{"id":14242,"date":"2022-08-02T23:07:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T22:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/ea-changes-sims-4-paid-mod-rules-after-fan-backlash\/"},"modified":"2022-08-02T23:07:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T22:07:05","slug":"ea-changes-sims-4-paid-mod-rules-after-fan-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/ea-changes-sims-4-paid-mod-rules-after-fan-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"EA Changes Sims 4 Paid Mod Rules After Fan Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Last month, EA announced new rules and restrictions on paid mods, early access, and how creators can advertise their creations. And this led to many unhappy responses and ongoing controversy within the <em>Sims <\/em>community. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/ea-paid-mods-early-access-sims-4-rule-changes-maxis-1849362416\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; kotaku.com<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, EA announced new rules and restrictions on paid mods, early access, and how creators can advertise their creations. And this led to many unhappy responses and ongoing controversy within the Sims community. Read more&#8230; Source &#8211; kotaku.com All content and images belong to their respected owners. 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