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1111. Developer Interview

Written on Wednesday 16 February 2005 at 21:36 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Games site IGN has posted a developer interview of 8 minutes, in which Tim LeTourneau, Senior producer of the Sims 2 University, shows the first expansion. Although there's no new information in it - everything has been told before already - it does show elements of the game that haven't been seen before. You can see the campus, a party, the career rewards in action, dorms, and a lot more. To view (or download) the video, head over to IGN's media page, and look for the Developer Commentary video.

1112. T-Mail 5: Love from Maxis

Written on Tuesday 15 February 2005 at 20:53 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Tim LeTourneau has sent his fifth mail last night, and as you may expect it's all in Valentine's day style. Tim mentions the new possibility the Sims 2 University will bring regarding love. Teenage Sims, even townies, can now be sent to University, so they too can get engaged and married eventually. Townies will become playable that way, as after graduating they will become available in the Family bin. Included are three screenshots. Two of them we've shown yesterday, though today they come in a slightly larger version. You can see all three of them by clicking the thumbnails.

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1113. The Sims 2 Review - The Sequel Landed Ages Ago - Lots in the Community

Written on Tuesday 15 February 2005 at 19:25 by Andy - 1 comment.

Lots in the Community is the latest section of our neverending review of The Sims 2 Can you buy groceries? Can you get a new outfit? Can you get something to eat? It's all in here!

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1114. New Valentine's Object

Written on Tuesday 15 February 2005 at 00:39 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Maxis has released a new object this Valentine's day: the "Cupid Commando's Action Cherub! Statue." The object is a statue that's ready to spread love:

"The world's premier lovelorn paramilitary artists-collective, The Cupid Commandos, have made it easy to announce your romantic intentions to the world in the most public way possible with this love-ly cut-marble statue featuring the world's most renowned bow-wielding butterball, Cupid, the God of Love. Eternally poised and ready for some amorous archery, Action Cherub! makes for an ideal addition to homes, parks, and lawns of all shapes and sizes, it's sure to win a coveted spot in your heart!"

You can download the statue from the exchange for about 0.15 Mb.

1115. New University Screens and Artworks

Written on Tuesday 15 February 2005 at 00:35 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Today is Valentine's day, and several official (European) sites have posted e-cards in Valentine-style online. Other than that, the Dutch site has also posted a Sims 2 screensaver (click the "Nu Downloaden" next to the screensaver image to download it). This screensaver updates itself with new screenshots of the game, and currently it's loaded with University screenshots. Of course they are romantic screenshots on Valentine's day. You can see them below.

Besides that, the screensaver comes with something extra to promote University: a small shockwave movie which shows some artworks. Those show what different students will be doing during their time at university. In order of the images as posted below, they say "Hanging on the phone with my friends all day long," "Playing Rock&Roll until I have blisters on my fingers," "Studying, and winning the Nobel Prize eventually," "Partying 'til I drop," "Discovering my own style," and "Uhhhhh..." The final artwork says Sims will be on campus from 10 March, and you decide what they do. Thanks to SimParool for the find. Click the thumbnails below to see large versions.

1116. Another Nomination for Sims 2

Written on Sunday 13 February 2005 at 20:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims has already received many prizes and awards, and so has its sequel the Sims 2. And after the SXSW nomination, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA, famous for their British Film awards) has nominated the Sims 2 as best PC game. Other nominations in that category include Doom 3, FarCry, Half-Life 2, Myst IV Revelation and Rome: Total War. The second BAFTA Game Awards will be held at the Café Royal in London at 1 March. You can find more information regarding the awards on the Games Awards page.

1117. TS2U Article and Screens

Written on Sunday 13 February 2005 at 00:52 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims 2 University is getting more attention from the press every day. This time IGN takes its turn and tells about Jimmy Jr., who goes to college. The complete story will unfold over the next few weeks, but for now IGN already tells the game is full of personality, with new animations and gadgets. Along with the article, three new screenshots were posted. Those three can be spotted below, but you can also head over to the preview to find out more.

1118. Official Site Nominated

Written on Saturday 12 February 2005 at 00:07 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The game itself has already won several awards, including several Game of the Year ones. It's a great success with over 4.5 million copies sold in just 5 months' time, but the website has never really won anything. That might change though, as the official website of the Sims 2, TheSims2.ea.com, has been nominated for the SXSW 2005 Web Awards. Nominees for these awards are all websites that launched or were redesigned in the past year. The Sims 2 is nominated in the Community/Wiki category, thanks to the huge amount of members on the exchange, helping the site to get some content. Other nominees in the same category are Digital Web Magazine, Dogster, Spiceplay and SuperBorrowNet. Besides the Judges' choice, there's also a People's Choice award where you can cast your vote for your favourite site until 1 March 2005. The awards ceremony will be held 13 March.

1119. More Letters Home

Written on Friday 11 February 2005 at 00:40 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As mentioned a few hours ago, GameSpy was working on the second batch of letters home from University. New information can be extracted from the letters. For example, that when you successfully pass a year, you won't get much of a ceremony, but merely a text pop-up message. You will also get some extra money when succeeding. The amount depends on the grades your Sim got.

When your Sim is in a sorority, that'll take quite a bit of time. Making new friends constantly is required to stay popular and to "attract fresh meat." The sprinkler prank that has been mentioned several times in the past is also elaborated on a bit: you can set off sprinklers by - of course - holding a lighter near them. Another prank is also mentioned: pour some soap in the campus fountain.

Besides jobs your Sims can take, Sims can also get extra tips by standing on the street corner and just rapping. But if you'd rather get a proper job, just walk to the counter of for example the coffee place, take on the uniform, and show up at work whenever you like. Contrary to earlier information, the new letters say that you have to decide which major you choose after the sophomore (the second) year. Until then you can pick any major you like at any time. Classes during the majors also have specific named subjects so it seems. For example the Political Science major, which requires training of charisma, creativity, and body skills, consists of subjects like "Protestors: When to Oppress," "Patriotism: Why Every Country is Worse than Yours," and "Lab: Make Your Own Monarchy." The Philosophy major includes "Who Controls the Pie Menu and Why?"

Finally a Career Councellor is mentioned, but it's not clear if that will be a feature of the pack or not. Read all the letters for the exact details.

1120. More University Screenshots

Written on Thursday 10 February 2005 at 23:08 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

GameSpy has already posted part 1 of a Sims' letters home from University in January. As they are preparing part two of that series, four new screenshots of the expansion pack have been posted. Remarkable on them is that, behind the GameSpy logo, there's a slightly different Sims 2 University watermark than on previous screenshots. Of course we'll let you know when the letters have been posted, but for now you can enjoy the screenshots below.