EA is also among the major companies ready to step up and support GamesCom 2009. And the company’s going to be putting on quite a show. It is bringing 42 games across all platforms to display, including the iPhone.

There are a number of highlights to check out, from the extraordinary amount of games being displayed, to a special press conference (which you can watch online via live stream), an exclusive closed door area with special games being shown, a booth set up just for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning and the demo debut of Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Let’s look at the list of games EA is bringing along, in some shape or form, in alphabetical order…

That was quick. EA has already announced the first Sims 3 expansion pack. Of course, we all knew this announcement was coming. Honestly, I think it’s a bit tardy. After all, the game came out June 2, 2009. The expansion announcement should have come July 3, not August 3, 2009. Somebody’s slipping.

Anyways, the first Sims 3 expansion will be called The Sims 3 World Adventures, and it’ll be released November 16, 2009. A price hasn’t been announced yet. What has been announced that it will be a PC/MAC release, come with 1,000 SimPoints and that the online Sims Store will be carry new, expansion pack-required items when it’s released…