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331. Show the World How You Play

Written on Tuesday 13 June 2006 at 01:37 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

The Sims Played By campaign hasn't been updated for a while, not since February when it was for Open for Business. Probably for the upcoming expansion pack, and possibly console games as well, the advertising company for EA, W+K, is again looking for fans of the game to show how they play the game. To get in all you have to do is fill in a questionnaire, and submit some of your work. The questions in the questionnaire again hint towards the pets expansion, with questions like "If you could teach a pet any trick what would it be and why," and "Write a short story about a walrus, a toaster, two pounds of dog food and an umbrella." If you're lucky, you might be invited to EA to work on the next advertising campaign. For more details about entering, see the information page on the official site.

332. Blogging Maxoids

Written on Monday 12 June 2006 at 20:13 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Blogging is a popular thing on the Internet, and now Maxoids have started doing it as well. On the official site there are six recently posted blogs from Maxoids - some longer than others. A few Sims 2 team members tell about their work, others just put up an anecdote or random story. First there's MaxisLittleL, who tells about the Design Pit, where the designers for the Sims 2 do their work. She also tells about how the design and production teams are able to socialise and discuss the game during work. Next is MaxoidDrea of the web team. She says what the web team does, and also recaps on an old easter egg on the site, made around the time when the Sims 2 was released. MaxoidKitty explains how she picks items to be featured, and gives a few hints and tips for your Sims and Lots on the exchange.

MaxoidWarlern has a story about a Llama herder, and MaxoidGromit isn't feeling too well. Finally MaxoidGrant tells about his job - making up catalog texts for objects in the game. He includes two texts as a sample, but also has a couple of names for objects in one of the upcoming products. For more blog updates in the future, check the MySim Pages index.

333. Glamour Stuff in August?

Written on Thursday 8 June 2006 at 00:06 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Besides the Sims 2: Pets, there have been some rumours about a second Stuff pack. When the first stuff packs were spotted, Family Fun was the first, and Glamour Stuff the second. Although at first the glamour pack was expected this month, a Dutch online store, MusicStore is now listing the Glamour Stuff Pack with a release date of 15 August. This has not been confirmed by Maxis or EA though. Whether they will announce the pack along the next expansion (see earlier news) is unsure, but an official release date is not expected until the pack's official announcement. The Sims Zone will keep you up-to-date with the latest news about this pack, as always.

334. Community Manager, EP Update and Patches

Written on Wednesday 7 June 2006 at 23:36 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

On the BBS of the official site Hunter Howe (MaxoidHunter) has posted a message regarding the near future of the Sims 2 community. First of all, he mentions there's a new community manager. Since MaxoidKane left - rumours go she went to Spore - several members of the web team took over the job. Now MaxoidMel will be working for Maxis communicating to the fans. Other than that, Hunter says the next expansion (rumoured to be the Sims 2: Pets) is looking great, although he can't give more info for another few weeks. The official announcement will be made in a couple of weeks, when the pack is in "an awesome state" for Maxis to show it off to the fans. Finally, Hunter says two patches, for Open for Business and Family Fun Stuff, are nearing completion and are now at quality insurance. The patches should arrive soon. For all the precise details, read Hunter's message.

335. HomeCrafter Plus Updated

Written on Wednesday 7 June 2006 at 23:28 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Maxis has updated one of its tools to work better with the new expansion and stuff packs for the PC. HomeCrafter Plus, which allows you to create walls, floors and ground textures, is now compatible with all versions of the Sims 2, including all add-ons released so far. If you use the tool, it's best to update it, simply by installing the new version from the official site.

336. The Sims 2 Mac Patched

Written on Wednesday 7 June 2006 at 23:25 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Publisher Aspyr has released a new patch for The Sims 2 on Mac, as well as one for both expansions out so far on Mac: University and Nightlife. The one for the main game fixes a bug on Intel Macs, which made all offspring of a couple have exactly the same facial features. For the expansion packs, the patches add Intel support and fix a random crash that can occur after the birth of a baby. The University patch fixes "terrain camera tracking" as well. You can download the Sims 2 Patch E, the University patch A or the Nightlife Patch A to update your game. A little more information can be found in a MacNN article. Thanks to Gibbie Sims for the heads up.

337. Fun Stuff at EA Downloader

Written on Thursday 25 May 2006 at 00:05 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The EA Downloader service was introduced with the Sims 2 Christmas Party Pack last winter, as a new service from EA to buy games online, download them and being able to play them immediately. The Party Pack was the latest download for the Sims 2 on that service, but soon the Family Fun Stuff pack will also be made available. This is reported by the recently overhauled UK website, which says the pack will be available through EA Downloader starting at the end of this month, at 31 March. The definite price for the pack as download has not yet been announced, although it'll probably be the regular retail price of around $20.

338. Free Mini Soccer Expansion this Week [Update]

Written on Wednesday 24 May 2006 at 23:44 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Fifa World Cup in Germany is just around the corner, and to celebrate the official German site will post a mini content pack next Friday, 26 May. The download of roughly 10 Mb will be made available for free, and it'll contain several decorational items as well as shirts of the national teams participating in the tournament. It's not yet clear whether the items will appear on other official sites internationally as well. For more details, read the German article at Giga.de.

[Update 30 May, 14:40] The download is now available through pretty much any official Sims 2 website. There's an Ultimate Soccer Kit (7.68 Mb) and a Game Day Guidon (0.12 Mb). For more details check out the WorldCup Downloads page on the official site.

339. Sims 2 Pets: Rumours and new Video

Written on Wednesday 24 May 2006 at 23:18 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

With the appearing of the Sims 2 Pets at E3, rumours about the game have sprung up as well. Gaming shop EB Games had the title in their database for several platforms; first PSP, later on several alternative platforms (PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, GameCube and the GBA), but by now all product pages for the Sims 2: Pets have been removed. Although it's not unthinkable that a Sims title for consoles and handhelds is currently in the make, the Sims 2: Pets is more than likely the fourth expansion pack for the PC, considering the full E3 trailer (see TheSidDog.com for a new video, near the bottom of the page) has PC-like graphics, and a message from EA just before the E3 saying that the next EP would be shown at the E3. Naturally we'll keep you up-to-date with all the latest news about upcoming Sims games, but until then it's safest to assume that the Sims 2: Pets is primarily the next PC expansion pack.

340. The Sims 2: Pets: Pictures and Videos

Written on Friday 12 May 2006 at 04:09 by ChEeTaH - 19 comments.

As announced here earlier, the next expansion pack for the Sims 2 on PC is going to be all about pets. Due to the Internet connection not working at the hotel yesterday, the pictures here are a little later than expected... but they're here. Just click the thumbnails below to see the big versions of the pictures. Although the quality isn't too great, it does show the theme and the logo. More images and a video can be found on TheSidDog.com, and in an E3 line-up video of Electronic Arts at their media center you can see short clip showing artwork of the expansion pack.