 3. According to InfiniteSims, who was wrong, this new expansion pack could have possibly been announced February 25, 2011 and its official release would be sometime in May 2011. On the official The Sims 3 website, at System Requirement, you see under games, the word, "Generations". If you Google "The Sims 3 Generations Expansion Pack", the page for Ambitions (on the top) says "Congratulations! You have successfully registered your The Sims 3 Generations game." This hinted towards the game being announced as true. It is also confirmed at the ESRB Website. The Sims 3 Facebook page also released a photo that featured spiral staircases, baby strollers, and bunkbeds, which we can see in the trailer (right below this sentence). Generations has a NA release date of May 31st and an EU release date of June 3rd.

According to SimPrograms, an official trailer has been released. EA has also released their own trailer.


 * Official description
 * With Generations, Sims of every age can enjoy new activities! Kids can hang out with friends in tree houses. Teens can pull hilarious pranks. Adults can suffer midlife crises. And so much more!


 * Content
 * The new Expansion Pack is to include more realistic, family interactions. couples will be able to cut their cake at their wedding, parents will be able to film their toddler walking for the first time, and kids can dress up and play in a treehouse. You may be able to adjust the height of Sims for the first time, but then again this may just be the way the Sims are depicted on the box artwork. This has not been included in the expansion pack.

The Sims 3: Unleashed

 * Type
 * Expansion Pack


 * Confirmed as The Sims 3: Pets

The Sims 3: Unleashed was the working title for a rumored fifth expansion pack for The Sims 3, as well as a rumored console game. On March 11, 2011, SimPrograms reported that an official trailer had been released. The trailer stated that The Sims 3: Unleashed will be available on October 18, 2011. According to this tweet by InfiniteSims, EA got Unleashed's trailer taken off of YouTube; this had led some to believe that the video was real.

Shortly after the release of The Sims 3: Generations, EA confirmed that a pets-themed expansion was in development, under the official name of The Sims 3: Pets. There had already been an older rumor about an expansion pack named The Sims 3: Pets, but that rumor had been proven false prior to the Unleashed rumors and official confirmation of The Sims 3: Pets. {C}

The Sims 3: Town Life Stuff

 * Type
 * Stuff Pack


 * Confirmed as The Sims 3: Town Life Stuff

The Sims 3: Town Life Stuff was reported by SimCookie on May 27, 2011, and was later re-reported by InfiniteSims.com on May 28 and SimPrograms on its May 31 podcast (watch here). The rumor was based on an Amazon.ca listing which has since been taken down from their website. SimCookie gave a release date of July 26 for the United States.

The Sims 3: Town Life Stuff was confirmed by EA on June 16th, 2011. {C}

The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles

 * Type
 * Expansion Pack


 * Confirmed as The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles

The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles is rumored to be the first expansion pack for The Sims Medieval. While not much is currently known about the expansion, it was listed on a release list found on the EA Germany website, with one image being released, which could signal a possibility of the expansion being real.

The game was confirmed true by EA, with the registration of the official site for the expansion. {C}

The Sims Medieval (mobile)

 * Type
 * New Game


 * Confirmed as The Sims Medieval (iPhone)

The Sims Medieval for Mobile may be a game released on mobile phones. The screenshot here may be possible proof that the game will be released on Mobile. The Sims Medieval (iPhone) is currently available for the iPhone/iPod Touch; it was released on September 22, 2011. EA has not confirmed the mobile game on its website.

The Sims Medieval is currently released on Windows (PC) and Mac OS X. {C}

The Sims 3: Master Suite Stuff

 * Type
 * Stuff Pack


 * Confirmed as The Sims 3: Master Suite Stuff

It has been rumored on SimPrograms that the next The Sims 3 stuff pack will be Master Suite Stuff, similar to high-tech stuff, with more expensive objects. A release date was rumored also, February 10th, 2012. Other than that it isn't know if that's really true.

On October, 21 two listings for The Sims 3: Master Suite Stuff were discovered on EA's EULA site, and the news from Simprograms. {C In early November 2011, Singapore's Media Development Authority appoved The Sims 3: Master Suite Stuff.

It has been confirmed the link to the The Sims 3 webpage is http://www.thesims3.com/game/sp5

EA has now added a listing for Master Suite Stuff along with three pics to their press site. {C}

The Sims 3: Showtime

 * Type
 * Expansion Pack


 * Confirmed as The Sims 3: Showtime

Several Dutch retailers listed The Sims 3: Showtime as the next Expansion Pack. The release date was set for March 8th, 2012. On December 2nd, 2011 a posting and description for The Sims 3: Showtime Limited Edition was found on Origin Europe. However, it was later removed. Showtime was confirmed as a new Expansion pack on December 6, 2011 with a listing for the game on TheSims.com.

