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241. Valentine's Community Showcase

Written on Thursday 15 February 2007 at 18:06 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last month Maxis published a Blood Donor Showcase, and this month there's another one: yesterday was Valentine's day, and so Maxis asks you to upload "Perfect Date" downloads to the exchange. If you've created a Lot, Sim, Video or Story in this theme, upload it to the exchange and make sure you put "Perfect Date Showcase" in the description. That way Maxis will be able to find your item, and you might make it to the spotlight after the end of the month. The web team will pick various items and highlight them. For more information and instructions check out the Showcase page.

242. 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.

243. January Showcase

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

Last month we told you about a new showcase on the official site. Since January was Blood Donor month Maxis asked to upload your unique Sims and Lots to the exchange, all having to do with vampires or goths. A total number of 16 downloads made it to the spotlight, of which there are 8 sims, 7 lots and 1 pet. All these creations are to be found on the January Showcase page, where you can also download them from. Note that some of the creations may contain custom content.

244. Seasons Guide info

Written on Wednesday 14 February 2007 at 00:46 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Prima Games has recently published some information about the upcoming strategy guide for the Sims 2 Seasons on their website. As usual Prima publishes the official strategy guide (written by Greg Kramer, like previous Sims 2 guides), and this one will count 240 pages. Some of the topics covered are the new objects and social activities of the pcak, as well as all the possible potions that you can make using the new gardening system. The gardening and fishing talents are also discussed, and the guide will help you master both. The expansion also comes with six new careers, and the guide will explain which they are and how to make sure your Sims will get that promotion. Last but not least the book will tell you all about the different aspects of all seasons. You can pre-order the guide from our shop now, so you'll get it delivered to your doormat as soon as it ships the 27th of this month. For more details check out the information page.

245. Sims 3 Development Confirmed Again

Written on Wednesday 14 February 2007 at 00:43 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

We already reported that Sam Player has been touring through Europe to show the Sims 2 Seasons to press and fansites. After the presentation in Spain he confirmed something about another game: The Sims 3. While there will be several more expansions for the Sims 2, the sequel is in development already. A release date has not yet been announced and is still far away. Earlier confirmation in November last year already taught us that the game will not ship until EA's fiscal 2009, meaning somewhere in between 1 April 2008 and 31 March 2009. Even that timespan is still not much more than a guess, as there can always be unexpected delays. Thanks to CapitalSims for picking up the news.

246. EA Closes Japanese Studio

Written on Sunday 11 February 2007 at 02:20 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Earlier this week gaming site 1Up heard that EA is shutting down it's Japanese development studio. The studio has so far only released Theme Park for the DS, which was a port that cost only a half year of development, and thus it doesn't have a "great track-record," says an EA employee. Things have gone better since the switch from Xbox 360 and PS3 to the Nintendo DS, but still the studio will be forced to close its doors. The closure was also confirmed and explained in more detail. The official statement from EA reads that game creation in Japan will continue, but with external developers under the EA Partners programme, rather than having an EA exclusive studio in the country. Since it seems "My Sims" (see recent confirmation) for the Wii and DS is being developed in Japan, due to the original Japanese announcement, it's uncertain how this closure affects development that title. The game is also not mentioned in the list of games being developed in Japan (Theme Park DS, SimCity DS and Dragon Zakura DS), but then again there are no confirmed details of where the Sims games are actually being developed (besides the Sims Division). Considering the recent confirmation of My Sims as a release for the upcoming fiscal year (April 2007 to March 2008) it's likely that it won't be harmed. SimCity for DS is also being continued at other studios. EA's publishing team in Japan will continue to market games in Japan.

247. Sims Shorts Winner Announced

Written on Sunday 11 February 2007 at 02:02 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last year EA UK held a Sims Shorts competition in which you could win your Sims movie being shown throughout Vue cinemas in the UK for a month, as well as a cash prize of £1,000. EA has announced the competition's winner to be "Wild Christmas" by David Cresswell. The 2:30 minute movie is a romantic comedy with a festive twist: a "cheating man talks his way out of a sticky Christmas Eve situation involving a naked woman in a hot tub by using the family dog as an alibi." It won because, as comedian Ben Willbond, one of the judges, said it managed to tell a whole story in a very short time frame. He wanted to see more after it was over, which is the key for him. If you don't plan on going to see a film within the next few weeks - the winner is being shown until (around) 2 March - you can still grab it as download from SimsShorts.com. The movie which kicked off the competition, "When Romantic Things Happen for No Apparent Reason and Everyone is Happy at the End" by Mathew Horne and Ben Willbrond, can be downloaded from the same website.

248. 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.

249. Play at Pogo to Win Life Stories

Written on Sunday 11 February 2007 at 01:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A couple of days ago we already reported that you can win Life Stories at Pogo UK. The American counterpart also has a Valentine's action through which you can win the same game. By playing the games Sweet Tooth or Hearts until 14 February (11:59pm PST) you can win a 14k Gold Floating Heart Pendant with Box Chain and Life Stories. There's just one prize of that set, but other than that EA is giving away 30 more copies of Life Stories. Winners will be determined by a random drawing, and they'll be notified by e-mail. Only people in the 50 United States (except Rhode Island) and Canada (except Quebec) and at least 13 years of age are eligible to enter. The promotion page has more information as well as the complete rules and conditions.

250. Maxis Rug Recolors

Written on Saturday 10 February 2007 at 23:05 by Jendea - 0 comments.

So...I finally acquired a new laptop, and rediscovered my sims addiction. I'm starting out slow with some recolors; I posted some of two Maxis rugs (no mesh files required) today.
You can find all in my section:jendea