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111. Happy Garden Turtles
Written on Monday 6 November 2006 at 08:56 by MissWendy -
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Cute and Happy Turtles for your garden. The set comes in 5 colors for you to mix, match and decorate.
Click here If you'd like to see this set and the rest of my work. I hope you like them.
112. Our The Sims 2 Pets DS and GBA Previews
Written on Monday 30 October 2006 at 23:55 by
ChEeTaH -
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It's been a while since we posted our preview of the consoles version of the Sims 2 Pets. Previews of the DS and GBA versions were promised too, and those have now been posted as well. Even though the games are about to be released (the DS version is already out in the UK), the previews might still give some more insight in the details of the handheld games. You can read more about how to be a vet, creating pets and playing mini-games, or working your way through several careers. Go to the DS Preview or GBA Preview for the juicy details. Don't forget our full PC review by Andy either!
Take me to the Pets Special now!
113. Happy Holiday Stuff Info
Written on Thursday 26 October 2006 at 03:21 by
ChEeTaH -
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Recently we already
reported about the Happy Holiday Stuff pack, which has now made a more in-depth appearance at the
official site. The pack will be released in three editions. The first one is the basis for the two others as well: the
Happy Holiday Stuff pack. This pack contains 60 holiday themed items, of which 20 are new and 40 were already in last year's Holiday (Christmas) Party Pack. To compensate a little for those who bought last year's pack, a special
Happy Holiday Mini Pack will be made available through
EA Downloader only - it won't be available in stores. This mini pack contains just the 20 new items against a reduced price. Finally there's the Sims 2
Holiday Edition, which bundles the base game and Happy Holiday Stuff. This game will be available solely in stores, EA Downloader will not have the bundle. The stuff pack will be available in both ways, with an additional bonus if you pre-order online. You'll get a Blizzardous Biosphere object as download when you
order the pack from EA's Store. You can also get a trailer for the
Holiday Edition or the
Stuff pack. Renders of the items, screenshots and some small artwork can all be found in the remainder of this news post. See the official site's
holiday page for more details.
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114. Keepsakes Set
Written on Saturday 21 October 2006 at 12:24 by MissWendy -
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This is a great set for your Sims' homes. A CurioCabinet, coffeetable and 2 endtables...All with unique decorative items in glass. All Items come in 3 wood textures, so decorating is a breeze.
Click here If you'd like to see this set and the rest of my work. I hope you like them.
115. Sims 2: In Season Flyer
Written on Thursday 19 October 2006 at 03:50 by
ChEeTaH -
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We already
reported about The Sims 2: In Season being listed on a registration page a while ago. While that has already been removed, the title does indeed seem to be a possibility for the upcoming expansion pack. A flyer that comes with the Sims 2 Pets on PC advertises the game, for which a small teaser is now also put on the
official site's front page. The first site to post about it was the Danish
GameSection, but
Rosierealea, member on the
official site, has also posted a large English version of the inlay, which you can see below. Of course we'll keep you updated with more information about this fifth expansion pack as we get it.
116. Played By Campaign Videos
Written on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 01:59 by
ChEeTaH -
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To promote the Sims 2 Pets on all platforms, several fans have been over at EA's offices last summer to create videos and more promotional material for the games. This continuation of the "
Sims Played By campaign has resulted in (at least) 10 videos, which will be shown on TV and in magazines internationally. The Sims Zone has received 10 videos in
QuickTime format for you to download and watch. One of them is exclusive, and won't be shown on the
official site until next week. The "
Dig" video features a German Shepherd on a digging mission, with music from the Dutch band Krezip (in Simlish) in the background. Krezip is another band which can be added to the list of
artists in the Sims 2 Pets Soundtrack, and the full song is featured in the Sims 2 Pets on PC, PS2, GameCube and PSP. See the list below to download all the videos. Two more stories can be found on the
campaign's website.
