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71. Easter Bunny Stuff Pack Announced [Update]
Written on Wednesday 1 April 2009 at 10:23 by
ChEeTaH -
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Today EA announced a new stuff pack: Easter Bunny Stuff. Just over a week before easter, EA has announced this latest stuff pack for the Sims 2. With the delay for the Sims 3, fans complained a lot about the long time between the last pack for the Sims 2 (Mansion and Garden Stuff) and the release of the sequel. Tim LeTourneau, producer of The Sims 2 and the first couple of expansion packs, has taken some time off MySims for the Easter Bunny Stuff intermission. In the press release he is quoted: "Fans are dying to get more content for their Sims 2 games from EA. Easter Bunny Stuff will be a great addition to fill just that need, with new characters and special foods." The pack is said to contain roughly 60 items, among which are Easter Bunny clothes and new breakfast meals: boiled egg, traditional eggs benedict and chocolate easter egg. Furthermore you can find lots of colorful decorational items in the pack, combined with a new "Hide and Seek Easter Egg" interaction. Of course, Mr. Easter Bunny himself will also make his appearance. Time to decide is short: the pack will be in stores next week, right in time for Easter.
[Update] Of course all of the above is fake, an April Fools joke by us,
SimsNetwork,
DMS2C,
SimParool and
Sims3Nieuws. Don't rush to the stores next week to get this pack, you won't find it. And the screenshots below? Staged, thanks to Sims unclogging toilets in
Bunny suits. We hope you had a laugh, even a
Maxoid fell for it!
72. Critterz Petstop - A TammyB Creation
Written on Friday 27 March 2009 at 16:38 by Andy -
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Are those sim kids pestering you for a cat or dog? Do Fido or Tiddles look naked without a collar? Then the Critterz Petstop is the place to come to restore harmony in the home as it has everything pet-wise that your sims will need.
This new store comes from the creative studios of TammyB and can be downloaded from
here
.
However, if you would like to see what else she has, then check out her section
here
!!
If you like TammyB's creations or that of any of our talented staff or have something to say about our work, please make a quick comment to let us know. The more we know you like our work, the more we will want to create for you.
73. TS3: Disc-based copy protection, no SecuROM
Written on Thursday 26 March 2009 at 18:37 by
ChEeTaH -
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EA has sent out a message today saying that The Sims 3 will use disc-based copy protection, just like the Sims 2. Online validation will not be included. Also, in
a topic on the BBS MaxoidHydra confirms the disc-based version of SecuROM will also not be on the Sims 3. The copy protection that is used, is not specified by EA, but it may be possible that EA steps back to SafeDisc, which was used with the Sims 2 until Seasons. Besides that, a serial number will, as usual, be required to install the game. Whether this new policy will be applied company-wide, over all new EA games, is also unsure. Read on for
Rod Humble's letter. Please note that the letter does not say no form of copy protection (DRM) will be used at all.
Read More!
74. Sims 3 Soundtrack Released
Written on Saturday 21 March 2009 at 14:53 by
ChEeTaH -
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Fan site
SimOperations has found the official Sims 3 soundtrack on
EA Trax. You can
listen to the 15 tracks online. With some tricks, you can get the
playlist XML file, which shows the locations of the original MP3 files - which you can download and play on any other player which supports MP3 (hint: view the source of the playlist file, if you don't immediately see the URLs). The playlist also shows there should be 16 tracks, but number 9 seems to be missing. It may be revealed with the release of the Sims 3. The music was composed by Steve Jablonsky.
75. 2 New Apartments
Written on Monday 23 February 2009 at 16:02 by Rosana -
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I uploaded two of my apartments yesterday, the
Soma Lofts and
Sunnyvale Apts. Both required some custom walls and floors. It was brought to my attention by several people that not all the necessary walls and floors were included. That's the main reason I'm posting this on the front page! That, and to bring these items to your attention. Because I would love to hear what you think about these apartments. If you like them, I am willing to upload my items more often here on The Sims Zone.
76. 2 New Vampire Screenshots
Written on Friday 6 February 2009 at 18:19 by Rosana -
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I received two exclusive vampire screenshots from EA today.
77. The Sims 3: 2 June 2009
Written on Tuesday 3 February 2009 at 20:55 by
ChEeTaH -
1 comment.
