<img width="578" height="327" src="https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tim-letourneau.jpg?w=578" class="attachment-single-feed size-single-feed wp-post-image" alt="Tim LeTourneau was a co-creator of The Sims." decoding="async" srcset="https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tim-letourneau.jpg 1200w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tim-letourneau.jpg?resize=300,170 300w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tim-letourneau.jpg?resize=768,435 768w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tim-letourneau.jpg?resize=800,453 800w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tim-letourneau.jpg?resize=400,226 400w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tim-letourneau.jpg?resize=750,424 750w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tim-letourneau.jpg?resize=578,327 578w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tim-letourneau.jpg?resize=930,526 930w" sizes="(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px">Tim LeTourneau, one of the creators of The Sims franchise at Maxis and a game creator at Zynga, has passed away.<a href="https://venturebeat.com/games/the-sims-co-creator-tim-letourneau-passes-away/" target="_blank">Read More</a>