@bluesamurai4
There was a discussion here : https://answers.ea.com/t5/Game-Information/Price-changes/m-p/6577877
Also to clarify, they didn't really raise the price, they just evened out the price to the American market (which is the Original one), so that all players play the same price. Or rather, so that they pay a price in accordance to their country's economy. I live in a country with good economy (Sweden) so I pay more, so that people who live in countries with poorer economy then us can get the games cheaper.
They came out with this info a few days before the raise.
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/the-sims/the-sims-4/the-sims-4-extra-content-price-changes/
I've yet to find a country where the games (at least expansion packs) are more expensive than here (I used my VPN to check a lot after the raise, for fun. Norway, AUS, Switzerland, UK, Hong Kong etc), but I don't feel like raising a stink. It's nothing strange, it's world economy. EA is not really getting more money in the end.