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21. NPD 2006 Report: Sims Sells Well

Written on Sunday 4 February 2007 at 18:56 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The NPD Group, which provides retail information about the video games industry and others, has recently released the 2006 annual report for game sales in the US. Although no Sims title appears in the console top 10, the PC games list of ten contains five Sims titles. The base game scored high, being sold the most of all Sims games and being outsold only by World of Warcraft. Other than that the expansion packs Nightlife, Open for Business and Pets make an appearance in the list. The first stuff pack, Family Fun Stuff, has also done well in the past year and is on the eighth place in the list. The full PC sales list over 2006, by units sold, is as follows:

1. World of Warcraft
2. The Sims 2
3. The Sims 2: Open For Business Expansion Pack
4. Star Wars: Empire At War
5. The Sims 2: Pets Expansion Pack
6. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
7. Age of Empires III
8. The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff Expansion Pack
9. Civilization IV
10. The Sims 2: Nightlife Expansion Pack

22. Seasons Trailer and Screenshots

Written on Friday 19 January 2007 at 17:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Over on the official site a new trailer and two new screenshots of the Sims 2 Seasons, the upcoming fifth expansion pack for the Sims 2, have been published. The trailer goes through all four seasons, from Winter to Spring, Summer and Fall. Several new activities and possibilities of each season are highlighted, from making snowmen, ice skating, fishing, jumping or sliding in the pool, gardening and harvesting. New items like the pool slide, the greenhouse, wishing well, scarecrow, mountain rainbow trout and the new country furniture set also get a chance to display themselves in the video of 1:48 minutes. Check out the videos page on the official site for more details. The two new screenshots are below, just click the thumbnails to get them in full.

23. Official Life Stories Announcement - Preview Soon!

Written on Wednesday 17 January 2007 at 00:50 by ChEeTaH - 3 comments.

Today Electronic Arts officially announced the Sims Life Stories for PC and laptops. In the press release of the standalone game the stories of Riley Harlow and Vincent Moore are described as being of a romantic flavour. Riley might ditch Beau number one for Beau number two, and possibly even have kids with the second one. Vincent on the other hand is a successful entrepreneur, but a hopeless romantic. The story will be about him finding the love of his life. Of course there's also the open free-play mode. Read on for more details and lots of graphics. Read More!

24. Hilary Duff Video Interview

Written on Sunday 12 November 2006 at 19:19 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

At the release of the Sims 2 Pets a download of Hilary Duff was posted on the official site, besides her console and handheld appearance. Now EA has published a video interview with her on the site as well. She talks about the game, like creating and raising pets, as well as her dog Lola and other pets in her life. You can watch or download the interview for more details.

25. Happy Holiday Stuff Info

Written on Thursday 26 October 2006 at 03:21 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Recently we already reported about the Happy Holiday Stuff pack, which has now made a more in-depth appearance at the official site. The pack will be released in three editions. The first one is the basis for the two others as well: the Happy Holiday Stuff pack. This pack contains 60 holiday themed items, of which 20 are new and 40 were already in last year's Holiday (Christmas) Party Pack. To compensate a little for those who bought last year's pack, a special Happy Holiday Mini Pack will be made available through EA Downloader only - it won't be available in stores. This mini pack contains just the 20 new items against a reduced price. Finally there's the Sims 2 Holiday Edition, which bundles the base game and Happy Holiday Stuff. This game will be available solely in stores, EA Downloader will not have the bundle. The stuff pack will be available in both ways, with an additional bonus if you pre-order online. You'll get a Blizzardous Biosphere object as download when you order the pack from EA's Store. You can also get a trailer for the Holiday Edition or the Stuff pack. Renders of the items, screenshots and some small artwork can all be found in the remainder of this news post. See the official site's holiday page for more details. Read More!

26. Played By Campaign Videos

Written on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 01:59 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

To promote the Sims 2 Pets on all platforms, several fans have been over at EA's offices last summer to create videos and more promotional material for the games. This continuation of the "Sims Played By campaign has resulted in (at least) 10 videos, which will be shown on TV and in magazines internationally. The Sims Zone has received 10 videos in QuickTime format for you to download and watch. One of them is exclusive, and won't be shown on the official site until next week. The "Dig" video features a German Shepherd on a digging mission, with music from the Dutch band Krezip (in Simlish) in the background. Krezip is another band which can be added to the list of artists in the Sims 2 Pets Soundtrack, and the full song is featured in the Sims 2 Pets on PC, PS2, GameCube and PSP. See the list below to download all the videos. Two more stories can be found on the campaign's website.

• Dig (by Nick Klawitter, Canada, 4.0 Mb)
• Animal Mind (by Jeff Freeman, Texas, 4.0 Mb)
• Bold Ugly Dog (by Peter Coppens, Belgium, 4.0 Mb)
• Cats (by Jeff Freeman, Texas, 4.6 Mb)
• Dog Bootcamp (by Jill Watt, California, 2.7 Mb)
• Dogs In Space (by Peter Coppens, Belgium, 4.0 Mb)
• Fetching Lover (by Todd Stalkamp, New York, 4.0 Mb)
• Heist (by Nick Klawitter, Canada, 4.0 Mb)
• Henry & Bill (by Todd Stalkamp, New York, 3.7 Mb)
• Music Video (by Nils Berg, Netherlands, 4.0 Mb)

27. Pets Music Previews

Written on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 00:57 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

EA's Soundtrack for the Sims 2 Pets contains many songs - in Simlish - from bands from all over the world. For three of those songs you can now listen to a small preview. The Pussycat Dolls' "Don't Cha" is the first of them, followed by "Free Radicals" by the Flaming Lips and "Chemicals React" by Aly & AJ. For the last song a music video was released earlier as well. Visit the music page on the official site to listen to the three previews of one minute, or read the quotes from the bands who recorded the music.

28. German Pets Preview Video

Written on Tuesday 10 October 2006 at 20:25 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Besides the two American producer walkthroughs, EA Germany has recorded a special 7 minute video about the upcoming PC expansion pack, the Sims 2 Pets, and the consoles and DS games with the same name. The video is entirely in German, and shows several features of the games, mostly of the PC version. Read on for more details. Read More!

29. Sims 2 Pets Producer Videos

Written on Tuesday 10 October 2006 at 20:24 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

With the Sims 2 Pets just around the corner for PC and Consoles, Maxis has released two videos in which a producer goes through the basic features of the game. Read on for details about the videos. Read More!

30. Hilary Duff in Sims 2 Pets

Written on Tuesday 10 October 2006 at 20:20 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Besides the brand new soundtrack which features well-known bands from all over the world, another celebrity will make her appearance in the Sims 2 Pets. Hilary Duff and her dog Lola will be available as download for the PC, PS2, GameCube and DS versions. In the PC expansion pack, you can download Hilary and Lola as a family from the official site, but only until the end of the year. Hilary will be a fully playable character like any other Sim. On the consoles Hilary won't be downloadable or unlockable, but she'll appear like any other Sim in the game, of course together with her dog. You can invite her over and teach Lola tricks to entertain party guests. On the DS edition Hilary and Lola can be found in the Central Park regularly. If you befriend her, Hilary might pop into your Pet Care Center so you can teach Lola new tricks, improve her health and make her happier in general. The PSP and GBA games will not feature Hilary and Lola. The artwork below was published aloing with the press release. You can also download a short trailer, in high and low quality. QuickTime required. Right click the links to download the videos.

• High Quality Trailer (12.2 Mb)
• Low Quality Trailer (3.1 Mb)