The next installment of The Sims series, The Sims 4, will launch in September of this year.
You only have until July 31 at 10AM Pacific to redeem the code for your free game to your Origin account – after which The Sims 2: Ultimate Collection will return to its regular price. The Sims 2: Ultimate Collection includes the base Sims 2 game along with “every single The Sims 2 expansion pack and stuff pack.” The long list of included content includes 8 expansion packs and 10 “stuff packs” – which simply include new items (such as furniture).įor those of you who booted up the game and are looking for away around its minuscule 800×600 resolution, the folks over at Sims VIP have put together a guide for unlocking higher resolutions. It will, however, continue to offer for support to those who contact the company for help, but the game as it exists today will remain unchanged going forward (with the exception of user-created mods).
When support for the title ends, players will, of course, still be able to play it (and new players will still be able to purchase it), but EA will no longer release content or technical fixes for the game. Origin users simply need to click on the “redeem a product code” in their Origin client, and enter the code “I-LOVE-THE-SIMS” to receive their free game. The Sims: Livin' Large (The Sims: Livin' It Up in the UK and Ireland) The Sims: House Party The Sims: Hot Date The Sims: Vacation (The Sims: On Holiday in the UK, Ireland and China) The Sims: Unleashed The Sims: Superstar The Sims: Makin' Magic The Sims Deluxe Edition The Sims Double Deluxe The Sims Mega Deluxe The Sims Triple Deluxe (UK and Ireland.
It’s been ten years since The Sims 2 first launched, and though EA is pulling the plug on official support for the title, it’s sending it out with one last hurrah, giving away the “ Ultimate Collection” version of the game, which contains all 18 expansion packs, absolutely free on Origin. This is a list of all The Sims series games. As this isn't part of Origin's "On The House" promo series, we figure that this is more likely a promotional stunt ahead of The Sims 4's impending September launch (a release that'll be doubly important to EA after the company delayed two of its biggest fall releases on Tuesday).The Sims 2: Ultimate Collection is absolutely free on Origin right now, and contains 8 expansions and 10 “stuff packs”. Simply log in to Origin and use the redemption code "I-LOVE-THE-SIMS" to immediately jump into the "Apartment Life" expansion, the Ikea household pack, and everything else your dollhouse heart desires.Īs The Sims 2 has been officially delisted from services like Origin and Steam for some time, this is currently the best way to grab a copy of the dated release-not to mention a good way to avoid paying over $100 buying boxed copies of every expansion.
To ease the pain for all 50 players who'll never see their Radeon-related visual glitches fixed, EA gave all Sims 2 owners on the Origin PC games service a free upgrade to the game's "Ultimate Collection" version, which includes the game's eight expansion packs and nine "stuff" packs.īut what about players who didn't register the game on Origin (or, er, never bought The Sims 2 in the first place)? EA has them covered, too, because as of Wednesday, the company is now offering free downloads of The Sims 2: Ultimate Collection to all Origin members until July 31. Years after the game's "exchange" content website shuttered, the game's producer announced last week it would no longer post updates or patches for the decade-old game.
Further Reading The Sims 4 preview: There goes the neighborhoodWhether you're still running a years-long instance of 2004's The Sims 2, complete with a family's dozens of generations babbling in Simlish while running into all matter of torture-inducing home spaces or haven't even played the game once, Electronic Arts has a giant, if ancient, freebie for you.