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EA Considering Sims TV Show

Posted by Zonk on from the who-wants-to-see-this-sim-wet-himself? dept.

Reuters is carrying the news that Electronic Arts is considering creating a television show based on 'The Sims'. The show would allow viewers to vote on what the avatars in the show would do. From the article: "One idea could be that you're controlling a family, telling them when to go to the kitchen and when to go to the bedroom, and with this mechanism you have gamers all over the world 'playing the show."

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  1. Hmm by pHatidic · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So basically this is a daily 30 minute infomercial sponsored by the evil alliance?

  2. Most likely ( and constant ) plot. by goofyheadedpunk · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The Sims have sex.
    The Sims have sex.
    Out pops a baby.
    The Sims, ignoring their baby, have sex.

    Seriously, is a show controlled by the masses through voting a really good idea? In this instance I am suddenly reminded why the Founding Fathers(tm) of America didn't want the majority of people to vote.

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