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281. Nightlife Nominated for Golden Joystick

Written on Thursday 24 August 2006 at 04:04 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Since 1982 there have been annual Golden Joystick awards, which is a ceremony for the video games industry, during which games and developers or publishers get awards for the results they've made. This year the ceremony will be held at 27 October in London, UK, and public voting is now possible. Maxis has two nominations on the list, of which the Sims 2 Nightlife, the second expansion pack is one for the best PC game of the past year. Will Wright's upcoming creation, Spore, is nominated for "One to Watch 2007." Finally Electronic Arts has another nomination in its hands: EA Games is nominated to become Publisher of the Year. These 24th Golden Joystick awards nominated games released between 1 August 2005 and 31 July 2006. The show will be broadcasted live on ComputerAndVideoGames.com, which also presents the entire show.

282. Sims 2 Get A Life for PC?

Written on Thursday 24 August 2006 at 03:53 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Australian shop GameHead is cause of a new rumour, namely "The Sims 2 Get A Life". The product is said to be released 28 September, roughly three weeks before Pets is released on PC and other platforms. The title "Get A Life" was used earlier in the first Console version of the Sims, but this listing is for PC and is called the Sims 2. The price of $67.40 Australian comes down to roughly £30 or $50 US, which is for a full priced game. That means it's not likely this is another expansion or stuff pack for the Sims 2, but it might be a bundle of the base game with an expansion or stuff pack. What exactly it will be - if anything at all - is still uncertain, but if there's any news we'll let you know here. Thanks to SimsZone for the link.

283. Sims and Children

Written on Wednesday 23 August 2006 at 04:20 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Similar to an article earlier this year published by the New York Times, the UK newspaper the Telegraph has posted an article on their website about the Sims, and how young children play the game. They've interviewed Bethany Howe, 11, and her mother. Bethany showed the Telegraph around her houses, families and neighbourhoods, as well as the creation of a Sim. Her mother is alright with Bethany playing so much, since the game is safe and non-graphic. Caroline Pelletier from London University's Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media explains how little girls playing the Sims tend to explore subversive behaviour with the game. Covering five pages, you can check out the entire article for all the little details.

284. How to Make Sims Attractive

Written on Wednesday 23 August 2006 at 04:07 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Making realistic Sims can sometimes be a pain, according to the SunSentinel. They asked Christina Brown, a 21-year old Sims fan from Chicago, about creating good looking Sims. The result consists of 10 tips which can be used as guidelines in creating and sharing Sims using the Body Shop. Although the article is now only available after purchase, there's still a Google Cached version available - but most likely only for a limited time.

285. Glamour Life MySims Icon

Written on Wednesday 23 August 2006 at 04:01 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

With the news that the MySims icon for Family Fun Stuff has changed also comes the news of the icon that will be used for Glamour Life Stuff, which is to be released later this month. Rigglyby on the official site's BBS has already found the image, which is that of a sculpture. You can see the images for registered (coloured) and unregistered (grey) games below. Thanks to SnootySims for the tip.

286. New Family Fun Stuff MySims Icon

Written on Wednesday 23 August 2006 at 03:57 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

To clear up the official website a bit, Maxis has changed the MySims icon for Family Fun Stuff, shown on everyone's MySims page. The original wheel made it unclear to people with lower-end video cards, as the difference between registered and unregistered was hard to tell. The toybox has now taken its place, after it won over the Mardi Gras mask in a little survey held by Maxis. More information has been posted by MaxoidDrea. You can see the registered (coloured) and unregistered (grey) icons below.

287. Festive Holiday Stuff Update

Written on Wednesday 23 August 2006 at 03:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Over a month ago we reported about the third stuff pack possibly being Festive Holiday Stuff. This has now more or less been confirmed by EA Germany, which gave a release list to GameStar, a German magazine. With an expected release in Germany of 9 November, the pack can be expected in the US around 7 November and the UK at the 10th. The date may vary a little for other countries. The exact contents or price of the pack is unknown, although EBGames has had a listing of it according to SnootySims. Under the title "Happy Holiday Stuff" a release date of 7 November was put, and a Holiday Edition 2006 of the game, most likely a bundle of the Sims 2 and the Stuff pack, was also listed. Both listings have now disappeared from the website though, and the pack can no longer be pre-ordered from EBGames. Naturally we'll keep you up-to-date with any news about this (still rumoured) stuff pack.

288. New Sims 2 Introduction Demo

Written on Wednesday 23 August 2006 at 03:39 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Earlier this month EA released a new demo of the Create a Sim part of the game. Titled "The Sims 2: An Introduction" this demo lets you create sims without the need of the Sims 2 itself. The created Sims can be shared through the exchange. Options to change the Sim's finest details are in the demo, and the resulting Sims can of course be played in the game as well. The demo weighs 286 Mb to download, and comes close to using 400 Mb after installation. The EA FTP server provides the download for the official sites, but you can also find it on various other sites, including GameSpot.

289. SIMVeillance Art Project

Written on Wednesday 23 August 2006 at 03:28 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Occasionally an artist uses the Sims to create something for an art exhibition. Katherine Isbister and Rainey Straus created a project in San Jose, by installing a surveillance camera in the Fairmont Hotel near the Fairmont Plaza in downtown San Jose, California. The people filmed with that camera have been turned into Sims using the Sims 2, and the source video has been recreated using the Sims avatars of the passersby. The SIMVeillance project was first shown at the ZeroOne Festival in San Jose, two weeks ago. The two screens showing the original and animated videos can be watched until 26 November in the San Jose Museum of Art. More details are at the SIMWorks website, which also has a preview video of the project. Rensselaer Campus News also has a story about the art, and even more can be found in a Mercury News article.

290. Open for Business Gold on Mac

Written on Wednesday 23 August 2006 at 02:43 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Aspyr has updated their project status page with the information that Open for Business has gone gold for Mac. That means it's now in the final stages of production and will soon be shipped to shops worldwide. Although an exact release date is not given by Aspyr itself, their main online retailer Amazon US currently reports a shipping date of 4 September, while Amazon UK says it'll be out 1 September. Making things more confusing is MacWorld, which reports that the game will be out this week. The exact date remains uncertain, but it's almost certain that it'll be released in the next few weeks. Whether Aspyr is planning to release the stuff packs on the Mac platform as well is currently uncertain.