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1011. The Sims 2 @ Consoles Announced

Written on Tuesday 19 April 2005 at 23:50 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

After the articles earlier today, EA has officially announced the Sims 2 for the consoles. The earlier mentioned direct control, as well as wants and fears, fully customizable content and the storylines for the handheld versions (including PSP, from the looks of it). Real new information hasn't been given, though you can read the press release for more info. Also see our previous newspost for a lot more details.

1012. The Sims 2 Heads to Consoles

Written on Tuesday 19 April 2005 at 14:25 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

After the Sims, Bustin' Out and the Urbz, Maxis is developing a new edition of the Sims franchise for consoles and handhelds. After the PC version sold over 4.5 million copies, the Sims 2 will make its transfer to the other systems later this year. The game is in development for the current generation consoles (Playstation 2, XBox, GameCube), handhelds (GBA, Nintendo DS and Playstation Portable), and even mobile phones. As with the previous versions, the console edition will differ quite a lot from the handheld ones. An official announcement is yet to be released, but IGN already has the scoop.

Compared to previous verions on the GBA, The Sims 2 won't be too much different from Bustin' Out of the Urbz. Gameplay will be very similar: mission-based, but of course with new graphics. On the GBA it will be possible to trade unlocked episodes by connecting two GBAs to each other. GBA-GameCube connectivity will most likely not be brought back. A small interview with Maxis regarding this version can be found at IGN.

The Sims 2 on Nintendo DS will be 3D, and features like the touch screen will be used. Dual link between the DS and GBA editions are not yet definite. More of that can be seen at another interview. It's not unlikely the PSP version will be similar to the DS version rather than the GBA version, though not much information about that has been given.

The console version will feature graphics similar to the PC version, as well as some of the assets. Just copying it entirely to the consoles is not possible, so the console version will differ from the PC. Characters will have developed slightly further, e.g. you can find an alien abductor in Strangetown. The console will feature 60 characters, 35 of which are from the Sims 2 and University, and the remaining 25 are unique to the console editions.

A major feature is the Direct Control you can have over your Sims, controlling them directly through a third-person view. As soon as you get near enough to an object, you'll be able to have your Sim interact with it. Other than that, you don't have to wait for the game to figure out the path - you'll be able to determine it yourself. Customization will be possible through CAS, but creating objects (to which extend is not mentioned) will also be possible. A two-player split screen will be back again as well.

The food system will be new as well. Rather than just getting a fridge that has all meals, you'll have several ingredients which you can combine the way you like. Some ingredients will have to be bought, others have to be harvested. There will also be some potions, which can be combined and create many different effects. Motives will be limited to six, but will also play a secondary role in the game. The primary objective is to get in the game, and explore it. The new social system is one thing to explore. Sims will show how they feel about another, through the way they stand.

Finally, just as with the Urbz, the PS2 version will have EyeToy and HDD support, whereas the XBox will feature hi-res HDTV graphics. The GameCube will get some extra content on it. A lot more can be found in the interview IGN held with Scot Amos.

This title most likely renders the Urbz 2 rumours to be false. More of the Sims 2 will be shown at the E3 next month. For now there are already some screenshots which you can see below - three from the GBA version, three from the Nintendo DS and one screenshot and two artworks of the big consoles' version. Click the thumbnails below to see larger versions of all of them.

1013. Sim Brother 4 - Cat's Eyes #2

Written on Sunday 17 April 2005 at 23:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

If you've followed Sim Brother again this week, you'll know that it was a political one. Marmalade, the new house president, and a new Sim Brother voice have played a big role in the past few days. Your vote helped Sim Brother decide who won these elections. To see what happened the past week, from a different perspective, check out the unique analysis in Cat's Eyes.

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1014. Sim Brother 4 - Day 9 - Uneasy Lies The Head

Written on Sunday 17 April 2005 at 02:00 by Andy - 0 comments.

It is President John's first day ... but what is the price of defeat for the losers? You can find out in here!

