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33. Pets Videos (PC, PS2)

Written on Tuesday 19 September 2006 at 23:36 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The French website JeuxVideo visited the GamesConvention in Leipzig, Germany last month. They've published two exclusive gameplay videos of the Sims 2 Pets for PC and PS2, both made at the GamesConvention. You can watch the PC video or the PS2 video, both of which are best played with Flash 8. If you have an earlier Flash version, clicking the "ce lien" link below the warning will still allow you to see the video. Downloading them is also possible, through the "Télécharger la Vidéo" link on the side of the page.

34. GameSpot Previews Pets on PC - Movies and Screenshots

Written on Thursday 7 September 2006 at 16:18 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

We already reported about GameSpy's report about The Sims 2 Pets for PC, the upcoming expansion pack, last week. But GameSpot also published a preview of the expansion last week, along with a host of screenshots and videos. The preview describes the Create a Pet mode, as well as their scratching or chewing behaviour. Their moods are briefly mentioned, and that it affects their performance at work. GameSpot concludes that it's interesting how it will turn out in the end, since time is a limited resource in the game, and taking care of a pet requires that important resource. After reading the preview, you can also check out the 14 new screenshots or the 3 new "Gameplay" movies, all posted 29 August 2006. You can also find the new screenshots below. Click the thumbnails for full versions.

35. Nightlife Nominated for Golden Joystick

Written on Thursday 24 August 2006 at 04:04 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Since 1982 there have been annual Golden Joystick awards, which is a ceremony for the video games industry, during which games and developers or publishers get awards for the results they've made. This year the ceremony will be held at 27 October in London, UK, and public voting is now possible. Maxis has two nominations on the list, of which the Sims 2 Nightlife, the second expansion pack is one for the best PC game of the past year. Will Wright's upcoming creation, Spore, is nominated for "One to Watch 2007." Finally Electronic Arts has another nomination in its hands: EA Games is nominated to become Publisher of the Year. These 24th Golden Joystick awards nominated games released between 1 August 2005 and 31 July 2006. The show will be broadcasted live on ComputerAndVideoGames.com, which also presents the entire show.

36. SIMVeillance Art Project

Written on Wednesday 23 August 2006 at 03:28 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Occasionally an artist uses the Sims to create something for an art exhibition. Katherine Isbister and Rainey Straus created a project in San Jose, by installing a surveillance camera in the Fairmont Hotel near the Fairmont Plaza in downtown San Jose, California. The people filmed with that camera have been turned into Sims using the Sims 2, and the source video has been recreated using the Sims avatars of the passersby. The SIMVeillance project was first shown at the ZeroOne Festival in San Jose, two weeks ago. The two screens showing the original and animated videos can be watched until 26 November in the San Jose Museum of Art. More details are at the SIMWorks website, which also has a preview video of the project. Rensselaer Campus News also has a story about the art, and even more can be found in a Mercury News article.

37. Aly and AJ in The Sims 2 Pets

Written on Tuesday 15 August 2006 at 05:11 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Just like several bands did for Open for Business, the upcoming Sims game The Sims 2 Pets (expansion pack on PC) will feature real-life artists who recorded one of their songs in Simlish. Aly and AJ have performed "Chemicals React," which can be found on the Deluxe Edition of Into the Rush, in Simlish. The song will appear in the PC, PlayStation 2, GameCube and PSP versions of the game - the DS and GBA editions will not feature it. The Deluxe Edition of Into the Rush is now available in stores with an extra bonus dvd, which includes the full video of the song. Yahoo! Music will host the world premiere of the complete Simlish Aly & AJ video on August 22nd, but so far a trailer of it has been published on the official site. The press release announcing the collaboration between EA and Aly and AJ is found together with the trailer on a special Aly and AJ page.

38. Pets Preview (PC, Console) and Video (PC) at GameSpot

Written on Sunday 30 July 2006 at 02:44 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Just like IGN, gaming site GameSpot has covered the Sims 2 Pets. Rather than writing several different previews though, there's just one preview which covers the PC and Console editions, and the differences between them. One of them is in the Create a Pet. Where the PC version sticks to collars for pet accessories, pets on the consoles can also have hats, sweaters, hoodies and tiny shoes. When it comes to living with the pets, you can train them to be good, or destructive, depending on when you scold or praise them. Pets can also be traded between neighbors, or you can adopt one from the animal shelter. You can also make dogs and cats have careers, to have them bring in some money. Exclusive to the console edition is the downtown area where you can purchase items for your pets, and meet other pet owners. The preview is one page in size.

Besides that, GameSpot has posted a slightly different trailer of the PC version. This video shows a few extended scenes from the official trailer. On the GameSpot Trailers page, watch or download "Official Movie 1" to see it.

