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121. T-Mail 4: New Fansite Kit

Written on Saturday 29 January 2005 at 18:40 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Tim LeTourneau, Senior producer of the Sims 2 University, has sent another e-mail to the Sims community. He doesn't have too much to say this time except that he's back from his Euro-trip, but there is a new fansite pack to be downloaded. It's about 40 Mb in size so it might take a while. It contains the US box arts (shown below as well), some known artworks - but this time with the logo over it, high-res logos (also familiar), 2 known videos (the cow plant video and the official trailer) and a bunch of screenshots. 2 Of those screenshots are new, and can be seen below as well. To download the fansite pack, click here, for the new images click the thumbnails below (they're pretty big!), and for Tim's complete mail read more.

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122. TS2U trailer

Written on Wednesday 12 January 2005 at 22:04 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Games website GameSpot has posted a brand new trailer of the Sims 2 University. The video, which comes in a download of 6.7 Mb or in streamed format, shows some students playing a game of pool. The winner gets the girl. The video is fairly short and can be downloaded or viewed from the media page. Free registration is required.

123. TS2U Preview at GameSpot

Written on Thursday 6 January 2005 at 05:11 by Stash - 1 comment.

Game Spot has added and updated their TS2U coverage with some new information. They have a The Sims 2 University preview, which you can check out here. And they also have a brand new Developer Interview video, which you can see here. The interview, which is with Tim LeTourneau, talks about the new expansion pack for The Sims 2. Free registration may be required to see it.

124. Will Wright Earns Lifetime Achievement Award

Written on Friday 31 December 2004 at 08:42 by Stash - 2 comments.

The 21st Annual Awards for Technical Excellence singles out the year's most innovative products and technologies, and the people who did the most to move our industry forward. Will Wright, creator of The Sims and SimCity, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award.

There are many brilliantly inventive minds in the gaming realm, but Will Wright shines even in that select group. Thanks to him, gamers don't just destroy: They also create. Read More!

125. SimDay

Written on Friday 24 December 2004 at 01:31 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week's SimDay is a fairly big one, with quite a bit about movies. First of all there's an interview with MaxoidPlumpBob. She (Kerie Kimbrell) is a movie director at Maxis. In the interview she gives some tips about creating your own movies. Read the interview to get the details. Along with this, Maxis has made it possible to rate the videos posted by members on their MySim pages.

There's a lot more about movies and the Sims 2 University inside... Read More!

126. Sims can play Urbz

Written on Wednesday 1 December 2004 at 00:24 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Besides the patch, Maxis has released a new objects for Sims in the Sims 2. The object is a new video game: the Urbz. When you download it, you can take your Sim to the community area where they can buy the game and play it on their computer or game consoles. It's a fairly big download for an object, 7.66 Mb. If you like to download it, check out the object info page. This is probably an object for next SimDay, which is still two days away.

127. S2U: E-mail from Maxis

Written on Friday 26 November 2004 at 18:32 by ChEeTaH - 6 comments.

Like with the Sims 2, Maxis is now sending the community e-mails about the first expansion pack. Tim LeTourneau gives has sent out the first "Welcome to the Sims 2 University" e-mail. He tells a bit about the patch (more about that later today), and that we must be patient for it - after all the Sims 2 is released worldwide in 19 languages and the patch must work with every version of the game. About the new expansion itself, he tells it's stuffed with new objects, including band objects. Using those, you're able to make your own music videos which Tim is looking forward to. There isn't much else in this first newsletter, except five sketches of band objects. You can see them in their full size by clicking the thumbnails below. Read inside for the entire e-mail. Read More!

128. SimDay

Written on Friday 26 November 2004 at 17:41 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week was no exception when it comes to the weekly SimDays. On the theme of the first expansion pack, University, Maxis has added a new style for your MySim pages. A sample can be found on MaxoidMonkey's page. If you'd like to change the style of your page, go to the manage page.

Furthermore, Maxis needs some people to attend in a focus group. During two hours and 15 minutes you will join a discussion about the Sims 2. The event will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area, and you'll have to live nearby to qualify. You also need to own a copy of the Sims 2. See the related newspost for more information.

If you remember the horror movie contest, you might be excited to know the winners have been announced. Aprilsghoffmann won the contest, and Jhearing4848 and Baconandeggzie were runner-ups. You can view all three of them and two more honorable mentions on the contest page.

Finally there's a new article from Time.com. The Sims 2 has been named one of the coolest video games of 2004. See the Time.com article for more information.

129. SimDay

Written on Friday 19 November 2004 at 00:41 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

The official site has been updated again this simday, for example with a new intro promoting the exchange and the Sims 2 instead of the Urbz. Real news however, is an interview with the guys behind the Strangerhood, Rooster Teeth Productions. GameSpy follows the colleagues of IGN who had an interview with Matt Hullum from Rooster Teeth a month ago. GameSpy talked to him, as well as Gustavo Sorola and Geoff Fink for this interview. It's 6 pages long and full of interesting (and less interesting) information:

"I refuse to recognize the difficulty to pronounce the word "machinima." I say let's work together and re-brand this type of movie making "rendervision." See? Doesn't that sound much better? Plus you don't have to constantly ask people if you're saying it properly. Rendervision... it just rolls off the tongue."

Read the entire interview if you need to know more. Furthermore, The Sims 2 got nominated for two video game awards at SpikeTV's Video Game Awards. The game has been nominated in the Best PC Game and Most Addictive Game categories. The awards will be hosted at 19 December by Snoop Dogg. You can see all the nominations and vote for your favourites at the VGA 2004 site.

130. Sims 2 Movie Contest

Written on Sunday 31 October 2004 at 02:16 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

For those who are good at making movies with the Sims 2, there's now a challenge with which you can win a digital video camera or a prize pack from EA including the Urbz, the Sims 2, Burnout 3 and a TS2 T-Shirt. Clips sent in will be judged on amount of horror - it's a Horror Movie Contest - and humour, the cinematography, and finally originality, each accounting for 25% of the final score. You can only use in-game sound or your own voice, and the spooky tunes that were made available last simday. Entries may be up to 2 minutes long and must be submitted through the MySim page followed by filling out a form. Only people living in "50 United States (except Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland and Vermont) and the District of Columbia" are eligible to enter, and you must be 13 years or older to be able to participate. For more information, check out the contest page.