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1701. SuperStar gone gold

Written on Thursday 1 May 2003 at 02:34 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

After months of rumours, news, screenshots and previews (and development, designing and some testing behind the scenes), Superstar is now finished. The CDs are being pressed, packaged and in about 2 weeks they'll be sent off to the stores where you can buy them... If you live in the US anyway. European people will have to wait another extra 10 days. Here's a bit from the press release of Superstar going gold:

"In The Sims Superstar, players can now realize their fantasies of stardom and wealth as they pursue the dream of being a Rock Star, Movie Star, or a Supermodel and live the lifestyle of a celebrity. All new gameplay, new social interactions, and a whole new in-game destination offers players an all access pass to the world of superstardom. Players will even have the opportunity to experience real-life celebrities in the game."

Ok, that's nearly all of it... The rest can be found right here at EA Games. The release date in the US is 13 May, in Europe it's 23 May. It'll cost $29,95 like any other expansion pack, and it's rated "T" for Teens.

1702. New poll & Poll Results

Written on Thursday 1 May 2003 at 02:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last week's poll was added a bit silently because I was away and couldn't post about the results... To get back on that: most people expect The Sims 2.0 in the second half of 2004. For a full list of that poll's results, click here. And last week, the poll received a stunning 356 votes - a lot more than normal. The Social and Energy bars are the hardest to keep green according to you, with 111 and 110 votes each (about 31% both). For all the other results, click here. And now on to the new poll: What skill do you find the hardest to improve? Are your Sims crap at cooking, are they too weak to lift a book, too stupid to replace a light bulb, or what? Tell us which you think is the skill you just can't get your Sims to improve. Vote on the right or on this page. More polls are in our archive.

1703. The Add-on Handler released! [Update 30 April 0:20]

Written on Wednesday 30 April 2003 at 01:13 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Well, here it is! The first version of The Add-on Handler (TAOH). I've told you about the possibilites of this nearly 2 weeks ago. So far, it can only install files, but a future version is already on its way. I don't know a release date yet, but most likely it'll be out after Superstar is released. Anyway, be sure to download this version as it'll install any known file for The Sims for you (except FAR and MP3 files). This version does not support Superstar yet because that's not out yet. However, contrary to the announcement this version already makes the database of installed files.

If you already have The Neighborhood Handler installed, then you can download the upgrade version for 1 Mb. If you don't have TNHH installed yet, go to this page for the full version (2.23 Mb). Note that this is still a beta version and so you might find some bugs that aren't supposed to be there... However, I came across no problems while using the program so it should work fine. If you happen to find anything after all, please e-mail me.

[Update 30 April 0:20] The initial release missed one file in the installation. If you downloaded The Add-on Handler before now, you should redownload the program (the Upgrade version will work). The program will function without the missing file, but you'll have to get a picture file for the installation window from some other place. In any way, the best option is to redownload the package. I apologise for any inconvenience.

1704. Even more Superstar screenshots

Written on Wednesday 30 April 2003 at 00:49 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Some people apparantly managed to find some screenshots of Superstar on the Korean official site. One of them told SimsZone.de, and thanks to them we can tell you about them too. They show some nice things, including a pink limo and somebody checking out some superstar-wear. Check out this page for the shots.

1705. New The Sims (X-Box) review

Written on Sunday 27 April 2003 at 23:25 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As you might've noticed, I've been away a few days so this news is slightly delayed. Anyway: a new review of The Sims on the X-Box has been found at BoomTown. Here's a bit from it:

"Your 'child' really appears to be thick as two short planks at the beginning, not even knowing how to cook, despite looking like an adult. Attempts to cook without studying start a fire, bringing on panic and hysteria throughout your house. Luckily a fireman responds automatically. Attempts to fix your Mum's faulty TV without the requisite mechanical reading before hand results in electrocution and a vibrating control pad. This can be a bit long winded as reading a book (in order to acquire skills) takes a while, especially on the higher skill levels."

If you're still undecided about buying The Sims for one of the consoles, perhaps this review will help you make your decision. You can read all of it right here. If you need even more, check out our review index.

1706. Superstar Preview

Written on Wednesday 23 April 2003 at 23:53 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

One of the most famoust gaming sites which is very much liked by EA, GameSpot has posted a preview of Superstar:

"The show biz studio area consists of a series of open lots, much like the lots in the Hot Date and Vacation expansions. So, if you prefer to leave your sims at home and do some redecorating, you'll be able to wipe each of the studio lots clean and start from scratch by adding recording studios, music video sets, and sushi bars. Most of the studio objects will belong to one of three major themes: a music theme, an acting theme, and a fashion theme (including an actual runway). But you'll also be able to pick out new spa objects like mud baths and steamers to help relax and clean up your sims after a long day on the set."

There's some new information and details in the preview. You can read the complete thing, 2 pages, right here. For 3 trailers you need to be a GameSpot Complete member. You can find those right here.

1707. New Superstar screenies

Written on Saturday 19 April 2003 at 23:36 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Still haven't seen enough of Superstar so far? Then there's good news: several new screenshots of Superstar have been spotted at the official Japanese site, SimPeople (the Japanese name of The Sims). There are 18 unique screenshots. Some are quite similar, but there are a few showing new objects again, and one (number 14) showing a butler. However, Japanese people don't seem to like light too much - a couple of their screenshots have only very few lights in the rooms displayed. You can find them all right here. Have fun with them!

1708. SimDay yesterday

Written on Saturday 19 April 2003 at 00:18 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Yesterday was SimDay again, but we couldn't post about it then because this site was down - unfortunately. However, there wasn't too much to post about. First of all, there's a new Korean official site of the Sims. There isn't too much about I can say about it, as I don't understand the Korean... but for those who do, click here. The other thing is a contest that's - as quite usual - is open to people in the USA only. This time, people in the states Florida, Rhode Island and New York cannot participate. You can win "two (2) VIP passes (for Winner and Guest) to the TEEN PEOPLE Magazine’s 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 Party – Presented by The Sims Superstar, limousine transportation (for Winner and Guest) to and from all Sponsor designated events and $600 spending cash". There are 20 second prizes, containing Superstar and a pair of shoes worth $130. All you have to do to is entering five email addresses of your friends. You can participate as often as you want, as long as you don't enter an email address twice. Click here for more details about the contest, and here for all the rules. That's all this week from the official site.

1709. New (delayed) poll

Written on Saturday 19 April 2003 at 00:09 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Due to some technical difficulties you haven't been able to access this site for some time yesterday and today. We're back now though, and with a delayed poll. The poll was delayed because of these technical difficulties, but it'll run until Thursday as always. Our old poll was about whether you're subscribed to any paysites or not. Apparantly, most of you (more than 52%) hate such sites. For those who don't understand why sites decide to go pay (no, in general they don't want to earn money with it), read this old editorial, which describes the matter. For the other results of last week's (and a bit) poll, click here. To vote in our new poll, check out the right, or visit this page.

1710. More about the seventh expansion pack

Written on Thursday 17 April 2003 at 00:39 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

If you've been following the news, you might've read our bit about a seventh expansion and The Sims 2. There's a small follow-up on that now, thanks to SimsZone.de. The latest edition of the German magazine PC-Action has a review of Superstar in it. Nothing interesting there, but it includes an interview with Jonathan Knight from Maxis. Jonathan had some interesting things to say... Read More!