1015. SimDay

Written on Friday 15 April 2005 at 03:18 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

This week's Simday is a small one. There are links to the IGN interview about Nightlife, and two mailing lists: The Sim Insider and the Sims 2 Scoop. With these mailing lists you can stay up to date with the latest news on the Sims 2, and the Sims 2 Nightlife. Finally, iFilm has featured the Strangerhood. You can see the feature and rate the trailer and first episode of the show.

Other than that, there's a new ShiShi Frou Frou Fu Lion by MaxoidMonkey. It's an ancient, Chinese statue, that you can put in your game for decoration. The April Fool's scissors have also been reuploaded, but it's unsure if anything has changed. There's also a new poll on the official site, and members got an e-mail announcing a spring cleaning on the exchange. Maxis is preparing to clean out the database again, and you are asked to help by cleaning up your own MySim page. That means you should clean up your guestbook, and delete double or unwanted uploads from the exchange.

[Update 19:50] With thanks to Martin, we've updated the links to the mailing lists.

1016. Sim Brother 4 - Day 6 - Getting Psychological

Written on Thursday 14 April 2005 at 08:00 by Andy - 1 comment.

With the housemates wrapped up in political campaigning, let us look inside their minds, look and their chances and what they are really thinking from the point of view of our psychologist ... Dr.Phil. Let's do it!

1017. Sim Brother 4 - Day 5 - Aggressive Campaigning

Written on Wednesday 13 April 2005 at 02:00 by Andy - 0 comments.

Political campaigning has become active and two heartmates have a heart-to-heart to promote unity and talk about marmalade. Also, two different housemates have slept together in the double bed. Find out what has been happening right here!

1018. Poll Results

Written on Wednesday 13 April 2005 at 00:40 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As you can see, we closed the last poll a little early last night. That was due to the first Sim Brother poll, that is now up. Still, 321 people voted over the weekend, and most people expect Nightlife to be similar but different enough from Hot Date. 116 People (36%) chose that option, over "It does sound similar" (27%) and "I bet it'll be exactly the same" (21%). Fourth was the option saying they sound quite different (5%), "Nightlife? Hot Date?" got 4%, exactly as many as "No way! They're completely different names!" "No, I bet it'll be entirely different" got the final 2.5% of the votes. See the results here and for the upcoming weeks, remember to vote for the Sim Brother polls. Currently you can vote who should be House President: Alyssa or John. You can vote once every 12 hours this time, so you can cast multiple votes, if you come back here regularly.

1019. Nightlife at E3

Written on Tuesday 12 April 2005 at 14:02 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The E3 (Electonic Entertainment Expo) is closing in on us again, with just over a month to go now. Shwo areas at the biggest exposition for game developers and publishers in the world have been sold out much quicker than ever before, which makes this to be a promising edition. Especially for fans of Maxis, as Spore, Will Wright next game, has already been said to be at the E3. Besides that, IGN has revealed the second expansion pack for the Sims 2, Nightlife, will also be shown on the E3. It's not sure whether a new edition of the console game will be announced any time soon, to be shown at the E3, but unconfirmed rumours of the Urbz 2 do exist. IGN's list of games to be shown at E3 - games that have definitely been confirmed that is - can be seen at the Big E3 List 2005. That list is updated daily, so more games will be added in the near future, until the E3 starts at 17 May. The Conferences are from 17-19 May this year, while the actual expo is held from 18-20 May.

1020. Sim Brother 4 - Cat's Eyes #1

Written on Sunday 10 April 2005 at 23:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Sim Brother 4 is more this year. This time, expect a weekly extra editorial about the happenings in the house. Every Sunday the reports will be summarised and analysed, and then be talked about from a different perspective. In the "Cat's Eyes" series you can look at Sim Brother 4 with a different eye. The first issue, discussing what possibly is the most important day of the series, and the second day is up to be read now. And come back later tonight for the usual Sim Brother report too!

Read Cat's Eyes #1