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691. New Sims 2 Video and video Interview

Written on Thursday 27 May 2004 at 00:36 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A couple of new videos have appeared on the net, all from the E3 held 2 weeks ago. First of all, there's a trailer at ITavisen.no. It's been recorded with a video camera from a big screen, so the quality isn't great. The trailer shows some scenes of several aspiration tracks. You can get it from this page. Two other videos made during the E3 are from GameSpot Live. The first is a booth tour of the EA booth. More interesting is the video interview with Will Wright. In about 13 minutes, Will talks about The Sims 2, but nothing new is really mentioned. The main game features like genetics, aspirations, recording movies etc. are discussed. When it comes to memories, Will gives an example of a child seeing his parents die in a fire. That kid will have a fear for fire, even when someone's just cooking, for the rest of his life. Also, the length of the life of a Sim is mentioned, and Will says it'll be about 100 Simdays, with approximately 4 days per hour (which as stated before comes down to 20-25 real-life hours). The expansion packs for The Sims 1 were helpful to The Sims 2 in a way that they taught Maxis what the fans want. Will's amazed by what the community has created for the games. The design process of The Sims is also mentioned, as well as how important it is to make the game very accessible. GameSpot Complete members can download the videos in high quality, but GameSpot Basic members (which requires free registration) can watch it in streaming format. Get both the EA booth tour and Will's interview from GameSpot's Media Page.

692. Game Critics Awards Nominations

Written on Wednesday 26 May 2004 at 22:41 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Every year shortly after the E3, the Game Critics Awards are held. The nominations have been published, and The Sims 2 is nominated twice. It can win the award for Best PC Game, and Best Simulation game. The Urbz is also nominated for Best Simulation, which means Maxis has a chance of 2 out of 5 to win that award. 35 Leading media outlets (that cover games of course) nominate the games and judge the winners. Oddly enough, it's mentioned that hands-on play time must have been available for the nominated games, while there wasn't much of a sign that the URBZ was playable (though it could've been). The winners will be announced on 8 June. See the GCA Website for more information.

693. New Sims 2 Shot

Written on Monday 24 May 2004 at 23:30 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Besides the big sites, some smaller ones have also visited the E3. That includes Real Life - The Online Comic. In an article which describes the experience of The Online Comic at the E3. Besides a small bit about The Sims 2 (and some other games and hardware), there's also the screenshot below. You can see some new items in the interface here as well, for instance the friends list. You can also see that the looks of the screen when the game's paused is similar to that of SimCity 4, with a red border around the rest. The picture isn't too big, but here it is anyway:

694. Sims 2 Best Strategy of E3 2004

Written on Sunday 23 May 2004 at 14:35 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Besides GameSpy and IGN, GameSpot too has awarded The Sims 2. The game wins the "Best Strategy Game" award, and was also nominated for "Best PC Game". According to GameSpot "The Sims 2 has tremendous potential and that the sequel might just make good on its many lofty promises." Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell won the Best PC Game award, but The Sims 2 beat games like Lord of The Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth, The Movies, Rome: Total War and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War in the race for Best Strategy Game. Read the Strategy award page for some more about The Sims 2, or just go through the entire Best of E3 Feature.

695. IGN: Sims 2 Best of E3

Written on Saturday 22 May 2004 at 19:44 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

IGN has awarded The Sims 2 with the award for "Best PC Simulation of the Show" on the E3. Runner-up was the game The Movies, by Lionhead Studios (Peter Molyneux). "After seeing it working at the show, we're believers," says IGN. The URBZ hasn't won any awards, though it did become runner-up for "Best Strategy Game" for the PlayStation 2. For a bit about the Sims 2's award, read page 3 of the awards list. Another note for IGN Insiders: you can now download the Will Wright LiveWire interview, with video, from IGN Insider.

696. Lucy's Mail: E3 and Aspirations

Written on Saturday 22 May 2004 at 15:05 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

Lucy's weekly e-mail has arrived again, and of course it's mostly about last week's E3. There are many new pictures from it. First of all, five new screenshots taken from the E3 demo of the game that Maxis showed. They tell the happenings at the Baxters, when Don's old flame visits the birthday party of Don's son. Now you must know that Don is a romantic type of guy - Maxis-style. Sarah's family aspirations don't really match that. What happens exactly can be read in the Read more bit, where Lucy's entire e-mail is quoted, but also in the "Misadventures in Monogamy" article by IGN during the E3. Click the thumbnails to see the screenshots in full.


Furthermore, there are four brand new pictures from the E3 booth. If you want to know what it looked like at the E3, just click the thumbnails.

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697. Regular Press about The Sims 2

Written on Sunday 16 May 2004 at 03:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Not only the gaming press, but also the regular press visits the E3 in Los Angeles. The Associated Press has written 2 articles about The Sims 2. They've been published on some other sites. First, there's one on RedNova, titled "Some Upcoming Video Games Focus on 'Love'". Here's a bit from that article:

"Jonathon Knight, a producer with Electronic Arts games, showcased a family he created: Sarah, the wife who wants to spend wholesome quality time with her family; Don, her fun-loving, overly amorous husband; and their son Alex, who just wants to make the transition from childhood to adolescence (Sims characters in this version can age.)"

The entire article is on this page. The other one, "'Halo 2,' 'The Sims 2' cause stir at video game convention", is found at this page. In both cases not the entire article is about The Sims 2, but they're nice to read. The pictures below also show you a bit what it was like near the Sims at the E3 (click to enlarge).

698. Bustin' Out N-Gage E3 Graphics

Written on Sunday 16 May 2004 at 02:33 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It was shown at the E3, but much hasn't been heard from The Sims Bustin' Out on the N-Gage. There were some screenshots before, but we've also discovered some new artworks and the box shot which belong to this game. There isn't much to say about it - just click the thumbnails below for bigger versions.

699. Sims 2 Graphics

Written on Saturday 15 May 2004 at 14:36 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

With the launch of the official UK Sims 2 site, several new wallpapers were published. Fansite Snooty Sims has published an artwork from these wallpapers (except the group picture). You can get all these wallpapers, and the artwork, now by clicking the thumbnails below. Note that the wallpapers are in 1280x1024 resolution (not 1600x1200 as stated on the official site). For lower resolutions, visit the Sims 2 UK site.

700. URBZ Artwork

Written on Saturday 15 May 2004 at 00:50 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

GameSpy has posted a new artwork of the URBZ. It's all GameSpy has about the URBZ from the E3 though, there's no hands on preview whatsoever. Nevertheless, check it out by clicking the thumbnail below.