From this week onwards, we'll keep the SimDays for The Sims PC games separate from the SimDays for the console version - the URBZ. Hence this is the first URBZDay news post. And this week, there isn't very much new. To start off with the old news, there are 5 screenshots which we posted last week. There are also 3 gameplay movies of the GBA version. They were posted at GameSpot already late June, as part of longer gameplay movies. New in them is the new Urbz logo though. It's been spotted before in the Hot Summer Nights gameplay movies, but this makes it even more likely that the final logo will be different from what we've seen so far. It's not been confirmed by EA yet though. New is that Maxis is again holding a focus group about the Sims on the consoles. This time about the GBA version though. If you're a GBA player and live in the area of Redwood City, California, you can participate in the focus group. You'll be discussing the game with other fans. If you qualify you'll get 2 EA GBA games in return. See the Urbz website for more. Finally there's the weekly blog. This time that too is about the GBA version. Cheryl, assistant producer of the game, tells the GBA version has reached alpha stage already, and they're now getting rid of the bugs in the game. She mentions a few odd things that have occured in the game so far - and they raised a few laughs at the team. For the gameplay movies, screenshots, the focus group and the blog, visit the Urbz website.
Written at 03:09 on Thursday, 22 July 2004 by ChEeTaH.