{"id":69513,"date":"2014-07-18T17:00:21","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=69513"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:35:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:35:39","slug":"the-softonic-minute-the-sims-4-android-l-assassins-creed-and-windows-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-softonic-minute-the-sims-4-android-l-assassins-creed-and-windows-9\/","title":{"rendered":"The Softonic Minute: The Sims 4, Android L, Assassin&#8217;s Creed and Windows 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EA gives you the chance to preview <b>The Sims 4<\/b> character creator, new <b>Android L<\/b> screenshots emerge, <b>Assassin&#8217;s Creed Unity<\/b> gets 2 new trailers, and <b>Windows 9<\/b> will include some cool new features. Check out this week&#8217;s hottest software news in <b>The Softonic Minute.<\/b><br \/>\n<!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div>\nDefault player\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\nBy use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C \nfound at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/. \n--><\/p>\n<p><object><\/object><\/p>\n<p><!-- \nThis script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon\nas the line is read by the browser. If you wish to have the player instantiated only after\nthe rest of the HTML is processed and the page load is complete, remove the line.\n--><br \/>\nbrightcove.createExperiences();<\/p>\n<p><!-- End of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Sign up to try the The Sims 4 character creator\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/create-a-sim-character-creator-early-access\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sign up to try the The Sims 4 character creator<\/a><br \/><\/h3>\n<p>Electronic Arts is now accepting signups to test out the <b>Create-a-Sim <\/b>character creator in the upcoming The Sims 4 game, although you&#8217;ll need an Origin account to sign up. <a title=\"Sign up to try the The Sims 4 character creator\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/create-a-sim-character-creator-early-access\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>New images of Android L<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2014\/07\/android-ls-app-design-early-looks-at-youtube-gmail-maps-and-more\/#image-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ars Technica<\/a> has collected a bunch of images of the new Android L interface, based on the principles of &#8220;Material Design&#8221; from Google, previewing apps like Gmail, Maps, and Youtube. An unstable version of Android L is already available on some Nexus devices.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Assassin\u2019s Creed Unity trailer shows the violent beginning of the French Revolution\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/assassins-creed-unity-gameplay-trailer-2\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Assassin\u2019s Creed Unity trailer shows the violent beginning of the French Revolution<\/a><br \/><\/h3>\n<p>The next Assassin&#8217;s Creed game will take you into the heart of the French Revolution. Playing as Arno, you&#8217;ll influence the events leading up to the storming of the Bastille and the execution of King Louis XVI. <a title=\"Assassin\u2019s Creed Unity trailer shows the violent beginning of the French Revolution\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/assassins-creed-unity-gameplay-trailer-2\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch the trailer here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Windows 9 will have an interactive bar<\/h3>\n<p>Windows 9 will have an interactive home bar with icons similar to the live tiles. Microsoft also plans to integrate Cortana in the same bar. The voice assistant has already come to Nokia phones, which can now <a title=\"Microsoft abandons Android on its Nokia devices\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/microsoft-abandons-android-on-its-nokia-devices\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">officially upgrade to Windows Phone 8.1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Make sure to check out all of our past <a title=\"The Softonic Minute\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/t\/softonic-minute\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Softonic Minutes<\/a>. <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EA gives you the chance to preview The Sims 4 character creator, new Android L screenshots emerge, Assassin&#8217;s Creed Unity gets 2 new trailers, and Windows 9 will include some cool new features. Check out this week&#8217;s hottest software news in The Softonic Minute. 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