Electronic Arts (EA) radically changes the development strategy of The Sims series. The company has officially canceled the development of The Sims 5, known as Project Rene, and announced that it is focusing on further improving The Sims 4.

Margot Robbie starred in last year's Barbie movie - one of the most successful product to film crossovers ever - and her production company is also working on a Monopoly adaptation. Speaking to Variety in February, she said: "We want to make more films that have the effect that Barbie has.

Maxis recently provided a detailed update on its plans for the Sims franchise. While it doesn't offer much new information on the upcoming game codenamed Project