I can predict that the Americans are going to be much more fixated on the sex aspects than the Europeans [laughs]. And you know, in Germany, oddly enough, they felt the violence should be more than what we had in the game. Basically, we wanted to stay as morally or ethically neutral as possible. But there were some things we didn’t want to touch, like pedophilia.

Of course, in the Maxis tradition, we will continue with the level of comedy and surprise that is characteristic of our products. Don’t be too alarmed if your Sims start talking about little green men in SimsVille.