{C}

The Sims 3: Katy Perry's Sweet Treats Stuff Pack
Simprograms has rumored that there will be another stuff pack after The Sims 3: Master Suite Stuff. They took two images from two different websites, one is from Amazon France and the other from a South African gaming retailer. The release can be on 27 March but it would be impossible as EA usually announces games few months before the release, which means the date could be changed sooner. Amazon France has removed the product page, thus not knowing whether there will be a 6th stuff pack yet to be released.

One of Mod The Sims member has spotted something at Origin that might be a sixth expansion pack, that has SimsVIP reported on it.

The rumored stuff pack appears in EA Russia, but it was removed.

SimsVIP has found that a retail shop know as CD Universe had listed the product. However, it was deleted. They have updated on the same post that CD Universe has listed the pack again and this time, it was not deleted. Then, they reported on March 18 that Yahoo News! interviews Katy Perry and Kate said that she had done "a new song she was to record following our interview at the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills" and it was "for another collaboration with The Sims that will allow you to turn your world into Candy-fornia". The post also had stated that the rumored stuff pack will have objects similar to the objects seen on the music video of California Gurls.

SimsVIP had found another listing of the pack from a different retail shop, known as overstock.com.

Rincon Del Simmer (a Spanish website for The Sims series news) had found a Spainish Origin listing and on the listing are three photos showing the contents. It showed the price which the pack cost €29.95. It is rated 12 by PEGI, like other Sims series games' rating.

According to these posts, the pack is to be released on June 12 2012 and will be on sale for the price of US$28.

On April 3 2012, it was officialy announced by EA. Instead of being released on June 12 2012, it will be released on June 8 2012.

The Sims 3: In the Country

 * Type
 * Expansion Pack


 * Fake

The Sims 3: In the Country was an "April Fools' Joke" about an expansion pack set to be released in November 2009 reported on a German gaming site about farm life. . Although it was a joke, it seems to have been based off of Riverview, the downloadable farm town.

The Sims 3: Spellbound

 * Type
 * Expansion Pack


 * Fake

The Sims 3: Spellbound was a rumoured expansion pack for The Sims 3. An image was circulated online on various forums showing cover art for a magic themed expansion. The artwork featured a collage of fantasy images - primarily taken from deviantart and google images - under the name "Spellbound", which was a proposed name for the sims one expansion "Makin' Magic".

It was confirmed fake on February 17, 2010 by the creator "Dan D" who described creating it in photoshop, then posting it online himself. {C} Though the cover was considered a fake by its creator at the time of creation, it predated the announcement of The Sims Medieval, which featured Knights as shown on the cover. It also predated a more substantial rumour of a possible Sims 3 fantasy expansion pack. In April 2012, details of game coding emerged - in a game patch that has since been withdrawn - that suggested a Magic themed expansion was upcoming. Fairies, witches, werewolves and assorted other fantasy creatures were referenced in the patch with the prefix "EP7" - i.e; "Expansion Pack Seven". Animations have since been leaked showing fairy wing effects created by the sims 3 team and accessible through the fog emitter. If this expansion is indeed released as expected, it would mean that everything shown on the cover with the exception of the dragon would have been featured in a Sims 3 Game or expansion since the artwork first appeared.

The Sims 3: Hollywood

 * Type
 * Expansion Pack


 * Fake

The Sims 3: Hollywood was rumored to be the second expansion pack for The Sims 3. It would takes elements from The Sims: Superstar, allowing Sims to live the life of a rich and famous actor, singer, dancer or journalist as well as include real celebrities. Similar to some features of The Sims 3: Late Night.

The origin of this rumour appears to have been open speculation by gamers, as there was nothing substantial to back this up. Later a poor quality photoshopped cover (pictured) appeared in response to this rumour.

Some rumored features were included in the 3rd expansion pack: The Sims 3: Late Night. {C}

The Sims 3: Pets (fake)
{C}
 * Type
 * Expansion Pack


 * Fake

The Sims 3: Pets was a rumored Expansion Pack for The Sims 3. The rumor originated in a small leak of the August issue of 'PC Gamer'. The expansion would be centered on pets and was supposedly going to be released in early 2011. On July 3rd, 2010 it was confirmed fake.

Although this rumor was proven false, another rumor, for The Sims 3: Unleashed was later confirmed as true by EA, with the official title of The Sims 3: Pets.

The Sims 3: Seasons

 * Type
 * Expansion Pack


 * Fake

The Sims 3: Seasons was a rumored Expansion Pack for The Sims 3. The expansion would be Based on weather and festivals. On January 22nd, 2011 it was confirmed fake.