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Electronic Arts reverses a decision it made last calendar week concerning the release of the "My Wedding Stories" expansion for Sims 4. EA was initially not going to release the expansion in Russia because it features same-sex marriages. At that place was a very vocal fan outcry that made EA release a alphabetic character online, which reads that the company realized it "tin can do more [it] initially believed," and the expansion will release in Russia "unaltered and unchanged."

Russian federation has homophobic laws that ofttimes prevent media from portraying aforementioned-sex activity relationships to children. Some of these laws include fining people who spread information nearly "nontraditional" relationships to kids or showing that "traditional and nontraditional sexual relationships" are treated as equals. EA believed Russia's Laws would force the company to conscience the expansion, which led to EA'due south original decision.

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The reason for how EA could bypass the laws and release the expansion uncensored isn't shared, but it tin can be assumed it is because of Sims iv'southward rating in Russian federation. In Russia, Sims 4 is rated as an adults-just game. Since the game isn't legally allowed in the easily of minors in Russia, it should be okay to portray same-sexual activity relationships in the game.

The "My Nuptials Stories" expansion in Sims 4 allows payers to program and execute weddings for their Sims. The expansion campaign also focuses on Cameron and Dominique, a lesbian couple trying to get married. The expansion was initially going to release on February 17 just got postponed to February 23.