EA Goes Private, The Sims Gets Freebies, and Paralives Buries Its Weird Babies

Becca and Danny dig into a packed week of life sim news, starting with EA's newly finalized $55 billion go-private sale to a Saudi-led consortium that includes Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners. They discuss what the deal means for Maxis and The Sims going forward, and why ownership changes aren't new territory for the franchise. The episode also covers the latest Sims 4 patch and hotfix, a teased free content drop from Maxis, and the new Musical Note Maker Pack. Then it's over to the competition, with Paralives rolling out a major update that redesigns its infamous homunculi babies and fixes a longstanding corpse pile-up bug, plus a new MasterCore mod entering the scene. The hosts close things out with Fields of Mistria's full 1.0 launch after two years in early access, and what its glowing reception means for cozy life sim fans. - EA's $55 billion sale has officially closed, bringing new ownership including a Saudi-led group and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners - The Sims 4's August 6th patch addressed several bugs, including a pool ladder issue, alongside a new Musical Note Maker Pack - Maxis is teasing a free content drop, details of which are still emerging - Paralives redesigned its homunculi babies and fixed a bug that caused corpses to pile up, while introducing the MasterCore mod - Fields of Mistria launched its full 1.0 version with over 26,000 Overwhelmingly Positive Steam reviews and comparisons to Stardew Valley Subscribe and leave a review to help other Simmers find the show, and share your own life sim stories on social media at PlumbobReport. 📣 We Want to Hear from You! - 📝 Submit a question - 📞 Call us at (747) 677-1037