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121. Seasons Theme Sheet Music

Written on Saturday 24 March 2007 at 21:03 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

If you play a musical instrument and like the Sims 2 theme, then Maxis has a treat for you. Over on the official site EA's Sims Division put up sheet music of the arrangement used in the Seasons expansion pack. It's the original theme by Mark Mothersbaugh, arranged by Bill Cameron for Seasons and by Thomas Day for Piano. The four pages of sheet music are available through the Music page in the Get Cool Stuff section, in PDF format.

122. Showcase Update

Written on Saturday 24 March 2007 at 21:02 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last month we told you about the Valentine's Showcase at the official site. 5 sims, 10 lots, and 3 stories made it to the final cut picked by Maxis, all of which you can find in the Perfect Date Showcase page. This month there's a new showcase, all about "Spring Fever." Any creation revolving around spring - a story, sim, lot or video - can make it to the showcase, if posted on the Exchange before the end of the month (that's only one more week left!). Make sure you put "Spring 2007" in the description of the download so it can be found by Maxis. For more details check out the Showcase main page.

123. Celebration! Stuff Announced

Written on Tuesday 20 March 2007 at 20:07 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

EA's Sims Division has officially revealed Celebration! Stuff, the fourth Stuff pack for the Sims 2, with 9 screenshots and a few renders of new items (not all items though). We also have the logo and pack shot for you to enjoy, all to be found at the bottom of this post. There's also a trailer video which you can find at the videos page on the official site. The pack will contain items to hold new fun parties and weddings, using the new gowns, tuxedos and other clothes, as well as the floral wedding arch. There will also be new birthday cakes, party balloons and more. More info can be found at the About page. The release date for the pack is set at 3 April for the US, which means it'll be out worldwide around the 6th. Visit our shop to pre-order the pack now.

124. Seasons Bonus Downloads Problems Solved

Written on Tuesday 20 March 2007 at 20:06 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Some people were having trouble with the download codes for the pre-order gifts of Seasons. If you were unable to download your item you may find help in a BBS thread by MaxoidDrea, giving the correct redemption URLs as well as solutions with the codes from specific resellers. If you pre-ordered from GameStop you may need to add an 'R' to the end of the code. If you're having trouble with the code from Play.com, post a message in the BBS thread to get help. Another little hint: try your code for some of the other bonus downloads. It may just work for more than one item, though possibly no more than three.

125. Seasons FAQ at BBS: Patches Coming

Written on Tuesday 20 March 2007 at 20:05 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Sam Player, senior producer for the Sims 2 expansion packs, has posted a FAQ in two parts on the official site's BBS. He tells about how to find the wishing well, getting rid of the 800x600 resolution lock, red and flashing objects and hacks causing trouble with the new expansion pack, causing some gameplay not to work. Sam also gives the correct recipes for all the juices - they were changed since the official Prima strategy guide went to print, and the guide doesn't have the correct recipes. He tells to skip putting fruit and vegetables in the fridge if you want to make juice from them, as well as a bug with seasons not changing on owned community lots. They're not supposed to change on normal community lots, since Sims don't age there as well, but if somebody owns a community lot the season it's on will always be the season the player was in when they first went to the lot. This issue will be addressed in a patch.

Sam says there will be two patches for Seasons. The first one is currently in testing and will be out in about a week. It will fix only a few major issues. Work on a second patch has not yet begun, but will once the necessary information has been gathered. Maxis is expecting to have it ready around April, maybe May. To report any problems you're having, fill out the Feedback Form. Check out Part 1 and Part 2 of the FAQ for more details.

126. Seasons Music with Karaoke Contest

Written on Tuesday 20 March 2007 at 20:05 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

EA's recent acquisition of Singshot Media is showing its first results: an online karaoke contest - in Simlish. Seasons contains some Simlish tracks by real-life artists, just like all other expansion packs for the Sims 2, including Lily Allen's "Smile." That song is the one that's up in the contest, with which you can win a trip to EA in Redwood Shores, California (near San Francisco) for 2 people, 4 tickets to a Lily Allen concert and copies of The Sims 2 and The Sims 2 Seasons. The runner-up will get an iKaraoke machine together with the Sims 2 and Seasons. Besides the trip, the winner also gets a chance to have their own singing included in the next expansion pack for the Sims 2. A Simlish music video of Lily Allen's version can be found at the official site. The same page holds the press release announcing the contest.

