The Sims 3 gameplay trailer: babies, treadmills, and love

Electronic Arts and Maxis  has been makin’ magic with The Sims titles for years now. If you haven’t been abreast with the latest rumblings on The Sims front, allow me to inform you that the publisher hasn’t been on vacation. The Sims 3 will be unleashed on the PC June 2.

Below the fold is a new “gameplay” trailer that EA tossed us late yesterday afternoon. It’s debatable as to what is actually being controlled, but the point isn’t lost on us: you can do a bunch of new stuff in The Sims 3. The autonomy illustrated in the video is partially thanks to the removal of the comfort and environmental needs. It’s a lot easier to be an artist or focus on being a good one when you don’t have to walk your Sim to the poop bucket every sixteen seconds.