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181. New Sims 2 Movie

Written on Saturday 19 June 2004 at 06:02 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

We've received Lucy's weekly e-mail again, and this time it contains something different than the usual batch of screenshots. There's a new movie of Don, the Romantic Sim. He's the star in this new movie, which tells his love life in one minute. Some things you can see for the first time in it is a sim (Don) growing up from teen to adult. Also noticable is the "Created with The Sims 2 Movie Maker", which might mean there will be a tool to edit your home-videos with. You can download the movie using one of the links below. To webmasters: please do not hot-link to these files directly, but copy them to your own servers instead if you want to have them on your own website. Now off to download the clip:

• High Quality (7.4 Mb)
• Low Quality (1.9 Mb)

You need QuickTime to view it. Read more for Lucy's e-mail in its completeness, in which she talks about the end of spring, and romance for your Sims. Read More!

182. SimDay: New Video and Goodies

Written on Thursday 10 June 2004 at 10:13 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Today is another SimDay. This week Maxis brings us two new Sims 2 things. The first one of these is a "Flirting Video". It's a video which shows several lessons in flirting. Watch lessons 101 to 106 in flirting. You can get it from the Sims 2 videos page. There's also a new goodies page, from which you can download several (new) wallpapers. Finally, Scot Amos, Senior Producer on The URBZ, has posted another blog on the URBZ Website. He talks about the Sims 2 winning the E3 award for Best Simulation, sprinting towards Alpha stage, and new camera modes in the URBZ. Enjoy reading it!

183. SimDay: Your Help Wanted

Written on Thursday 3 June 2004 at 12:13 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's a very small SimDay this week. There's the monthly community update on the official site. More news is that Maxis is holding a focus group again on 16 June in the Sunnyvale, California area. You need to have The Sims, and you'll be discussing The Sims 2 with other fans. Check out the official site for details. Finally there's an update of The URBZ. In the new blog, Alex Hutchinson (Lead Designer) talks about the Rep again:

"Everyone wants to be the big man (or woman) around town. Or at least I did, once, long ago, before I realized I was instead destined to be a designer of videogames and borderline alcoholic. It's one of those big fat universal desires that keeps every youngster up at night. Who hasn't harbored a vision of themselves as the kind of person who skips queues at clubs, or who comes home to bulging answering machines and overflowing letterboxes?"

You can find it all on the URBZ Website.

184. New Poll

Written on Thursday 3 June 2004 at 02:13 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Our regular visitors know that we have a new poll (almost) every week. Last week we asked you about the aspiration tracks for The Sims 2. We know the names of 5 aspiration tracks, and we wondered which ones of those you think will be the best. Romance and Knowledge scored the best (30 and 29 - 15% each - of 199 votes). They were followed by Fame (15 votes, 7.5%), Fortune (11 votes, 5.5%) and Knowledge (9 votes, 4.5%). The rest of the votes went to them all sounding equally great (88 votes, 44%) and those who don't know what Aspiration tracks are or aren't interested in The Sims 2 (17 votes, 8.5%).

This week we're asking more about The Sims 2: Will you be making photo- and/or videoalbums to tell tales about the lives of your Sims. Let us know and vote on the right, or the Latest Poll page. Also check out our poll archive for more polls held in the past.

185. Sims 2 Images

Written on Tuesday 1 June 2004 at 14:28 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Snooty Sims has posted some new photo's of The Sims 2. They come from the EA Booth Tour video posted at GameSpot last week. The quality isn't great and they're a bit small, but a must-see for the fans. Check them out by clicking the thumbnails.

186. E3 Sims 2 Photos

Written on Monday 31 May 2004 at 01:16 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Snooty Sims has posted a few pictures of The Sims 2 in action taken at the E3. They were taken from a TV/video screen, and the quality isn't great. That's no reason to keep them from you though - just click the thumbnails for slightly bigger versions.

187. Sims 2 Preview with Videos

Written on Thursday 27 May 2004 at 22:51 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The E3 has ended 2 weeks ago, but there are still previews and media coming from the show. NextLevel Gaming has posted another preview of The Sims 2. As almost all other previews, it discusses the main new features. Think of Sims growing up, the genetics, and aspirations. More interesting are two movies that are included with the preview. They're recorded from a tv screen at the show, and the quality isn't great (especially the colors). Both show the happenings of Don, Sarah and their son during his birthday party. You can view them on the preview page.

188. SimDay

Written on Thursday 27 May 2004 at 20:32 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's another SimDay today, and a rather busy one. First of all, there's the press release about The Sims Mega Deluxe which shipped tuesday. As announced, the Prom Fashion Show was held, and the results are in. 10 couples have been picked and are showcased on the Prom Fashion Show page.

When it comes to The Sims 2, there are 3 new screenshots (click thumbnails to enlarge). You can see the E3 trailer as well (again), on the videos page. The URBZ also has SimDay, and a new blog has been posted. Alex Hutchinson, Lead designer of the game, talks about the design decisions they make while creating the game. The blog and a new (gameplay) movie of the GBA version can be found at the URBZ website.

189. New Sims 2 Video and video Interview

Written on Thursday 27 May 2004 at 00:36 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A couple of new videos have appeared on the net, all from the E3 held 2 weeks ago. First of all, there's a trailer at ITavisen.no. It's been recorded with a video camera from a big screen, so the quality isn't great. The trailer shows some scenes of several aspiration tracks. You can get it from this page. Two other videos made during the E3 are from GameSpot Live. The first is a booth tour of the EA booth. More interesting is the video interview with Will Wright. In about 13 minutes, Will talks about The Sims 2, but nothing new is really mentioned. The main game features like genetics, aspirations, recording movies etc. are discussed. When it comes to memories, Will gives an example of a child seeing his parents die in a fire. That kid will have a fear for fire, even when someone's just cooking, for the rest of his life. Also, the length of the life of a Sim is mentioned, and Will says it'll be about 100 Simdays, with approximately 4 days per hour (which as stated before comes down to 20-25 real-life hours). The expansion packs for The Sims 1 were helpful to The Sims 2 in a way that they taught Maxis what the fans want. Will's amazed by what the community has created for the games. The design process of The Sims is also mentioned, as well as how important it is to make the game very accessible. GameSpot Complete members can download the videos in high quality, but GameSpot Basic members (which requires free registration) can watch it in streaming format. Get both the EA booth tour and Will's interview from GameSpot's Media Page.

190. Wright Interview from E3

Written on Wednesday 26 May 2004 at 16:04 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer has visited the E3 too, and they've posted an interview with Will Wright, creator of The Sims and SimCity. There's some talk about one of Will's hobbies, uncollecting, and of course The Sims 2 and SimCity. A new version of SimCity is mentioned briefly:

"Wright is already turning his attention to other projects. A new version of 'SimCity' is in early planning stages. 'We're about to come out with a new direction for it.'

"When asked what direction that might be, Wright said, 'We haven't figured out what it is.'"

Nothing new of The Sims 2 is revealed in the interview, but you can find out a bit more about what Will does in his spare time (in case you didn't know already). You can read it completely by clicking here.