The current incarnation of the series, The Sims 4, is starting to reach a point that is nearer to the end than the beginning. The Sims 5 is an inevitability, but what could it do to push the franchise further than ever before? Go for broke on the social side of building your Sims community.

The Sims 4 regularly receives an infusion of new content through new game packs, and next week sees the release of new gear that leans towards the more mysterious side of life. Cue the X-Files theme.

While you’ve got free range of where and how you see your fella in The Sims 4, the default is usually an isometric view as you gaze from the heavens above down at your creation. You can throw divine possession into the mix soon, as last night’s Sims 4 livestream revealed that one of the longest running jokes in the series is about to be an actual function in the game: A first-person camera mode, which will be available in the next update.

EA’s digital simulation of life has been a PC mainstay for many a year now, last spotted on a console back in 2010. That’s all changing in November, as The Sims 4 is finally ready to jump back into those Xbox One and PS4 waters on November 17.

Maxis' simulation of life itself, The Sims, has been around for 16 years now. Do you still play The Sims? Have any memories to share?

Maxis was the studio behind SimCity and The Sims, but it's closing its doors. So which IPs will disappear in EA's vault forever?

Play God, create life or destroy it. The world is indeed your oyster, in The Sims 4.

Guilt trip of the day: If The Sims 4 isn't successful, Maxis says it won't be making a number 5.