According to our affiliates at
WorldSims The Sims 3 has been delayed until June 2 of this year. Apparently a press release went up on the official Sims 3 site earlier today, which got removed again shortly thereafter. More definite news is expected in about an hour (2PM PST), during EA's quarterly conference call, but it looks like 2 June will in fact be the date. The information seems genuine. Simultaneous to the PC release, the Sims 3 will be out on Mac, iPhone/iPod Touch and mobile. Note that 2 June is the US release date: in other countries the game may be released a few days later. We expect the UK and most of Europe to get the game at Friday 5 June.
[Update] It's official, the press release is out.
Read more here. During the conference call EA CEO John Riccitiello remarked that in the last quarter, EA's titles did not perform as expected. As stated in the press release, EA wants to raise more awareness for The Sims 3 in the extra development time. EA will launch a worldwide marketing campaign that The Sims 3 deserves, according to Riccitiello. This falls in place with a new strategy to invest more time and effort to be really innovative with the marketing. The move of The Sims 3 (and other EA titles) means that instead of fiscal year '09, the game will be out in fiscal year '10 (April 2009 to March 2010). EA does believe that The Sims 3 is the most important title of fiscal 2010.
Along with this news, EA has published three new screenshots and a trailer, as well as a new box shot for the regular and the collector's edition. The first box shows that the PC and Mac versions will both be on the same disc. Click the thumbnails below for large versions.
78. The Sims 3 Release - Delays Possible
Written on Wednesday 28 January 2009 at 02:45 by Andy -
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For those expecting the newest version of The Sims to be here in under a month, it seems to be that this will not be the case. I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news but that is how things look.
EA has issued the following statement.
"We are evaluating the launch window. The game looks great and in the near future we'll have more information."
How late it is going to be delayed is anyone's guess at this time and at TSZ, we will be keeping track and informing you of what is going on. The general concensus appears to be that EA/Maxis would rather delay the release of TS3 in order to iron things out as well as they can rather than release a product that will have a lot of disappointed gamers up in arms over bugs and other issues.
Thanks to Eurogamer.net, Simprograms.com and Snootysims.com for this information.
79. Replacing Bigfoot
Written on Thursday 8 January 2009 at 02:11 by Andy -
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Ever thought that Bigfoot from "Bon Voyage" just looked like a hairy human in need of a shave and less like the one you've seen either in in the National Enquirer or meeting the Hendersons in either the movie or in his own TV show?
If so, then you can now replace him with this less human and more weird creature with a more defined face. Using various sources, this is how Realsurge has reworked this creature and provides this replacement for our enjoyment.
You can download it from here!
80. 25,000,000 AND COUNTING !!!
Written on Friday 12 December 2008 at 01:50 by Andy -
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Another landmark in the history of The Sims Zone was recently reached when we had our 25 millionth hit and as the Site Manager, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our visitors over the past years for your support as without you, there wouldn't be much point in our being here.
I would also like to thank our staff for their support despite offline activities having taken up a lot of their time over the past year.
ChEeTaH and Rosie are tied up with young family life and their academic studies although ChEeTaH will always stop what he is doing to help if I have a technical "under the hood" problem with the site. Rosie is also juggling her studies with young motherhood, which I am told from various sources can be a fulltime job in itself.
MissWendy is also very busy with her college studies and doing very well. I am indebted to her for her support and encouragement and her series of stuffpack reviews over the past year.
However, I would like to welcome TammyB who is our newest staff member. Tammy is a talented lot designer and has already posted her first upload. "Wilson" is a 2-storey redbrick house and is available both in furnished and unfurnished modes. She will also be adding more lots and wall/floor sets as the weeks go by. For one, I will be watching her file section with great interest.
I will be trying to keep up with new creations and news coverage, which is especially important now considering The Sims 3 will be with us in under 10 weeks!!!. Now that there will be no more official releases for The Sims 2, I will also be penning my thoughts about The Sims 2 and trying to see the future for what has been an excellent series. Before any of you ask, though, due to my offline commitments, I sadly do not yet have the time to commit to another series of Sim Brother but hope to keep you entertained in other ways.
Once again, a heartfelt thanks to all of our fans and supporters who have made up many of those 25 million hits and we promise to do our best to continue to serve you with downloads, news, views, and reviews until we hit our next major landmark of hits.
Dag dag!!