Depending on the amount of cynicism you keep stored in your hate pouch at any given time, you can either chalk this happening up to fan pettiness or developer connivery. After EA announced that The Sims 4 wouldn’t include two common features, they faced a hefty amount of criticism from their fans. What features are those? The inclusion of swimming pools and a toddler phase for growing Sims. You read that right: The Sims 4 will not ship with swimming pools or toddlers. To quote Herbert Morrison: Oh, the humanity!
EA, hoping to save some face, released a statement recently explaining their reasoning for excluding what many fans see as standard features of the series. According to executive producer Rachel Frankliln, they were removed simply to make room for new innovations and features.
So the bottom line is that when we sat down and looked at everything we wanted to do for this game,...
EA, hoping to save some face, released a statement recently explaining their reasoning for excluding what many fans see as standard features of the series. According to executive producer Rachel Frankliln, they were removed simply to make room for new innovations and features.
So the bottom line is that when we sat down and looked at everything we wanted to do for this game,...
- 7/8/2014
- by Christian Law
- We Got This Covered
On the 30th anniversary of the miners' strike, Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall talks about Thatcher's death, being fired from War Horse – and finding the lead for his Elton John musical
I'm watching Billy Elliot the Musical in a state of shock. Forget the movie – this is incendiary drama, militant to its core. Not only does it open with Labour MP Herbert Morrison's paean to the newly nationalised mines and common ownership ("Now I want you men of the pits to come through ... The great experiment of socialism in a democracy depends on you"), it also pre-empts the passing of Margaret Thatcher with a feelgood singalong: "We all sing together in one breath/ Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher/ We all celebrate today/ 'Cause it's one day closer to your death."
The astonishing thing is that the musical, with tunes provided by the not notably radical Elton John, has been a worldwide success,...
I'm watching Billy Elliot the Musical in a state of shock. Forget the movie – this is incendiary drama, militant to its core. Not only does it open with Labour MP Herbert Morrison's paean to the newly nationalised mines and common ownership ("Now I want you men of the pits to come through ... The great experiment of socialism in a democracy depends on you"), it also pre-empts the passing of Margaret Thatcher with a feelgood singalong: "We all sing together in one breath/ Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher/ We all celebrate today/ 'Cause it's one day closer to your death."
The astonishing thing is that the musical, with tunes provided by the not notably radical Elton John, has been a worldwide success,...
- 3/11/2014
- by Simon Hattenstone
- The Guardian - Film News
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