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2001. The Sims PS2 Poll

Written on Thursday 23 May 2002 at 20:32 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's thursday again, and usually that means two things: SimDay and a new poll here at TSZ. Although the poll is a bit late, SimDay was a few days early (the Sims on PS2 announcement and the HD Patch). But now: the results of the last poll: it's not a real surprise most of the visitors come from the USA or Canada (88 of 189 votes). 74 people come from Europe, of which 40 from the UK. 10 people who voted live down under and 9 people from Africa, Antartica or somewhere else. Only 2 visitors came from the middle or south America. All results are here in the archive.

As you've probably noticed: there's a lot of news about The Sims on PlayStation2 which is showed at the E3. That's why we want to know: will you buy this game, or wait for The Sims 2 on PC, or won't you buy it at all? For those who don't know: it seems that The Sims on PS2 has some things that will probably appear in The Sims 2 (officially not yet confirmed) too. Cast your vote on the right or over here.

2002. New Sims PS2 Shots

Written on Thursday 23 May 2002 at 12:21 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The EA website has a special E3 Section online, in which you can find info about the games shown at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in LA. There also is - of course - a bit of info about The Sims on the PS2 platform. With that info come also two new screenshots. One of them shows a couple of sims in a hot tub that we all know so well, and the other one shows two sims spending some time playing music and with trains. To visit The Sims' E3 section, and to see the screenshots, visit the Sims PS2 Page at EA. Another small bit of news is that the GamePro Magazine already has a preview of the game in their August issue. Expect much more news on this game and The Sims Online for 2-3 days.

2003. Still some TSO news

Written on Thursday 23 May 2002 at 01:05 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Although The Sims Online hasn't appeared at the E3 yet, the official TSO site has posted some news - and 3 new screenshots! They tell us how this upcoming online game will be shown: at 'Club Sims'. That basically is THE place to be when visiting the EA booth at the E3. The next few days, most Sims-news will come from right there. We can read that for instance guests will be invited to play the Sims Online. More information - and an E3 coverage - can be found at the TSO official site.

2004. E3 Impressions

Written on Thursday 23 May 2002 at 00:41 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo, the biggest games-showcase in the world) has started again. This yearly event is highly visited every time, and every games-site and magazine will do some coverage. EA shows, besides games like Black & White 2 (Lionhead), SimCity 4 (Maxis), 1503 AD (Sunflowers), and many other games, also The Sims on Playstation2 and The Sims Online. The Sims on Playstation2 has already been shown on the E3, and a few sites have mentioned it now... Read More!

2005. First screens of PS2 The Sims

Written on Tuesday 21 May 2002 at 23:33 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The E3 - the biggest expo of computer and video games worldwide - has kicked off! Many gaming companies, under which of course Electronic Arts and its devisions (like Maxis), will show off their games and allow people to see a first preview of those new games. GameSpot UK has something interesting for us too: The Sims on PS 2 screenshots. There are 4 screenshots, which show some Sims - in 3D. One shot shows how you create them, the other 3 shots are some general gameplay shots. For those who can't wait (all of you?): pay this page a visit. Thanks to Matthew Eastaugh, who worked for this site before, for giving the link to this news.

2006. International HD Patch

Written on Tuesday 21 May 2002 at 18:11 by ChEeTaH - 5 comments.

For everybody who has Hot Date, but not Vacation, there's good news. For those outside the US anyway: The international versions of the Hot Date patch are finally available. 3 months after the release of the second US patch, everybody can now fix most of the bugs (as in errors, not roaches) in Hot Date. Fixed is that the old prude shows up downtown, you can get the Bay Window too, and your Sims will get stuck less often. The patch, which is included in the Vacation (On Holiday) Expansion pack, is about 4.6 Mb big. To get it, visit this page on the official site.

2007. More info about PS2 Sims

Written on Tuesday 21 May 2002 at 18:07 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Maxis has released an official press release about The Sims on the Playstation 2 platform, giving us more information about it. As mentioned earlier, the gameplay would be more level-based, and the graphics would be 3D. Extra information this time includes that you can also play the game with 2 players, that there will be objects exclusive to the PS2 version (like a Bug Zapper and a strip poker game). There will also be a number of 'wacky' neighbours to interact with, neighbours never seen on the PC before. To read the full press release, go to this page.

2008. Late SV reviews

Written on Sunday 19 May 2002 at 00:39 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

From GameSpot Australia and TFH Gaming there's more to read about the Sims' latest expansion: Vacation. Over a month after its release, these two sites have now also reviewed this game. GameSpot gave it a score of 7, while TFH Gaming thought it's worth a high 92%. The last one has noticed that it doesn't crash as often as Hot Date did, GameSpot talks about the souvenirs and the similarity between SV and HD (and more of course). To read the review of GameSpot, go here. For the TFH Gaming one, click here. Our own review can be read here.

2009. Ad Banners are here

Written on Friday 17 May 2002 at 23:56 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As you have probably already noticed, advertising banners have appeared at The Sims Zone. This will often be The Sims Zone's own banner for now, but there should be other banners soon too. Everytime the banner gets clicked, we get a bit of money, with which we will pay for the hosting of this site. Although the ad-free time is gone at The Sims Zone - unfortunately - this doesn't mean we'll become a paysite anytime soon. We will try to keep it like this as long as we can, and might become a paysite only if costs get extremely high. The banners should help us out for a long while.

2010. Simday Report: Magazine feature

Written on Thursday 16 May 2002 at 20:31 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

Not a real big SimDay this time. All there's to be discussed is a feature in the Computer Games magazine. "Simply Monumental - The Sims, The Phenomenon, The Future" is what we can read on the cover of the latest issue, which shows Mount Sims - Mount Rushmore with Sim-faces. A few articles inside this cover deal with the upcoming titles The Sims Online and SimCity 4, the community (and fansites), the games Maxis made in the past, something about speaking Simlish and an interesting read about who is playing the best-selling game ever: The Sims. Besides that, there's an interview with Will Wright, of which a part can be read at Mall of The Sims (for free). Basically that's all for this SimDay, which didn't really add anything for those not being able to buy the latest issue of Computer Games.

SimDays are getting quiet again, so it seems. Over a year ago Andy wrote a series of three articles at TheSimsFusion (which is now this site) about "What happened to SimDay". Those articles can still be found in the editorials archive. Remember that these editorials were written even before House Party was released.