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81. Seasons Commercials Online

Written on Monday 26 February 2007 at 18:43 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As with every Sims 2 expansion pack, new commercials are being made to promote the release. As usual these are fan-made videos, showing how they play the Sims. Three new videos have been made for the Sims 2 Seasons, and all three can be found at SimsPlayedBy.com. They show a scene in fall, playing with the weather machine, and a snowman taking revenge. Check out the campaign's website for the three new and all old videos. There's also a Behind the Scenes look for the Pets campaign that we haven't mentioned before, available on the same website.

82. Celebration Stuff Pre-Order and Box

Written on Friday 23 February 2007 at 21:39 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

With the confirmation of Celebration Stuff there's some more news about this fourth stuff pack. Online shop Amazon has published the front box art of the pack. Although the pre-order page is now taken offline again, the picture is already roaming on the internet on several fansites. With thanks to the Polish SimPassion and SimsNetwork you can check out the image below.

83. Seasons Out in Switzerland - Stuff Pack Confirmed

Written on Friday 23 February 2007 at 21:33 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As seen several times before, the Seasons expansion pack has been released about a week early in Switzerland. Mirena68 has submitted some pictures to our affiliate SimsZone showing the flyer that comes in the box. Just like with Open for Business there's no announcement for the next expansion pack, but the upcoming stuff pack is revealed. Celebration Stuff is an "all-new collection of furniture, party fashions and décor items you can dress your Sims in dazzling wedding attire, decorate for the ultimate fiesta or host an elegant evening event." Three items are already displayed on the flyer: a barbecue, wedding dress, a garden chair (with balloons) and a parasol. You can view the two images of the flyer below.

With the release of the pack the same visitor has submitted a story and screenshots of Seasons with her experiences (in German). You can find the information in a Game Experiences thread. Another German fansite, Blacky's Sims2 Zoo has two threads in their forum, one with the new clothing and another one with more screenshots. On the official site member 'raye1forTS2' has opened up a thread with some screenshots as well. More information about the pack comes from another BBS user, 'rosierealea', who has already received the Prima guide. Lots of inside information (including interactions and the new careers) is available in her information thread.

84. Seasons Clear Back Shot

Written on Thursday 15 February 2007 at 18:03 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

We already told you about the backside of the Seasons box was published on a Brazilian fansite, now online shop Tesco has posted a sharper version of the same thing. It shows the four seasons and highlights a few new objects in the fifth expansion pack. Click the thumbnail below to see a slightly larger version. Thanks to BBS user callum11skyes and SimsZone for the links.

85. Seasons Designer Walkthrough Video

Written on Wednesday 14 February 2007 at 00:47 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Hunter Howe, one of the designers for the Sims 2 Seasons, is starring in a new walkthrough video for the upcoming expansion pack. During 7:30 minutes he talks through the four seasons of the year, starting with spring. The first thing you'll see is rain. It'll rain more in spring and in winter it'll snow more, so it depends on the season how often certain weather appears. Next he shows how to give a gift, one of the small new family activities. Catching butterflies is another of those spring activities, just like fishing. Gardening is one of the biggest things in the pack, and Howe shows orchard trees as well as a greenhouse. The latter are slightly more intensive to tend, but more rewarding. Planting some eggplants is explained. It depends on the season when you can harvest the food. Sims with a good gardening talent may be able to talk to and communicate with plants, making them grow better. Next up is summer, which is all about having fun. The pool upgrades are shown: the curves, shading and reflections, new pool games like Marco Polo, the slide and painting the walls and floors of the pool. Hunter also explains how seasons help in certain things: summer makes building relationships easier, during fall it's better to do skill building. In fall the leafs have fallen off the trees, and it's time to do some harvesting. Sims will have warmer clothes to make sure they don't get cold during this season. The lighting in the pack is enhanced so each season gets its own look. Back to harvesting, the orchard trees will generally have food in fall by themselves, but tending them generates better fruit. Good food can have positive side-effects, like curing colds. Finally Hunter goes to winter, showing the new cursor which uncovers anything under the snow. There are some new activities using the snow, like building a snowman, creating a snow angel or throwing snowballs. The last one is a group activity to which an entire community lot can join in. Hunter also explains that if you like you can create a neighborhood that is in winter all year round. At the end of the movie Hunter shows the wishing well, a new reward object, which can have very surprising side-effects if you wish too often. He doesn't go into any details though.

To see the video head on over to the Seasons videos page. If you prefer to download a very high quality version of the video, then the official German site has a newspost linking to a 317Mb large edition of the same video.

86. New Online Sims Game?

Written on Sunday 11 February 2007 at 01:49 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Almost ever since the release of the failing The Sims Online in 2002 there have been various rumours of a new online version of the Sims. Even for the Sims 2 some multiplayer options were said to be seen in a second expansion pack for the game. Now there's new fuel for a Sims 2 Online rumour: there's a job posting for a lead game designer for an "all new online game for The Sims." The product is being developed by The Sims Division in Redwood Shores. Two of the requirements of the job also mention player-created content tools. This could be a hint towards custom content for the title, something which has been unavailable in the Sims Online even until now. When the game will be announced and when it'll be released is of course still unknown. We'll keep you updated when there's more to tell about this game.

