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421. Nightlife Coming to Mac in March

Written on Tuesday 24 January 2006 at 01:04 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

MacWorld brings a new report, in which they say Nightlife has been announced for Mac. The developer, Aspyr, is porting the PC version of the expansion pack to the Mac platform. The game itself won't be much (if any) different from the PC version. Although University was released in December, and 6 months earlier the Sims 2 itself came out on Mac, Aspyr is taking considerably less time to transfer this expansion pack over. Currently in early development, it's slated for release in March of this year. Precise details are yet unknown. Thansk to SnootySims for spotting the article.

422. Sims 3 Rumours [Update]

Written on Tuesday 24 January 2006 at 00:57 by ChEeTaH - 5 comments.

It's no surprise that, after Maxis started working on the Sims 2 fairly soon after the Sims 1 was finished, that they're now working on the Sims 3 for PC already. Sims2Network disovered that the clients page of Feng Zhu Design showed Maxis as one of the clients for the company before. The project that was mentioned with it, was "Sims 3". Unsure is whether this is already for the PC version of the game, or rather the next Sims title for consoles, but time will have to tell.

[Update 26 January, 20:45] In an article at IGN another company, Gamma Ray Studios also had Maxis listed for a Sims 3 title. An EA spokesperson also told IGN that although fans can't get enough of the franchise, and that EA is always looking for new ideas for the Sims, any speculation is premature until an announcement is made by EA. IGN also says the work the two mentioned companies do is usually done during early stages of development, which means the Sims 3 is still years away.

423. French Sims Magazine

Written on Tuesday 24 January 2006 at 00:51 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

That the Sims 2 is popular in France was already proved when the game got its own stamp. Now the Sims 2 is also getting a magazine in France, which is for sale for 7.50 Euros. Besides the magazine itself, which contains articles with tips for the PC game, information about the Consoles and Handheld versions, a history of the Sims, stories, and more, you also get an extra DVD. The DVD contains 500+ objects, patches, videos and tools for the Sims 2 on PC. A new copy of the magazine will be distributed every quarter, although it will only be available in France. For more details, check out the French newspage. Below you can see the cover of the first issue.

424. Interview with Tim LeTourneau

Written on Tuesday 24 January 2006 at 00:31 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Recently Tim LeTourneau was in Europe to promote the Sims 2 Open for Business. While in Germany, the German official site held an interview with Tim about the expansion pack. In it Tim talks about how the team got the idea for the expansion pack, as well as some gameplay elements of the expansion pack. SnootySims has translated the interview, which you can now read in English.

425. Survey Details

Written on Friday 20 January 2006 at 14:06 by ChEeTaH - 5 comments.

Yesterday Maxis had a new survey on their website, asking about new features in future expansion packs. Besides that, it also mentioned "The Sims 2 Stuff" packs, which used to be known as Booster or Shopping packs. Recurring topics in the topic are pets, gardening, farming, but there is also a multitude of building options. All the precise details of the survey have been posted on the Sims usenet newsgroup, by Guardian Pegasus. They can be found through Google Groups, but for your convenience we've also posted the details in the read more part below. Read More!

426. OfB Details from Chat

Written on Friday 20 January 2006 at 02:43 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

There was a chat this thursday, and during the 40 minutes it lasted several Maxoids answered a lot of questions regarding Open for Business, the upcoming third expansion pack for the Sims 2. The chat has resulted in some new information being given. A list with the new (or more detailed than before) information from the chat is in the read more part of this post. Check the full log for all the questions and answers. Read More!

427. Official Site improves Avatars

Written on Thursday 19 January 2006 at 22:13 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Those who visit the official site a lot, probably know that you can set your own avatar if you're logged in. This little Create-A-Sim tool has been slightly improved: Maxis has added several items inspired by Nightlife to it. You'll find a new top hat, pearl necklace, cat eye glasses, raver goggles, and a tuxedo when creating or changing your Sim. If you want to see what the new items look like, go and edit your avatar.

428. OfB "Classified Ads"

Written on Thursday 19 January 2006 at 21:08 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Before Nightlife was released, Maxis put horoscopes on the official site every month. This time, for Open for Business, they're posting "classified ads." They reveal a bit of information about the game, like this one says there might be evil clowns in box toys... For more details check out the classified ads page.

429. New OfB Screenshots

Written on Thursday 19 January 2006 at 13:43 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

SnootySims has found 6 new screenshots of Open for Business from the official Italian site. Although some of the scenes displayed in these shots may look familiar, they're probably cut-outs of earlier screenshots. You can check out all pictures by clicking the thumbnails below.

430. H-Mail instead of T-Mail

Written on Wednesday 18 January 2006 at 00:21 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Usually Tim Letourneau sends out e-mails regarding the upcoming expansion packs for the Sims 2. However, as he's in Europe, Hunter Howe has sent the community an e-mail this time. He is one of the designers of the expansion packs, and leads all the tuning and tweaking. He spoke about some constants in the last T-mail, and this time it's mostly about the business perks. He says how happy customers give you customer loyalty stars, which results in a higher business ranking, which in turn gives you points to spend on perks. He mentions a few; "Rally Forth" allows your Sim to boost the motives of the employees and other Sims nearby, but can also have disastrous consequences. The "Power Network" perk allows your Sim to "meet" everybody that another Sim knows. The relationship score will instantly be at 15/15, as a bonus. The third perk, "Convincing Personality" will boost the effectiveness of your Sims' sales techniques. Buy bars of recipients of sales socials will be filled 30% more than normal. Finally, the "Head for Numbers" perk allows your Sim to call anyone on the phone, whether your Sim knows them or not.

Besides all that, he also tells how you can makeover townies, giving them a new appearance and clothes. Along with the e-mail came the four screenshots that were already discovered this weekend. If you wish to see those again, just click the thumbnails in the e-mail, which is to be found in the Read More part of this newspost. Read More!