- Dig (by Nick Klawitter, Canada, 4.0 Mb)
- Animal Mind (by Jeff Freeman, Texas, 4.0 Mb)
- Bold Ugly Dog (by Peter Coppens, Belgium, 4.0 Mb)
- Cats (by Jeff Freeman, Texas, 4.6 Mb)
- Dog Bootcamp (by Jill Watt, California, 2.7 Mb)
- Dogs In Space (by Peter Coppens, Belgium, 4.0 Mb)
- Fetching Lover (by Todd Stalkamp, New York, 4.0 Mb)
- Heist (by Nick Klawitter, Canada, 4.0 Mb)
- Henry & Bill (by Todd Stalkamp, New York, 3.7 Mb)
- Music Video (by Nils Berg, Netherlands, 4.0 Mb)
117. Pets Screenshots (PC, NDS, GBA, PSP)
Written on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 01:29 by
ChEeTaH -
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EA has released a bunch of new screenshots for the Sims 2 Pets again, on all platforms but the consoles. For the PC expansion pack you can find eight new screenshots, while the number of screenshots for the PSP version grows with eight. Besides those eight there are another three for the PSP that our colleagues at
SimsZone.de posted. The DS has seven new screenshots, and for the GBA there are nine new images. As usual, click the thumbnails below to check out the large versions of each of the screenshots.
118. MaxoidSam Blog and Producer E-mail
Written on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 00:59 by
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The person carrying the Senior Producer title for Sims 2 PC Expansion Packs is - after Don Laabs, who covered the position for Pets - has changed again. Sam Player (MaxoidSam) has recently announced himself as the new senior producer. Don Laabs is, like Tim LeTourneau, moving on to another, still secret, project within the Sims Division (Maxis) at EA. Sam Player has been working at EA for various other games like the Tiger Woods PGA Tour franchise and From Russia With Love. MaxoidSam has introduced himself through his blog, in which he tells that in the future official downloads from the official site will be included in expansion packs and stuff packs. Hidden items from Glamour Life Stuff will also be made available as download on the
official site in a matter of weeks. Those downloads will be included in future expansion packs too.
In an e-mail sent to various fansites MaxoidSam tells about his tour through Europe, together with Hunter Howe for the PC team and Ben Bell and Charles Normann for the consoles. Scheduled time with fans from various countries, 1 hour everywhere, turned out to take almost twice as long in almost every case. A special anecdote about flights is also made. Read on for all the details from Sam, as you can find the full e-mail in the Read More part of this mail. The rest is in his
October blog.
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119. Pets PC on DVD?
Written on Tuesday 10 October 2006 at 20:31 by
ChEeTaH -
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EA Europe has re-released the packshots of the Sims 2 Pets, which we already showed in the
announcement of the game. There's one notable change though: the PC pack shot shows a DVD-ROM logo, suggesting that the pack will be available on DVD rather than 2 CDs. Whether this is the same for other regions in the world is unknown. It's also unclear if the pack will be released on CD as well in Europe, where currently only the DVD version of the base game is being sold. As soon as we have more information, we'll let you know. See the packshot below for the proof.
120. Hilary Duff in Sims 2 Pets
Written on Tuesday 10 October 2006 at 20:20 by
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Besides the brand new
soundtrack which features well-known bands from all over the world, another celebrity will make her appearance in the Sims 2 Pets. Hilary Duff and her dog Lola will be available as download for the PC, PS2, GameCube and DS versions. In the PC expansion pack, you can download Hilary and Lola as a family from the
official site, but only until the end of the year. Hilary will be a fully playable character like any other Sim. On the consoles Hilary won't be downloadable or unlockable, but she'll appear like any other Sim in the game, of course together with her dog. You can invite her over and teach Lola tricks to entertain party guests. On the DS edition Hilary and Lola can be found in the Central Park regularly. If you befriend her, Hilary might pop into your Pet Care Center so you can teach Lola new tricks, improve her health and make her happier in general. The PSP and GBA games will not feature Hilary and Lola. The artwork below was published aloing with the
press release. You can also download a short trailer, in high and low quality.
QuickTime required. Right click the links to download the videos.