EA has teased a re-release of the first two games in The Sims series as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, and a new report from Kotaku says both games will be released by the end of the month. The Sims, originally released in 2000, has never been available digitally on PC, while The Sims 2 (2004) hasn't been available since 2014.

It seems as though the re-releases for The Sims and The Sims 2 will both drop on Friday, January 31, if a recent leak is to be believed. The original Sims was a massive success at

EA's been teasing stuff as it celebrates 25 years of malevolent gods overseeing mysterious pool-related deaths.

The Sims turns 25, and EA is reportedly poised to re-release The Sims 1 & 2 this week as part of the series' quarter-century celebrations. The Sims 1 & 2 have, of course, long been unavailable in an official capacity,