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1851. Even more BO shots
Written on Tuesday 14 October 2003 at 12:18 by
ChEeTaH -
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Even more new screenshots of Bustin' Out have been found at the
official UK site. There are 5 that aren't at
GameSpot. Those are 2 showing shots from the outside, two more that shows a new Sim being made, and a fight. To see them all, including the 10 that GameSpot posted,
click here.
1852. Chat transcript
Written on Tuesday 14 October 2003 at 12:05 by
ChEeTaH -
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Last Simday's chat about Sexy sims and more has been held, and the transcript has been posted. There are a few news things in it: "SACAS" (the Create a Sim tool,
read more here) will be released next month. It will also be possible to import Sims 1 3D models (e.g. Meshes) to The Sims 2, and you can give Sims tattoos. The Newbies, the Goths, mr. Grim Reaper and the Alians will also be back, but the Tragic Clown has left the game. There will also be more romance and kisses (like the "
Deep really meaningful long passionate memorable while you keep your hands busy" kiss, as Luc said), but also divorces and affairs. Weddings will take longer than in The Sims 1, and Sims of the same gender will also be able to get married. The limit of Sims in a family is 8 again, as before. Maxis will still decide whether to implement locks on the bathroom doors or not. Teens won't be able to play, but Adults will be - in full 3D. There will be a lot of options for custom content - you can put MP3s and videos in the game, and there will be "major" options to manage your custom content within the game. Finally, Sims will also pick their nose or scratch their butt. There are a lot of references to custom content in the chat, and there's a lot more than I listed here. To read all the questions and answers,
click here.
1853. Donations Files freed up
Written on Sunday 12 October 2003 at 22:58 by
ChEeTaH -
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Because we're - unfortunately - unable to provide new monthly donation files for a while, we've decided to make all of them available for free. Donating is still possible, but you won't get any files anymore for as long as it takes. Please keep donating as it'll support us and the RGA. Thank you.
1854. The Sims 2 Update
Written on Sunday 12 October 2003 at 02:05 by
ChEeTaH -
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We have quite some Sims 2 news for you, directly from Maxis. First of all, the Sims 2 website is close to launch. It will have a special Community section. We've been given a sneek preview of the front page in development. If you want to see it,
click here. We've also been told about a Sims 2 Preview CD that will be included with Makin' Magic only. On the cd you can see a lot of information like a making-of The Sims 2, and a lot of game info. There even is a 1 minute trailer for it, which you can see by clicking one of the following links:
High Quality (7.1 Mb)
Low Quality (1.8 Mb)
In both cases you'll need
QuickTime to play it. Do
NOT link directly to these files if you have your own site. The links won't work, plus we'll remove the files from our servers if this happens.
But there's more inside (click "Read More" if it's there, else read on): screenshots, and the Create-A-Sim tool...
Read More!
1855. Loads of Bustin' Out shots
Written on Saturday 11 October 2003 at 01:29 by
ChEeTaH -
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The
official UK site has been busy posting a lot of screenshots of The Sims Bustin' Out the past few days. There are new shots of the PS2/GC/XBox versions, and also a few of the GBA edition. The 2 new GBA shots can be found
here. The other screenshots are split up on 2 pages. The latest batch of 8 pictures is
right here, the other batch - another 8 shots of which 6 brand new ones - are on
this page. Bustin' Out is expected to be released in December, just a bit more than a week before Christmas, on PlayStation2, GameCube and X-box, and a special edition on the GBA (which will be able to be linked with other GBAs or the GameCube version of the game). For now you'll have to enjoy the screenshots.
1856. Sim Brother - The Last Day
Written on Saturday 11 October 2003 at 01:00 by Andy -
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1857. SimDay
Written on Saturday 11 October 2003 at 00:31 by
ChEeTaH -
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A bit later than usual (due to problems with my internet connection), but here's the SimDay post anyway. This week we've got a couple of links, another chat (that has been last night) with Luc Barthelet about "Sexy Sims and ?!?". Over 350 people joined the chat and the transcripts will be posted soon. There's also something about Makin' Magic going gold, which we discussed
earlier. There are also several links to articles at other sites...
Read More!
1858. Sim Brother - The Big Catchup
Written on Saturday 11 October 2003 at 00:24 by Andy -
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1859. Makin' Magic goes Gold
Written on Wednesday 8 October 2003 at 12:26 by
ChEeTaH -
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With just 2 weeks to go before Makin' Magic is released, the final expansion pack has gone gold (i.e. it's in production now). It will definitely be released on 28 October in the US, and a few days later (31 October) in Europe - just in time for halloween. If you want more info about this expansion pack, check out the
Game Info page at the
Official site. You can read more in
this press release. You can find two new screenshots (one with a lot of snakes, another with some dressing up) at
SimsZone.de. If you can't find them, look for "Hokus Pokus" on the right and scroll down to the screenshots.
1860. New Sims 2 Media
Written on Tuesday 7 October 2003 at 00:01 by
ChEeTaH -
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With thanks to
SimsZone.de (again), we can give you some new Sims 2 material. The first is another trailer, which shows some in-game material we've seen quite a few times before. There's a three-story house, with a party in it which results in a fight. There's some love and lightning in a hot tub and of course the Sims 2 and EA Games logos. We've mirrored the trailer and it's available in 2 versions: High quality (4.3 Mb) and Low Quality (1.1 Mb). In both cases you'll need
QuickTime to watch it:
Click here to download the High Quality version
Click here to download the Low Quality version
Warning! As webmaster, DO NOT link directly to these files, but upload them to your own server. Hot linking like that will result in the removal of these files from our servers.
SimsZone.de also uploaded a few new screenshots and one concept of art. Go to their site, and visit the "Screenshots" page under "Die Sims 2". There you can find all the screenshots (newest at the bottom).