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Game designer Will Wright, creator of Sim City and The Sims.

Will Wright: The Mind Behind SimCity & The Sims

2025-01-12
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 12, 2025
In: Features

How have the games of one developer, Will Wright, managed to punctuate my gaming experiences so decisively over the past 40 years? I realised quite recently that my video game experience, from the mid 1980s through to the present day, has been punctuated by the games of one guy. WillRead More →

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