The Sims 3: Generations

The Sims 3: Generations (commonly referred to as GEN) is the fourth expansion pack for The Sims 3. An official trailer was leaked on March 11, 2011. Features shown in the trailer include tree houses, on-the-ground water slides, spiral staircases, mid-life crises, family videos and pranks. On April 5, 2011, EA confirmed the rumors with a press release. The game is set to be released on May 31, 2011. It contains elements of The Sims 2: Celebration Stuff, The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff, The Sims: House Party, The Sims 2: Teen Style Stuff, and The Sims 2: University.

Each life phase has a theme. For children, imagination and make-believe are key themes. For teens, rebellious, chaotic scenes such as parties and pranks are an addition. As a young adult and adult, the focus is on their relationships with others; from getting married to having children of their own. Elders get to enjoy their time reminiscing about the golden years and the joys of watching their grandchildren grow up.

Features

 * New interactions: Pranks and booby traps.  Tell ghost story.
 * New objects: water slide (similar to a Slip 'n Slide), video camera, wedding arch, tree house, bunk beds, strollers, spiral staircases, new playground equipment such as the see-saw and sandboxes, sleeping bags, lava lamps,  chemistry sets.
 * New CAS features: Body hair.
 * New fairytale inspired outfits and animal costumes for children, (as an astronaut, dinosaur, or princess ) similar to The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff.
 * Family videos and the ability to watch them on the Sim's TV, larger family portraits.
 * Prom Night for teens.
 * Return of memories tracked in a scrapbook (and online) and a feature to make memories.
 * Return of entertainers (sexy dancers).
 * Elder Sims can use canes.
 * New traits: Rebellious and Nurturing.
 * Rebellious: Sims with a rebellious streak can make trouble pulling off various pranks, like doorbell ditching, adding hair dye to their sibling's shampoo, making the toilet explode and so on.
 * Nurturing: parental Sims can have a nurturing trait that emphasizes punishment for naughty Sims, like timeouts, videogame bans, and being grounded.


 * New parties: high school graduation, teen, bachelor/bachelorette, and new wedding ceremonies.
 * Careers: Day Care profession.
 * Imaginary Friends.
 * Gift giving.
 * Flowers to plant, pick and give to others.
 * Cuddling under the clouds/stars.
 * Sims can send their children and teens to a boarding school like military school or sports academy.
 * No new rabbitholes. The new community lots will be open.

Leakage
Users from blog forums leaked the trailer made by EA and was also leaked on Twitter and the Official Sims 3 Page on Facebook. Some people thought it was fake. The trailer was leaked along with a trailer for an unconfirmed expansion pack, "Unleashed". No further info was given about the two expansion packs.

Trailers & videos
Video:The Sims 3 Generations: Official Announce Trailer|Official Announcement

Video:The Sims 3 Generations - Official Trailer|Leaked Trailer