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721. Game Design Podcasts

Written on Sunday 13 November 2005 at 14:56 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

In the past two weeks Maxis has, as usual, released their podcasts. The latest two are both about Game Design. Hunter Howe and Charles London answer questions from the community, like where they get their ideas from or what the funniest thing was that happened during the development of the game (including the funniest bugs). In the first podcast they also tell about the best object or interaction that may not yet be possible due to technical limitations, their own aspirations, community feecback and realism. The second podcast starts about when the designers, Charles and Hunter, decided to work into the games industry, and their paths to the Sims team. Then they answer if they play the Sims in their free time, if they download custom content, why llamas are so popular within Maxis, the biggest design challenge to date, Bella Goth, alternative jobs to game designing, and the cow plant. You can get the first and second Game Design podcasts from their pages, or check the RSS feed for the proper URLs. Alternatively, add the podcast to your iTunes.

722. The Sims Expansion Three-Pack Volumes Announced

Written on Sunday 13 November 2005 at 14:25 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Maxis has announced the Sims 1 Complete Collection on the official site of The Sims 2. However, that's not the only Sims 1 repackaging that's been released. EA has also made two expansion pack collections, each containing three expansions for the first Sims game ever. They're mentioned in the same announcement. The two "Sims Expansion Three-Pack Volumes" are now being sold at the price of $20 each. The first pack contains Unleashed, Superstar and House Party, the other has Hot Date, Vacation and Makin' Magic. Some (online) shops also list the packs as "Triple Expansion Collections". You can see the pack shots below, and order the collections from our shop now. If these expansion pack collections are being released in Europe as well is yet unknown.

723. Holiday Party Pack Screens and Movies

Written on Sunday 13 November 2005 at 13:54 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Maxis has released a few new screens and two movies for the Sims 2 Holiday Party Pack (Christmas Party Pack in Europe). In one video you see a Christmas setting, whereas the other is on New Year's Eve - naturally with fireworks. You can see them on the holiday videos page on the official site. As the download links on that page are incorrect, we've mirrorred the videos on our server so you can also download them. Use the links below to get them (QuickTime required). Bigger versions of three new screens posted on the official site have been put at GameSpot. They're now also below (click the thumbnails to see the big versions).

• Video 1: New Year: High Quality (3.6 Mb) - Low Quality (0.9 Mb)
• Video 2: Christmas: High Quality (6.2 Mb) - Low Quality (1.5 Mb)

724. The Sims 2 Christmas Update

Written on Sunday 13 November 2005 at 13:30 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

It's been a while since Tim LeTourneau sent out a community e-mail, but he has done it again to promote the Holiday Party Pack (Christmas Party Pack) which is coming out this week, and the As Played By campaign for the Sims. He says that the holiday giveaway on the official site, during which Maxis will make 12 new holiday downloads available on the exchange, will start next tuesday. Included in the e-mail are the two screenshots below.

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725. Cheats for the Sims 2 (Consoles)

Written on Wednesday 9 November 2005 at 14:39 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

Maxis has revealed a couple of cheats for the Sims 2 on consoles. As with the previous console titles, you'll first need to unlock a gnome to do the rest of the tricks. Also, the cheats have to be entered in a "defined window of time", and thus it might need a little bit of training to get them to work. You can find the cheats on a help page on the official site. Thanks to SnootySims for finding it.

726. Sims 2 Screenshots

Written on Tuesday 8 November 2005 at 14:29 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The game has been out for a while now, yet last week a whole bunch of new official screenshots appeared for the Sims 2 on Consoles, DS and GBA. The PSP and Mobile games aren't out yet, but screenshots for those were also included in the batch that the official German site posted. Along with those shots, there are four other shots which GameSpot posted. As there are 29 shots in total, you'll have to go to the read more part (behind the link, or below) to see them all. Thanks to SimsZone for discovering the shots. Read More!

727. The Sims 2 Christmas Screenshots; Purchase Download

Written on Tuesday 8 November 2005 at 14:22 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims 2 Holiday Party Pack is coming out next week. Pre-orders for the CD version have been available for a while already, but now you'll also be able to download all 40 downloads. You can sign up for a reminder email of when the items are available for download. On the 17th you'll be able to purchase the download with all 40 bonus items in the pack. For details, also check out the about page.

Along with that news, Maxis has also posted three screenshots on the official site. Thanks go out to SnootySims for finding bigger versions at EAPlay.com as well. Those have been posted below.

728. MP3s and Ringtones of EA Soundtracks

Written on Tuesday 8 November 2005 at 13:40 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

EA has recently announced that for several games, including the Sims, the soundtracks will be released in MP3 form and as ringtones and mastertones on several online stores. Together with Nettwerk Music Group EA has launched "EA Recordings" with several soundtracks from games like Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, the Command & Conquer franchise, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth, the Medal of Honor franchise, SSX 3, and several EA Sports titles. Along with those games, there are also soundtracks for the Sims 1, by various artists, and Mark Motherbaugh's music (and remixes made of his music) for the Sims 2 and the two expansion packs. The music is available on Apple iTunes, MSN, Yahoo Music, AOL Music, Rhapsody and others. For the precise details, read the press release.

729. Golden Joystick for the Sims 2

Written on Tuesday 8 November 2005 at 13:33 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Maxis has won one Golden Joystick award for the Sims 2 last weekend. Of the two nominations the Sims 2 has won the "Girl's Choice" award. The Sims 2 University missed out on becoming the best PC game of the year, in favour of Half-Life 2. More details about who won the other awards are to be found at GameSpot.

730. The Sims 2 (PSP) Hands-On

Written on Wednesday 2 November 2005 at 16:37 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims 2 is only yet to be released on PSP and mobile. GameSpy has checked out the PSP version recently, and posted a hands-on preview of the game. The game is said to have a nice, mostly strange, story, but it also allows wandering around, working odd jobs, or fixing up your house. The game is full of action in every aspect of the game. If you're interested in reading more, then check the preview.