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851. Strangerhood Studios Episodes

Written on Saturday 20 August 2005 at 14:42 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

We already mentioned Strangerhood Studios a while ago, the spin-off series of the Strangerhood made for the Independent Film Channel. Three episodes could be seen before, but now you can also download episode four from the videos archive. There you can also still find the previous three episodes of the Strangerhood Studios series. Two more videos have been made and might be put online later.

852. New Extra - How Good's My Computer?

Written on Friday 19 August 2005 at 01:27 by Neil - 0 comments.

Derived from a post in the Knowledge Base today about slow computers and Sims 2 comes a small article about how to work out whether your computer can play Sims 2 comfortably or not.

It helps nobody when a user posts on the KB saying they have a slow computer but don't give any details about it. So now one can find out everything and a little bit more about their computers.

The extra includes fascinating (if you're into this sort of stuff) details on what I'm running Sims 2 on. But you don't need to know anything about a computer to use this tool. Except switch it on. And get online. Though if you're reading this I reckon you've got those two elements sorted. :)

Click Here to read.

853. Nightlife Preview and Lots of Screens

Written on Wednesday 17 August 2005 at 03:06 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The second expansion pack for the Sims 2, Nightlife, is nearing completion and with less than a month to go to its release, GameSpot has had some exclusive hands-on time with the game. In their preview written about it, some new details are given. For example, the pre-made downtown area will feature 31 locations to go to, including clubs, restaurants, spas, parks, an art museum, a grocery, bars, shops, and more. The Gypsy Matchmaker which can also be found downtown will set up a date for you for §5,000. That is more expensive than some cars, which come from §950 to §11,500. Added is also the "Ask" interaction, which besides asking about wants and fears also lets you know about the other Sim's job and how much money they make. Besides all that there are dozens of new options in Create-A-Sim. The preview also mentions the new lights, which are basically the only graphical improvements to the game. They do seem to slow down the framerate of the game a bit if a lot is going on, so tweaking the graphical details settings might be needed to keep your game running smoothly. Other than that, the expansion pack will probably be received better as it has a bigger impact on the original game than University did, says Gamespot. Along with the preview, 22 screenshots were posted. 20 Other screenshots come from the official Japanese site. These small shots were found by SnootySims. One of them shows what could be a food fight, so there might be throwing more than just drinks in the expansion pack. Click all the thumbnails in the read more bit (below or behind the link) for larger versions of all these screenshots. Thanks to joesemsims for the Gamespot link. Read More!

854. The Sims 2 (Consoles, Handhelds) Screenshots

Written on Sunday 14 August 2005 at 07:22 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Besides the video interview about the console version of the Sims 2, there are also a ton of new screenshots. The first seven console shots come from IGN, which has recently posted those. We got the rest of the screenshots directly from Maxis, at a sneak peak event held last Friday. Besides these screenshots, you can expect a preview of the several games in the near future here at The Sims Zone. For now enjoy all the screenshots below or behind the Read More link, depending on where you are now. Note that some might look (very) similar to screenshots you've seen earlier, but in that case these are in a slightly different camera angle or position. Read More!

855. Sims 2 Consoles Video

Written on Sunday 14 August 2005 at 06:41 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A new video interview about the Sims 2 on consoles (PS2, XBox, GameCube) has been posted at GameSpot. In the video Alex Hutchinson, lead designer of the game, takes you through Tranquility Falls, one of the 12 story locations in the game. The world map is shown, after which the location is loaded. You see a bit of the story bubbles from the Sims you can communicate with on the lot. After that several objects, direct control, socialising and wants and fears are shown. Pretty much all the talk of Alex is accompanied by gameplay footage of the game. The video feature can be found on the media page. You need a free GameSpot Basic account to stream the video.

856. Nightlife Music Samples

Written on Sunday 14 August 2005 at 06:12 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As we reported earlier, you can get a free soundtrack of Nightlife when you pre-order it. You can now listen to samples of 10 tracks of the "Greatest Hits" CD on the Brazilian site. The 10 files are in WMA format and can be downloaded for free. Thanks to SP Zone and SnootySims for the links.

857. Nightlife Contest Winner Download

Written on Sunday 14 August 2005 at 06:04 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's been a few weeks since the winners of the Nightlife style contest were announced. Four entries, two from North America and two from Europe, won the contest and those outfits will be featured in Nightlife, the upcoming expansion pack. One of those four, the Swedish winner, has now been made available for download on the Swedish site. To download the outfit made by Pepsinisse you need to login to that site with your EA.com account, after which you can find the download after a quick search. The "Ladda ner" link lets you download the file.

858. Wright Writes about Game Design

Written on Sunday 14 August 2005 at 05:49 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Even though Will Wright, designer of the Sims, is busy developing Spore for at least another year, he is also writing a book. The book will be about Game Design, as Will confirmed to Mercury News in an e-mail. Wright gets a lot of inspiration for his games from books, but also films. There isn't much other information in the article.

859. Focus Group Later this Month

Written on Saturday 13 August 2005 at 09:15 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

On August 23rd Maxis will be holding a focus group in the San Francisco Bay Area about the Sims 2. If you're a fan of the game and live in the area, you can sign up and give some feedback to Maxis about the games they're currently creating, although the newspost on the official site doesn't mention any game in particular. That means the game is probably for either Nightlife or the Sims 2 on consoles and handhelds. For more information about the focus group and signing up, see the official newspost.

860. Nightlife Pre-order Gifts

Written on Saturday 13 August 2005 at 09:10 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

We already reported earlier that Maxis is giving away a downloadable car if you pre-order the Sims 2 Nightlife from selected stores. It's now revealed that it's a hot-rod, as shown in the picture below. But if you pre-order from Amazon, for example through our shop (US only), you get a special soundtrack of scores from the expansion pack that you can download off the Amazon Digital Locker. Tracks include artists like Junkie XL, Lemon Jelly, Hyper and Adam Freeland. Once you pre-order you get immediate access to those tunes.