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2071. One more day!

Written on Tuesday 26 March 2002 at 13:10 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Tomorrow is a big day for everybody in the US! Vacation will be released, and everybody who pre-ordered it will be getting it home very soon too. Europe still has to wait a while, and so does part of our team. However, we hope everybody who gets Vacation tomorrow will enjoy it. For those who have to wait: 5 April is the big day for the europeans. Other games that will come out from Maxis are The Sims Online (Last quarter 2002), The Sims 2 (2003?) and SimCity 4000 (2003?). SimGolf, co-produced by Maxis, should come out 29 March in Europe, so that's another 3 days. Unfortunately we're not sure of all those release dates yet. SimGolf was set at 14 March earlier, but then was delayed again, so maybe that'll happen again this time. We hope not though...

2072. Rendered Simulation temporarily down

Written on Sunday 24 March 2002 at 19:58 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Our affiliate Rendered Simulation is temporarily offline because the server's been reset. They'll be back online soon, so you can enjoy their stuff too.

2073. KillerSims went offline... for now

Written on Saturday 23 March 2002 at 21:23 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As I reported yesterday, KillerSims is having major traffic trouble. They've now put the site offline until a solution for the traffic problems is found. An earlier solution (limiting bandwidth per user) resulted in overall poor performance of the site, so they're thinking of something else now. We wish them good luck in finding a solution, and hope they'll be back soon as one of the best fansites on the net.

2074. Will Wright on MSNBC.com

Written on Friday 22 March 2002 at 23:23 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Will wright has been featured at MSNBC.com yesterday. In it, he explains some things of The Sims and The Sims Online:

"'I first came up with the idea for The Sims in 1992 or 1993,' says Wright. 'In 1993, I built a version of The Sims on the Mac in which I could have a guy walk around, build a house, and interact with objects. We did a focus group in 1993 in which we tested four game ideas; and of the ideas we tested, The Sims was the one that everybody universally hated.'"

He also explains how he made a small pac-man simulation in The Sims. The whole article can be read here.

2075. Killersims closing?

Written on Friday 22 March 2002 at 23:07 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

KillerSims has been having some bandwidth trouble lately. In a newsletter sent by them. The site reaches 50,000-75,000 visitors each day, generating a lot of traffic - 6 Mb per second! As KillerSims too is a non-profit site, the webmaster will decide within 24 hours if he'll continue with KillerSims or not. The decisision will not have any influence on the eGroups, BBS or chat. We hope KillerSims will go on as the great site for The Sims that they are. Maybe just as paysite? We'll keep you updated.

More information on bandwidth trouble can be read in my latest editorial. Thanks to Helena Handbasket in the newsgroup for reporting this.

2076. 3 New TSO Screenshots

Written on Friday 22 March 2002 at 22:47 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Over at the TSO Official site 3 new screenshots of The Sims Online (TSO), the upcoming multiplayer version of The Sims, have been put up. You can see a football game, a disco and a wonderful wedding. To see them, go to the TSO site. Thanks to SimsZone.de (a German site, not related to this one) for the tip.

2077. SimDay Report: New screenshots and design

Written on Thursday 21 March 2002 at 19:25 by ChEeTaH - 4 comments.

This SimDay: There are 6 new Vacation screenshots, there will be a new design for the official site, and The Sims has been sold over 6.3 million times worldwide. That makes it the best-selling PC-game ever. Who would've thought that? Read More!

2078. New poll

Written on Thursday 21 March 2002 at 01:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Vacation, or On Holiday, is coming soon! The US has to wait less than a week now, so we are wondering how you think the name for this new expansion should be abbreviated. Like the community uses LL for Livin' Large, HP for House Party and HD for Hot Date, what should we use for Vacation? You can now vote here or on the right. As always, the poll will close one week from now, so make up your vote!

2079. The Neighborhood Handler and Vacation

Written on Thursday 21 March 2002 at 00:17 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

With Vacation coming soon, I'm now working on a new version of The Neighborhood Handler (TNHH): version 3.7. Besides Vacation compatibility, it'll have a few new options too. I cannot tell when exactly it'll be ready, but it won't be before the new expansion pack comes out, unfortunately. I hope I can finish and release the program mid-april, but I'm not sure about that. As always, the TNHH Yahoo! Group members will get it approximately a week earlier than the rest. Read More!

2080. New Hot Date Review

Written on Monday 18 March 2002 at 00:29 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

If you still haven't got Hot Date and want to read more about it, then there's now another review for you. Although a little late, GameAxis has written something about it that you can read here. Read More!