Briefly: Each and every time EA releases a new title in The Sims franchise, I become addicted.

I have no idea what it is about the ‘life simulator’, but it’s really nice to design folks and houses and do stuff that I’m not nearly cool enough to do in real life. The enhancements and additions to each title are always impressive, and that definitely looks to be the case with The Sims 4‘s character creator.

The video below showcases the many changes that the character creator has seen since The Sims 3, including ‘Detail Mode’ which actually lets you sculpt your character with your computer’s mouse (or maybe your iPad’s touchscreen?). It’s really impressive, and it’s not something that I’ve seen from a character creation system before.

In any case, whenever The Sims 4 releases, it’ll be even easier to make even more diverse characters than ever. Take a look at the video below, and let us know what you think!

It’s been rumored for as long as I can remember, but now it’s official. Maxis has just announced The Sims 4. The game is set to release on PC and Mac sometime in 2014.

That’s it. Not a single screenshot, trailer, or other tidbit of information was revealed, but more information is expected later today.

Less than two months ago, EA had major issues with the launch of Sim City (and that’s putting it lightly). I’ve always been a fan of The Sims, so I can only hope that things go differently this time around. I really hope we don’t see an always-on DRM system or tons of microtransactions in this one.

Have you been keeping up with The Sims? Will you be looking at The Sims 4, or did Sim City leave too bad a taste in your mouth? We’ll update you with more info as soon as we get it!

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Source: EA