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Autosave Arrives, EA's Big Buyout Looms, and Sims 4 Gets Musical

Danny and Becca break down a busy week in The Sims community, starting with the long-awaited arrival of autosave in The Sims 4 after twelve years of player requests. They walk through the July 21st patch notes, including the underlying fixes to save corruption that made the update possible, and ask whether this player-first move will extend to EA's bigger business decisions. The conversation shifts to industry news, including the EU's expected approval of EA's $55 billion Saudi-backed buyout, GameSpot's mixed take on the direction of The Sims 4, and a former Sims artist's public vow to fight…

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