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  • Alien Encounters: The Sims 4 Witch Challenge – Part 3

    Alien Encounters: The Sims 4 Witch Challenge – Part 3

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    Lyn
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    In Part 2 of The Sims 4 Witch Challenge, Rowan met a new potential love interest named Kade Sotelo at Rattlesnake Juice. She went out with the Grim Reaper on Love Day. Then she left the city to explore nature. Rowan’s practice of witchcraft is dependent on collecting natural objects. However, not all magical practices…

  • How The Sims Became a Champion for LGBTQ Representation in Gaming

    How The Sims Became a Champion for LGBTQ Representation in Gaming

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    Keenan McCall
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    When talking about The Sims, an adjective that could very accurately describe it is influential. The follow-up project to creator Will Wright’s SimCity, the game was something that had never been tried before: an intimate simulation of real life where the player can act as either caretaker or doom-bringer for the characters in their charge.…