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1431. Comedic Sims movie

Written on Thursday 12 August 2004 at 00:12 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

elRellano is a website which posts humouristic videos on many subjects. They have also made a Sims movie which will definitely get you laughing. If you're interested in seeing how Sims really feel about the cursor arrow trying to control them all the time... then check it out. Go to their videos page and download the Los Sims - OJO X OJO, Diente x Diente. It's just 6 Mb and you'll get almost 4 minutes of video. Warning: the movie is not to be taken seriously :-)

1432. Hot Date - How To Build Yours (Part 2) Online

Written on Wednesday 11 August 2004 at 22:56 by Neil - 0 comments.

Part two of my Hot Date editorial series is now online - see here! to check it out.

In this edition, learn how to build Marks & Spencer downtown (or at least, a very cut down version of it), make your own Angie's Den - within Sims limits of course (the ghost of Dirty Den is not included pronto) and even shove some gravel down and call it The Sims Blue Peter Garden (deceased George the tortoise complete with patronising speech from overpaid presenters not supplied).

Oh, and for anybody who doesn't get the references in this text - follow the Read More link).

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1434. Sims become Toys [Update]

Written on Wednesday 11 August 2004 at 02:44 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Besides the Sims 2, there's also the Urbz to be released later this year. And some slightly remarkable news has been announced about the last title today: Atomic Toys is going to make toys based on the characters in the GBA version of the Urbz. The first series of the toyline, called "Miniopolis Urbz" will be launched at the same day as the release of the GBA version. Toys based on the characters of the console version will be released later in the year, but before the holiday season. The availability of these toys is not mentioned, so it could be US only. For more information, read the press release. Meanwhile, the Urbz has also been officially added to the Nintendo DS launch lineup of EA, meaning it will be released simultaneously with the Nintendo DS platform. That will be November in North America and probably Japan (if the game's released there at all - I don't know), Europe and the rest of the world will have to wait until early 2005, as the DS system won't be out until then in those areas. The other versions of the game should be available in November worldwide.

[Update 22:25] There's a mini site available for the toys, which includes a photo with the toys on them. You can find it on this page, which also includes an interactive demo. Noticable is that one of the logos, previously used at TheUrbz.com is now seen there. TheUrbz.com now has the Atomic Toys logo on it.

1435. The Sims 2 Preview @ SimsZone.de

Written on Monday 9 August 2004 at 22:08 by ChEeTaH - 11 comments.

Our colleagues at SimsZone in Germany have been lucky to play a (test) version of the game. They got a copy from EA, and have posted the first parts of their preview today. For the first time ever, they tell something about the installation procedure. Instead of grabbing a coffee during the install, with the Sims 2 you can play a "Grow your Sims" mini game while waiting for the game to be copied to your hard drive (2.65Gb at least). The game starts off with a memory clone, in which you have to match some images. After that there's a trivia about the development of the Sims 2. After another memory game, you're presented with the results. According to SimsZone it does get boring after a while, but it's not needed for much longer and it's a nice addition to the otherwise boring installation.

When starting the game, their first impression says that everything's alive in the new game. Sims also move in a smoother way than before. It doesn't even come to its right in screenshots: "Whoever watches the game in action will not be surprised, but astonished." Controlling the game is easy, despite the large number of new features and improvements. The tutorials should familiarise you enough with the camera control, as it is something to get used to. For Sims 1 players there are 2 tutorials which highlight the changes since that game. That's about all SimsZone has to say until now, but they've promised more articles in the next few days.

Of course the preview is posted together with a bunch of screenshots of both the installation as in the game. You can check all of them out in their Sims 2 Preview special. Of course when new info arrives on their site, we'll let you know.

1436. New Sims 2 Screenshots [Update]

Written on Monday 9 August 2004 at 14:22 by ChEeTaH - 7 comments.

Two other Sims Zones have posted some new screenshots of the Sims 2. The first one is our affiliate SimsZone Germany, which has reposted the screenshots from Giga Games, but this time in slightly better quality, thanks to a repeat of the show. Go to their Screenshot section and scroll down for the high quality screenshots.

