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1121. New University Trailer

Written on Thursday 10 February 2005 at 23:04 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims 2 University is less than a month away, and you've already seen some screenshots this SimDay. But there's more: GameSpot has posted a new video, that shows off the band objects in the game. You can check out a band doing good and one doing bad. If you want to see that, and how some instruments magically change colours, then head over to the media page at GameSpot to stream the video, or download it if you have a GameSpot Complete account. A free GameSpot Basic account is required to view (stream) the video.

1122. SimDay: Valentine's on its way

Written on Thursday 10 February 2005 at 22:58 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's SimDay again, and Maxis comes with several new things. The first are four romantic screenshots, all for Valentine's day. You can see those below or on the screenshots section on the official site. There's also an old video of the Sims 2 University, in which you see some students play some pool. If you haven't seen it yet or want to see it again, head over to the official video page. And finally there's another interview, this time with Tim LeTourneau on 1UP.com. Although most of the information is old, a few new things are mentioned. For example some specific new wants and fears:

"Well there are many tied to the new objects and interactions in the game. They also have wants related to academics, like 'Write Term Paper,' or 'Make Dean's List.'"

Tim also answers no a few specific items and features that 1Up would like to see in the game, including Scarface posters, Grateful Dead or Phising T-Shirts, student protests or bringing laundry home to parents. Read the complete interview for the exact details.

1123. Will Wright Interview

Written on Thursday 10 February 2005 at 22:44 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Spanish site MeriStation has posted an interview with Will Wright. In the interview he talks about why he's at a presentation of the Nintendo DS. That was first and foremost to promote the Urbz on the DS, but also to hold a lecture about Will's vision on the evolution of games. Wright's been in the industry since he created Raid on Bungeling Bay in 1985, and he's seen games develop and improve over the years. The DS is a jump forward again with the new features, and Will hopes that the platform will give videogames more variety that's necessary in the industry. The platform should attract both adults and youngsters, as it's easily accessible. Even people who aren't usually able to enter the complex world of videogames but are more easily hooked to games like Snake or Solitaire are able to use the DS and play games on it. Wright also comments on Nintendo that it has the capacity to innovate, and that they are very eager to create something different. But there's a lot more he has to say... Read More!

1124. Official Valentine's Clothes

Written on Thursday 10 February 2005 at 21:40 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Next Monday is Valentine's day, and EA has made a few clothes available on the official Italian site. The pack consists of seven Sims with new clothes for both male and female Sims. You can see the two preview images on the Italian newspost, through which you can also find the download page. If you prefer an English version of the download page, you can go there and download the pack for about 1.5 Mb of disk space. You need WinZip or a similar tool to extract the file, then you can install the extracted files by double-clicking them and following the installer.

1125. New Poll

Written on Thursday 10 February 2005 at 01:32 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As normal, there's a new poll up this week. This time we'd like to know what you think of the Maxoids, the people who brought you the Sims and SimCity. If you've got an opinion about them, vote on the right or the latest poll page.

Last week the poll was all about e-mail, and now the results are in we can confirm most e-mails sent by Sims are about "their crushes and romances, careers, and all the things that happen to them." That option was chosen for by 36 of the 128 voters (28.4%). A lot of them (22%) don't email though. Spam is a plague in SimCity too, with 15% of the e-mails being nothing but junk, and 11% tells others about how repetative life is getting. 10.2% Writes about their dreams, followed by nothing but spaces at 9.5%. Only 4% mails about a video game, that's all about being the mayor of a virtual city. See the result page for details.

1126. Back Again!

Written on Wednesday 9 February 2005 at 02:25 by Bettyjoe - 1 comment.

Well, after an extended absence I am back. I hope you will start downloading and enjoying the content that you will see from me. I have always strived to bring quality content to the game and hope that the new classic victorian walls are no exception. Please visit my files section. Download my newest files and make sure to grab some of the oldies too. I hope you enjoy what you see, and I'm looking forward to sending you lots of new files for use with both the original sims and their expansions, as well as the sims 2.

