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1671. Interview with Lyndsay McGaw

Written on Tuesday 9 March 2004 at 14:10 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A lot of people are working on The Sims 2. Luc Barthelet has decided to let the fans know more about them. So this week there's something different than screenshots from Maxis. Instead he sent us, and several other sites, an interview with Lyndsay McGaw, who is assistant producer for The Sims 2. Of course we have posted that interview, which you can now read right here. Enjoy it!

1672. Mail form working again

Written on Sunday 7 March 2004 at 00:05 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The recent update to the e-mail form, to allow bigger attachments to be sent, caused an extra error to appear in the form. That bug unfortunately made the form completely disfunctional, and e-mails would not be sent without any error messages whatsoever. That bug's been fixed now, and you can properly e-mail us again. If you've sent us an e-mail using the form recently but haven't received a reply yet, please take your time to e-mail it again and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. We apologise for the inconvenience.

1673. 2 Awards for The Sims

Written on Friday 5 March 2004 at 19:20 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims has won 2 awards, again. Yesterday the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences held the "7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". They gave away 36 awards in different categories. Maxis was nominated twice, in the categories "Family Game of the Year" (for Bustin' Out) and "Computer Simulation Game of the Year" (Superstar). As you can guess, Maxis has won in both categories. EA took home another 9 awards, making a total of 11. This is the third year in a row that a Sims title was nominated for an award in this show, but the second year that Maxis actually won anything. Last year, Maxis won in the categories "PC Massively Multiplayer / Persistent World" (TSO) and "PC Simulation" (Unleashed). The "Computer Innovation" award, which Hot Date was nominated for two years ago, went to Black & White in 2002. But 2002 wasn't a complete loss for Maxis: Will Wright got into the AIAS Hall of Fame back then, as you can read here. For more information, visit the IAA Website. Thanks to WorldSims for the tip.

1674. TSO Trial Credit Card Problems

Written on Thursday 4 March 2004 at 23:24 by ChEeTaH - 3 comments.

Recently, EA sent out a fresh trial of The Sims Online to FilePlanet, and it's been posted there for more than a week. However, there have been some problems, when apparantly a credit card was required to play the 14 day trial. In some cases credit cards have even been charged $1. EA has fixed the issue though, and this statement comes from MaxisKitty, community manager of Maxis:

"There has been some confusion regarding the TSO free trial. We had an error occur with the registration process where a credit card was incorrectly being required. We have since fixed the problem; a credit card is not required.

"If you use the same registration code that was emailed to you when you downloaded the game, you will be able to log on. Select the option to “Subscribe Later” when you register. Your free trial will be enabled.

"Thank you for your patience."

If your credit card got charged when trying to use the trial, it's best to call your credit card company and ask for a chargeback. The trial is free for 14 days, after which you can buy a serial number from TSOGameCodes.com, where you can also download extra game time. You can download the trial from FilePlanet.

1675. SimDay Report

Written on Thursday 4 March 2004 at 14:43 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This SimDay comes with not too much compared to others. As (almost) usual, there are some new MP3s from Bustin' Out. This time there are 3 from the GBA version. You can click here to download the new songs, as well as all the 27 old ones. Next there is some news from probably the biggest fansite of The Sims in the world: TheSimsResource. They're launching a new easy installation tool for their site next weekend, and will be celebrating that with a Super weekend. Over 6,500 of their downloads will be available for free. Visit TSR for more information. Then there's news from the BBS. The first thing is a compilation of messages from user Pavlog_dog, who "peers into her crystal ball" and reveals secrets about Maxoids, but also delivers some recipes. Check out her posts at this page. Another link to the BBS is given, to a thread-in-rhyme. If you can say in rhyme what you'd like to see in The Sims 2, or read what others want, click here. Finally some Sims 2 stuff, which isn't really new. The official site has now also posted recent material like some screenshots and filmstrips. They've also posted an archive of The Sims 2 Newsletter (the Inside Scoop), with all the e-mails sent there of the past few months. If you aren't subscribed to the newsletter, lost the e-mails or just want to read them again, you can do so right here. That's all again for this week, more (including a Sims 2 chat) next week.

1676. New Poll

Written on Thursday 4 March 2004 at 14:30 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

With a slight delay, we've added a new weekly poll. Last week we wanted to know how long you think the life of a Sim in TS2 should be, and besides the 14% voting they won't turn on aging, 50-100 days was the most popular with 29% of the 543 votes. Between 100 and 200 days became second with 26%, and 200+ days third with 17%. For the other results as well, click here. And as said, this week we have a new poll again. What do you think of all the screenshots of The Sims 2 released so far? Let us know and vote at the right, or at this page.

1677. Wright talks to Game Students

Written on Wednesday 3 March 2004 at 13:54 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Gaming is big, and students all over the world are anticipating to get in the gaming industry. "God" Will Wright, founder of Maxis and designer of SimCity and The Sims, has kicked off a speaker series at the Art Institute of California. He held a multimedia presentation and spoke one-on-one with game students about a wide range of topics, of course including the success of The Sims and SimCity. But he also spoke about how he designs the games, and the future of the industry. Those studying Game Art & Design or Visual & Game Programming helped host the event as well. For more information, click here. Thanks to WorldSims for the tip.

1678. EA Doesn't Like N-Gage?

Written on Wednesday 3 March 2004 at 13:33 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Remarkable news comes from GamerFeed. According to that site, EA President John Riccitiello has compared Nokia's N-Gage to a dog. He states it "just feels stupid" and that the game deck/cell phone has flawed. Yet EA has 5 titles planned to be released on the N-Gage later this year, of which The Sims Bustin' Out is one. Reccitiello has said unit productions of those games are "non-meaningful" thus far. An upgraded N-Gage edition will be released around Christmas 2005, and a "real judgement should not be made" until then, says Nokia Chief Executive Jorma Ollila. Riccitiello also said that Nokia will once be successful in the gaming industry, but they "haven't figured it out yet." For the whole article (and a few more quotes), click here.

1679. Makin' Magic (Mac) released [Update]

Written on Sunday 29 February 2004 at 18:30 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

Sims Fans with a Macintosh can now also enjoy some Magic. Aspyr has released Makin' Magic for the Mac last week. Although the Aspyr website is currently not working properly, you can buy the game from Amazon and other stores. This also means the whole Sims series has now been made for Macintosh as well as Windows (with the exception of the Deluxe editions and the Create A Sim tool). As usual, you'll need the original game to play Makin' Magic. For more information, visit Aspyr.

[Update 20:15] The Aspyr website is working again. Here are the system requirements for the game:

• Mac OS 9.2.2 or Mac OS X version 10.1 or later
• PowerPC G3 or better, 500 MHz or faster (600 MHz recommended)
• 192 MB RAM (additional 128MB for OS X)
• 1.3 GB free disk space
• 4MB of VRAM (8MB recommended)
• Quicktime 4.1.2 or later

You can also order the game directly from Aspyr right here. More details about the product itself are on this page.

1680. Newsflash!

Written on Sunday 29 February 2004 at 18:03 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

I'm back again, as promised, and it's time to do a big news update again. Stash has already given you some of the latest, but to keep you completely up-to-date, here's a round-up of all the news that's not been posted here yet of the past week - including the most recent stuff. Relax and enjoy it, just click "Read More" if necessary (i.e. if it shows up) to see this complete post... Read More!