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491. The Leaf Matrix Collection

Written on Tuesday 1 February 2005 at 01:31 by Sumit - 0 comments.

Welcome to the more colorful Matrix. Through this collection you will find a bounty of leaves and natural essence. The wallpaper, flooring, and bedding were handcrafted with absolute excellence. Fall into the glory of the past, fall into the glory of the future...this is the leaf matrix collection.

Below is a little sneak peak for a FEW of the things to come! :)

492. T-Mail 4: New Fansite Kit

Written on Saturday 29 January 2005 at 18:40 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Tim LeTourneau, Senior producer of the Sims 2 University, has sent another e-mail to the Sims community. He doesn't have too much to say this time except that he's back from his Euro-trip, but there is a new fansite pack to be downloaded. It's about 40 Mb in size so it might take a while. It contains the US box arts (shown below as well), some known artworks - but this time with the logo over it, high-res logos (also familiar), 2 known videos (the cow plant video and the official trailer) and a bunch of screenshots. 2 Of those screenshots are new, and can be seen below as well. To download the fansite pack, click here, for the new images click the thumbnails below (they're pretty big!), and for Tim's complete mail read more.

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493. Sims 2 @ Game Developers Conference

Written on Saturday 29 January 2005 at 17:47 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Every year game developers from around the world gather at several conferences. And from 7 to 11 March there will be another one: the annual Game Developers Conference will take place in the Moscone West Convention Center in San Fransisco. During those few days, there will be conferences, speeches, and an expo of the latest games. At the end of the 3 days, the 2005 Game Developers Choice Awards will be presented by IGDA as well. Of course EA and Maxis will be part of the whole event.

On the first day, March 9, there will be a Game Design Challenge, which Will Wright won last year. Last year the group had to design a game with a love story, this time they have to base one off the poetry of Emily Dickinson. On the conference itself, the ideas from Will Wright (Maxis), Peter Molyneux (Lionhead Studios) and Clint Hocking (Ubisoft) will present their final result of the challenge. Of course we'll let you know if Wright wins.

But there's more to check out there. Jake Simpson, Simulation Engineer at Maxis, will hold a 60-minute lecture about SimAntics, the scripting language objects and Sims in the Sims (and other Sim-games, including the Sims 2) are coded in. Will Wright will also hold another lecture titled "The Future of Content," in which Wright will tell more about his thoughts about the future of content in the gaming industry. More information about the entire conference can be found on www.gdconf.com.

494. TS2U Screens and Artworks

Written on Thursday 27 January 2005 at 20:14 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

EA has again published several screenshots of the Sims 2 University. Two of them as well as two artworks come from EA Spain, and have been sent to us by our affiliate SimsExtremos. They show the fraternity life and some pooling action. The other two shots are from the monthly scoop newsletter. You can see a zombie there, and some money-printing. Click the thumbnails below for bigger versions of the screens.

495. Life at Uni through the Eyes of a Sim

Written on Wednesday 26 January 2005 at 00:59 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

GameSpy has started a new series of articles, which will describe the life at Universities in SimCity. They're written from a Sim's point of view using the Sims 2 University expansion pack. The articles are in the form of letters to home. This first edition is a compilation of several of those letters from an anonymous sim. She (considering it's a female from the included screenshots shown below) writes about her arrival, a scolarship, dorms, Fraternities and Sororities, the library, partying and Grubs. Although most of the information given is old, there are a few small details. For instance, the school mascot is (or at least can be) a giant Llama. And it was already known you could get up to two extra "wants" slots for finishing years successfully, being kicked out of University means you'll get an extra "fear" slot. It's also said that you can start your own Fraternity and move into a bigger building, with all the build options open to you. For all the letters, check Part I of the series. Click the thumbnails below for bigger versions of the screenshots.

496. TS2U European Pack Shot and Rating

Written on Wednesday 26 January 2005 at 00:42 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

EA UK has released a European pack shot of the Sims 2 University that will cover the cds in (at least) Britain. Remarkable is the rating shown on it. As noticed earlier, this is 12+ contrary to previous Sims games, all of which (except the Urbz) were rated at 7+. Although no information is shown on the PEGI Website yet, it's quite definitively the final rating. The US rating has not yet officially been confirmed yet, though it's most likely going to be T (Teen, 13+) again as with all other Sims games. The official European pack shot is shown below, and it's most likely the definitive version as well.

497. First objects by me

Written on Friday 21 January 2005 at 23:02 by Starrats - 0 comments.

My first object set is online, enjoy.

498. SimDay

Written on Thursday 20 January 2005 at 20:45 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

So far this week's SimDay is fairly small. What you might notice at first is another new intro on the official site showing the Sims 2 University. But more interesting is the news that The Sims 2 became the best simulation game of the year 2004, according to GameZone. Like many other gaming sites, they've awarded many games with several "Game of the Year" awards and in this case the Sims 2 won the award for best Simulation game. There's a small article about the award as well. And finally, so far anyway, there is a link to the second designer diary by Charles London. We already mentioned it early this year, but if you haven't read it yet you can still do so.

499. University Artwork and Info

Written on Thursday 20 January 2005 at 20:30 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Fansite Sims Express brings some new info about the Sims 2 University, from the official Spanish site. Tim LeTourneau has also visited Spain on his tour through Europe, and according to Sims Express there is the following to tell:

• There's just one type of university - no public or private universities.
• To get a scolarship, which will help your Sim pay for college, your Sim will need to get good grades during their child or teen stages. Good grades at University might also earn your sim a scolarship.
• When creating a young adult, it's not necessary to add an Adult to the family.
• You can create a family of young adults to play with at University.

Besides that, two artworks are also revealed. You can see them below, and by clicking the thumbnails you'll see them in their full size.

500. TS2U High-Res Logos

Written on Thursday 20 January 2005 at 20:03 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

EA has made the high-resolution logos for the Sims 2 University available. Although these have been seen before, this makes it very likely the logos are final. You can see them below, by clicking the thumbnails, in one third of the size - the originals are a bit too big to view properly on a screen. It's unsure if there will be a fansite pack from Maxis in the future containing these logos.