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71. Celebration! Stuff Box Backside
Written on Sunday 25 March 2007 at 00:58 by
ChEeTaH -
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The Polish Sims fansite
Sims Rewolucja has
discovered the pack of the Celebration! Stuff pack, which is to be released early next month. As you can expect from us, you can view the image below - it's not that large, but the best that's around yet.
72. Current TV Contest - New Seasons Renders
Written on Sunday 25 March 2007 at 00:58 by
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To promote the release of the Seasons expansion pack for the Sims 2, website and TV channel in the USA, UK and Ireland
Current is organising a contest around the pack. Until the end of next month you can make a V-CAM ("
Viewer Created Ad Message", a commercial of 15 to 60 seconds) using either the game or material given on the website and anything else you have. If you promote the game well enough and your V-Cam is aired on Current, then you'll be paid Current's V-CAM flat fee of $1,000. You have until 30 April to submit your video, after that the assignment will close. Check the
assignment page for more information and details. The page also has a toolkit with artworks and movies you can use, including some new artworks you can also see below - although the quality here is lower than the original photoshop files that are available.
73. Seasons Review at IGN
Written on Sunday 25 March 2007 at 00:56 by
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Following earlier
reviews of Seasons, gaming network
IGN has picked up the game and played it. The first they remark about its contents is that it's a true expansion pack, really expanding the game as it originally was. The passing of time is improved with the new seasons, and weather "
finally" part of the game. Gardening is a deep topic according to IGN, as your Sims can join the new Garden club. Small additions, including the new careers but also the leftovers deepen the Sims experience. In their closing comments the expansion is called a must-have for the Sims 2, and it's a pack you'll be playing with as long as you play the Sims 2 itself, whereas the others wore off their novelty fairly quickly. The only downside, says IGN, is that there's no new area like Downtown or a Shopping centre as introduced by Nightlife and Open for Business. That the pack doesn't have a large number of new objects is mentioned, but not considered a bad thing. All in all the expansion receives a score of 8.9 out of 10, along with an Editors' Choice award. The
full review has all the details.
74. Maxoid Blog Updates
Written on Saturday 24 March 2007 at 22:08 by
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Some Maxoids have been blogging again in the last and this month, although not too many. We've compiled a list of the blogging that's happened recently, so read on for details about what various Maxoids had to say and share - including several downloads for Seasons.
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75. Celebration! Stuff Announced
Written on Tuesday 20 March 2007 at 20:07 by
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76. Seasons Released (Press Release and Screens)
Written on Tuesday 20 March 2007 at 20:00 by
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Due to circumstances the news has been a bit out of date, but we're catching up again. First of all: seasons shipped three weeks ago, and to mark the moment EA issued a press release. The article mentions the key features of the expansion pack once again, from the changing weather and gardening to the seasonal impacts and potions. Not a must-read, but it does tell that Seasons will increase the number of 85 million Sims units (including the Sims 1 and individual expansion packs) sold worldwide so far. Read the
whole press release for details. Additionally EA has released seven more official screenshots of the pack which you can see below.
77. Brunswick Dining Room Set
Written on Sunday 4 March 2007 at 03:48 by MissWendy -
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An ideal dining room set for your sims to enjoy. The table seats 6 comfortably and is made of the best wood and glass around. The chairs are so comfortable your sims won't want to get up after a meal. The hutch is the perfect place to show off your glassware treasures. The set comes complete in 4 wood shades to meet all your needs.
Click here if you'd like to see this set and also more of my creations. I hope you like them.
78. MySims: Official Nintendo Magazine Scans
Written on Wednesday 28 February 2007 at 03:12 by
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Fansite and affiliate
SimsNetwork has received scans of next month's
Official Nintendo Magazine UK (ONM). Like we reported
earlier, this magazine has a feature about the recently
announced MySims. The scans, which you can find below, reveal some new information about the Wii version of the game. They comment that recent installments of the Sims series have seen slipping review scores, but that, inspired by Nintendo's innovation, EA has seen what's possible with Nintendo's latest platforms. See the scans below, or read on for details from the preview.
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79. MySims Announced
Written on Tuesday 27 February 2007 at 01:11 by
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After
rumours and a Japanese
presentation, there is now more official confirmation regarding a Sims title for Nintendo's Wii: MySims will be available for both the Wii and the DS later this year. According to the press release announcing the title the game will deliver the "
creativity, customization and classic open-ended gameplay that has enchanged Sims players worldwide." After creating your own toy-like Sim, reflecting your personal style and attitudes, dressing them up with pig-tails and baseball caps to dreadlocks and Mohawks, you start unlocking new clothing hairstyles, accessories and more. That's just for the characters - you start off in a "
delightful but disorganized town" where it'll be your task to get things reorganized and make the town more dynamic. You can design furniture, appliances, new homes and businesses using a selection of building blocks. Some of the characters you'll meet are Mayor Rosalyn P. Marshall, hotel Bellhop Buddy, Gino Delicioso the Italian Chef and Ocean Breeze, who wants to set up his own Yoga studio. You can make Gino an oven, or put a roof on Buddy's hotel - all these tasks will help the town grow. Executive producer Tim LeTourneau says the goal of MySims is to "
provide a creative play experience like never before on a video game system. By giving players the tools to create literally any kind of world they want in MySims, we're reinforcing the idea that the players create the magic. Will the town support a plethora of spooky, mysterious townsfolk - or buzz with the laughter and smiles of fun-loving Sims? It's your call! In MySims, what players make... makes all the difference!" MySims is the first in a new line of Sims products, developed by the Sims Division, for both Nintendo Wii and DS. More information, including an English version of the trailer seen in Japanese
before, can be found at
MySims.com. There are three new screenshots as well, which you can see below. For more details read the
press release and the
previous newspost here at TSZ.
80. MySims (Wii) Mag Scans
Written on Tuesday 27 February 2007 at 00:45 by
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Nintendo Power is one of a few magazines which got an exclusive first look at MySims for the Wii. Fansite
SnootySims obtained scans of the article from the magazine. Over 7 pages there are mostly graphics to watch, but part of the text can also be read. The magazine talked to designer Robin Hunicke and executive producer Tim LeTourneau (also known from his role as senior producer for the first three Sims 2 expansion packs), art director Terry Smith and producer Shannon Copur, all of the MySims team. For more details about what the game will be about, read more. For the graphics, check out the scans below.
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