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241. Sims 2 Consoles/Mobile Screens

Written on Wednesday 5 October 2005 at 13:14 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

In Amsterdam the X05 event is taking place, where the upcoming XBox and XBox 360 titles will be shown. Worthplaying is at the event as well, and has posted four new screenshots of the Sims 2 on Consoles. Other than that, EA has also released 4 more screenshots of the mobile version, to finish off yesterday's batch. All shots can be seen below, just click the thumbnails for large versions as usual.

242. Sims 2 (Consoles, NDS, GBA) Goes Gold

Written on Wednesday 5 October 2005 at 13:06 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The recently redesigned GameSpot has revealed the news that the Sims 2 has gone gold for the PS2, XBox, GameCube, NDS and GBA. The PSP version will hit the shelves a little later, and the mobile version will be available through your carrier at a later date too. The games that have gone gold now will be released in three weeks time, around 26 October, worldwide. Depending on where you live, the release date might differ by a few days.

243. New Nightlife Bug: Don't Bite Crumplebottom

Written on Tuesday 4 October 2005 at 23:29 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

That Mrs. Crumplebottom can be quite nasty when you're Sims are displaying signs of affection out in the open is a widely-known fact. However, when she is kissed herself, by a vampire that is, she becomes so mean she corrupts the game. The game corrupts itself anyway. When Mrs. Crumplebottom is turned into a vampire, a bug in the code of Nightlife corrupts the crucial 'objects.package' file, which contains career icons and other important data. When it's broken, the game will not seem to be working very well anymore. The quick fix is to not let Mrs. Crumplebottom be kissed by a vampire.

If she has been changed into a vampire, the best is to replace the objects.package file. On CD 2 of Nightlife, there should be a file called 'compressed.zip'. Open this with a Zip program (e.g. WinZip), and extract the file 'objects.package' from the zip file, and place it in C:\Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Nightlife\TSData\Res\Objects. Overwrite the existing file if asked.

To prevent the file from becoming corrupted, browse to the "C:\Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Nightlife\TSData\Res\Objects" folder. There, select the objects.package file (don't open it!), and then choose Properties in the File menu (at the top). Then tick the "Read-only" checkbox, and click OK. This will make the file Read-only, and thus the game cannot write to it, corrupting it in the process.

A Maxoid has already said that the bug will probably not be fixed in the first Nightlife patch, that's very near to its deadline now and will be released soon. A second patch will probably be made to fix the problem. More details are in this thread at Mod The Sims 2. Thanks to SimsZone and SP Zone for the link.

244. The Sims Open for Business Artwork

Written on Tuesday 4 October 2005 at 23:15 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Spanish website Sims Express has received the first official artwork for the Sims Open for Business, the upcoming third expansion pack for the Sims 2. The image, although horizontally mirorred, can also be seen on the insert that came with Nightlife, announcing the expansion pack. Naturally you can click the thumbnail below to see the large version.

245. New Sims 2 (Consoles, Handhelds, Mobile) Screenshots

Written on Tuesday 4 October 2005 at 23:09 by ChEeTaH - 6 comments.

The official Dutch website has posted a couple of new screenshots for the Sims 2. There are some for every platform it will be released on later this month or early next month. Other than that, we've also received a few exclusive shots for the mobile version. All the screenshots can be found in the Read More part of this newspost. Click the thumbnails for larger versions. Read More!

246. Sims and Wright in league for awards

Written on Tuesday 4 October 2005 at 22:11 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims 2 as well as Will Wright are nominated for several awards. First of all, there is the Metreon Walk of Game award. Both the game and its creator are listed, and fans can vote for the game until the end of the month, once every day. Currently Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) is ahead of the Sims when it comes to characters, but Will Wright is still on top of the designers. This can change rapidly though, so keep an eye on the current rankings for the details. You can vote to help your favourite to the top. For more information also see the official Sims site.

Besides that, the Sims has also been nominated for a "Golden Joystick" award, which will be revealed in London early next month. The Sims 2 University has been nominated for PC Game of the year, whereas the Sims 2 itself is up for getting the "Girls Choice" award for 2005. EA, publisher of the Sims series, is nominated to become publisher of the year. Go to the Golden Joystick website to cast your votes. The London Hilton will be the place on 4 November where the awards will be given away.

247. The Sims 2 (Consoles) Designer Walkthrough

Written on Friday 30 September 2005 at 01:02 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims is getting a lot of attention from EA's marketing department now its release on consoles, handhelds and mobile is nearing. The latest thing that's been released on the official site is a developer walkthrough for the console version. Alex Hutchinson, lead designer for the game, takes 8 minutes to show off the game. It shows the most important sections of the game, starting with the neighborhood screen and CAS. After that he goes ingame, and shows almost anything you'll need to know to see what the game is all about. Split screen mode, for two players, is also shown during the video. After a while the unique food creation system is covered extensively. Even controlling ghosts and going back to the living world is mentioned at the end. The video is pretty big, 55Mb for the high resolution version, and can be streamed or downloaded from the videos page.

248. Nightlife IGN Guide

Written on Friday 30 September 2005 at 00:14 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Website IGN regularly posts guides for games on their website. Like they did previously for the Sims 2 (PC) and University, they have now posted one for Nightlife. After an introduction they start off by mentioning the major new features of the game, followed by a more in-depth guide to get successful dates or outings. Then if you want to know how you should build your own downtown lot, it's explained in the next chapter of the guide, which continues to discuss cars and turn ons/offs, as well as the Gypsy Matchmaker afterwards. Rivalry and vampires conclude the guide. All can be found on the Guide's page. You can download a PDF version from the same page, although that requires an Insider account.

249. Sims 2 Screens and Artworks

Written on Thursday 29 September 2005 at 23:52 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The last few days several sites have released many screenshots of the Sims 2 on Consoles, handhelds and mobile. GameSpot has posted four screenshots for each of the games (PS2/XBox/GameCube, PSP, NDS, GBA, Mobile). Also, GameSpy published four more screenshots of the GBA version, and today EA released 10 new artworks. Those artworks aren't for any platform in specific. All images can be seen in the Read More part of this post. Just click the thumbnails to enlarge them. Read More!

250. New Nightlife Trailer and Official Screens

Written on Friday 23 September 2005 at 01:25 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The expansion is out, but still EA is releasing some promotion material for the Sims 2 Nightlife. In the form of screenshots and a trailer this time. The trailer is a short clip showing a dinner date, and can be seen on the movies page on the official site. The screens come from EA UK, and appear to be new, contrary to screenshots posted earlier this week, which were actually old (the specific newspost has been edited now). As these screens are official, we don't want to keep them from you even though they can be made by pretty much anyone with the game now. Click the thumbnails to see the large versions.