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1311. Developers look back on Sims 2

Written on Tuesday 12 October 2004 at 02:15 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

GameSpot has posted a new movie (called "Developer Interview 3") in which the Sims 2 team looks back on the development of the game. Included is a feature which describes the time at the Maxis offices a week before the release. Most developers took some well-earned vacation time back then. The article also mentions the "Up-Against-the-Wall Wall" which has all notes with red "Done" stamps on it. There's also a bit about the future:

"On one section of wall, there are clippings and articles from much of the mainstream press coverage that The Sims 2 has received. On another, there's a graph of the number of bugs in the project over the course of development. And there are already gaps in the walls--Maxis is preparing to make room for the next big thing. But Bradshaw won't reveal what that next big thing is. With a polite smile, the executive producer says, "There's so much territory that we can explore with The Sims." That's about as much as Bradshaw, or anyone else at Maxis, is willing to divulge at this point, though fans of the series can certainly expect that the sequel leaves room for future expansion."

You can read the 3-page looking back feature, or just watch the movie.

1312. Submissions

Written on Monday 11 October 2004 at 18:26 by Steve - 0 comments.

The submissions have flooded in, and today, I have treats for Sims 1 and Sims 2 fans. I have just added 5 new floors, kindly submitted to us from Ean. We also have a new house, submitted by Estatica. This lovely "House At the Top of the Hill" as it is named, contains three walls along with the fully furnished house.
Check the house out here.
Or, if you want the floors take a look at:
Goldenfall
Heather Spring
Holly
Spring Blush
Vineyard

Our Sims 2 submissions are some lingerie for the lady-teenage sim out there. Check it out here. We also have a lovely set of two tiger tops for the sexy look. Check them out here.

And finally, but by no means least we have a wonderful house. This isn't any old house, this is a recreation of the Big Brother house, Sims 2 style. Take a look here.

1313. Article Update

Written on Sunday 10 October 2004 at 23:40 by Neil - 2 comments.

(updated October 11th)

Just a note to say that I have updated this Extra with a couple of new observations, mainly to do with Windows XP Service Pack 2 (and the NTFS filesystem). In a nutshell, and in my own experience, this seems to be causing Sims 2 to stop working under certain hardware combinations in WinXP. I would be interested to know if SP2's new drivers killed your game - please also include which graphic card you have as well. Forget not to read the revised extra too :) A little revision about the indexing options as well that become available on an NTFS formatted drive.

1314. Sims 2 Chat Transcript

Written on Saturday 9 October 2004 at 17:05 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Last thursday a lot of Maxoids joined the moderated chat that was held at the official site. There's a lot of talk about where Bella has gone, and Maxis promises she'll be easier to find with the patch. A date for that patch is unsure. If you want to see your problems fixed, e.g. a game crash or freeze, corrupt graphics, etc., then you can fill out the Feedback Submission form. Using the information from there, Maxis will be able to reproduce errors and possibly fix them.

Back to the chat: the first expansion is also mentioned many times. Maxis is working on it, but cannot reveal any details yet. It's been stated before it will be released early 2005. Also, the expansions for the Sims 2 will not be 1:1 recreations of the packs for the Sims 1, although some elements might return. If you want to read more, get the chat transcript.

1315. Sims 2 Articles

Written on Saturday 9 October 2004 at 16:57 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The past few days have been relatively quiet, when it comes to reviews etc. about the Sims 2 anyway. There are a few new ones though, and as before all positive. These are the new reviews:

• WorthPlaying (8.4/10)
• GameZilla (Recommended Buy)
• Associated Press (3.5/4)

There's also another article at Wired News. It's about the sexual preference of Sims, and gay relationships. If you're interested, read the Makin' Woohoo article.

1316. The Sims 2 - The Sequel Has Landed - Creating A Family

Written on Friday 8 October 2004 at 03:52 by Andy - 1 comment.

Creating A Sim is the latest section that we are looking at in our detailed review of The Sims 2 We look at how to create a family of sims using the ingame character creation system, showing in detail how to link them and where their aspirations come into play. It's all in here!

1317. UrbzDay

Written on Friday 8 October 2004 at 02:59 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

Contrary to previous weeks, this week's blog about the Urbz is somewhat short. It's basically a long statement saying they will have comics based on the Urbz featured on the website next week. The so-called "Urbz-Comix" will show how Jayde goes through the districts in the Urbz. 10 Comix are planned. There are also several new screenshots, from the version for the consoles, and the Nintendo DS one. You can see the new ones below, as Maxis also posted a few we already gave you previously. Finally, 5 of the "unaffiliated" characters are presented as Crew. These sims do not really belong in any district and you'll find them in all of those. Check the official site for all the details.

1318. New Poll

Written on Thursday 7 October 2004 at 02:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's here again: this week's new poll. We hope you will tell us where your Sims sleep - more specifically, on what floor (or perhaps outside). Vote on the right or the latest poll page. Last week, we asked you what kind of utility to create custom content with you'd like to see from Maxis first. Opinions were somewhat divided on that matter, though the winner is an object editor, with almost 40% of the votes. 21% of the 424 people who voted said Maxis should just release more content. That's closely followed by a HomeCrafter 2 (18.5%) and a tool to edit meshes of Sims (14%). People who want more tutorials and those who don't care about the Sims 2 are tied with 2.5% each. Some people don't just custom content anyway - they are with a grand total of less than 1.5% of the votes - just 6 in absolute figures. Want to see more absolute numbers, then check the results page.

1319. Sims 2 Update - Chat, Charts, Reviews and More

Written on Wednesday 6 October 2004 at 23:07 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

There's been quite a bit of news again. First of all, Maxis has announced there will be a chat with Producer Thomas Vu and David Patch, Art Director, tomorrow. As usual the chat will start at 3pm PST (11pm in the UK, midnight in most of Europe), and you can enter from the official site. The room should, as normally, open about 10 minutes before the start of the chat.

In other news: The Sims 2 has left the number 1 spot on the UK charts already. After its #1 debute a week after the release, the game is now on place 2 in the all platforms charts, after Star Wars: Battlefront. What's happening next week is unsure, as other major titles like Fifa 2005 (all platforms), Fable (X-Box) and Pikmin 2 (Nintendo) are expected to do well. The Sims 2 is still on the first position among PC games though. More about this at GamesIndustry and the ELSPA Charts.

A video interview, unique PR stunt, reviews, and more inside (i.e. below or behind the "Read More" link). Read More!

1320. Urbz Screens and Art

Written on Wednesday 6 October 2004 at 21:14 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

12 screenshots and some artwork. That's what we've got from the Urbz for you. The screenshots come from GameSpot, the artwork from EA. The first 6 screenshots are from the X-Box version, the other 6 have been taken from the PS2. The artworks may seem familiar, but they're slightly different from previous ones you've seen here before. Click the thumbnails below to see larger versions of the screenshots.

If you want to ask a producer of the Urbz a question (about the Urbz or the console Sims games of course), then e-mail me before Friday, and I might be able to get it answered for you.