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731. Strangerhood Episode 6

Written on Saturday 30 April 2005 at 22:54 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The guys of Rooster Teeth Productions have done it again - they've made a new episode for the Strangerhood, their sitcom series made with the Sims 2. This sixth episode, "Idol Desperation" clocks about 5 minutes, and can be found in various formats on the video archive. Download it to find out what happened to the Strangerhood characters after Nikki died...

732. Sims 2 Mac Update

Written on Saturday 30 April 2005 at 22:40 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Yesterday Aspyr, creator of the Sims 2 on Mac, has posted a new developer journal entry at Inside Mac Games. This time it's all about the music in the game, which gets stuck in your head easily. Karen Halloran talks about Mark Mothersbaugh's music, and his band DEVO. Two screenshots are included, you can see them below.

Other than that, Aspyr has issued a press release in which it talks about features of Mac OS X Tiger, the latest release of Mac OS, that the Sims 2 will support. The game will make use of the improved OpenGL libraries, and the new .Mac services will also be supported. Families can be shared over the .Mac iDisk as well. The game is expected in June.

733. Belated Simday

Written on Saturday 30 April 2005 at 22:27 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A slightly late report about last Thursday, as usual Simday on the official site. Maxis has improved their site a little bit again, by improving the search possibilities for lots. You can search on lots whether they have Custom Content, on Lot Size, Number of Floors, and Lot Value now, giving you a bigger chance of getting what you want. Other than that, there are some links we mentioned earlier, namely the GameSpot articles about The Sims 2 on console and mobile phones. New is also the intro, which now promoted the recently launched movie contest.

As for the Sims 2 on consoles, handhelds and mobile phones, Maxis has posted new information pages. There are pages for all platforms the game will be out on later this year: Playstation 2, XBox, GameCube, GBA, DS, PSP and Phones. There is just one bit of information from these pages so far, which is about the GBA version:

"Between episodes participate in all new unique mini-games such as car and soda commercials. How well you do helps determine how good your ratings are."

Other than that, the following small artworks were posted:

734. Nightlife T-Mail

Written on Thursday 28 April 2005 at 15:22 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Tim LeTourneau, producer of the Sims 2 expansion packs, has sent out another e-mail with an update on The Sims 2 Nightlife, the second expansion pack that's due this fall. This time he tells that the team is gearing up for E3, where the expansion will be shown to visitors. He also says how much the team thinks about the community when developing an expansion pack, implementing features that may not be in for a mainstream announcement, but that fans do want. For instance, there will be half-height walls, and new counter-island corners. Animated lights are "pretty amazing too", as you can rotate them and create different patterns. Besides that, the game will now allow diagonal and L-shaped pools without using cheats. All can be seen on the included screenshots, for which you'll have to click the thumbnails for larger versions. Read on for Tim's exact words.

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735. GameSpot on TS2 Mobile

Written on Thursday 28 April 2005 at 15:12 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

After the announcement games site GameSpot has had a first look at the Sims 2 on mobiles. It mentions some features, like the SimQ, a meter which shows how well you are doing in the game. You have to complete mini-goals to improve your SimQ. The game will be mobile-oriented, allowing short sessions of 3-5 minutes, rather than having to take hours to accomplish something. It will feature a complete Create-A-Sim mode, and it even allows you to import a character from the PC version by uploading a Sim to a special WAP site. Copying Sims over through SMS is another possibility, but you'll also be able to just get into your phone's phonebook at any time in the game, and send your friends short messages. Of course there is also some decoration to be done. The game will be released in three versions, a 64Kb one for lightweight phones, and two heavier 128Kb and 178Kb versions. The latter will feature a bigger and richer world. For more information see the preview. The two screenshots below are new as well (do click the thumbnails to see slightly larger versions in this case).

736. Sims 2 on Mobile Announcement

Written on Thursday 28 April 2005 at 14:58 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Yesterday EA announced several titles which would be released on mobile phones. As said in the console announcement, the Sims 2 is one of those games. Other games are Madden NFL 2006, Need for Speed Underground 2, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006, FIFA Football 2006, Poppit!, Turbo 21 and Tri Peaks Solitaire. These eight games will be shown and be playable at the E3 in LA, at the expo which is from 18 to 20 May. They seem to be in development by EA Mobile, a fairly new division of EA. There are twelve other titles to be released in 2005/2006 as well. For more info read the press release, and enjoy the Sims 2 screenshot below.

737. New TS2 PSP Screen

Written on Tuesday 26 April 2005 at 23:21 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

EA has published a new screenshot of the Sims 2 on PlayStation Portable. You can check it out by clicking the thumbnail below. It shows the Dead Tree Hub location Virginia McArthur talked about in the GameSpot video about the game.

738. UK SMS Contest

Written on Tuesday 26 April 2005 at 02:57 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

After EA US started a big competition, EA UK has launched a smaller one. In an SMS competition you have to invite friends to send a message to EA at the standard rate. By getting as many as possible people joining your dorm, you can win a set containing a 3G mobile phone, a portable DVD player and a copy of the Sims 2 University. Two of those (a sorority and fraternity) will win, The second place winners in both groups will win a mobile phone, a portable DVD player and a copy of the Sims 2 University. Besides that, the 8 runners up from both group will each receive a copy of the first expansion pack as well. By entering you do allow EA to send you more txt messages, which can be stopped by txting STOP to 60022. For more information see the contest page and make sure you read the rules too. They state the competition is only open to UK residents of 13 years and older with a valid UK mobile phone.

739. New Sims 2 Movie Contest

Written on Tuesday 26 April 2005 at 02:42 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

EA has organised a new movie contest for fans of the Sims 2, and it's a big one. They encourage people to make short movies using the ingame tools of the Sims 2. The competition is held together with the USC School of Cinema-Television. You have to create a clip featuring the day of a life of a student. The prize is a big one - you can win $5,000 (yes, 5 grand), or a four-week associate intern position at Maxis. There's only one of these to give away. Runners-up can win either an nVidia powered computer without monitor, or one of three nVidia graphics card (GeForce 6600GT). The last three will be the ones who are best in either the Comedy, Drama or Documentary genres.

If you're planning to join in, first it's wise to make sure that you're in the US or Canada. You also have to be at least 13 to be allowed to participate, and at least 18 for the associate position. The judges will decide on Story, Character Development, Art Direction, Originality and Music, each of which counts for 20% of the result. You need to have both the Sims 2 and the Sims 2 University according to the rules. You have until midnight at 30 May (PST) to submit your entry. You can read the full set of rules, and some tips. The winners will be announced after the contest ends. Good luck if you're participating!

740. Cat's Eyes #3

Written on Sunday 24 April 2005 at 23:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Another week has passed. A week in which Sim Brother evicted Bjork, and issued two warnings when Steve and Bjork tried to get a glimpse of the world outside Sim Brother. For a look through another telescope at the fourth series of Sim Brother at the Sims Zone, you should read the new Cat's Eyes. Edition 3 is now up for you to read.

Read Cat's Eyes #3