More previews of The Sims 2 (from the E3) have popped up on the net recently. There are three new ones, from GameMarshal, GameZone and The Gamers Temple. All three don't bring any news, but the aspirations and genetics are all explained again. Without exception they're positive about the game, and are looking foward to it very much. Here's a quote from the GameZone article:

"When asked what the best game I saw was after the first day of E3, I surprised even myself by saying Battlefield 2 AND Sims 2. Sims 2? How is this game of home economics supposed to compete with the big boys? Quite easily, it turns out. Just as the original brought new life to reality games, Sims 2 brings new life to artificial intelligence. Ever see the flick The Thirteenth Floor? In it, a scientist creates a societal simulation where everyone in its existence is the result of a computer program. They walk around, talk to each other, form friendships, marry and have kids, even murder each other. The developers of The Sims 2 have done something remarkably similar. Eerily similar."

Just click the site names in the text above for the previews.