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461. Mascot with Open for Business Pre-order

Written on Monday 19 December 2005 at 01:46 by ChEeTaH - 3 comments.

Open for Business is arriving in the first quarter of next year, and shops have already started taking pre-orders. Our shop is one of them, but EBGames is doing the same. As a gift, they now have a promotion up that if you pre-order the game there, you can get an exclusive Sims mascot and a life-size sculpture to promote that your shop is the best in the hood. It seems the offer is only available in the US. It's not sure whether Amazon or other online shops will have the same offer.

462. The Sims 2 University (Mac) Shipping

Written on Saturday 17 December 2005 at 03:20 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Aspyr developer for the Sims 2 on Mac, has announced that the first expansion pack, University, has gone gold. It's currently in Shipping status, and will arrive in stores very soon. This is reported by InsideMacGames and can be verified on Aspyr's Project Status page. The game is identical to the PC version of the expansion pack, and also requires The Sims 2 (for Mac, of course) to be installed. For more information check out the product page at Aspyr's website. You can buy the game from our Mac shop for £16.99 or $29.99.

463. Sims 2 (Mac) Patch C

Written on Saturday 17 December 2005 at 03:14 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's no news that games ship with some bugs in them. The same goes for the Sims 2 on the Mac. Aspyr has released a third patch for the game. This patch solves a conflict with NVidia video cards in combination with OS X version 10.4.3. The patch also includes the fixes for the previous two patches, so you don't need those for this patch. You can download the patch from MacGameFiles. For a full list of fixes, including those of the previous patches, check Aspyr's patch page.

464. Open for Business T-Mail 2

Written on Saturday 17 December 2005 at 03:08 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

One of the last, if not the last, T-Mails of the year has arrived. Tim LeTourneau, Senior Producer for the Sims 2 expansion packs, has given an update on the upcoming expansion pack Open for Business. He says that the team just hit a major milestone (he doesn't say which one exactly), and that there's now a lot of tuning, polishing and gameplaying going on. Included are two screenshots and a 37 second movie. Besides that Hunter Howe, designer on the team of the expansion pack, gives some insight in what goes on behind the scenes and how things work, using several constants. He also mentions business perks, which are rewards for the business owner when the place is running well. All those bits can be found in the Read More part of the newspost you're reading now. For the screenshots, click the thumbnails below, or follow the links to the movie if you wish to see that (QuickTime required).

• Movie: High Quality (3.5 Mb)
• Movie: Low Quality (987 Kb)

Read More!

465. Holiday Giveaway Week 5

Written on Saturday 17 December 2005 at 02:28 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The final full week of Maxis' holiday giveaway is over again. There's only one more download to be given away next week Tuesday. This week there were three - no more bloopers or factoids. You can get some Mantle Warmers, also known as stockings, a HoliDine Table for the Christmas dinner (in various colours), and some Mystery Presents, of which you'll always wonder what's inside them. All can now be downloaded from the official site, if you registered your game.

466. Official Site now also for PSP

Written on Saturday 17 December 2005 at 02:14 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

After the Sims 2 being released for the PSP, Maxis has added another small feature for users of Sony's handheld. Besides the regular version, there's now also a PSP version of the website. It has a few wallpapers, some music, screenshots and videos, help, and even the latest podcasts (PSP update 2.60 required). Besides that there's also a bit of news on the frontpage. You can access the site through http://psp.thesims2.com - with or without PSP. Thanks to Michael for the tip.

467. The Sims 2 (Consoles) - Our Review

Written on Friday 16 December 2005 at 03:54 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Christmas is coming up soon, and if you don't know what you want to get then maybe the Sims is for you. Nightlife has been out for a while, there's the Holiday Party Pack that Andy reviewed, but also the Sims 2 on Consoles and Handhelds. We've taken a look at the PlayStation 2 version of the game, which is pretty much the same as the XBox and GameCube ones, and after checking out the game thoroughly, the review is finally ready. Time for us to let you know whether the game is worth it, despite the (minor) issues and glitches:

"Once you're done creating a Sim, you're ready to be thrown in the story. Well... Story might be a bit optimistic. Your goals are based on golden and platinum wants. Your Sim has one of these at any time, where a golden want helps you through the lot and a platinum one unlocks one of the 12 locations. You'll first need to complete the gold wants before you get a platinum one. Although at the beginning of the story you'll only need to control your Sim, and fulfil golden wants of your Sim, this changes after a short while. You have to help other Sims with their golden wants as well, and so progress through the story."

So if you're interested...

468. The Sims 2 Open for Business Page

Written on Sunday 11 December 2005 at 20:49 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The official site has opened up a new product page for the Sims 2 Open for Business, the third expansion pack that'll be out early next year. As expected the game will get a rating of T for Teen, according to the page. Besides the known information, there are also two new screenshots, five small images, and a new movie. You can see the screenshots below - so enjoy.

469. Holiday Giveaway Week 4

Written on Sunday 11 December 2005 at 20:40 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Week 4 of the official Holiday Giveaway is over, and as before it's given 2 downloads, and a blooper. Of the 12 promised objects from the Holiday Party Pack, 8 have now been given away. That means that the final four downloads will be released on 13, 14, 15 and 20 December, and so there are no more bloopers and factoids left. The last blooper is a Sim sinking away in the floor. Other than that, the Maxis crew has made a special, Simlish, holiday song.

This week's downloads are the Proliferating Reindeer and Corporal Filbert. Both are merely decorational items and don't do much besides just standing in the house of your Sims. Download them from the exchange.

470. TS2 PSP in Europe December 23rd

Written on Thursday 8 December 2005 at 13:13 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

After asking around, we've received confirmation from EA Europe that The Sims 2 on PSP will be released 23 December in Europe, with possibly a little bit of variation in the day depending on where you live. Where North Americans will be able to buy the game this week, that means Europe (and Australia) will have to wait another two weeks before they're able to buy the game. The official UK site has also corrected the release date from 16 to 23 December. Check out yesterday's press release for more information.