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1821. First TSO Review

Written on Sunday 22 December 2002 at 00:27 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The first review of The Sims Online has been spotted at GameSpot. It gets a total of 7.4 (out of 10). There are also 30 new screenshots with the review. Here's a snippet:

"As Lord British, we proceeded to trespass on other people's property, treat them as though they were our subjects, and demand food and entertainment. We didn't make many friends this way, but we got poked in the eyes several times and eventually were booted from the premises. We were pleased to see that getting booted from someone's home involves the physical act of getting kicked in the butt and were comforted to know that Sims Online players could easily protect their homes from unsavory characters such as ourselves by means of this particular feature."

So if you ever met Lord British, then you know who it was now. The full review is at this page. We now also have a TSO review index, which you can find over here. Europeans can get The Sims Online at 14 February.

1822. The Sims PS2 and SimCity 4 gold

Written on Sunday 22 December 2002 at 00:16 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims on PS2 and SimCity 4 have gone gold. That means the games itself are ready, and the packaged are all put together and duplicated. Both these games will be released 14 January. To celebrate, IGN has posted movies of both games. Two videos of The Sims on PS2 can be found here, and a 30Mb SimCity 4 movie is here. People in the USA and Canada can buy this game 14 January, Europe (and probably other parts of the world too) will have to wait until 21 February for The Sims, or 17 January for SimCity 4.

1823. Most searched video game word: Sims

Written on Saturday 21 December 2002 at 00:52 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims is not topping another chart. At Google.com there's the 'zeitgeist' page. This page has been updated to show the year-end 2002 results. You can find the full charts over here. Interesting is that The Sims is topping the charts of the videogames. That means the term 'The Sims' was the most searched for at Google. Here's the full chart:

1. The Sims
2. Counter Strike
3. GTA 3
4. WarCraft 3
5. Jedi Knight 2
6. Morrowind
7. Diablo 2
8. Neverwinter Nights
9. Max Payne
10. Dungeon Siege

1824. SimDay: Wrong dates...

Written on Thursday 19 December 2002 at 19:17 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Maxis has messed up their calendar: today apprantly is Tuesday the 19th. And it was tuesday two days ago too. Also, the official site says there will be a chat held last week at 3pm. However, when checking SimCity.com we find that the chat is not the 12th, but today, at 3pm PST. That's 11pm in Britain and midnight in Europe. This time it's art director Ocean Quigley paying a visit to the chatroom. More wrong dates: At SimCity Maxis says they'll be back 7 January, after taking a break of a few weeks. At the Sims' site, it's the 9th. Let's stick to the fact that they'll be back some time during week 2, and that the sites will be updated then. Just a week before the release of SimCity 4 and The Sims at PS2... That's all for this week, no SimDay next week or the week after, but the next SimDay will be 9 January.

1825. TSO WinAmp 3 Skin

Written on Thursday 19 December 2002 at 00:58 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Always wanted to give your WinAmp the look of The Sims? Now you can. For WinAmp 3, an official skin made by EA is available. You can select from 5 characters, listen to Sim music and watch some Sim video. You can download it from this spot.

1826. The Sims: SuperStar?

Written on Thursday 19 December 2002 at 00:46 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Another expansion for The Sims could be coming our way... *sigh* It's called The Sims: Superstar, and there are some first rumours about that now - nothing is confirmed yet! At this page you can pre-order it. The retail price is $49,95 New Zealand Dollars, which is approximately 25 US dollars. Because the developer and publisher are "EA Games" on that site, it also seems to be an official pack. Note that this all is totally unconfirmed and it are only some first rumours. It could all be false. This would be the 6th (!) expansion pack for The Sims, not counting the Deluxe Edition. Of course, it could also be an expansion pack for The Sims Online. It's a matter of waiting for more news about it... if it's true anyway.

1827. More about TSO in 60 Minutes II

Written on Wednesday 18 December 2002 at 23:31 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Thanks to Sumit, there's some more information about the 60 Minutes show tonight. At this page you can find 3 web-exclusive RealPlayer Clips. One clip is about Will Wright and Chris Trottier talking about the differences between computer games and other media like novels and such. The other two are about the powerful appeal of The Sims, and that Will Wright admits he's God in a certain sense. It are quite short clips, but that doesn't make them any less interesting. This page has more information, and perhaps more videos will be put online after the show, which is shown at 8pm EST/PST on CBS News. Oh yeah, there's another clip about Bill Gates in the gaming business... but who really cares about that? You need RealPlayer to view the clips.

1828. The Sims Online ships

Written on Tuesday 17 December 2002 at 23:35 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

The Sims Online was shipped today, which means it will be in the stores tomorrow! Unfortunately this only goes for people in the USA. Play testers in the USA and Canada can play it for free for another 2 weeks. After that they'll have to buy the game and pay for it to keep playing the game. There's a press release at the official site. Interesting in it is a bit about the costs: it costs $49.99 to buy and $9.95 monthly to play the game. Not too interesting on itself, but then there's this page. It says that Europeans will basically pay a lot more: 54.99 to buy the game, and 12.99 monthly. For all play testers, this page might be interesting. It's about the Founders program, including a small bit for people not in the US, saying they'll be able to play the play test until after the release in their area. The press release can be found here. More information about The Sims Online is at the official TSO site.

1829. Another TSO Chat

Written on Tuesday 17 December 2002 at 23:17 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

AC2 Warcy, a site about MMORPGs (Massive Multiplayer Online RPGs), is going to have a chat with the TSO team. TSO will be released in the US tomorrow, and Friday, at 9pm EST this chat event will be held. That's 2am British time, 3am in Europe and 6pm PST. If you have questions, you can ask them there. More information is available at this page. At this moment, we've also submitted the questions for our TSO interview and you can expect that to appear here soon. We want to thank everybody who submitted questions to us for that.

1830. TSO on 60 Minutes II

Written on Tuesday 17 December 2002 at 23:07 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

"Don't miss 60 Minutes II, Wednesday, December 18, at 8:00PM ET/PT, when reporter Bob Simon takes an in-depth look at the video games industry with a spotlight on The Sims Online. The story features interviews with designers Chris Trottier and Will Wright."

Now I'm not American but I guess '60 Minutes II' is a tv show..? Anyway, this bit comes from the official TSO site, says it all doesn't it? It's probably worth checking out I guess.