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281. The Sims 2 Seasons: Heatwave or Clouded Over? - Part 8

Written on Wednesday 28 March 2007 at 02:57 by Andy - 0 comments.

In the eighth part of our review of Seasons, we look at Autumn or Fall. We look at the many things to do with fallen leaves, what to do with harvested crops, the practical uses of the Weathernaught 57X and also find out how this season can improve the mind.

Read the latest installment right here! or go here to start from the beginning!

282. The Sims 2 Seasons: Heatwave or Clouded Over? - Part 7

Written on Monday 26 March 2007 at 05:37 by Andy - 0 comments.

In the seventh part of our review of Seasons, it's Summertime. We look at some of the households in my neighborhood of Simpleton Magnus to see how the season affects them. We also look at the new options with swimming pools, let you know what the best vegetables to plant are, and also point out for what aspect of simlife this season is most beneficial.

Read the latest installment right here! or go here to start from the beginning!

283. New Pets Patch - Seasons Patch Due Soon

Written on Sunday 25 March 2007 at 01:01 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Just before the release of the Seasons patch, which is expected in the next couple of days, EA has released a new patch for the Pets expansion pack. Anybody who has the pack should install it, even if you also have Seasons. As before, there are two versions of the patch, one for the CD/DVD edition of the game, the other for the Digital Download (EA Link) version. As common for improved patches, there's just one patch left which includes the old version. The new patch fixes the following issues since the previous patch:

• Custom objects will now be preserved when uploading Lots to the Exchange.
• Sim children will again show their genetically correct hair color.
• Thumbnails of uniformed NPC's will now show their current hair color.
• The Pet Adoption pool will now replenish correctly.
• Service NPC's that have died will now be replaced correctly.
• While on an outing, a waiter will now properly place food on the table after it is ordered.
• NPC thumbnails showing the "dyed" color of their hair. Th The NPC Maid will not longer get stuck cleaning a fish tank.
• Teens option to "Go Out" now functioning correctly.
• Birds and Womrats now require less feeding to survive. Pets now receive their pension upon retirement.
• "Dance Together" between all available age groups now working correctly.
• Children no longer levitate off ground during some interactions.
• Marry Mr. Big or the Diva will now satisfy the want to "marry a rich sim".
• The Sledgehammer tool will no longer leave deck parts when deleting decks.
• Remote businesses are now working properly. Custom objects will now be preserved when uploading Lots to the Exchange.

See the Update page for this and more patches, and make sure you download and install the patch.

284. MySims Preview at GameSpot

Written on Sunday 25 March 2007 at 01:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Information around MySims isn't coming in constantly, but there's a little bit of news around the upcoming Sims game for Nintendo Wii again. This time it comes from GameSpot, which has made a preview. They start off with the character creation, noting that the Sims look like a cross-breeding of anime figures, Lego models and the Wii's own Miis. There's plenty to choose from when creating your character, from huge Afros to pageboy haircuts and hippie outfits to the latest hip-hop threads. The number of possible combinations is high - and the number of possibilities is still being increased by the developers. The biggest new element is probably the building creator, which allows you to build one or two story homes using the Wii-remote. It may be a little tricky getting things exactly as you want them using the remote, so details may take a little patience but much is possible. The preview also mentions the "create-a-thing" option, used to build objects. You can opt to help the nice Sims in town, or the darker characters from the Volcano area. Completing enough tasks improves your town's star level, and with each improvement your character gets a new tool to develop and house new neighbours. An example is a crowbar, with which you can unseal a boarded-off path to a new forest area. The full preview has more details, but we recommend checking out earlier magazine scans (and here) for even more information. Besides the preview GameSpot also has new screenshots as well as a video interview with "Tim Laterno" (that's supposed to be Tim LeTourneau of course).