The contest is open for anybody living in the United States or Canada (except Quebec), at least 13 years old. You can enter until 10 April, until midnight Central time. You can only post one entry - no more, no substitutions or re-entries - and you have to leave your entry on the site as long as the contest runs. Members of SingShot can rank the entries, and the best three will proceed to the next round where a professional jury will decide about the winner and the runner-up. The complete rules can be found at the Guidelines page, to enter the contest head off to the contest page. To enter you need to create a free SingShot account.

EA has also announced some of the other tracks included in the expansion pack. They feature Government Mule ("Mr. High and Mighty"), Moe ("Blue Jeans Pizza"), Tata Young ("Zoom"), The Breadbox Band ("N"), The Chris McCarty Band ("The Next One"), The String Cheese Incident ("Close Your Eyes") and The Veronicas ("When it All Falls Apart"). All songs are re-recorded in Simlish and available in the latest expansion, under the Jambands radio station. Check out the press release for more details.

127. EA Music on iTunes

Written on Tuesday 20 March 2007 at 20:05 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Although multiple soundtracks of the Sims 2 and its expansions have already been available as digital download before, EA has announced that it'll from now on release all the music from their games on Apple's iTunes Music Store, as well as through their own sales channels. Under the EA Trax label you'll be able to find music from many EA Games, including albums of the Sims 2, University, Nightlife and Unleashed (The Sims 1), as well as the Urbz. Soundtracks for other expansions are not (yet) available. Purchasing an album through EA, which goes for all Sims but the Urbz soundtracks, costs around $8-$11, for which you get unprotected MP3 files with the music and covers. If you like to save yourself those costs and you already bought the games, a tool like SimPE might require a little more time but does reveal the entire Sims 2 soundtrack, including all expansion packs, as MP3 files. For the Sims 1 you can simply copy the MP3 files out of the game's folders. There are also free Superstar and Bustin' Out albums available on the official Sims 1 site, through the Get Cool Stuff section. See the Sims store for the music of the Sims 2, University, Nightlife and Unleashed. Visit the EA Trax site for EA's entire soundtrack offering through iTunes and EA's own store. More information about EA Trax soundtracks on iTunes can be found in the press release.

128. Seasons Reviews

Written on Tuesday 20 March 2007 at 20:04 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Now Seasons is out several of the major gaming sites have reviewed and rated the latest expansion pack. The first to do so was 1Up. Their short review tells about the fun coming from watching how each season has its influence on the game. That's about all too, nevertheless they do give it a score of 8 out of 10. Read on for other review information, which are much more in-depth. Read More!

129. Seasons Mini-game and Weather tool

Written on Tuesday 20 March 2007 at 20:02 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The release of an expansion pack always comes with a lot of news, as you might already have seen here. More news comes from two little programs made by EA, both about seasons and weather. The first is a mini-game, "Catch the Season," in which you have to catch falling snowflakes, flowers, suns and leafs. Secondly there's a little desktop tool which gives you a weather forecast as well as the current weather in your region. It'll save you watching through the window while playing the Sims. Both are freely available. So play Catch the Season or download the weather tool.

130. Seasons Prima Guide Preview

Written on Tuesday 20 March 2007 at 20:01 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Prima has released another strategy guide for the Sims 2, namely that for the Seasons expansion pack. It includes many details regarding the gameplay and additions of the pack. If you're still deciding on whether to get it or not, a preview might help. On the information page you can find a link to a PDF file containing 13 pages of the book. You get a sneak peek of the sections about the new careers, the new objects, building options, the object directory and the socials directory. For the details go to the information page, to purchase the book visit our shop.