Sims Zone Poland has posted a selection of brand new screenshots of the game. They show a part of Veronaville, but also quite a bit of unique in-game material. The schoolbus and the kids getting in are shown for example, but you can also see a toddler hanging over the toilet pot. You can also see toddler Beau just after he's grown up to be a child, and achieved the aspiration level of Diaper-Filler. Finally, there are a few party screenshots as well. You can see them all below, click the thumbnails for large versions.

[Update 10 August, 11:10] It seems that Sims Zone Poland will be posting new screenshots almost every day for the next few days. Today they've already posted 20 new screenshots on the page mentioned above. Instead of reporting about it every time, you'll have to keep checking their screenshots page for the new screenshots. Thanks to Piotr for telling this in the comments.

1437. Some new Sims 2 Details

Written on Sunday 8 August 2004 at 15:15 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

I just stumbled upon a thread in the official BBS, in which Maxis gives a few details about the Sims 2. First of all, MaxisProducer states that some bugs with the Body Shop concerning lightning and graphics have been fixed. This will hopefully solve some problems with blurry or even black custom content on certain hardware combinations. He's still being unclear about the possibilities for your Sim families to have a second 'vacation' home. One thing that is now sure is that the thirst, mood and family motives are indeed taken out of the game. The motives are now the same as in the Sims 1. The new ones didn't add much to the game, and the wants and fears seemed more important to Maxis. Finally, MaxisProducer also tells us that the web team is working on a tutorial about how to import SimCity 4 neighborhoods to The Sims 2. The following is already being said about it though (which too, isn't extremely clear):

"1 SC4 grid tile = 1 Sims2 neighborhood grid tile = 10 Sims2 lot tiles. you should know that you can only use the smallest SC4 city size, from in the region map and you should confine your (Sims2 buildable lots area) roads to within the middle 1/2 of the SC4 city map."

The webteam is also busy building the new Sims 2 site, but the tutorial should arrive some time soon. It's just "not ready for prime time yet," according to MaxisLucky. We'll keep you posted.

1438. The Sims 2 UK Tour

Written on Saturday 7 August 2004 at 19:26 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

That The Sims 2 launch will be big is no surprise. There will be several oppertunities to play the game early - at least in the UK. If you can go to London somewhere between 1 and 5 September, you can visit GameStars Live for 10 pounds. If you use "eagames" as password when booking your tickets, you'll even get 2 tickets for one. But EA will also show the game on several other locations when they tour through the country. These are the dates and locations to visit:

Victoria Centre, Nottingham: 6 - 8 August
Festival Place, Basingstoke: 13 - 15 August
Bullring, Birmingham: 20 - 22 August
Bluewater, Kent: 27 - 30 August
West Quay, Southampton: 10 - 12 September
Arndale, Manchester: 17 - 19 September

For more information visit the official Mall Tour page. EA in other European countries might also be going on tour. Check the official site for your country to see if there will be an event which you can visit.

1439. Lucy's Mail: Party Time

Written on Saturday 7 August 2004 at 14:27 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Lucy's mail has arrived again this week, and this week she's in a party mood. She says the team is going to "party like it's 2999" when the game goes final. In the game itself you'll be able to hold all different kinds of parties, from weddings to anniversaries or even birthdays. Since parties are all about social interactions, Lucy's advice is not to bring Sims who don't like each other to the party. Also, you must bring enough Sims to make a good party: "expect only modest social success if you include fewer than three guests at your party. As they say - two's company, three's a crowd, but four or more is a par-tay!" There will of course be objects which will help you throw a good party. Think of some food (buffet table probably), balloons and birthday or wedding cakes. One final piece of advice is to keep open fire to a minimum at your parties...

Included are 3 screenshots of the game, but also some snapshots of the best Sims from the Create-A-Lucy/Jonathan/Tim contest. All of them are shown below. Go to the "Read More" part for the entire e-mail.

Party Screenshots:

Contest Winners: