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591. UrbzDay - GBA Version Gone Gold

Written on Thursday 2 September 2004 at 20:14 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week's Urbzday comes with good news for GBA owners: the GBA version of the game has gone gold. 9 Screenshots have been posted, but we already showed you them yesterday. The blog is about this as well, and also mentions the console version is on its way to beta, and confirms once again that Bustin' Out was the number one game for the GBA from EA. Other news is that there will be another "mobile phone version of The Sims," with which probably the N-Gage is meant. A PSP version of the Urbz is still unsure, although EA has announced their next step in mobile gaming, talking about the Sony PSP, Nintendo's DS, and Nokia's N-Gage.

Back to the Urbz, but now on the consoles, there are a few more character descriptions in the Crew section. All those characters are from the Central Station destrict, which is one of the 9 districts in the game. The Buzz section has also had an update with several links to articles about the collaboration of EA and the Black Eyed Peas. They're mostly news posts without much information, from the following sites:

• X-Box Addict
• Total Video Games
• GamePro
• Game Informer
• IGN
• GameSpy
• Yahoo Games Domain

All the details can be found at the Urbz Website.

592. Sims 2 Strategy Guide Details

Written on Thursday 2 September 2004 at 02:26 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Prima Games, creator of many Sims strategy guides, has posted the details of the strategy guide for the Sims 2. The book will have 368 pages, filled with the following content:

• Over 200 full-color pages packed with charts, tables, and objects.
• Expert strategies for keeping your Sims happy, generation after generation.
• In-depth tips on how to build the ultimate Sim dynasty.
• Comprehensive details on all Needs, Aspirations, Social Interactions, and Skills.
• Bonus sections on the Body Shop, Create-A-Sim, and Custom Content tools.
• Quick reference guide to the six ages of Sims.
• Beginner's guide and expert topics.

So whether you're a veteran with the Sims, or just a newbie, it's something that can't be left out of your Sims collection. It's the most in-depth guide you will find about the Sims, and it's shipping soon. You can buy the strategy guide for £9.09 (Europe, save £3.90 (30%) on RRP!) or $13.99 (US, save $6 (30%) on RRP!) from our Strategy Guides Shop, with which you will also financially support us.

593. Sims 2 Articles

Written on Thursday 2 September 2004 at 02:06 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A few new Sims 2 articles have been posted again. The first one is a hands-on preview of the Sims 2 from London, which GameSpot got to play at GameStars Live, which is being held from 1-5 September. GameSpot tells about the Burb family: John, Jennifer and daughter Lucy. The aspirations, and especially the life score, is being highligted in the Hands-on Preview. Furthermore, there's an article which is about games in a more general manner, but it also mentions The Sims:

"College professors and other high profile scholars are paying more and more attention to video games. How is this attention affecting both the games industry and institutions of higher learning?"

You can read the entire feature at this page. Finally, SimIGN part 2 has been posted at IGN PC. This is the follow-up to the article posted earlier, and continues where they left off previously. There are still a few articles in the series to come. But for now, just read part 2.

594. Urbz (Consoles & Handheld) Screenshots

Written on Wednesday 1 September 2004 at 14:09 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's only days ago that WorthPlaying posted some screenshots of the Urbz. They've added some more screenshots: 6 of the console version (PS2, GameCube and X-Box), and 10 from the Handheld one (GBA, DS). Click the thumbnails below for the large versions.

595. Sims 2 Designer Diary - Bloopers

Written on Wednesday 1 September 2004 at 13:33 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Following the blooper movies, games site GameSpot has posted the 10th designer diary for the Sims 2. This time Lucy Bradshaw, Executive Producer of the game, gives some more blooper screenshots taken during development. Needless to say, that these bloopers don't represent possibilities in the final game. Besides the odd things, you will also be able to see an old version of the interface of the game. There isn't too much text going along with the screenshots, and not all screenshots are new (some were posted in an earlier earlier mail), nevertheless it's a bit of a look inside the Sims 2. Check out the entire article for all the details.

596. Donation Flush

Written on Wednesday 1 September 2004 at 02:31 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

We've reset the donation files again. All the files that were locked are now unlocked and downloadable for free. One new file, the Vista Zone has been added to the donation files. If you make a donation, you'll be able to download this file. By donating to the Sims Zone you will support both us and the RGA, an organisation for little people in the UK. See the donations page for more information. Note that due to the flush we're not able to give you any additional files if you pay $5 or more, but if you send us an e-mail you'll get a password for the next time we upload new donation files as well (if you paid enough of course).

