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21. TS3 Online features officially announced

Written on Thursday 30 April 2009 at 15:37 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Although not really new, EA has issued a press release today about the online features of The Sims 3. A Sims 3 store where you can purchase new items, similar to the Sims 2 store, will be launched with the game. The game itself will ship with $10 credit for that store, good for 1000 Simpoints. Afterwards credit can be purchased in batches of 200, 500 or 1000 points. The launcher of the game will use the Internet to promote the official website, showing news and information, the store, promotions and more. The official site will be relaunched and become the full hub for sharing items, stories et cetera of the Sims 3. Major part is the video creation tool. You can take videos from within the game, and edit them online, similar to the (closing down) Sims on Stage. The best news from all this is that a second neighborhood, Riverview, will be available for download from the website at the launch of the game, 2 June on PC, Mac and iPhone. Read on for the full press release. Read More!

22. Exclusive: Sunset Valley Panorama

Written on Wednesday 29 April 2009 at 19:09 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

After some tinkering with files on a Sims 3 Introduction CD, we managed to get some exclusive files for you. You may have seen these screens before, but not without any items covering it. Together with our affiliate SimsNetwork you can now download the Sunset Valley panorama from the introduction CD in 2 parts, in their original resolutions. Part 1 of the panorama is here at the Sims Zone, for part 2 head over to SimsNetwork. Furthermore there are two other screenshots that may not be entirely new, but haven't been seen separate like this before. Enjoy them, and please link back to us if you mention these on your site or forum!

23. Play Sims 3 May 4th

Written on Thursday 23 April 2009 at 21:30 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Roughly a month before the Sims 3 ships, 40 people in the UK (age 16 and over) can get to play the Sims 3 for a 2 hour period. EA UK is holding a competition in which you need to send your motivation to play the game. The hands-on sessions will be held at HMV Gamerbase in London and Manchester on May 4th, with 20 people at each venue. If you're in the UK, at least 16 years old, free on May 4th and ready to travel to London or Manchester at your own expense (no travel or food will be covered by EA), then enter the competition. If you win you can bring a friend, though you'll have to share your two hour slot for the Sims 3. All the rules are in the forum topic.

24. Will Wright leaves EA for Stupid Fun Club

Written on Wednesday 8 April 2009 at 21:07 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Will Wright and EA today announced that Wright, creator of SimCity, The Sims and Spore, will be leaving EA. He will focus on his Stupid Fun Club. Originally a group of hobbyists (Will and some of his friends), the Stupid Fun Club had fun with robots and toys, even being featured on NBC with a Candid Camera short about a sad robot. Now Wright will continue the club as a professional organization. The club will develop new intellectual properties for video games, movies, television, the Internet and toys.

Wright and EA have not completely left each other though: both parties own an equal percentage of the club. Ideas developed by the Stupid Fun Club can be developed into games by EA, which probably means we haven't seen the last of Will Wright in the games world yet. Lucy Bradshaw and her team at Maxis will continue to develop and expand Spore, while the Sims Division at EA will continue to create Sims games as they have done for the past couple of years - already without Wright. According to an MTV Article no game projects are currently in development by the Stupid Fun Club. Check out the Stupid Fun Club Website for more information about the "think tank".

25. Easter Bunny Stuff Pack Announced [Update]

Written on Wednesday 1 April 2009 at 10:23 by ChEeTaH - 3 comments.

Today EA announced a new stuff pack: Easter Bunny Stuff. Just over a week before easter, EA has announced this latest stuff pack for the Sims 2. With the delay for the Sims 3, fans complained a lot about the long time between the last pack for the Sims 2 (Mansion and Garden Stuff) and the release of the sequel. Tim LeTourneau, producer of The Sims 2 and the first couple of expansion packs, has taken some time off MySims for the Easter Bunny Stuff intermission. In the press release he is quoted: "Fans are dying to get more content for their Sims 2 games from EA. Easter Bunny Stuff will be a great addition to fill just that need, with new characters and special foods." The pack is said to contain roughly 60 items, among which are Easter Bunny clothes and new breakfast meals: boiled egg, traditional eggs benedict and chocolate easter egg. Furthermore you can find lots of colorful decorational items in the pack, combined with a new "Hide and Seek Easter Egg" interaction. Of course, Mr. Easter Bunny himself will also make his appearance. Time to decide is short: the pack will be in stores next week, right in time for Easter.

[Update] Of course all of the above is fake, an April Fools joke by us, SimsNetwork, DMS2C, SimParool and Sims3Nieuws. Don't rush to the stores next week to get this pack, you won't find it. And the screenshots below? Staged, thanks to Sims unclogging toilets in Bunny suits. We hope you had a laugh, even a Maxoid fell for it!

