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The Sims 4 Island Living launches on PC and Mac on June 21 and on Xbox One and PS4 July 16

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EA is perhaps best known for their sports games, but they also publish first-person shooters, life-sims and even the odd independently developed platformer.

In their E3 2018 presentation (known as EA Play), EA showcased a series of franchise titles including FIFA 19, Madden 18, and NBA Live 19.

There were also a few surprises squeezed in between the inevitable sports tie-ins. Excitingly, EA announced that a sequel to beloved 2D puzzler Unravel was on the way in the form of Unravel 2 – developed independently by Coldwood.

Swedish studio Coldwood Interactive surprised fans even more by announcing that this couch co-op sequel would be out as soon as the conference wrapped up, earning EA bonus points for delivering the unexpected. Even better, Unravel 2 turned out to be a fantastic game and one of the best co-op experiences of this generation!

Sea of Solitude was another surprise independently developed title to grace EA’s showcase. There are hopes that EA will follow suit with the 2019 conference and provide viewers with even more exciting reveals.

EA’s conference will begin on June 8th at 17.15 BST (if you’re not watching the show in the UK then you can catch the conference at 9.15 PT, 12.15 ET and 18.15 CEST).

We can expect that this year’s EA Play will once more host a plethora of sports games, with FIFA and Madden already confirmed and listed in the conference running order.

In fact, EA has already published their full schedule with timings to make the show more convenient and accessible – fans can tune in for the specific games they are interested in.

And that’s just as well because the full EA showcase is scheduled to be nearly three hours long!

The Sims is one of EA’s most successful franchises, stemming back to the original game way back in 2000. It’s a life simulation game that sees players creating and controlling a neighbourhood of ‘Sims’, essentially simulated people.

The Sims 4 was initially released in 2014, but EA has kept the game alive with multiple expansion packs and updates ever since.

Interestingly, EA’s EA Play conference has listed The Sims 4 on its running order. Specifically, the game is currently set to close the show which leads to some interesting speculation as to what big announcement may be featured there.

Fans are hopeful that this section of the conference will reveal a brand-new expansion pack. While there was a smaller Game Pack released earlier this year, there hasn’t been a full expansion released since the Get Famous Expansion in November 2018.

Some fan theories suggest that a Tropical Island expansion is coming to Sims 4 this June and that that’s the big showstopping announcement EA are planning. That would certainly be an exciting new sandbox environment for fans to get to grips with if confirmed.

These theories are all fuelled by reported leaks which show info for an Island-like add on popping up on the retail website, Instant Gaming. EA has made no comment on the possible leak, so it’s currently unclear as to the validity of these rumours.

However, we can be sure that at 12 pm Andrea Rene (What’s Good Games Co-Founder) will host The Sims 4 section of the show and something new and exciting, whatever that is, will finally come to light.

If a totally new Sims 4 expansion is on the cards, then it’s not entirely clear how long fans will have to wait to get their hands on it.

However, if retailers are beginning to list a new expansion, and the time since the last expansion released is also considered, then it may not be too far away at all.

Either way, we can probably expect a release date to accompany any exciting announcement at E3.

Electronic Arts has got plenty more to reveal today. They'll be kicking things off with a deep dive into Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order before delving into Apex Legends Season 2, where we'll probably learn more about some new legends coming to the game. After that, it's time to go back in time for 30 minutes to take a look at the new content coming to Battlefield V.

After the spoils of war, you'll want to lace up your boots for a full hour of sporting goodness, starting with the reveal for FIFA 20 and then followed by Madden NFL 20. We might see a few smaller reveals in between, for games like NBA Live and NHL 20, but these aren't confirmed or guaranteed to happen.

EA Play will supposedly finish on some big new news for The Sims 4, but to be honest we wouldn't be surprised to see a few more games pop up throughout the show. a new Plants Vs Zombies, Command and Conquer Remastered and finally plenty of indie games like Sea of Solitude could all make a sneaky appearance too.

Make sure you follow our liveblog and individual pages for regular updates throughout the day.

Don't want to miss any of the E3 2019 action?

Daily Star Gaming will be covering each conference with a live stream - getting all the information to you as soon as it happens - but you can find a full rundown of when to expect the main news drops below.

Pop these times into your diary and make sure you return to read all the big gaming news as it's revealed on the day. We'll also have live blogs each day and will add links as and when they become available.

• EA Play - June 8 - 9.15am Pacific, 12.15pm Eastern, 5.15pm BST, 6.15pm CEST

• Microsoft Xbox – June 9 - 1pm Pacific, 4pm Eastern, 9pm BST, 10pm CEST

• Bethesda – June 9 - 5.30pm Pacific, 8.30pm Eastern, 1.30am BST, 2.30am CEST

• Devolver Digital – June 9 - 7pm Pacific, 10pm Eastern, 3am BST, 4am CEST

• Ubisoft – June 10 - 1pm Pacific, 4pm Eastern, 9pm BST, 10pm CEST

• Square Enix - June 10 - 6pm Pacific, 9pm Eastern, 2am BST, 3am CEST

• Nintendo Spotlight – June 11 - 9am Pacific, 12pm Eastern, 5pm BST, 6pm CEST