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1521. Graphics: Then and Now

Written on Friday 25 June 2004 at 21:07 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Probably related to the previously mentioned article "The New Face of Gaming", GameSpot has posted a video a week ago featuring Will Wright and other speakers. They had a discussion about "Graphics: Then & Now". A 50-minute feed of this event is available for download at GameSpot. You can stream it for free (with a GameSpot Basic account), but if you have a GameSpot Complete account you can also download the file in high quality (1.2 Gb!). Although I haven't seen it myself yet I suppose it's worth checking out, especially for Will Wright fans.

1522. Two articles mention Sims

Written on Friday 25 June 2004 at 20:57 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Our affiliate WorldSims has recently posted 2 articles from the regular press. The Sims is just mentioned very briefly in both articles, but it might be interesting after all. The first one is titled "Women are players, too" and comes from the Chicago Sun-Times. As the title says, it's about women who play games. The other one, "The New Face of Gaming" is about how recent games are pushing towards more realism by improving the graphics. Will Wright has a big deal in it, and is quoted several times. This article comes from Mercury News. As said, these articles are not focused purely on The Sims, but on gaming in general. Nevertheless The Sims is mentioned as example. Enjoy the reading.

1523. 28 New Sims 2 Images

Written on Friday 25 June 2004 at 12:50 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

After 10 artworks yesterday, Spanish fansite Sims Express has posted 8 other new artworks. As if that's not enough yet, Snooty Sims has posted 20 pictures from a Dutch game show 'GameKings'. They've taken some footage of The Sims 2 on the E3, and SnootySims has taken 20 images from that. Most of them (if not all) are from the extended trailer shown on the E3. You can find them all here as well, in the "Read More" bit (or below if you're already there). Read More!

1524. 10 New Sims 2 Artworks

Written on Thursday 24 June 2004 at 16:05 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The spanish fansite Sims Express has posted 10 new Sims 2 artworks on their site. There may not be much to really say about them, just watch and enjoy them:

Please do NOT hot-link to these images! Link to this article instead, thank you.

1525. Sim- and URBZDay

Written on Thursday 24 June 2004 at 15:34 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Maxis has delivered another SimDay this week, this time with most news coming from the URBZ. But first the Sims: after a couple of weeks of absence, there will be a chat event again. Maxis General Manger Neil Young will be joining in friday 2 July (and not 2 June as stated on the site). That's next week friday, and it'll be held 30 minutes later than usual. That means it's 3.30pm-4.30pm PST, or 11.30pm-12.30am in the UK/Portugal, and 0.30-1.30 (am) in the rest of Europe. Join Neil from the official site. As for The Sims 2, there is one update, namely a 'new' movie. We've posted it last saturday already, but you can now get it from the official videos page as well. That's all for this SimDay.

As for the URBZ, there are two new things. First of all, there's a small change in navigation on the website. To go to the different sections on the site, you have to turn the dial. One section is new: the "Buzz" section. It contains links and quotes from articles in the press about the game. MaxisShorty, from the Maxis web team, explains the change in the new weekly blog:

"You see, the Web Team has a mission, and that is to develop a website that borrows as much as we can from the game itself (naturally, we'd want the site to be as fun as the game too, but that's an awful lot of fun to cram onto a website!). The XAM figures prominently in the game, and so we made it a mainstay of the site."

The complete blog, and the rest, can be found on the URBZ Website. Previously unspotted articles are also found in the new Buzz section. There's an interview with Will.I.Am from the Black Eyed Peas, who will do some music for the game, at IGN Music. There is also a preview and list of E3 nominations, both from 1Up.com. The URBZ and The Sims 2 both got nominated for best simulation (but didn't win).

1526. New Poll

Written on Thursday 24 June 2004 at 15:01 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

We have one every week, and this week is no exception. There is another poll for you to vote in, and it's the biggest ever. We want to know what your favourite NPC in The Sims and expansion packs is. We have 24 options for you to vote for, so take your pick on the right or on the latest poll page. The results for last week's poll are also in, and most people (134 of 387, 35%) want the amount of Sims per household in The Sims 2 to be unlimited. Second comes 12, with 24% of the votes, followed by 8 Sims per household (21%). 16 Sims got 11% of the votes, 24 got 19 votes (5%), and last but not least (literally) was 20 Sims with just 15 votes (4%). The results are also on the results page.

1527. Triple Deluxe released

Written on Tuesday 22 June 2004 at 00:36 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

Although it was expected this week, it turns out The Sims Triple Deluxe has already been released in the UK. This pack contains The Sims, Livin' Large, House Party and Vacation, as well as the Sims creator and a couple of extras. Triple Deluxe is the European package similar to the American Mega Deluxe released a month ago. Mega Deluxe contains Hot Date instead of Vacation. See the official UK site for more information. It's unsure when this pack will be released in the rest of Europe, though it's said to be later this week.

1528. New Sims 2 Movie

Written on Saturday 19 June 2004 at 06:02 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

We've received Lucy's weekly e-mail again, and this time it contains something different than the usual batch of screenshots. There's a new movie of Don, the Romantic Sim. He's the star in this new movie, which tells his love life in one minute. Some things you can see for the first time in it is a sim (Don) growing up from teen to adult. Also noticable is the "Created with The Sims 2 Movie Maker", which might mean there will be a tool to edit your home-videos with. You can download the movie using one of the links below. To webmasters: please do not hot-link to these files directly, but copy them to your own servers instead if you want to have them on your own website. Now off to download the clip:

• High Quality (7.4 Mb)
• Low Quality (1.9 Mb)

You need QuickTime to view it. Read more for Lucy's e-mail in its completeness, in which she talks about the end of spring, and romance for your Sims. Read More!

1529. New TSO trial

Written on Friday 18 June 2004 at 23:04 by ChEeTaH - 4 comments.

There once again is a new trial of The Sims Online, at least it seems like it. You can download it for free and it'll run for 14 days, so you can get the taste of TSO. It's a huge download (over 1 Gb!) so a broadband connection is highly recommended. This trial follows the previous FilePlanet one, which isn't available anymore. You can get the new trial from the TSO Website.

1530. Sims 2 Boxshots

Written on Friday 18 June 2004 at 22:58 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

After posting a Sims 2 DVD edition for pre-ordering, EB-Games has now also posted some box shots for the game (one for the CD version, the other for the DVD version). It's not 100% sure if these are the official box shots, though they probably are. Of course we'll keep you updated if bigger or higher quality versions appear too. Thanks to SiMan for the tip.