87. Stories Website Relaunched

Written on Thursday 8 February 2007 at 05:19 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The official website of The Sims Stories has been relaunched, reflecting the release of Life Stories. The full website has gone live with the welcome kit, Riley's diary, a support page, a newsletter to sign up to and of course basic game information combined with tips for the stories. Upcoming features for the website include message boards (a BBS), photobooks and blogs. Remarkable is that the official website is not hosted by EA, but by Yahoo!. The Sims portal is one of the first entertainment portals that Yahoo! is launching; Yahoo announced they are making small branded sites for video games and TV shows, piloted by the Wii portal since October.

The welcome kit you can download consists of three (separate) downloads to put in your game: a Drum Kit (from The Sims 2 University), a VocoPhonic Karaoke Machine (from The Sims 2 Nightlife) and a Club Cube (also from Nightlife). The links at the frontpage are not completely correct at the moment, though proceeding to the Downloads page will set things right. You need to register your game before you're able to actually get the files. The wallpapers from the same page can be downloaded by everybody. Check out the website at Sims.yahoo.com or www.thesimsstories.com for all the details. If you prefer a lighter website, with Riley's diary not in flash, you can also check out the renewed TheSimsStories.co.uk which has much of the same content, and no game registration is needed for the welcome kit downloads. Due to typos you may have a little more trouble downloading the largest wallpapers from that website though. Some other international websites have also already launched, others are bound to follow soon.

88. Pets Patch Released - Misc Patch News

Written on Thursday 8 February 2007 at 02:12 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last week EA finished and released the full patch for the Sims 2 Pets. Following the Body Shop patch in December last year (which has now been retracted) this game solves gameplay issues as well as the Body Shop compatibility problems from the previous patch. There are two versions of the patch, one for the CD/DVD edition and another for the digital download (EA Link) version of the game. Make sure you get the right patch, as well as any previous patches for Expansion and Stuff packs you own to ensure proper functioning of your game. The patch fixes 39 issues, including the following. Go to the update page for the full list.

• Fixed an issue where pointed-ear dogs would become corrupt when moved into a lot.
• Custom college lots will no longer be deleted if no Sims are living on it.
• Influencing Sims to fight another Sim will no longer cause non-werewolf Sims to turn into a werewolf.
• "Barstool by Simulated Comfort" can now be used when 3 barstools are placed side-by-side.
• Selling pets to other playable Sims now cause an exchange of Simoleans.
• Sims can now return home after visiting the Secret Society lot.
• Pet houses no longer move off tile after a Pet Woohoo.
• Infants and Toddlers no longer appear in the "Invite Household" dialogue.
• Sims can now correctly try for baby under the maximum Sim limit.
• Cats no longer can become stuck in the litter box.
• Turned on "HydroBot" and "SentryBot" are no longer deleted after installing The Sims 2 Pets.
• Two or more teens will no longer refuse to go to school if there is no nanny or adult on the lot.
• "Tropico Avian Sanctuary" and "FMCU 3000" objects can now be deleted if the last Sim dies on the lot.
• Sims are now able to call the fire department on an owned community lot.
• Awning can now be deleted from a saved lot.
• Teens and Elders will no longer be promoted without meeting necessary requirements.
• Customer NPCs now change into new outfits that they have purchased.
• Pets Bodyshop is now compatible with older expansion packs.

When installing this patch the CD or DVD of Pets is required. Get the CD/DVD patch or the digital download patch to update your game. For more news about Sims 2 patches, read on. Read More!

89. Life Stories Screenshots

Written on Thursday 8 February 2007 at 01:40 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

With the release of The Sims Life Stories publisher EA has released five new screenshots of the pack. They show some scenes from the game, although nothing groundbreaking or substantially new is shown. Nevertheless you might want to check them out. Click the thumbnails below to see the full large versions of the screenshots.

90. Seasons Producer Mail

Written on Thursday 8 February 2007 at 01:15 by ChEeTaH - 3 comments.

A little while ago Senior Producer of the Sims 2 Sam Player sent out an e-mail giving an update on the status of Seasons, the upcoming fifth expansion pack for the Sims 2. These producer e-mails have been around since before The Sims 2 was released, and after skipping any for Pets they're back again. Sam mentions the fan event back in December last year, and he addresses the key features of the expansion pack. He names the possible heat strokes and freezing to death, as well as custom content features for the pack. Little touches make the game complete, including the pool upgrades, the new careers and the ability to set unique hairstyles for each outfit type. Leftovers get a quick mention too, as well as the recently posted trailer. Sam doesn't really mention anything completely new, though he does confirm the 27 February release date. Read on for the entire e-mail. Read More!