Free-to-play has been a trend in mobile gaming for quite some time now and the next popular game to make the jump to the free-to-play realm is EA’s The Sims franchise. The game first hit iOS last month and EA has just announced the game has finally made the jump to the Android Marketplace. If you’re unfamiliar with The Sims FreePlay but have played a The Sims game in the past, you’ll have no trouble getting accustomed to the free-to-play model. You’ll first need to create your Sim from one of 16 fully customizable Sims. Once your Sim is exactly how you like them, you’ll proceed to move them into their first home and from then on the game will have you complete a number of objectives such as buying a TV, extending your home, and throwing sexy parties. The Sims FreePlay is completely free to play and only asks you Read More

...you can pop in to babysit them as little as once or twice a day, or as often as you want. It's a lot like playing The Sims with autonomy turne... Read More

By Rob LeFebvre on December 16th, 2011 Free games? Who doesn't like Free games? The GRINCH, that's who. Holy heck this was a great week for the free games. Free! Games! Right? OK, OK, I’ll stop crowing and just get to the games. Fine. Geeze. Breakout Boost – “Atari’s been reviving their classic franchises on iOS; first was the dual-stick shooter reinvention of Asteroids as Asteroids Gunner. While that took a lot of liberties with the Asteroids formula, their latest reinvention, Breakout Boost, is a bit more traditional. The classic Arkanoid-esque gameplay is here: break all the bricks by bouncing a ball off of a paddle at the bottom of the screen.” FREE! Released: 2011-12-15 :: Category: Games FREE! + Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Released: 2011-12-15 :: Category: Games FREE! Released: 2011-12-15 :: Category: Games FREE! + Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Released: 2011-12-15 Read More

Matt is currently working as a writer for TechCrunch. Matt Burns is a family man first and attempts to be a writer second. Born and raised in the heart of the automotive world, only cars eclipse his love of gadgets. He previously wrote for Engadget and EngadgetHD before moving into the party house that is TechCrunch. He learned the retail... → Learn More Get ready to set your house on fire! The Sims are back and are awaiting their invisible leader — you. Players have full control over a number of Sim characters just like The Sims of old. As the omnipotent creator, gamers have the ability to cause Sims to fall in love, live their life and watch them go to the bathroom. For free! No word on a naked cheat code, though. The FreePlay app allows for 16 different Sims with 1,200 customization options for their domicile including a Read More

Matt is currently working as a writer for TechCrunch. Matt Burns is a family man first and attempts to be a writer second. Born and raised in the heart of the automotive world, only cars eclipse his love of gadgets. He previously wrote for Engadget and EngadgetHD before moving into the party house that is TechCrunch. He learned the retail... → Learn More Get ready to set your house on fire! The Sims are back and are awaiting their invisible leader — you. Players have full control over a number of Sim characters just like The Sims of old. As the omnipotent creator, gamers have the ability to cause Sims to fall in love, live their life and watch them go to the bathroom. For free! No word on a naked cheat code, though. The FreePlay app allows for 16 different Sims with 1,200 customization options for their domicile including a Read More