ben_bell by you.CG.biz: What has been your favourite Sims expansion to date and why?

BB: I really like Open for Business. It was a really ambitious expansion pack that let you build up businesses. When I was a kid, I loved tycoon and business sim games. Open for Business marries those concepts with The Sims so you get to see what it’s really like to be an entrepreneur.

CG.biz: Has piracy been a big problem for The Sims?

BB: I think that piracy is a problem for the industry so I have a hard time believing that we haven’t been hurt by it. There are definitely pirated versions floating around that are lower quality for a variety of reasons. I think that hurts us because many people just don’t know that they are running an illegal copy.

Ben Bell answers a few more questions in this very short interview conducted by Casual Gaming.