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1371. New Poll

Written on Thursday 4 March 2004 at 14:30 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

With a slight delay, we've added a new weekly poll. Last week we wanted to know how long you think the life of a Sim in TS2 should be, and besides the 14% voting they won't turn on aging, 50-100 days was the most popular with 29% of the 543 votes. Between 100 and 200 days became second with 26%, and 200+ days third with 17%. For the other results as well, click here. And as said, this week we have a new poll again. What do you think of all the screenshots of The Sims 2 released so far? Let us know and vote at the right, or at this page.

1372. Wright talks to Game Students

Written on Wednesday 3 March 2004 at 13:54 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Gaming is big, and students all over the world are anticipating to get in the gaming industry. "God" Will Wright, founder of Maxis and designer of SimCity and The Sims, has kicked off a speaker series at the Art Institute of California. He held a multimedia presentation and spoke one-on-one with game students about a wide range of topics, of course including the success of The Sims and SimCity. But he also spoke about how he designs the games, and the future of the industry. Those studying Game Art & Design or Visual & Game Programming helped host the event as well. For more information, click here. Thanks to WorldSims for the tip.

1373. EA Doesn't Like N-Gage?

Written on Wednesday 3 March 2004 at 13:33 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Remarkable news comes from GamerFeed. According to that site, EA President John Riccitiello has compared Nokia's N-Gage to a dog. He states it "just feels stupid" and that the game deck/cell phone has flawed. Yet EA has 5 titles planned to be released on the N-Gage later this year, of which The Sims Bustin' Out is one. Reccitiello has said unit productions of those games are "non-meaningful" thus far. An upgraded N-Gage edition will be released around Christmas 2005, and a "real judgement should not be made" until then, says Nokia Chief Executive Jorma Ollila. Riccitiello also said that Nokia will once be successful in the gaming industry, but they "haven't figured it out yet." For the whole article (and a few more quotes), click here.

1374. Makin' Magic (Mac) released [Update]

Written on Sunday 29 February 2004 at 18:30 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

Sims Fans with a Macintosh can now also enjoy some Magic. Aspyr has released Makin' Magic for the Mac last week. Although the Aspyr website is currently not working properly, you can buy the game from Amazon and other stores. This also means the whole Sims series has now been made for Macintosh as well as Windows (with the exception of the Deluxe editions and the Create A Sim tool). As usual, you'll need the original game to play Makin' Magic. For more information, visit Aspyr.

[Update 20:15] The Aspyr website is working again. Here are the system requirements for the game:

• Mac OS 9.2.2 or Mac OS X version 10.1 or later
• PowerPC G3 or better, 500 MHz or faster (600 MHz recommended)
• 192 MB RAM (additional 128MB for OS X)
• 1.3 GB free disk space
• 4MB of VRAM (8MB recommended)
• Quicktime 4.1.2 or later

You can also order the game directly from Aspyr right here. More details about the product itself are on this page.

1375. Newsflash!

Written on Sunday 29 February 2004 at 18:03 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

I'm back again, as promised, and it's time to do a big news update again. Stash has already given you some of the latest, but to keep you completely up-to-date, here's a round-up of all the news that's not been posted here yet of the past week - including the most recent stuff. Relax and enjoy it, just click "Read More" if necessary (i.e. if it shows up) to see this complete post... Read More!

1376. Away for a Week

Written on Friday 20 February 2004 at 14:14 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

It's time for a little break for me, which means I'll be away from the site for about a week. Meanwhile the rest of the team will keep this site up-to-date as usual until I return. Please remember I probably am not able to reply to e-mails while I'm gone, so you might have to wait a few days if you e-mail me. Please be patient, and see you again at 29 February!

1377. 2 Sims 2 screens

Written on Thursday 19 February 2004 at 14:00 by ChEeTaH - 7 comments.

Maxis has made 2 new screenshots of The Sims 2 and published. They're a follow-up to one of the screenshots in a recent set of shots. Click the thumbnails below to see them for yourself.

1378. SimDay

Written on Thursday 19 February 2004 at 13:25 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

It's quiet this week at Maxis. After hardly a SimCity Day, there's not much of a SimDay either. There's a link to last week's Homeland Interview with Tim LeTourneau. Some (old) screenshots have also been added at TheSims2.com. MaxisKitty, community manager of TheSims.com, has also posted a guide in how she picks the "Maxis Pick" every week. You can read all about that by following this link. Then there's a post at the official site about a review of Bustin' Out at playboy.com. To read all about it, click here. Finally there's the news that there won't be a chat this week. Maxis has decided to change it to a chat every other week instead of one per week. The next chat will be held next week thursday at 3PM PST (11pm GMT or midnight in most of Europe). That's all again for this SimDay.

1379. New Poll

Written on Thursday 19 February 2004 at 01:21 by ChEeTaH - 6 comments.

It's thursday morning, which means we have a new poll for you again. Last week we asked if you have any really old, or even ancient, Sims. If you're interested in checking the final results of that poll, click here. This week's poll is about The Sims 2 again. As we all know, a lot of features are being added. But there are also many which will not make the game. We've listed a couple of those features, and now want to know which one of those you want to see in the game the most. That could be in an expansion pack too. Let us know and vote at the right, or on this page.

1380. Slice City in the News

Written on Tuesday 17 February 2004 at 13:05 by ChEeTaH - 3 comments.

Sims fansite SimSlice has made news. Their "Slice City", which brings SimCity to The Sims, attracted Wired, and they've written an article entirely about the download. Here's a snippet:

"Now the series has come full circle. The plug-in from Simslice, called Slice City, lets the Sims in the game play a video game in which they create mini cities. So, along with the many things that Sims can be instructed to do -- such as going to work, playing guitar, cooking, socializing and dating -- they can blow endless hours creating small urban environments."

For the complete article, which also contains some quotes from Steve Alvey, a designer at SimSlice, click here. For Slice City, click here.