The Sims is a computer game created by Maxis and Electronic Arts. By selling more than 6.3 million copies worldwide, it is the best-selling PC game in history. It allows the game player to control and manipulate the daily lives of simulated characters in a suburban home near "SimCity." It can be compared to a reality show through a PC, with emotional highs and lows, cheating lovers, jealous nieghbors and even natural disasters! With such popularity, the creators have released seven additional expansions and a sequel game The Sims 2. There is currently a third game under production.