Fans of The Simshave their hopes up that the original two games will finally be remastered for modern platforms after Electronic Arts cryptically teased them in a new 25th anniversary promo video. Kotaku understands that The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 will both be re-released on PC before the end of the month.

Maxis Games’ revolutionary 2000 title The Sims is one of the most important PC games ever released. The crossover hit is one of the best-selling games ever, and it essentially created the life simulator genre, yet this important piece of gaming history has remained mostly unplayable on modern hardware for over a decade.

In just eight days time, The Sims turns 25 - and EA is reportedly poised to re-release The Sims 1 & 2 this week as

This February, one of EA's most beloved PC franchises, The Sims, turns 25. To celebrate, EA is traveling back to the early 2000s, when the original The Sims and The Sims 2 were introduced. The publisher posted a teaser for what appears to be a revival of both games on Monday,