Intel processors introduced to many computers in 2021 weren't compatible with the older games, and you'd need to rely on fanmade fixes to play The Sims 3 without it crashing on launch.

Players on Mac have been able to play The Sims 3 64-bit for a few years, as Apple announced it was phasing out 32-bit applications (which is what The Sims 3 is) so EA updated that version of the game.

Although EA hasn't made a public statement regarding the update, some players are hoping this could mean more updates for The Sims 3 are on the way. Whether that's the case or not is hard to say.

15 years on, The Sims 3's ambitions have left an impressive legacy, but so has its aggressive embrace of what it means for video games to be always-online.

If you’re looking for dragons in The Sims, you’ll have to look past the meager option in The Sims 4 and head back into The Sims 3. Released in 2013, Dragon Valley adds a new fantasy world to ...

Enabling cheats in The Sims 3 is very familiar, but one thing you'll want to be mindful of is that capitalization matters in a lot of these cheats. If a cheat isn't working for you, double check ...

The Sims 4 never really grabbed at my heart like The Sims 3 did, but I still faithfully bought every expansion, game, and stuff pack as they released. I've craved a recreation of the magic I felt when ...

How The Sims 4 Nature's Calling Event Will Work The Nature's Calling Event will begin on June 24 and run for four weeks until August 5. Two weeks have been added to this time as a grace period for ...

The brushes for sculpting lot topography that we'd had in The Sims 3 didn't make it into The Sims 4 until Patch 73. After this, I started seeing all sorts of incredible speed builds like hobbit ...

It’s no secret that the Sims 4 camera has lots of room for improvement. After all, Maxis built in an option for Simmers to revert to the Sims 3 camera, which says a lot about their confidence in ...

As EA has no plans for The Sims 5, The Sims 4 and Project Rene are all we have from here on out - so it's not strange by any means that the community expects something bigger and better than ever ...