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1301. Urbz Rating

Written on Friday 15 October 2004 at 03:06 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

More Urbz news this week: the rating for the game as been confirmed. The US ESRB rating for the GBA version ("E for Everyone") has been known since August. The new trailers show that the console game has been rated T for Teen (13+) by the ESRB. This is confirmed on the ESRB website, after a search for Urbz.

The European rating board for video games, PEGI hasn't posted the rating for the Urbz on their website yet. However, EA Europe has revealed the game will be rated 12+ for the console versions. This rating is confirmed through the European box shots displayed below. Remarkable on those box shots too is the little logo saying "Product of the Sims family," which isn't shown on the US boxes. The GBA version will be rated 3+ in Europe, which is shown on the Dutch pack shot at the bottom of this post. There's no UK box shot yet of the GBA version, although without a doubt it'll be similar to the US and Dutch box shots.

1302. UrbzDay: Comix and Crew

Written on Friday 15 October 2004 at 02:30 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week's UrbzDay is a bit small. There's a mention of the special version of the Urbz that was announced yesterday. Furthermore, some crew descriptions have been added for both the console and handheld versions. And as mentioned last week, this week's blog has been replaced by the new Comix section. In the next 10 weeks, 10 comix will be posted: one for each district in the console game, and one of the GBA version. Each comic will be done by a different author, and the first one is from James Kochalka. He's made a comic based on the foundry, and you can find it right here. Finally the developer chat has finished about 30 minutes ago. We'll let you know when the transcript has been posted, in case you missed it. Oh, and if you visit the official site, you'll notice the new intro. It randomly shows a picture of one of the districts every time you visit, so you might want to refresh every now and then.

1303. New "SimUniverse" Details

Written on Friday 15 October 2004 at 02:21 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

At the Urbz presentation a little bit of news concerning Will Wright's secret project was revealed. It turns out that the game is currently named "SPORE," but that's still the working title and most likely will change even before the announcement. Will Wright actually calls it SimEverything now, as he's just playing with technology and trying out different things now. The game will not be released for another 3 years or so, but until then we'll keep you updated.

1304. Urbz Preview

Written on Friday 15 October 2004 at 02:14 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

About a week ago, I visited a presentation about the Urbz by Lead Designer Alex Hutchinson, and got a little bit of hands-on play time as well. Of course I can't keep everything to myself, and I've posted a preview of the upcoming console game with the information I received on 2 pages.

Interested? Read the preview!

1305. New Poll

Written on Thursday 14 October 2004 at 03:17 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's getting repetative: we have a new poll again this week. Last week it was all about sleep: where do your Sims hang out when they take a long nap. The results are pretty obvious: the second storey is by far the most popular, with 46.7% of the Sims sleeping there. Second is the first floor, with 26.7% of the 349 votes. 11.5% said their Sims don't sleep. And the rest? They're all close, between 0.5% (fourth floor) and 4% (third floor). For the exact results, check the results page.

This week we would like to know if you know how to create basements in the Sims 2. Let us know and tell us on the right, or on the latest poll page. For more polls and statistics, check the poll archive.

1306. Tomorrow: Sims 2 Halloween Downloads [Update]

Written on Wednesday 13 October 2004 at 23:25 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Games site GameSpy reveals a bit of what SimDay will bring tomorrow already: halloween downloads, sims-style. Expect giant inflatable Halloween garden decorations like a giant pumpkin, a black cat, and a bunch of monsters "popping out of a cauldron". The objects are animated and will glow in the dark. Pictures are available too, see the GameSpy news item for those.

[Update 15 October, 1:10am] The downloads are now available through the content browser within The Sims 2. So head there, and you can get the inflatable items in your game quickly by installing them.

1307. Special Version of the Urbz announced

Written on Wednesday 13 October 2004 at 23:21 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As if the Urbz news doesn't stop, today EA announced that there will be a special version of the Urbz. Besides the game, containing already 9 songs from the Black Eyed Peas, you will be able to get more songs from that band from iTunes. The first 700,000 copies of the game will come with a download card for iTunes with which you can download "a never-before released English song, an exclusive Simlish track, and two versions of their top hit, "Let's Get it Started" - one in Simlish." It's unsure whether the offer is available outside the US too, but so far it's only been announced there. Although not mentioned, it's likely to be for the Console version of the game only. If you want to read for yourself, then check the press release.

1308. Urbz Developer Chat

Written on Wednesday 13 October 2004 at 23:20 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Tomorrow night (14 October) a developer chat will be held about the Urbz. At the usual time of 3pm PST (11pm in Britain and Portugal, midnight in other parts of Europe), Executive Producer Scot Amos (from the blogs), Game Designer Sean Baity, Design Director Mike Perry and Assistant Producer Kam Zambel will all be joining the fans to chat about the game. You can drop your questions in the chatroom, and if you're a little bit lucky they will be answered by one of the mentioned Maxoids. Check the 411 section for more information when the auditorium opens (approximately 10 minutes before the start).

1309. Urbz (DS) Videos & Previews

Written on Wednesday 13 October 2004 at 23:19 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Besides the Console version, there is also the DS version of the Urbz. EA has once again announced the game for the DS two days ago (although it was already announced previously in July). But that's far from all that's new. IGN DS has posted a hands-on preview from Nintendo's Gamers Summit in Seattle. The main disappointment: it looks and feels like a port of the GBA version, and not too much more, despite the better technical capabilities of the DS that could make it look more like its brother on the Consoles. A similar hands-on preview, from the same place, is posted at GameSpot. They are more positive, and say the game on the DS is obviously more than the GBA version. Read their preview and compare. There has also been a presentation at the summit, which both sites recorded on video. IGN has posted it in 6 parts, available from the videos page. GameSpot has one big video on their media page so you can see the entire presentation in one go.

The Urbz on the DS is to be released 21 November in the US, simultaneously with the new DS platform itself. Europe and Australia will not get the DS until early 2005, so the Urbz will be released there later as well. The GBA version will be released at the same time as the consoles version (9 November in the US, 12 November around the world).

1310. Urbz (Console) Videos & Previews [Update]

Written on Wednesday 13 October 2004 at 23:19 by ChEeTaH - 3 comments.

Several videos of the Urbz have been posted recently. There have been producer presentations of the game (one of which I attended, expect our own preview soon) in several countries. IGN has recorded theirs on video, and made it available in 7 parts (approximately 5.4 Mb each for the Windows Media versions, 10.6 for low-res QuickTime and 34 for high-res QuickTime videos, Quicktime editions only available to IGN Insiders). Besides that, they've posted "Workin' It" trailers for Central Station and Skyline Beach a while back. You can find all the videos from IGN at their Urbz Videos Page. Besides that they've posted a Hands-on preview of the game. It mostly lists what's been told before already though. Thanks to James Magenta for the videos tip.

Some videos I missed out in September, are from GameSpot. 7 short gameplay clips have been posted there. You can go to the media page to find them (Gameplay movies 2-7). They too posted a preview at the same time, which hasn't been mentioned here.

The Urbz on the consoles (and GBA) will be released in Europe at 12 November, while the US is expected to get it 9 November.

[Update 15 October, 12:45am] GameSpot has posted 2 new trailers of the game. EA has revealed a new screenshot of the Black Eyed Peas in Cozmo street. You can see the screenshot below, the trailers are available at GameSpot's media page. Thanks to James Magenta in this post's comments.