User blog:LostInRiverview/The Sims Wiki News - 26th July 2015

SimsVIP has reported on a rumored listing on Amazon Canada for a "The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat and Cool Kitchen" game pack. Since Outdoor Retreat has already been released, that would seem to indicate that the next game pack is The Sims 4: Cool Kitchen. However, the game listing has subsequently been removed from Amazon Canada's website.
 * Rumors

Additionally, several online retailers have listings for The Sims 4 Bundle. As we mentioned a few weeks ago, the bundle consists of  Perfect Patio Stuff,  Luxury Party Stuff, and  Spa Day. It seems likely that this bundle is real, however no official word has yet been heard from EA.

The Sims 4 is set to make an appearance at this year's Gamescom convention in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom runs from August 5th through the 9th, with The Sims 4 to be featured during EA's press conference, starting on August 5th at 7:30 (UTC).
 * The Sims 4 at Gamescom

As always, there are a number of forum threads on the Community Discussions forum that need your attention. We've had several people participate in discussions in the last week, which is excellent! Please do take a moment to weigh in on these important matters:
 * Community discussions
 * Discussion of a new policy on Bots
 * A proposal to retire Fanon Battles
 * A proposal to implement the "new" Wikia-style Forums
 * Discussion of votes for featured content
 * A discussion of whether or not to allow anonymous editors to edit on The Sims Wiki
 * A discussion on how to handle TS4 timeline information on Sim and family pages
 * A discussion about creating trait pages for TS4 traits
 * A proposal to make an exception to the wiki Notability Policy

We had a couple comments on last week's caption contest photo. Last weeks' photo is visible below; please check out the picture, then vote for your favorite caption:

Which is your favorite caption for the photo above? Mortimer: "Argh! Did you break my spine or something?" - Masseuse: "Yes." Helga the masseuse dreams of her former life, performing Soviet prisoner interrogations. As before, leave your caption for this week's photo in the comments section below, starting with "Caption:". We'll vote for the entries in next week's news blog. Thanks for reading!

 LostInRiverview talk • blog  •  contribs 11:44, July 26, 2015 (UTC)