1127. University Info and Artwork

Written on Tuesday 8 February 2005 at 15:47 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Some new information, as well as an artwork about the Sims 2 University has appeared on two fansites. The first, Simy.pl, has released a new artwork of a Sim behind a drum set. You can see it below - click the thumbnail to see a larger version. The new information comes from Snooty Sims. They've translated a french article that reveals some new things. The information is mostly old, but finally all the majors your Sims can follow at University are revealed: Psychology, Theatre, Art, Philosophy, Biology, Economy, Literature, Mathematics, History, Physics and Politics. It's also said that students can switch major until the last semester (of the fourth year). Instead they can change their aspiration track. The universities that ship with the game also got names: "LaTour Academy", "Faculty Fiesta" and "the National University of SimState" (these names are translated from the French article, and may be different in the actual version of the game). Of course you can create your own campuses from scratch as well. The information comes from a feature list on the official French site.

1128. Sims 5 Years - Some Highlights

Written on Tuesday 8 February 2005 at 15:21 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

We already reported that the Sims was 5 years old already this week. EA has issued a press release with the same information, including some highlights of 5 year Sims. The franchise has sold over 54 million units in total, which includes the Sims 1 and its seven expansions, the console games and the Sims 2. The last one has, in about 5 months, already been sold more than 4.5 million times. 16 Million copies of the original game, the Sims 1, were sold over the past 5 years, which makes it the best sold PC game in North America, and the Sims 2 was the best selling PC game there in 2004 according to the NPD group. The sequel has already received 20 editor's choice awards, perfect review scores and over 35 magazine covers worldwide. The exchange is a success too, with over 125,000 Sims and houses created and uploaded, which have been downloaded by 5 million unique visitors. Besides that there have been 4,000 movies already since the launch of the game in September. Wright's entrance in the AIAS Hall of Fame early 2002. But that's not all Wright has achieved since the Sims:

"Wright has also been included in Entertainment Weekly's 'It List' of 'the 100 most creative people in entertainment,' Time Digital's 'Digital 50,' a listing of 'the most important people shaping technology today.' In 2002, he was listed as number 35 on Entertainment Weekly's Power List and in 2003 was featured in Game Informer's 'Top 10 Developer List of 2003.'"

For more details, check out the press release.

1129. Will Wright Interviewed

Written on Tuesday 8 February 2005 at 15:12 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The official German site has recently had the opportunity to speak to Will Wright, Creator of the Sims, about The Sims 2 University. The interview does bring some new info including the news that Maxis is working on two expansion packs simultaneously. That's because creating an expansion pack for TS2 is up to 5 times more complex than it was for the Sims 1. Will has also noticed the community is technically a lot stronger than with the previous game, and modding tools have been released very quickly after the release. People also use the advanced features of the movie making tool more, and so come up with new creations. A new feature like the customisable neighborhoods take longer to be used by the community, so it seems.

In his spare time, Wright still plays the game a few times a week, but he also surfs around on the many fansites of the game, checking out new stuff people have created. When playing he's usually experimenting, watching what happens to Sims in certain situations, and building homes (and other things, including submarines) is also something he does a lot. Will also likes to tell stories with the game. You can find a few of his stories on the Sims 1 exchange... Read More!

1130. Cheap Matrix Living and Reminder

Written on Tuesday 8 February 2005 at 05:20 by Sumit - 0 comments.

Once we celebrated the nice luxury side of the Leaf Matrix Living, but now lets get a bit cheaper. Who says cheap sofas have to be ugly? Now we have a true wonder.

*URGENT REMINDER*
Once more I remind ya'll who have downloaded my Sims 2 objects, you must redownload them in order to get a version that will be compatible with the University Expansion Pack. All objects before this Leaf Matrix Cheap Living set must be redownloaded and replaced. If you are unsure of any file of whether it is new or old, be safe and redownload. As Cheetah posted earlier, same suit should follow on other websites which have objects from The Sims 2.