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541. Community Manager, EP Update and Patches

Written on Wednesday 7 June 2006 at 23:36 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

On the BBS of the official site Hunter Howe (MaxoidHunter) has posted a message regarding the near future of the Sims 2 community. First of all, he mentions there's a new community manager. Since MaxoidKane left - rumours go she went to Spore - several members of the web team took over the job. Now MaxoidMel will be working for Maxis communicating to the fans. Other than that, Hunter says the next expansion (rumoured to be the Sims 2: Pets) is looking great, although he can't give more info for another few weeks. The official announcement will be made in a couple of weeks, when the pack is in "an awesome state" for Maxis to show it off to the fans. Finally, Hunter says two patches, for Open for Business and Family Fun Stuff, are nearing completion and are now at quality insurance. The patches should arrive soon. For all the precise details, read Hunter's message.

542. HomeCrafter Plus Updated

Written on Wednesday 7 June 2006 at 23:28 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Maxis has updated one of its tools to work better with the new expansion and stuff packs for the PC. HomeCrafter Plus, which allows you to create walls, floors and ground textures, is now compatible with all versions of the Sims 2, including all add-ons released so far. If you use the tool, it's best to update it, simply by installing the new version from the official site.

543. The Sims 2 Mac Patched

Written on Wednesday 7 June 2006 at 23:25 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Publisher Aspyr has released a new patch for The Sims 2 on Mac, as well as one for both expansions out so far on Mac: University and Nightlife. The one for the main game fixes a bug on Intel Macs, which made all offspring of a couple have exactly the same facial features. For the expansion packs, the patches add Intel support and fix a random crash that can occur after the birth of a baby. The University patch fixes "terrain camera tracking" as well. You can download the Sims 2 Patch E, the University patch A or the Nightlife Patch A to update your game. A little more information can be found in a MacNN article. Thanks to Gibbie Sims for the heads up.

544. Fun Stuff at EA Downloader

Written on Thursday 25 May 2006 at 00:05 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The EA Downloader service was introduced with the Sims 2 Christmas Party Pack last winter, as a new service from EA to buy games online, download them and being able to play them immediately. The Party Pack was the latest download for the Sims 2 on that service, but soon the Family Fun Stuff pack will also be made available. This is reported by the recently overhauled UK website, which says the pack will be available through EA Downloader starting at the end of this month, at 31 March. The definite price for the pack as download has not yet been announced, although it'll probably be the regular retail price of around $20.

545. Free Mini Soccer Expansion this Week [Update]

Written on Wednesday 24 May 2006 at 23:44 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Fifa World Cup in Germany is just around the corner, and to celebrate the official German site will post a mini content pack next Friday, 26 May. The download of roughly 10 Mb will be made available for free, and it'll contain several decorational items as well as shirts of the national teams participating in the tournament. It's not yet clear whether the items will appear on other official sites internationally as well. For more details, read the German article at Giga.de.

[Update 30 May, 14:40] The download is now available through pretty much any official Sims 2 website. There's an Ultimate Soccer Kit (7.68 Mb) and a Game Day Guidon (0.12 Mb). For more details check out the WorldCup Downloads page on the official site.

546. Sims 2 Pets: Rumours and new Video

Written on Wednesday 24 May 2006 at 23:18 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

With the appearing of the Sims 2 Pets at E3, rumours about the game have sprung up as well. Gaming shop EB Games had the title in their database for several platforms; first PSP, later on several alternative platforms (PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, GameCube and the GBA), but by now all product pages for the Sims 2: Pets have been removed. Although it's not unthinkable that a Sims title for consoles and handhelds is currently in the make, the Sims 2: Pets is more than likely the fourth expansion pack for the PC, considering the full E3 trailer (see TheSidDog.com for a new video, near the bottom of the page) has PC-like graphics, and a message from EA just before the E3 saying that the next EP would be shown at the E3. Naturally we'll keep you up-to-date with all the latest news about upcoming Sims games, but until then it's safest to assume that the Sims 2: Pets is primarily the next PC expansion pack.

547. Will Wright on the BBC

Written on Tuesday 23 May 2006 at 02:39 by Andy - 0 comments.

Will Wright was recently video-interviewed by Spencer Kelly of the BBC's "Click" technology news program doing a special at E3. The article here looks specifically at how the future of software development may be focussed on user-creation. With comments from many major players in both the online and offline worlds, including Lucy Bradshaw from EA, the main feature is Spencer's extended interview with Will where he discusses almost everything from Sims to Spore to Soyuz in about 10 minutes. Check out the full article for all the details.

548. "Petey" Bird Cage sculpture

Written on Monday 22 May 2006 at 23:19 by MissWendy - 2 comments.

Continuing with my animal theme, this decorative bird cage will look ideal in any of your sim homes, businesses or other community lots.

Click here to find out more about it or click here to see more of my creations. I hope you like him.

549. The Sims 2 Open For Business - Open All Hours or Closing Down? - Part 7

Written on Monday 22 May 2006 at 08:07 by Andy - 0 comments.

We finish our in-depth review of Open for Business with a look at Beauty Salons, Car Sales, Points-of-Purchase and Sale, explain the new cheats, list a few bugs and bring you our conclusion.

Jump to our concluding part right here.

550. Turtle Home and Hamster Cage

Written on Friday 19 May 2006 at 20:18 by MissWendy - 0 comments.

Although only decorative, this turtle home and hamster cage will look ideal in any of your sim homes and your businesses and community lots.

To find out more about them, click on the pictures or click here to see more of my creations. I hope you like them.