Electronic Arts Inc. - The Sims™ 4 Becomes the Most Widely Played Game in the 23 Year History of the Franchise With More Than 70 Million Players Worldwide

Latest Expansion Pack Release Delivers Biggest Launch Week for The Sims 4 Maxis™, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) shares today that The Sims™ 4 , the latest iteration of the popular life simulation game and the most widely played game in the 23-year history of The Sims franchise, now reaches more than 70 million players around the world. Since its launch in 2014, The Sims 4 continues to serve as a digital platform for millions of players to discover and connect with ideas, experiences, and versions of themselves without boundaries, both in-game and real life. Following The Sims 4 base game becoming available to all new players to download for free in October 2022, more than 16 million new players have downloaded the game to date and average weekly users has increased 53-percent. Maxis delivered its most successful expansion pack launch week to date with The Sims 4 Growing Together. (Graphic: Business Wire) The Sims 4 has also since experienced global expansion with