{"id":42308,"date":"2020-07-10T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T13:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2645438"},"modified":"2020-07-10T13:50:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T13:50:00","slug":"eas-the-sims-4-reality-tv-competition-offers-up-100000-in-prizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/07\/10\/eas-the-sims-4-reality-tv-competition-offers-up-100000-in-prizes\/","title":{"rendered":"EA\u2019s The Sims 4 reality TV competition offers up $100,000 in prizes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3998-ICN.png\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.slashgear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/sparkd_sims_4_main-1280x720.jpg\" alt=\"EA&rsquo;s The Sims 4 reality TV competition offers up $100,000 in prizes\" width=\"731\" height=\"411\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>TBS will be home to a new type of reality show, one that revolves around esports. Called &lsquo;The Sims Spark&rsquo;d,&rsquo; the series comes from EA working with Turner Sports, BuzzFeed Multiplayer, and ELEAGUE. This is the first esports competition that will involve the video game&nbsp;<em>The Sims 4<\/em>, underscoring the growing popularity of esports as a form of competition and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of esports competitions are tournaments involving shooting games of some variety.&nbsp;<em>The Sims Spark&rsquo;d<\/em>&nbsp;is obviously different, instead involving the virtual Sims world and its unique storytelling environment. Instead of eliminating opponents, this competition will involve competitors who must complete creative challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Players will be tasked with creating unique Sims characters, storylines, and worlds,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20200708005318\/en\/Electronic-Arts-Creates-New-Reality-Competition-Show?utm_campaign=sims4_hd_ww_ic_soco_twt_sparkd-info-tw&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;cid=63873&amp;ts=1594323535719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&nbsp;according to EA,<\/a>&nbsp;which will have the show presented by ELEAGUE. Fans of&nbsp;<em>The Sims 4<\/em>&nbsp;will be able to catch the show for the first time on July 17 at 11 PM ET\/PT on the cable network TBS. Each new episode will air a week apart at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>Those who aren&rsquo;t planning to stay up that late will instead be able to catch the &lsquo;encore telecasts&rsquo; of each episode the next morning at 8 AM on TBS. Alternatively, you&rsquo;ll be able to stream the show through BuzzFeed Multiplayer every Monday following the new episode on Fridays.<\/p>\n<p>The series will only run for four episodes; the competitors will play for a $100,000 prize pool. Celebrity judges will be joining the show to serve as judges, including game developer Dave Miotke, YouTuber Kelsey Impicciche, and singer Tayla Parx. It&rsquo;s unclear how popular the show will end up being &mdash; with only four episodes and such a late hour on television, EA likely isn&rsquo;t expecting much from the competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tags\">\n<div><strong>See Campaign: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20200708005318\/en\/Electronic-Arts-Creates-New-Reality-Competition-Show?utm_campaign=sims4_hd_ww_ic_soco_twt_sparkd-info-tw&#038;utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;cid=63873&#038;ts=1594323535719\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20200708005318\/en\/Electronic-Arts-Creates-New-Reality-Competition-Show?utm_campaign=sims4_hd_ww_ic_soco_twt_sparkd-info-tw&#038;utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;cid=63873&#038;ts=1594323535719<\/a><br \/><b>Contact Information:<\/b><br \/>Brittany A. Roston <\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b><br \/><a href=\"\"><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/news-category\/wire\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Wire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/global-regions\/united-states\/\" rel=\"category tag\">United States<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/language\/english\/\" rel=\"category tag\">English<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"image\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"cwdfimg\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Contact Information:<\/h3>\n<p>Brittany A. Roston <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3998-ICN.png\" alt=\"\">TBS will be home to a new type of reality show, one that revolves around esports. Called &lsquo;The Sims Spark&rsquo;d,&rsquo; the series comes from EA working with Turner Sports, BuzzFeed Multiplayer, and ELEAGUE. This is the first esports competition that will involve the video game&nbsp;The Sims 4, underscoring the growing popularity of esports as a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/2020\/07\/10\/eas-the-sims-4-reality-tv-competition-offers-up-100000-in-prizes\/\">Continue reading <span>EA&rsquo;s The Sims 4 reality TV competition offers up $100,000 in prizes<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/07\/10\/eas-the-sims-4-reality-tv-competition-offers-up-100000-in-prizes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,22,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","category-united-states","category-wire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EA\u2019s The Sims 4 reality TV competition offers up $100,000 in prizes - Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/07\/10\/eas-the-sims-4-reality-tv-competition-offers-up-100000-in-prizes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EA\u2019s The Sims 4 reality TV competition offers up $100,000 in prizes - Business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"TBS will be home to a new type of reality show, one that revolves around esports. 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