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1. Community Interview with Will Wright [Update]

Written on Friday 1 April 2011 at 11:35 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Recently EA revealed to fansites that a first expansion for The Sims Medieval is in the making: "The Sims Medieval: Dark Nights." To accompany the announcement, several sites were invited to have a joint interview Will Wright. We'll be posting the full interview soon, once we get the announcement. For now we are already allowed to post a few snippets of the interview:

Your latest project is Bar Karma. Have you ever experienced some bad karma in a bar?
*laughs* Well I don't really visit bars that often. But I did to go a bar once, where they had this specific kind of beer. Now I'm not a beer person myself, but a friend told me that I had to try it. So I ordered one and went back to my friends. But before I made it to the table, someone bumps into me and... well let's just say that that was the first beer shower I ever had. But I'm not sure if that's a case of bad karma, or just clumsiness of that other person.

Have you ever considered a position as mayor, given the experience you have with that area, because of the SimCity games?
Well that's a good question. No I've never really aspired to be a mayor of a city. I guess my passion lies more with designing games that involve mayors, rather than actually being one.

If you were a Sim, wouldn’t you hate it that you had to take a shower so often to get your hygiene motive green?
*laughs* I think you have a point there. Sims do get to take a shower a lot don't they? I think that was one of the hard points in developing the game. We really needed to find a balance between annoying and fun in the motives.

[Update] As you may have guessed, this was an April Fool's joke. There is no interview with Will Wright: all of the above was made up. Did you fall for it?

2. Exclusive: Late Night and Medieval Previews from Gamescom

Written on Thursday 2 September 2010 at 00:47 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

At August 20th The Sims Zone paid a visit to the Gamescom in Cologne, Germany - the biggest video game trade show in Europe. Of course EA was there as well, showcasing many upcoming games, including Sims titles. We were invited by EA to see exclusive community presentations for The Sims 3 Late Night, the upcoming expansion pack for the Sims 3, and the new stand-alone game The Sims Medieval.

Do you want to know what these games are all about? Our previews of these games are online now!

Go to our Gamescom 2010 special

3. The Sims 3 EP 3: Late Night

Written on Tuesday 20 July 2010 at 23:46 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

EA has just announced the third expansion pack for the Sims 3, called Late Night. Sounding much like a remake of Nightlife for the Sims 3, the new pack will introduce hot tubs, vampires in a "vibrant, active downtown scene." Sims can become a local celebrity, member of a music band, mixologist, director and more. Rod Humble also said there will also be some new building tools. The pack will be out this autumn. Read on for the full press release and product description. Below you can also get a video and several screenshots.

Click here to watch the trailer

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4. TSZ Previews Sims 3 Ambitions

Written on Sunday 23 May 2010 at 01:27 by ChEeTaH - 3 comments.

With less than two weeks to go until The Sims 3 Ambitions is released, The Sims Zone got a sneak peek at the game. At EA's office in the Netherlands, we spent about 2.5 hours on the latest game in the franchise, checking out various bits and pieces the pack has to offer. Although we weren't able to check out too much within this limited time, we did get some good first impressions of what you'll be able to get your hands on soon. So, what are you waiting for? The link to the preview? The preview is right here!

The Sims 3 Ambitions Preview

5. EA Announces World Adventures

Written on Monday 3 August 2009 at 20:37 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Today EA has announced the first expansion for The Sims 3. Coming in the week of 16 November is World Adventures, in which Sims will leave Sunset Valley or Riverview to explore new grounds. The Sims' General Manager Scott Evans makes a big promise by saying it is one of the most robust expansion packs for the Sims series yet. Similar to Vacation (Sims 1) and Bon Voyage (Sims 2), there will be three locations to travel to: China, France and Egypt. Sims will be able to explore culture, chase down opportunities and search for treasure. The game will ship with 1,000 Simpoints for the Sims Store. In 2010 the game will also be released for iPhone and iPod Touch. Read on for the full press release, or check the pictures below by clicking the thumbnails. Read More!

6. The Sims 3 Released

Written on Wednesday 3 June 2009 at 20:49 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Right now we're somewhere in the middle between the worldwide release dates of The Sims 3. Yesterday it was released in the US and various other parts of the world, and shops worldwide are selling the game - in some cases a few days early - already. Large parts of Europe will have to wait until tomorrow or Friday (including the UK) until the official release. Altogether the launch of perhaps EA's biggest PC game of the year is in full swing.

Not all has gone well for EA with the Sims 3, as an almost final version of the game was leaked 2 weeks ago. The final version was also leaked just before the weekend. It has already been downloaded so often that according to some sources it's well in the running for becoming this year's most pirated game. More problems hit EA when the official community website was found to be open as well, which lasted several hours.

Nevertheless EA is probably expecting to cash in now, after a huge marketing campaign. The official site is open, people are playing the game, sharing on the exchange, and more. Besides the release on the PC and Mac, there is also a mobile version for iPhone and iPod Touch. The game will be released in 60 countries, translated to 22 languages. Read on for EA's full press release regarding this big release.

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7. The Sims 3 - Hands On Preview

Written on Friday 22 May 2009 at 08:28 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

We already announced that The Sims Zone would attend a Sims 3 hands-on event. We even briefly made a live post during the event. Now, after Andy's preview earlier this month, we have another large preview ready for you. This time from the event in Utrecht, combined with information from an earlier presentation by Ben Bell last year, also in Utrecht. Even just two weeks before the release there's a lot to discover, and we tell you a lot about it - it's impossible to cover everything. So, without further ado, head over to our three-page hands-on preview of the Sims 3!

Checking Out Sunset Valley - A Sims 3 Preview

8. New Official Sims 3 Site

Written on Saturday 16 May 2009 at 14:48 by Rosana - 0 comments.

Our German colleagues from SimTimes have discovered the German official Sims 3 site when they found the Pre-order Thank You page. This is what it looks like:

You can't really see many pages just yet. And I'm pretty sure once EA discovers that so many people have seen the new site that they'll close everything very quickly. A few pages like Free Stuff, Search, Account and Blogs are working.

9. Exclusive: Sunset Valley Panorama

Written on Wednesday 29 April 2009 at 19:09 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

After some tinkering with files on a Sims 3 Introduction CD, we managed to get some exclusive files for you. You may have seen these screens before, but not without any items covering it. Together with our affiliate SimsNetwork you can now download the Sunset Valley panorama from the introduction CD in 2 parts, in their original resolutions. Part 1 of the panorama is here at the Sims Zone, for part 2 head over to SimsNetwork. Furthermore there are two other screenshots that may not be entirely new, but haven't been seen separate like this before. Enjoy them, and please link back to us if you mention these on your site or forum!

10. Easter Bunny Stuff Pack Announced [Update]

Written on Wednesday 1 April 2009 at 10:23 by ChEeTaH - 3 comments.

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!