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<p>On today’s episode, hosts Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by Slate senior editor <a href="https://slate.com/author/tony-ho-tran"><u>Tony Ho Tran</u></a> to talk about why it matters that EA Games has been sold to Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner. In addition to likely cost-cutting, this new ownership puts games like <em>The Sims</em> even more at risk of censorship, especially <a href="https://slate.com/technology/2025/10/the-sims-electronic-arts-games-jared-kushner-saudi-arabia.html"><u>when it comes to LGBTQ+ characters</u></a>. If your Sim groom can’t end up making out with his new father-in-law at the end of his wedding, then what is <em>The Sims</em> even <em>for</em>?</p><p>Get more of ICYMI with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of ICYMI and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the ICYMI show page on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/icymi/id1554115325"><u>Apple Podcasts</u></a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.c...