In the interview Tim introduces the original Sims briefly, and how the game is mostly about creating and creativity of the player. First of all the team came up with the new characters, after making the decision to make MySims. They are still little people, incredibly animated, that works best for the platform but still are Sims. Thanks to the new controller EA can offer new options to create items and make the world their own. Then he goes into the Create-a-Sim mode, in which you can change any aspect of the Sim, just by clicking things. Next is the build mode, in which you stack things together to create the building. Create-a-Thing allows you to create items and the final demo set up at the night GameSpot made the interview and preview shows the town. The media page has the video on it, which can be viewed by anybody who is registered for free.

285. New Official Sims Desktop Theme

Written on Sunday 25 March 2007 at 01:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

If you want to change the look of your computer's desktop to be more Sims-like, then EA Germany has a little something for you. Over on the German official site you can download a desktop theme. This theme contains a screensaver, wallpaper, icons and a matching colour selection to make your computer look more like that of a real Sims fan. Download the theme to pimp your desktop.

286. Sims in the Hands of Artists Exhibitions

Written on Sunday 25 March 2007 at 00:59 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

After a Life Stories exhibition in London, UK, Electronic Arts is organising three more exhibitions in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Together with art and design schools (Parsons The New School for Design, New York, Academy of Art University, San Francisco and the Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles) in these cities competitions and exhibitions will be organised. The art will be made by students, and needs to feature the Sims. Any form of art will be accepted, from machinima, paintings, illustrations and sculptural work to fashion designs, cinematography and interactive displays. Juries from the schools and EA will judge the displayed art, with the machinima and and traditional art being judged in separate categories. In total there will be $12,000 worth of prize money per school. The exhibition dates are as follows:

• 19 April - 12 May: Chelsea Museum of Art, New York
• 26 June - 19 July: 79 Gallery, Academy of Art University, San Francisco
• 14 July - 11 August: Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles

More details are in the press release as well as on the Hands of Artists mini-site. There you can also find contest guidelines for all the competitions, but remember only students of the respective schools are eligible for entry.

287. Celebration Pre-order Chandelier

Written on Sunday 25 March 2007 at 00:59 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As usual there's a bonus download you can get if you pre-order the upcoming Celebration! Stuff pack before it's released. This time there's a chandelier you may receive through the EA Store or Amazon (currently US only). As reported earlier you can get an exclusive blue dress at GameStop. See a little picture of the chandelier, that you can also receive through our shop, below.

288. Celebration! Stuff Box Backside

Written on Sunday 25 March 2007 at 00:58 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Polish Sims fansite Sims Rewolucja has discovered the pack of the Celebration! Stuff pack, which is to be released early next month. As you can expect from us, you can view the image below - it's not that large, but the best that's around yet.

289. New Prima Guide Previews

Written on Sunday 25 March 2007 at 00:58 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Besides Prima's own preview of their Seasons strategy guide published earlier, EA has made two more previews available. Each of them shows nine pages of content from the guide, with information about weather and temperature, gardening and new careers in the first file. The second PDF file contains details about new and changed objects, setting the hair per outfit, the stackable inventory, new socials and the new neighborhood, Riverblossom Hills. Both files are PDF files of around 2 Mb, and can be downloaded from the official Help page. To purchase the guide, check out our online shop.

290. Current TV Contest - New Seasons Renders

Written on Sunday 25 March 2007 at 00:58 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

To promote the release of the Seasons expansion pack for the Sims 2, website and TV channel in the USA, UK and Ireland Current is organising a contest around the pack. Until the end of next month you can make a V-CAM ("Viewer Created Ad Message", a commercial of 15 to 60 seconds) using either the game or material given on the website and anything else you have. If you promote the game well enough and your V-Cam is aired on Current, then you'll be paid Current's V-CAM flat fee of $1,000. You have until 30 April to submit your video, after that the assignment will close. Check the assignment page for more information and details. The page also has a toolkit with artworks and movies you can use, including some new artworks you can also see below - although the quality here is lower than the original photoshop files that are available.