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911. 4 Million Visitors, New Poll

Written on Tuesday 11 January 2005 at 21:17 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

I'm back again and over the next day or two we'll be catching up with the latest news that was missed during my absence. Although a little late, I of course want to wish everybody - including all Sims - a happy 2005 on behalf of the entire Sims Zone team. First of all, we hit the 4 million visitors milestone shortly after Christmas (and we're well over it now). Thanks to everyone who visited us to reach this milestone, and keep coming so we hit the 5 million soon! On to something completely different: you selected the most important headline of 2004. The news that the Sims 2 was released didn't win - probably due to the somewhat misleading title. Instead, the news of the game being delayed, back in January, got the most votes: 32%. "The Sims 2 Gone Gold" was the runner up, with 27% of the votes. For the rest of the results, check out the results page.

Last thursday a new poll was launched, and as the new year has started it of course had to be about that. We want to know what you'll be doing for your Sims this year. Tell us by voting on the right, or on the latest poll page.

912. Merry Christmas

Written on Friday 24 December 2004 at 02:03 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

The time has come very close now; Christmas is close and so I want to wish everybody on behalf of the entire team of the Sims Zone a merry Christmas. Whether you're getting lots of presents or not, we hope your wishes will come true and you'll have a few great days. As EA has published four Sims 2 holiday screenshots, they are yours to be viewed now - just click the thumbnails below.

Also a quick note to say that I'll be away from Christmas until 10 January (that's a bit more than 2 weeks). During that period it may take longer for e-mails to be answered, if at all. Please be patient and I'll be back at the 10th.

Merry Christmas from ChEeTaH, Andy, Carrie, Matt, Neil, Starrats, Stash, Steve and Sumit!

913. SimDay

Written on Friday 24 December 2004 at 01:31 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week's SimDay is a fairly big one, with quite a bit about movies. First of all there's an interview with MaxoidPlumpBob. She (Kerie Kimbrell) is a movie director at Maxis. In the interview she gives some tips about creating your own movies. Read the interview to get the details. Along with this, