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71. SimDay / The Sims 2 Update

Written on Friday 1 October 2004 at 03:52 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's been thursday, which means SimDay. The official site comes with a few things this week. First of all, there's the news that EA and Rooster Teeth Production, known for the RedvsBlue movies (made with the game Halo), have teamed up. Rooster Teeth will create an ongoing series of movies with the Sims 2, called "The StrangerHood". Using so-called Machinima, a method to use video-games to create high-quality movies, Rooster Teeth plans to release a new movie every 2 weeks. The characters are already introduced in the tune of the show, posted as Episode 0. You can view it, and find more information, at The StrangerHood. You can also read EA's press release about it, or see the character page at the official Sims 2 site. Further movie news, is that Maxis has posted a movie ending. After editing your Sims 2 movies, you can append this bit (which comes in 3 sizes) to show you made the video with the Sims 2. You can get them from Get Cool Stuff.

Finally: reviews. And lots of them. The official site mentioned CNN's article, which we mentioned earlier. But there's a lot more, here's the list (all are reviews):

• Ars Technica (8/10)
• 3DAvenue (90/100)
• Washington Post (No Rating, registration may be required)
• The Electric New Paper (9/10)
• ContraCostaTimes (No Rating, registration may be required)
• London Free Press (No Rating)
• GameDaily (4/5)
• Gamers.com (No Rating)
• eToychest Technicae (90%)
• Gameguru Mania (93%)
• Gaming Nexus (9.4/10)
• ToTheGame (7.0/10)

We've also made a review index, which currently lists 42 (!) reviews from gaming and news sites. As you're used to from our review indexes, you get a quote and the score from each site, along with a link to the full review. The index should help you make up your mind whether to buy the Sims 2 or not - if you haven't already done so.

72. Maxis E-mails

Written on Sunday 19 September 2004 at 20:41 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

There have been two e-mails from Maxis this week. One is Lucy Bradshaw's weekly mail - the final one this time - and there is one from the Scoop mailing list. The last one doesn't bring any news except 3 screenshots of Sims playing on their AlienWare computers, which you can see below (click thumbnails to enlarge). Lucy has sent us a few things this time, to celebrate the launch of the Sims 2. Included is a movie, a skin of Maxoids, and a bunch of pictures of Maxoids showing what working together for years does to a team. Read on for the entire email with links to those items.

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73. Sims 2 - Neverending News

Written on Thursday 16 September 2004 at 23:36 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

As if it hasn't been enough yet the past few days, there is still a lot of news about the Sims 2. First of all, we've made a complete list of all currently known cheats. If you don't want to play the game the fair way, view our cheats page to find out how to get more money quickly. Some new cheats are there as well, including one to get §50,000 in one go! If you'd rather extend the game with some downloads, you can go to the official site's Exchange. 1 Computer and 5 topiaries are yours to grab. More goodies are on the Cool Stuff page, where you can find some MP3s, buddy icons, and more. Another thing you can find there is a TV Ad, in QuickTime format. You can find it on the videos page. Another advertisement, scanned from the RTE TV Guide in Ireland, is shown below. It's been sent to us by James Magenta.


Need some help with the game? The customer support section has been updated and many new questions and answers have been added. You can of course also visit our Knowledge base for a lot of help. Furthermore, SnootySims (and several other sites) has posted a nude patch, which removes the blurring when Sims visit the toilet or the shower. It's recommended to back-up files that are patched, and this download may not be appropriate for children. You can download it from this page. The Dutch site SP Zone is also posting a bunch of movies this week, one every day. So far 2 have been posted. You can find them on their front page in the news items tagged with "[Video]". Use the "DOWNLOAD HET FILMPJE" links to download the movies.

Finally, the SimsZone review has come to an end. The conclusion has been written and posted. Read on for the English summary. No screenshots this time, but if you still want to read it, visit their review index for the link. The "Fazit" one is this final article, the others are of course still there (with screenshots). Read More!

74. UrbzDay

Written on Thursday 16 September 2004 at 22:29 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

There's an overload of Sims 2 information these days, but the Urbz is not completely forgotten. The official site has had its weekly update again, this week adding a few new crew descriptions of the Console version to the Crew page. The buzz section has been updated as well, and has links to a new interview with Scot Amos on TeamXbox. There's also a link to GameSpy's Developer's Diary, to which a movie we didn't mention before yet has been posted on their movies page. It's an in-game trailer of 4.2 Mb. This week's usual blog, by Scot Amos, is all about the Beta status of the game, which they're going to reach soon (for the console version, the handheld has gone gold earlier). They've received the 9 tracks from the Black Eyed Peas, and they're adding the final tunes to the game to make it go Beta:

"So, with this final addition of content from Will and the BEPs, and the incredible dedication the team is showing to get all the bits tuned, polished, and debugged, we're perfectly set to make an early November launch of The Urbz. The Sims 2 is out this week (congrats and woohoo!) and is already the talk of the town title dominating the next few months on the PC charts; paving the way for The Urbz experience to show up in the city in November."

All can be read at the official site.

75. Official Sims 2 Sites Relaunched

Written on Wednesday 15 September 2004 at 13:29 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

Since many shops started selling the Sims 2 yesterday, two official sites have already been relaunched. First of all there's the US Site, which has been given a completely new look. You can login using your EA account, and for several pages a product registration is required. There are several tutorials which you can view without being registered, including one for movie making, creating hoods with SimCity 4, and the Body Shop. There's also a competition to win an AlienWare PC on the front page. As ever before, it can be found at http://thesims2.ea.com.

The other site that has already relaunched is the UK one. They have several things, like a poll, competition to win one of 200 DVD versions (UK only!), links to fansites, the exchange (coming soon) and more. The old address still functions, but the proper URL is now http://thesims2.eagames.co.uk. Other European sites have also relaunched or will do so later this week. If you want to see a preview of what the official site in your country is going to look like, you can check out the Swedish site which has already been relaunched with a complete new look - also replacing the original Sims 1 site, and adding content for the Urbz.

76. Sims 2 News

Written on Tuesday 14 September 2004 at 17:52 by ChEeTaH - 16 comments.

A little later than usual (due to internet problems), but again there's a lot of news about the Sims 2. Some shops have started shipping or selling it already, and people will be playing the game by masses before long (if they aren't already). The official site will also be relaunched between 9am and 3pm PST (5pm-11pm in the UK and Portugal, 18:00-24:00 CET) today (tuesday). Flash Player will be required for the site. See this thread in the BBS for more information.

There are also a lot of new reviews, articles, screenshots, and movies. Read on for all of that (and it's a lot this time!). Read More!

77. Sims 2 News

Written on Sunday 12 September 2004 at 01:58 by ChEeTaH - 9 comments.

There is quite a bit of news again about the Sims 2. As usual, there are many reviews again. GameSpy is taking it big: After a feature with an interview, and the Sim-Limpic Games, they have now posted two (yes: two!) reviews. Two articles of 5 pages to read, one is the "basic" review, the other an "extended" one which goes more in-depth in the game. You can read the basic review on this page, but as said there's also the extended review to read. After you've finished reading that, you can start reading the next review from their colleagues at IGN. They even have a video review for Insiders. If you're not an insider, then you'll have to do with the 3-page review. Of course all reviews come along with some screenshots. GameSpy rates the game a 5 out of 5, and IGN says it's worth a 9.4 out of 10. Both reviews also mention that the Sims is more a toy than a game - it's a sandbox to see "what happens next." It's also quite remarkable how both sites say it's hard to write a review of the game, covering even the most important aspects. It's just too big.

For even more information, including an estimate of when the DVD version will be released in Europe, read more... Read More!

78. Spoiler Info from Sims 2 Strategy guide [Update]

Written on Wednesday 8 September 2004 at 21:06 by ChEeTaH - 4 comments.

Some people already received the Sims 2 strategy guide from Prima. It has some useful information in it, but be warned: this info goes quite in-depth and may spoil the fun for you exploring the game yourself. The info includes some cheats (including money and camera cheats), some details about the career tracks and how to do basements. If you haven't already ordered it yet, you can order the strategy guide from our shop. Read on at your own risk for the details... Read More!

79. Sims 2 News

Written on Sunday 5 September 2004 at 01:02 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

There's a bit of Sims 2 news again today, as almost every day since the game went gold. In today's issue: a hands-on preview, videos, a bit about the website, and an interview with Will Wright. The preview is from IGN. After their feature series of SimIGN, they now have a full 3-page preview. It's mostly about the personality - especially the difference in it - of the Sims in the sequel. Aging and DNA are also told about, and of course some screenshots are included. There's also a video, made with the in-game tools to record, and edited with the Windows Movie Maker. Download the "SimIGN in Action" video from the Videos page, or just read the hands-on preview for more.

More news inside! Read More!

80. Lucy's Mail: Taggin' and Urbz

Written on Saturday 4 September 2004 at 11:33 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week's mail from Lucy is co-written by Scot Amos, producer of the upcoming console game the Urbz. He tells a bit about the Urbz, and gives us 3 exclusive screenshots of the game. There are also 4 pictures of The Sims 2 producers tagging the "First Up Against the Wall" wall, which has notes of all tasks that had to be done for the Sims 2, as well as the red "Done" stamped on it. You can see Lucy, and others, tagging by clicking the thumbnails in the e-mail itself. You can find that either right below this, or behind the Read More link. Read More!