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261. Nightlife Release Info - Expansion 3 Announced in it

Written on Sunday 11 September 2005 at 04:46 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Nightlife is very close to its official release date, but in a few countries people are already receiving their copies. Some online shops (e.g. GameStop, reports SP Zone) have started shipping their copies, and besides that the game has already appeared in Brazil and Switzerland. Besides that, the Prima strategy guide has already been delivered to many people, who are revealing information about Nightlife on forums. All this has resulted in a lot of news, of which the biggest topic is probably that the third expansion pack will be all about Business. Read More!

262. Sims 2 Consoles/Handhelds - Big Update

Written on Thursday 8 September 2005 at 00:05 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

The hype of the Sims 2 for consoles and handhelds is breaking loose. EA UK has released 8 screenshots and 15 artworks in total, as well as two pack shots for the GBA and DS version. The boxes for the PS2, XBox and GameCube were seen earlier, so only the PSP box is missing yet. Other than that, GameStop has posted all American versions of the box shots, including the PSP one. The quality isn't as high as the others. What you can see on all box shots is the rating. It looks like E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) for the GBA and DS, and T for Teen for all other versions in the US. The GBA and DS pictures are somewhat unclear, and ESRB hasn't confirmed these ratings on their website yet. In Europe, the GBA and DS versions get a 7+ age rating, whereas the console version has a 12+ rating. The PSP rating is not yet determined, but considering the US rating it's likely to be 12+. Here too, PEGI hasn't confirmed these ratings yet.

Other than that, Scotty gave us a link to videos at AussieBox. Hans ten Cate, the Lead Producer of the Sims 2 on Consoles, showed the game during EA Imagine 2005, an event where EA in Australia shows off the latest games. The four videos aren't in great quality, but are a good introduction to the game and show a lot of in-game footage. To prevent errors on the actual download page (on their forums), you'll need to register and login first. See the overview page for the proper links.

That's not all though. There are also many rumours regarding the release date. Although nothing is officially confirmed yet, 24 October is mentioned several times. As Tuesday is the more usual date for games to be released, the actual release date might be the 25th as well. The PSP edition will be released two weeks later, on 8 November, according to several sites. Depending on where you live, these dates may very a little, but the games should be released within the same weeks. Of course we'll let you know when Maxis or EA gives away the official release dates.

All the graphics can be found in the Read More bit - click the thumbnails to see the full size versions. Read More!

263. Nightlife Features

Written on Wednesday 7 September 2005 at 12:13 by Neil - 5 comments.

A post has appeared on usenet which points to a post on the Sims 2 site from a user who has been fortunate enough to receive the strategy guide for the new Sims 2 expansion pack.

There are a whole bunch of new things and changes to play with in the new EP. Those of you who remember Hot Date will be pleased to know that Mrs Crumplebottom returns with some new NPCs and there are over 300 new walls and floors.

Read on to find out some of the details.

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264. Make Your Own Neighborhood Tutorial

Written on Sunday 4 September 2005 at 05:30 by Andy - 0 comments.

If you have always wanted to create your own neighborhood template for The Sims 2 from Sim City 4, this is my in-depth tutorial on how to do it, the strange scaling that is involved and my critique of how things could be better.

Check the extra out!

Your comments would be appreciated on some of the issues raised.

265. V/S-Mail 1 (Sims 2 Consoles/Handhelds)

Written on Sunday 4 September 2005 at 03:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Tim promised us earlier that Virginia McArthur and Scot Amos would be sending out community e-mails like he does, only for the Sims 2 on handhelds and consoles. And it's true: the first e-mail has been sent out to the community, along with 2 new PSP screenshots and 1 new Console screenshot (and three old ones). Virginia kicks off in the e-mail by telling that the PSP game looks great. Also, nobody has been able to finish the game completely yet simply because there's too much content in it. Over a 100 secrets are to be unveiled, while you also take care of your aspiration. Scot tells about the console version, and this time specifically on the food creation system. Even console veterans say they like it, and how it opens up a lot of new creative ideas for the game. If you're interested in reading it all, click read more or just read on. For the screens, click the thumbnails below.

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266. The Sims 2 (Consoles) Boxes and Screens

Written on Sunday 4 September 2005 at 02:42 by ChEeTaH - 6 comments.

EA has recently revealed what the boxes of the Sims 2 on consoles will look like. Although they haven't posted the ones for the handheld versions yet (the mobile probably won't get one, since you download it from your carrier), they are likely to be similar, considering they were for previous Sims games. On the boxes you can also see the PEGI rating for the game: ages 12 and up. Besides that two new screens have been published as well. One is another abduction and might look very familiar, the other is a less familiar new screen. Click all thumbnails below to see the images. Note that we've scaled the box shots down by 50% to make them fit your screen more easily.

267. Sims 2 Console Designer Diaries

Written on Sunday 4 September 2005 at 02:17 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Maxis has been known to put out designer diaries on a gaming website for several games. This time it's IGN's turn for posting a diary about the Sims 2 on consoles. However, this one doesn't really reveal any new information and looks more like a short preview of the game, with a bit of an overview of all features. You can still read it, of course. Besides that there are also four new screens to take a look at - just click the thumbnails below.

268. Nightlife Q&A

Written on Sunday 4 September 2005 at 01:54 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Now Nighlife has gone gold, GameSpot sat down with Tim LeTourneau for a Q&A session. The main features of Nightlife were discussed and written down. Although there isn't anything new about the pack itself in the article, it does mention how the pack was shaped. About halfway through developing University, Maxis found the community experience needed more, and that's more or less how Nightlife was born. Tim also says that although there isn't a list of expansions at the moment, there are a lot of ideas in the Maxoid's heads, and that the ideas from the community are also used during the development of the expansions. Besides that he doesn't mention what the next expansion pack will be about. Read the Nightlife Q&A for details. The four screens below were also included in the article.

269. Sims 2 Handheld/Mobile Previews

Written on Sunday 4 September 2005 at 01:25 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's been a while since we published our first part of the Sims 2 Consoles special. With the Maxis event and GamesConvention being long gone now, it's time to look at the other platforms as well. The Sims 2 is coming out on PSP, NDS, GBA and Mobile phones as well, and we've got some previews for you. All four previews can be found in our TS2 Console/Handheld special.

270. Your request has been granted!

Written on Saturday 3 September 2005 at 22:57 by Nicx - 3 comments.

I was recently asked to make a Winnie the Pooh costume so I decided to take up the challenge plus make a few more! They are all available to download in my section.

Here are the costumes for you: