Last fall brought Maxis and EA's popular The Sims franchise to Nintendo's DS and Wii platform in the form of MySims, a casually-oriented title in which players could construct not only their avatar, but entire towns and communities as well. Today, EA has announced That MySims will make its way to PC this October, complete with online functionality so that players can share their creations with the world.

The PC version of MySims will feature fun community-based activities such as Hide-and-Seek, tag, trading cards, and safe chat for up to seven friends. Creations can be shared outside of the game via instant messaging and email.

"MySims, made for the PC, opens up the world of MySims for you to explore, play and share with up to seven other friends that are online with you," said Rod Humble, Head of Studio for The Sims Label. "For the first time, you can express the creativity of MySims with others in a collaborative way, as you create and live in a shared town with your friends online. With MySims, made for the PC, it's a whole new world of interaction with personalized creations, buildings and towns to share, along with furniture and other tailored creations that you and your friends can trade. Players who enjoyed MySims on the Wii and Nintendo DS will view this as a great way to connect with friends in an online PC game and those new to MySims will find this a fresh and exciting game."