User blog:EpicJoyBoy/The Sims Wiki News - 28th September 2014

So... it's been two full weeks since our last news blog. Two weeks isn't long, but perhaps you might want to ask, "Is this news blog dead"?

Well no, of course!

Sure, it looks dead, but there would be no news blogs without community support. And if you are able to, we'd certainly love you to write your own news blog! I know this is just a shameless plug here, but without community support there wouldn't be a news blog in the first place.

Anyways, news after the break.

The Sims News
Now, let me go on a slightly off-topic, yet slightly related news... EA has just announced a new SimCity game for iOS and Android, aptly named SimCity BuildIt. Yes, ''EA has announced a new SimCity game. For mobile.''
 * SimCity BuildIt announced

According to this news post, it will be "a different experience" to the PC/Mac version of SC13. The news post also hints that while "many of the coolest features require an online connection", it will have an optional offline mode for those who want to play the game in its offline glory. The graphics and interface seems to be similar to the PC/Mac version of SC13, although it seems to have been streamlined for touchscreen devices.

But in all honestly, take a look at this image of the game's user interface, which seems to hint that this game is free-to-play. All that aside, we don't know if it's going to end up failing like the iOS/Android Dungeon Keeper or succeeding in the line of countless F2P EA games like The Sims FreePlay is something we don't really know. Only time will tell...

Just last week, EA has slashed their prices on all Sims 3 expansions to $19.99 on NA Origin. Woohoo, rejoice! I'm not sure if other regions got the same price cut as well, though, so I guess that have to be saved for later...
 * TS3 price reductions on expansions

The Sims Wiki News
If you have The Sims 4, we'd certainly love your help by adding information to The Sims 4 related articles! As always, The Sims Wiki is a collaborative encyclopedia, so please be bold and plunge in! For more information, please see LiR's post here.
 * The Sims 4 articles

As always, we have a number of discussions going in the community discussions forum. Feel free to weigh your own inputs in on the following discussions, such as:
 * Current discussions
 * Organization for TS4 timeline
 * New Wikia header bar
 * Wiki theme redesign

Likewise, we'd like to hear your opinion on this month's monthly question! This month's question is...
 * Monthly question

'Are you going to get The Sims 4''? Why or why not?''' As always, feel free to check in this month's monthly question and weigh in your opinions!

EpicJoyBoy  (My talk page!)  10:32, September 28, 2014 (UTC)