The Sims franchise has historically been a leader on diversity and inclusion in video games, but it still has its issues. From the beginning, we set out to let you make Sims that look that you or people that you know, and right now we understand that right now it doesn't feel like we're truly living up to that promise,' Lyndsay Pearson, the executive producer of The Sims, said in a video message posted last night to Twitter. 'Inclusivity is at the core of The Sims franchise. Last night, after years of effort, they finally managed to change one of the most popular video games ever made, which promised to give players better options for creating Sims with dark skin, and address issues with dark skin as it's currently implemented. 'Isn’t it weird that EA/The Sims posted all that stuff to BLM but STILL POC can’t create themself in THEIR life simulation game without the help of ?' One player wrote on Twitter.
