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1. Easter Bunny Stuff Pack Announced [Update]

Written on Wednesday 1 April 2009 at 10:23 by ChEeTaH - 3 comments.

Today EA announced a new stuff pack: Easter Bunny Stuff. Just over a week before easter, EA has announced this latest stuff pack for the Sims 2. With the delay for the Sims 3, fans complained a lot about the long time between the last pack for the Sims 2 (Mansion and Garden Stuff) and the release of the sequel. Tim LeTourneau, producer of The Sims 2 and the first couple of expansion packs, has taken some time off MySims for the Easter Bunny Stuff intermission. In the press release he is quoted: "Fans are dying to get more content for their Sims 2 games from EA. Easter Bunny Stuff will be a great addition to fill just that need, with new characters and special foods." The pack is said to contain roughly 60 items, among which are Easter Bunny clothes and new breakfast meals: boiled egg, traditional eggs benedict and chocolate easter egg. Furthermore you can find lots of colorful decorational items in the pack, combined with a new "Hide and Seek Easter Egg" interaction. Of course, Mr. Easter Bunny himself will also make his appearance. Time to decide is short: the pack will be in stores next week, right in time for Easter.

[Update] Of course all of the above is fake, an April Fools joke by us, SimsNetwork, DMS2C, SimParool and Sims3Nieuws. Don't rush to the stores next week to get this pack, you won't find it. And the screenshots below? Staged, thanks to Sims unclogging toilets in Bunny suits. We hope you had a laugh, even a Maxoid fell for it!

2. MySims Chat Transcript Posted

Written on Tuesday 16 October 2007 at 23:50 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

After last week's chat about MySims, in which several team members answered burning questions from fans, the transcripts have been posted. As common for a post-release chat, nothing much that's really new has been revealed. The transcript is up for all those who missed the chat or want to relive it again.

3. MySims Fun Pack

Written on Tuesday 16 October 2007 at 23:28 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

EA Netherlands has released a so-called Fun Pack of MySims, which contains avatars, wallpapers and signatures themed after the latest Sims title on the Wii and DS. The pack also contains the (unofficial) Sims font from SML Designs (commonly known as SimsLLHP). The pack is a 14 Mb zip file and can be downloaded from ElectronicArts.nl.

4. MySims Chat Tomorrow

Written on Wednesday 10 October 2007 at 00:19 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Tomorrow (Wednesday) EA will organize a chat about MySims. Not on the usual Thursday, and not at the common starting time of 3pm PST either. Instead it will start an hour later, 4 pm PST (midnight in Britain, 1 am in most of Europe). The game team of MySims will be in the chat room to answer anybody's questions. The duration of the chat has not been announced. Head on over to the chat room tomorrow to attend the chat.

5. SecuROM Problems Denied by Maxis [Update]

Written on Saturday 6 October 2007 at 02:16 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Since Bon Voyage a new controversy has appeared in Sims community forums, regarding the new copy protection used with the expansion pack. Although it was already used with H&M Stuff and The Sims 2 Deluxe, it may not have been used so far due to later expansion packs being installed, all of which used SafeDisc for piracy protection. Now SecuROM version 7 is being used, developed by Sony, to prevent copies of the game from running. This version installs a local service (invisible background program) on the computer, which people claim to cause lag or have memory leaks. In general, the copy protection is troublesome, even with other games, causing random lock-ups, failure to recognize legal discs, and more. The service will not be removed if you uninstall the game, nor does the end user license agreement (EULA) seem to mention that this software is installed. The UAService that is being installed remains and is used to make SecuROM protection available to accounts without administrator privileges in Windows. Sony, producer of the SecuROM tool, was accused of installing rootkits with their music CDs in 2005 as well.

EA pretty much denies there are problems with the copy protection, and claims it is not causing any problems with the Sims - ignoring the fact and controversy in previously released games from other vendors. A post by Sam Player asks for some help, whereas MaxoidVanquish denies any problems with the protection. Until now the controversy remains.

[Update 6 October, 23:07] A new blog post by MaxoidViolet with more details about what programs SecuROM detects and blocks, and how to solve some basic issues. More advanced problems can also be solved through EA Customer Support, and instructions are in the same (two part) blog post. There's also a dedicated BBS forum for SecuROM problems now.

6. MySims Released

Written on Tuesday 2 October 2007 at 01:25 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Sims fans with a Nintendo Wii or DS have a new game to add to their collection: MySims. The Sims title with its own twist is now available in stores worldwide. The game is about entering a rundown town and to make it thrive again. All through customizing objects and buildings, as well as - of course - your very own Sim. The game contains 60 characters to meet and do jobs for, and make good use of the unique controls on both platforms. More details can be found in the press release and MySims.ea.com where you can also play some mini games. More Sims on consoles (Wii and DS again, as well as PS2 and PSP) is coming in the form of The Sims Castaway later this month or next month (PSP).

7. MySims (Wii, DS) Screenshots

Written on Tuesday 26 June 2007 at 03:21 by ChEeTaH - 5 comments.

EA has released a whole bunch of new screenshots for MySims on the Wii. We have 54(!) new ones in total for the Wii, all of which come directly from EA. They show pretty much every aspect of the game, from the creation of Sims and buildings to the village and other areas that you can go to in the game. There are also a few film strips in between the usual screenshots. Furthermore we have 12 official screenshots which were published by GameSpot, all for the DS. Click the Read More link to see the screenshots - clicking the thumbnails will show you the large versions of them. Read More!

8. MySims Wii Previews

Written on Tuesday 26 June 2007 at 03:18 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

In May EA held its Summer Preview event, showing the press some of the upcoming games that are in development. One of them was MySims for the Wii, which IGN and GameSpy took a look at. Computer and Videogames also managed to play the game after a European producer tour. The result are three new previews of the upcoming Wii game, the second Sims game on the Wii after Pets was released earlier this month. The previews reveal some new gameplay features. Read on to find out. Read More!

9. MySims DS Previews

Written on Tuesday 26 June 2007 at 03:18 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

After having seen various previews of MySims on the Wii in the past, some previews of the DS edition have now also appeared on the web. These originate from the EA Summer Preview event held in May, and probably the producer tour in Europe. Besides previews with some of the first details of the game, there are also some videos to check out. Read on for all the details. Read More!

10. New Seasons SimPage Theme

Written on Monday 7 May 2007 at 20:06 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Seasons has been released quite a while ago, and a little later than usual Maxis has created a theme for the personal SimPages at the official site. The theme features art and colours of the Seasons expansion pack, and is added to the list of themes provided until now. Go to your SimPage to change the theme of your page. Naturally you need to be logged in to be able to modify your theme.