26. TS3: Disc-based copy protection, no SecuROM

Written on Thursday 26 March 2009 at 18:37 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

EA has sent out a message today saying that The Sims 3 will use disc-based copy protection, just like the Sims 2. Online validation will not be included. Also, in a topic on the BBS MaxoidHydra confirms the disc-based version of SecuROM will also not be on the Sims 3. The copy protection that is used, is not specified by EA, but it may be possible that EA steps back to SafeDisc, which was used with the Sims 2 until Seasons. Besides that, a serial number will, as usual, be required to install the game. Whether this new policy will be applied company-wide, over all new EA games, is also unsure. Read on for Rod Humble's letter. Please note that the letter does not say no form of copy protection (DRM) will be used at all. Read More!

27. Sims 3 Soundtrack Released

Written on Saturday 21 March 2009 at 14:53 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Fan site SimOperations has found the official Sims 3 soundtrack on EA Trax. You can listen to the 15 tracks online. With some tricks, you can get the playlist XML file, which shows the locations of the original MP3 files - which you can download and play on any other player which supports MP3 (hint: view the source of the playlist file, if you don't immediately see the URLs). The playlist also shows there should be 16 tracks, but number 9 seems to be missing. It may be revealed with the release of the Sims 3. The music was composed by Steve Jablonsky.

28. The Sims 3: 2 June 2009

Written on Tuesday 3 February 2009 at 20:55 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

According to our affiliates at WorldSims The Sims 3 has been delayed until June 2 of this year. Apparently a press release went up on the official Sims 3 site earlier today, which got removed again shortly thereafter. More definite news is expected in about an hour (2PM PST), during EA's quarterly conference call, but it looks like 2 June will in fact be the date. The information seems genuine. Simultaneous to the PC release, the Sims 3 will be out on Mac, iPhone/iPod Touch and mobile. Note that 2 June is the US release date: in other countries the game may be released a few days later. We expect the UK and most of Europe to get the game at Friday 5 June.

[Update] It's official, the press release is out. Read more here. During the conference call EA CEO John Riccitiello remarked that in the last quarter, EA's titles did not perform as expected. As stated in the press release, EA wants to raise more awareness for The Sims 3 in the extra development time. EA will launch a worldwide marketing campaign that The Sims 3 deserves, according to Riccitiello. This falls in place with a new strategy to invest more time and effort to be really innovative with the marketing. The move of The Sims 3 (and other EA titles) means that instead of fiscal year '09, the game will be out in fiscal year '10 (April 2009 to March 2010). EA does believe that The Sims 3 is the most important title of fiscal 2010.

Along with this news, EA has published three new screenshots and a trailer, as well as a new box shot for the regular and the collector's edition. The first box shows that the PC and Mac versions will both be on the same disc. Click the thumbnails below for large versions.

29. 25,000,000 AND COUNTING !!!

Written on Friday 12 December 2008 at 01:50 by Andy - 3 comments.

Another landmark in the history of The Sims Zone was recently reached when we had our 25 millionth hit and as the Site Manager, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our visitors over the past years for your support as without you, there wouldn't be much point in our being here.

I would also like to thank our staff for their support despite offline activities having taken up a lot of their time over the past year.

ChEeTaH and Rosie are tied up with young family life and their academic studies although ChEeTaH will always stop what he is doing to help if I have a technical "under the hood" problem with the site. Rosie is also juggling her studies with young motherhood, which I am told from various sources can be a fulltime job in itself.

MissWendy is also very busy with her college studies and doing very well. I am indebted to her for her support and encouragement and her series of stuffpack reviews over the past year.

However, I would like to welcome TammyB who is our newest staff member. Tammy is a talented lot designer and has already posted her first upload. "Wilson" is a 2-storey redbrick house and is available both in furnished and unfurnished modes. She will also be adding more lots and wall/floor sets as the weeks go by. For one, I will be watching her file section with great interest.

I will be trying to keep up with new creations and news coverage, which is especially important now considering The Sims 3 will be with us in under 10 weeks!!!. Now that there will be no more official releases for The Sims 2, I will also be penning my thoughts about The Sims 2 and trying to see the future for what has been an excellent series. Before any of you ask, though, due to my offline commitments, I sadly do not yet have the time to commit to another series of Sim Brother but hope to keep you entertained in other ways.

Once again, a heartfelt thanks to all of our fans and supporters who have made up many of those 25 million hits and we promise to do our best to continue to serve you with downloads, news, views, and reviews until we hit our next major landmark of hits.

Dag dag!!

30. The Sims 3: February 20

Written on Wednesday 20 August 2008 at 09:44 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Today EA announced that The Sims 3 has received a release date. By 20 February 2009 everybody should be able to get the game. A limited collector's edition will also contain a Plumbob USB drive with matching green cabinet, an in-game Italian-style sports car, a Tips and Hints guide and some Sims 3 Plumbob stickers. If you pre-order at selected retailers, you'll also receive an additional exclusive in-game vintage sports car and a collectible poster. Details about worldwide availability of this limited edition have not yet been given - the limited DVD edition of the Sims 2 was not available everywhere at the time, but things may very well be different this time. Read on for the full announcement. Read More!