However, EA's glitch ensures that the pixellated area gradually spreads to blur out the entire screen, remaining there indefinitely.
In all Sims games, the developers preserve the modesty of characters by pixelating their bodies whenever they take a bath or shower. The life simulator series allows gamers to 'play God' - creating realistic avatar characters ('Sims'), moving them into houses, and directing their actions. The Sims 4, which was released earlier this week, is the most recent installment of one of the best-selling PC franchises of all time. EA Games, the makers of the Sims franchise, have included a deliberate glitch in the latest addition to the series that makes pirated copies of the game unplayable.
