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141. Oscar Showcase - Closing Today!

Written on Monday 26 February 2007 at 18:39 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Saw the Oscars yesterday? For creators there's a new unique chance to get their outfits showcased: Maxis is organizing a special Oscars showcase next week, in which fan-made replications of celebrities at the oscars will be shown. Last year a similar showcase was picked up by USA Today. This year all Sims with "Oscar 2007" in the description may be highlighted next week. The Maxis web team will pick the most amazing submissions. The creations have to resemble the outfits worn during the oscars as good as possible, and the contest closes today (!) at 5:00pm PST (1:00am Tuesday GMT, 2:00am Tuesday in most of Europe). Read below for the personal message everybody received on the official site, and check the BBS thread for more information too. Read More!

142. 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.

143. 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.

144. Seasons Chat Transcript

Written on Wednesday 21 February 2007 at 00:59 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Last week EA's Sims Division organized a chat with some developers of the Sims 2 Seasons. During the 45-minute chat a few new details were revealed, like that Sims can be struck by lightning anywhere outside. The length of seasons has also been set to 5 days per seasons, and the sub-neighborhoods will have the same seasons as the main neighborhood. Any transitions between seasons will be gradual, so a summer to winter change will have a short period in which it gets colder, but where it doesn't snow yet. Each house will experience its very own cycle, so when leaving a lot in Winter and playing anohter through to Summer, it will still be Winter in the first lot. If you don't like the seasons, just set the neighborhood setting to all Summer, or all Spring if you like a little bit of rain. Kids will have to go to school all year no matter what, though a Snow day may give them a day off.

For Vampire-Plant-Sims there will be a sun-lamp that won't burn them up but will keep them awake inside too. Other new creatures include fish from ponds, which will automatically appear in large enough ponds. They can be fed to pets if you like. Talking about pets, they will not experience the temperature differences like Sims do. New are also the fireflies, which you can use as lights inside your home. A cheat will allow you to keep them alive forever. Another creature is the Pengiun, which will be attracted to fish which he'll eat from the ground. Snowmen are also an attraction for the penguin, and if you can catch him you can pet the penguin on the head.

Older expansions will also support Seasons. You can sell vegetables and other food with Open for Business, and the University majors will support the new careers as well. The TV will have a new weather station, and the radio will play Jam Band and New Age tunes now as well. Existing Sims will get some default outer wear clothing, but additional sets can be purchased on the community lots.

For more details check out the full chat transcript

145. Seasons Movie

Written on Wednesday 21 February 2007 at 00:59 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

German gaming website Cynamite has published a video of Seasons. The video takes you through the fall season with thunderstorms, plenty of rain and some gardening. Check out the video for some more details. Thanks to SimTimes for finding it.

146. MySims Information

Written on Wednesday 21 February 2007 at 00:59 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Besides the few little rumours regarding MySims for the Nintendo Wii and DS, not much actual information has been published yet. The first magazine to mention any details of the new game is the Official Nintendo Magazine (UK). Website ComputerAndVideoGames reports about the revelations. For the characters, although it looks simple, you can tweak individual facial features and add tattoos as you wish. The focus has shifted from running a house to running a little town though, as you'll need to run around the little town, meeting people, and increase the amount of residents that way. A relationships menu will help you figure out who likes you and who doesn't. The catalogue has also been replaced: you can now build chairs and tables from scratch, and houses can be build in an equally flexible way. "Essence" is a new feature with which you can decorate your furniture or plant seeds for flowers. Apparantly Sims you who hate your town will be sent off to a Volcano area not shown in any previous screenshots so far. On the Wii there will be 80 characters in MySims, the DS version will have 30. The game is expected to be released this autumn. For more details see CVG's article. Thanks to SimsZone for the link.

147. Celebration Stuff Pre-order Bonus

Written on Wednesday 21 February 2007 at 00:58 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Although Celebration Stuff is not yet announced, online shop GameStop has already revealed a bonus offering that comes with pre-ordering the pack. It's a blue celebration dress that you can plug into your game after you have the stuff pack. Check the (small) image on the left for a little preview. Of course we'll keep you updated if there's more news about this upcoming stuff pack.

148. History of EA

Written on Wednesday 21 February 2007 at 00:57 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Gaming site GamaSutra has published a feature about the history of Electronic Arts, publisher of the Sims series. It starts off with Trip Hawkins' ideas from the '70s and the actual launch in 1982, 25 years ago, and the move to Redwood City (from San Mateo) in 1998. The necessary new strategy after the "crash" when consumers lost interest in Atari's machine (VCS/2600) in 1983. After the eighties the article describes some of the acquisitions made in the previous decade. This includes the purchase of Maxis and the release of the Sims in 2000. The game is discussed with some more details later in the article, with Frank Gribeau telling how it appealed to many women - even though that was not the original intent. The concept of Hot Date was made when EA realized so many teenage girls were playing the Sims games. The entire special covers 7 pages, of which pages 3 and 6 are probably of most interest to Sims fans. Read the complete feature for more details.

149. The Sims Life Stories: Our Review

Written on Friday 16 February 2007 at 03:59 by Andy - 4 comments.

Last week, The Sims Life Stories was released.

Following on from ChEeTaH's preview of it earlier in the month, this is our official critical review of this new sim game.

Check the review out!

150. 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.