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1691. Some more info about Maxis' move

Written on Thursday 12 February 2004 at 15:34 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A little bit of more information about the move of Maxis from Walnut Creek to the EA Redwood Shores headquarters has been published by GameSpot. The main new info is that most of the 300 staff members, including the management team, will move to the EA Headquarters, in recently completed studio facilities. The newest building at the campus, now about 2 years old, will be used by Maxis. The move is one that's part of an overall shifting of locations, so studios can make better use of the facilities at those locations. Will Wright himself will stay in Walnut Creek with a dedicated team to work on his next project, of which all but a possible - but unconfirmed - name has been rumoured (SimUniverse). He will also still be involved with the Sim-games. It's not yet known if Will will move to Redwood City as well or not. You can read the entire GameSpot article at this page.

1692. SimDay

Written on Thursday 12 February 2004 at 15:15 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's thursday again, which means it's SimDay. Maxis has provided several links again, of which one is to the Thread of the Day from the BBS of 4 February. What would you put as main headline in the daily Sims 2 newspaper? Read all about it, and contribute, here. They've also uploaded last weekend's filmstrip to the official site, and there's some news about the Great Dates and Dates to Hate contest. Maxis has already received many entries but some of them didn't inlcude an URL to the story. For more details about the contest, and a little tutorial on how to copy and past the URL, click here. Finally there are 4 new tracks from Bustin' Out, added to the previous 18. You can download all 22 tracks from this page. Remember there's a chat with Luc tonight, so make sure to be there in time.

1693. Sims 2 Interview

Written on Thursday 12 February 2004 at 01:18 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Producer Tim LeTourneau sat down with HomeLan Fed to give an interview about The Sims 2. The questions are pretty standard and although the interview doesn't provide any new info, it is probably worth reading it if you're a big fan of The Sims 2. For instance, if you want to know how much Will Wright, the brain behind the game, still does for The Sims 2, then you'll get to know this: "Will Wright is present in everything that we work on at Maxis. Each of our games are built on concepts and mechanisms that Will has created and imagined. We are fortunate to have him share his ideas in each development process and we enjoy working with him." For the complete interview, click here.

1694. New Poll

Written on Thursday 12 February 2004 at 01:12 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

In our last poll we found out that most of our visitors have been playing The Sims from the beginning in February 2000. Out of the 589 people who voted, there were 173 who picked that option. 125 people started between March 2000 and the start of 2001, and 100 started playing the game some time in 2001. There are less votes for the others: 73 for 2002, and 63 people said they started playing in 2003. Finally, 55 people, nearly 10%, said they only just started or will soon. For the precise results, with all percentages, click here. Now we know how long our visitors have been playing the Sims, it's time to get to know how old your oldest Sim is. Do you still play with your Sims that you created when you started playing, or did you only just reset the neighborhood and started all over again? Let us know and vote on the right, or at this page!

1695. Maxis on the Move

Written on Thursday 12 February 2004 at 01:05 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Maxis is on the move. The company that's been based in Walnut Creek (California) for years is moving to Redwood Shores, near EA's headquarters. Luc Barthelet has told that in an e-mail to the community. The main reason given is that space in the current office is getting scarcer by the month, and they simply need more. The new location "comes with a whole host of benefits for our staff, such as an on-site gym, cafeterias, a movie theatre, and most importantly – space to work and grow." Now let's hope the teams don't spend too much time in the cageterias or movie theatre, but Luc Barthelet guarantees that this won't affect the release dates of their games. However some sceptics might say that the release dates have been put back already some time ago... No matter what the real reason is though, you can join Luc on a "farewell tour" at this page. Fans can also check out an older tour from the SimCity 3000 Unlimited website, which is right here.

1696. Chat with Luc

Written on Wednesday 11 February 2004 at 16:41 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

Last week's chat was about the SimCity 4 BAT, and you can read the transcripts at this page. But Maxis is already preparing the next chat for this thursday. It will be about The Sims 2 again - Luc Barthelet will once again join the chatroom to talk about the upcoming sequel. All your questions can be send, but keep in mind that it may not be answered as there will probably be very many visitors again. The chat is at the "American" time again, at 3pm PST (11pm in Britain, midnight in Europe). There's room for 'only' 500 people, and it has been that busy before. So make sure you get there in time, the room will open about 10-15 minutes before the chat itself. You can enter through the official Sims 2 site.

1697. Sims 2 Mini-game

Written on Tuesday 10 February 2004 at 23:32 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Fansite Snooty Sims has ordered the McDonald's Prevew CD from eBay, and posted some of its content online. There's a screenshot which you can see below, and Snooty has also posted the mini-game as download. Due to legal reasons (there are no clear rules about posting it) we won't post it. However, you can download it from this page. Enjoy it, and the screenshot below.

1698. Official site gets new Layout

Written on Tuesday 10 February 2004 at 18:43 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Maxis has updated the layout of the official site. To be specific, it now uses slightly different navigation. The Bustin' Out section was hidden behind a "Console" button until now: you can now easily access all pages of Bustin' Out directly fromt the menu, no matter on which page you are. The graphics have also been updated, and you can now see in which section you are as the item in the menu is highlighted. If you want to see it, go to the official site.

1699. Bustin' Out Game Guide

Written on Monday 9 February 2004 at 18:21 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Games site Gamespot has posted a huge game guide of The Sims Bustin' Out on the consoles. It's a complete guide which discusses many aspects of the game, from creating Sims to their homes, careers and relations. There's also a special section completely about the Bustin' Out mode which gives information about all the locations. Finally they've also included the cheats. Spread over 34 pages in total, this is a very useful guide. GameSpot Basic members will be able to read it online, but complete members can in addition download the guide in PDF format, suitable for printing. That way you can have the guide right next to you while playing the game. You can read it all at this page. It's free to sign up for GameSpot Basic, note that this guide is not for the GBA version.

1700. Sims News of the Future

Written on Monday 9 February 2004 at 18:14 by ChEeTaH - 7 comments.

Everybody knows (or should know) that The Sims 2 has been delayed until the second half of this year. That can cause strange stories when the press is in a silly mood. GameSpot is playing with this recent news and has posted a feature containing (fake) news of the future. In an article dated 24 September 2005, GameSpot reveals details of another expansion pack for The Sims, the fourth after the first delay of The Sims 2: Playin' Sims. Expansions 8, 9 and 10 would be "Mowin' Lawns", "Doin' Taxes" and "Retirement Home". In Playin' Sims, Sims can sit behind their computers and play a game called "The Verts", a simulation game, to keep their moods up. They will have to buy expansion packs regularly to keep up-to-date. Sounds familiar? Anyway, read the whole article here. For more news from the future about other games, click here.