The Sims 4 is reaching out to a new audience!
Now the game is invading the television with the broadcasting of the new reality show "The Sims Spark'd".
The idea?, Combine reality TV and E-sport.
Reality TV is broadcasted since July 17th on TBS.
It is made of 4 episodes where 12 participants try to create, in a given time, the best stories in The Sims 4.
They will have to create the "most original characters, environments and stories".
What's at stake? The winner receives a cash prize of 100,000 dollars!
Candidates will face each other in solo and teams, in challenges decided by the judges.
They will grant scores: Each week, the worst performers will be eliminated from the program.
"Since its beginnings, The Sims has been an innovative experience that allows players to create their stories and live them virtually in the game. [...] Always in the same spirit of innovation, we bring our community together around a reality TV show in which participants will present and confront their stories in a whole new way." Lyndsay Pearson, Executive Director of The Sims, in press release .
And for those who haven't had a chance to watch this reality show, the episodes are available for streaming on YouTube (Buzzfeed Multiplayer channel).
But for fans of The Sims 4, you will not be forgotten!
Challenges will be held in order to select the best creators, potential candidates for the next season.
Globally, The Sims 4 has more than 20 million players.
This latest version of the game is over 6 years old.
We are now waiting for The Sims 5 to be released in 2021.
