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1981. TSO Best Online Game at E3

Written on Saturday 8 June 2002 at 22:27 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

At GameSpy an article has been posted about the MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games): the awards for the best Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG). The Sims Online has won this award. It was chosen as winner because it has a 'socially based rewards system'. It's also good that the playig environment is created by the users, and is not pre-defined as many other online games. However it is yet too early to call it a success:

"Maybe it's too early to start calling The Sims Online a hit. The final product might fall short of the potential -- with online games you never know until people start playing. But regardless of how it does, The Sims Online is a watershed product whose impact will be felt in the online gaming scene for years to come. Raise a glass to the genius of Will Wright, then buckle yourself in for one hell of a ride."

The whole article with all results of the awards can be read at this page.

1982. The Neighborhood Handler 3.8 coming!

Written on Saturday 8 June 2002 at 14:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Coming soon to The Sims Zone: The Neighborhood Handler 3.8! I've been working on it again lately, and improved quite a few things, fixed bugs, and I'm now getting it ready for its release. It will still be a little while before it's all ready for the release, as there is still some work to be done for it. A lot has already been done though, and so I think I can release the program to the tnhh group in about a week. Another week later, it'll be released here. If you want to join the group for free, and so get the new version earlier than anyone else, visit the Neighborhood Handler Site. Read More!

1983. New affiliate

Written on Saturday 8 June 2002 at 02:27 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As of today, we've affiliated with Sim Gateway. This is another Sims Site, with all great stuff including downloads - of course. All I can say about it: pay them a visit!

1984. And the nominees are...

Written on Friday 7 June 2002 at 01:24 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims Online has been nominated in the categories "Best of Show", "Best Original Game" and "Best Simulation Game" in the "Best of E3 2002 awards". These are the official awards for the E3 that was in the last week of may. The Sims Online, The Sims Hands On (PS2) and many other upcoming games were shown there, and now there are awards to determine the best games on the E3. Winners will be announced on 18 June on www.e3awards.com. All the nominees can be found on this page on that site. Check back there or here on 18 June to see if The Sims Online has won anything...

1985. SimDay Report: International Sites

Written on Thursday 6 June 2002 at 20:44 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This weeks' SimDay is yet another small one: there are now international sites of The Sims (again). They used to have the official site translated into several languages before, but removed those because those sites were never up-to-date. There are sites for several (but not all) European and Asian countries. To go to the links of them all, visit this page.

1986. Another poll...

Written on Thursday 6 June 2002 at 02:10 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's thursday again, which means a new poll at The Sims Zone. This week it's a bit new: you can select more than one item, and so vote several items at once. This week we want to know what upcoming Sim-Games (except Sims Deluxe, as that's probably nothing really new) you will buy. You can choose between The Sims Unleashed (new expansion pack), The Sims 2 (sequel), The Sims Online, The Sims Hands On (PS2), SimCity 4 and SimUniverse - the game that's only in Will Wright's head and maybe on a few Maxis computers yet. Vote on the right or on this page. To see the last poll results, which was about why SimGolf was delayed in Europe, can be found here.

1987. Hot Date Mac gone Gold

Written on Thursday 6 June 2002 at 00:57 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The waiting is nearly over: soon more people will be able to play Hot Date too. That is because Hot Date for the macintosh has gone gold, and is now being duplicated. That means you can buy it soon. Here are the system specifications once again:

Mac OS 8.6, 9, 10 or later

128 MB built-in memory (Virtual Memory may be necessary on machines with less than 192 MB Physical Memory)

G3 processor with 233 MHz or faster (333 Mhz recommended)

ATI Rage Pro, NVidia GeForce 2

4 MB video memory

600 MB storage space

8x CD-ROM drive

If you want to pre-order at Aspyr, then click here. For more information, including international distributors, visit Aspyr's site.

 

1988. Pre-order Sims Unleashed and Sims Deluxe

Written on Monday 3 June 2002 at 00:23 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Rumours of a fifth expansion pack for The Sims are getting stronger. We already reported earlier that The Sims Unleashed could be coming. Although there's no word from EA or Maxis yet, you can already pre-order this expansion pack here at EB-Games. As Vacation could be pre-ordered before an official statement too, it could be very possible that this new expansion pack is actually coming. From the name it's not very clear what it'll be about, and no information is known yet too. As it looks now, it seems it'll be released as early as 17 September, 2002 (not 15 October as said before). Once there's more information, it'll be posted here.

[Update 23:10] Another Sims-package that can be pre-ordered at EB-Games is Sims Deluxe. About as much is known about that as The Sims Unleashed: only the price ($49.95) and the release date (17 September 2002). Rumours go - but nothing's confirmed - that it'll be a DVD with The Sims and several or all expansion packs on it. You can pre-order that at this page.

1989. Hot Date (Mac) Delayed

Written on Monday 3 June 2002 at 00:13 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Slightly bad news for all The Sims fans with a Macintosh: Hot Date has been postponed until later this month. At Aspyr, the ones who are making Hot Date for the Mac, it says Hot Date is in the Final Candidate stage, and is scheduled for release in June 2002. After Final Candidate, the game will go into Gold Master stage after which it will be released. Visit Aspyr for more information.

1990. Simday Report: E3 2002

Written on Thursday 30 May 2002 at 21:11 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Want to read all about The Sims Online and The Sims Hands On (on PS2) from the E3? The official site has posted a list of articles at several sites, including articles from CNN, MSNBC and GamesDomain:

""I think The Sims is a success, particularly with the female players, because it was designed for regular people in everyday life and not specifically for girls or kids," said associate producer, Jenna Chalmers."

To get links to all the articles, visit this page.