597. Sims 2 Update

Written on Tuesday 31 August 2004 at 22:33 by ChEeTaH - 4 comments.

News about the Sims 2 keeps popping up every day, now it's almost released. There are just 17 days left until it's been released world-wide, which means a mass-load of reviews is bound to be written as well. For now it's still mostly previews though, of which one comes from IGN. The two-page article tells about the first week of Dan, Steve, Tom, Tal, and Jimmy living together in a house in StrangeTown. It's the first of a series of articles, which gives you an insight of what can be done with the Sims 2, without just listing the features. Interested in seeing (and reading) what a mess they made of it? Then read the article, or just watch the screenshots. Talking about screenshots, The Sims 2 Resource has posted 11 new screenshots of the game in their gallery for your viewing pleasure. If that's not enough and you want your computer to show the Sims 2 even when you're away from it from a chosen amount of minutes, then download this Japanese Screensaver. Click the link and then OK to download it (1.5 Mb), and then install it.

Last but not least, there's a show coming up on MTV in September, called Video Mods. It airs every other Saturday from 18 September onwards, at 6.30 pm PST (which is 9.30 pm EST) on MTV2. You will be able to listen to music while watching video games. And that's where the Sims 2 comes in; it's featured in a music video called "Stacey's Mom" by the Fountains of Wayne. Read more about that on the show's about page.

598. WorthPlaying features Urbz

Written on Tuesday 31 August 2004 at 01:47 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Games site WorthPlaying has posted a few things about the Urbz today. First of all, there are the 5 screenshots you can see below. But if you prefer moving pictures, there's also a grand trailer of 29 Mb. In 17 minutes you're taken through the game. See some Urb-creating giong on, as well as in-game material from 125th Street, Gasoline Row and Central Station. You also see several mini-games in action. One of the developers is your guide as voice-over. If you want to see the video, click here (it's called the "Walkthrough Trailer"). For the full size screenshots, click the thumbnails below.

599. Sims 2 Reviews and Screenshots update

Written on Monday 30 August 2004 at 01:13 by ChEeTaH - 4 comments.

Several reviews and screenshots of the Sims 2 have been posted again. First of all there's the German thesims.de, which has posted some more shots from the Games Convention, held in Germany a while back. You can find the shots in this newspost and this newspost. The British The Sims 2 Website has also been able to see the game. They've been to Bluewater, Kent, where EA was as part of the Sims 2 UK Tour. To read the impressions of The Sims 2 Website, visit their Sims 2 Preview page. There's also a new German review at Gamers.at. In 2 pages they discuss the game, and rank it as "Very Good". The third page contains some new screenshots, which makes it interesting for English readers too. Click here to read it, and follow the "Seite" links at the bottom for the other pages.

And finally, our affiliate SimsZone has posted 2 more parts of their huge review. One article, about the aspirations, wants and fears, was posted earlier this week. Today they've also added pregnancy and babies to the list. To see the screenshots, go to their review special. For the information from the review, in English, read on. Read More!

600. Knowledge Upgrades

Written on Sunday 29 August 2004 at 04:29 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

After the relaunch of the Files section, we have now upgraded the knowledge section. Besides some bug fixes, there are a couple of major upgrades:

• The question lists are now spread over pages, giving you a better overview.
• The search is now also located at the top of the pages.
• The search itself has been much enhanced, and is far more powerful. It's now similar as the Files search since that's been upgraded. More details of the results are displayed now as well.
• When a question is moved to a different section, that will now be shown as such in the old category for 14 days. After that it'll disappear from the old section.
• Questions can be merged. This can only be done by TSZ staff, but merged questions will be marked as such, in a similar fashion as moved question. Questions merged into another one will be marked as merged for 2 weeks, after which they'll disappear. Old links will continue to work though, without problems.
• Questions can be stickied. This too can only be done by TSZ staff members. Sticky questions will appear at the top of the lists in regular sections (not the special sections like "Latest Questions" etc), no matter how you sort the questions. You'll only see them on the first page though.
• Finally, there are some minor changes and improvements in the layout and data presentation.

A few small things have been fixed throughout the site as well, mainly that if you login through a subdomain (e.g. knowledge.thesimszone.co.uk) the login will be used on all subdomains of the site. That means you should have less trouble with that.

Currently the knowledge database contains 1400 questions, and over 3800 answers. It's THE place to find an answer to any Sims related question you have. Of course members can post and answer questions. If you haven't seen it yet, make sure you head over to the knowledge section to check it out. If you have any bugs to report, please e-mail me.