39. CNet News Interview about Pets

Written on Sunday 30 July 2006 at 00:45 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Earlier this month EA held its annual Studio Showcase event (previously Hot Summer Nights and Camp EA), where they showcased the latest titles of the upcoming year. One of the games that EA showed was the Sims 2 Pets. CNet News was one of the websites to attend the event, and they've published a video interview with Robin Hunicke, developer on the Sims 2 Pets. She talks about why she joined EA's Sims Division, the difference between expansions and stuff packs, and of course about pets. She says how you have to train pets to become your Sims' companions. She also says how, like children in the game, pets offer the protection of being taken away rather than dying when you don't treat them well. The interview is almost three minutes long, and contains some gameplay footage as well as some from the Studio Showcase event itself. See the interview for yourself for more details.

40. Glamour Life Revealed

Written on Saturday 15 July 2006 at 02:53 by ChEeTaH - 4 comments.

Following rumours of only a few days ago that the second Stuff pack for the Sims 2 would be called "Glamour Life," Maxis has confirmed that to be a fact, by revealing details of the pack on the official site. A product page has been created, on which you can find 17 screenshots, 33 item renders, 2 videos and the system requirements. All of that is accompanied with the following description of the pack:

"Your Sims can now indulge in a glamorous life with this collection of luxurious furniture, fashionable clothing, and extravagant décor items. Create lavish homes furnished with the finest modern bedroom, living room, and dining room sets. Turn heads in the neighborhood as your Sims show off elegant gowns, red carpet formalwear, and cool casual styles at their next big soirée. Your Sims will live the high life with 60 new items including pop-art paintings, sectional sofas, a high-end stereo, fur coats, and more!"

As with the Family Fun pack, Glamour Life will contain about 60 items (objects, clothing, etc), of which roughly half can already be seen through the image renders. A release date has not yet been given, although the intro flash on the official site mentions August. Whether earlier rumours saying mid-August or else late August are true has not yet been confirmed. The price of the pack will probably be similar to that of Family Fun Stuff: around $20/£10. Availability through EA Downloader has also not yet been confirmed. You can find all screenshots (including some earlier ones, in higher quality, as well as one featuring the logo) and all item renders in the Read More part, or on the official screenshots respectively renders pages. You can also check out the two videos showing the features and the system requirements. We'll keep you updated with the latest about this stuff pack as soon as the news comes in. Read More!

41. Open for Business and Family Fun Patches [Update]

Written on Friday 16 June 2006 at 16:57 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

After several weeks of making and testing, Maxis has released two new patches for Open for Business and Family Fun Stuff. For Open for Business there are 54 solved issues, the Family Fun Stuff patch fixes 51. In total, 50 of these problems are fixed in both patches. Both patches are around 27Mb large. If you have Family Fun Stuff, you only need the Family Fun Stuff Patch, otherwise, if you have Open for Business get the Open for Business Patch. As said, the Family Fun Stuff patch also includes the one for Open for Business. On the download pages you can find the full list of fixes. For Family Fun Stuff the third fix is new in this second patch, the first two fixes were also in the first patch, which is included in this one. For Open for Business, everything from "Families can no longer be combined when two separate families travel to the same community lot" is new since the previous patch. You can find a summarised list of the most important fixes in the rest of this newspost.

[Update 20 June, 17:30] Unlike what's said above, you do need both patches, if you have both Open for Business and Family Fun installed. The order in which you install the patches does not matter. For more information, see this BBS post by Community Manager MaxoidMel on the official site. Read More!

42. Don Laabs talks to Community

Written on Friday 16 June 2006 at 16:26 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's been a while since Don Laabs got the job of Senior Producer for PC expansion packs of the Sims 2. Thursday he posted a letter on the official site, in which he talks about several topics the community has been talking about lately. First of all he mentions the next expansion pack will be revealed through an official announcement in several weeks. Meanwhile there have been a few sneak peeks (from Hunter and Shannon) of features in the new EP. In other news, he also announces that sims creator HappyMoonBelly has joined Maxis in the video capture department as full-time employee. There are also three new QA testers from the community, and Nick K. (Limbo1n), who won the USC / Sims 2 University Contest last year has been an intern for Maxis for about a month. He spent his time at the marketing department.

The second half of the letter is about hot topics on the forums. First of all he announces patches for Open for Business and Family Fun Stuff have arrived - more about that here later. Don also explains why making a patch takes so long - the Sims 2 is a very complex game, and everything needs to be tested in a high number of configurations, a number which is increasing with every product. Don also talks about Stuff packs - more will be released in the future. They're not available as downloads, to make people who don't visit the websites (official or fansites) get some extra items for their games anyway. Maxis acknowledges that they're not for everyone. When it comes to Tim LeTourneau, Don tells he's become Executive Producer, but he can't say whatfor yet. Finally, he explains how it should be "Live Mode" ("intransitive verb, rhymes with give") and not "Live mode" ("adjective, rhymes with jive"). For the complete explanations, details, etc, read Don's Letter.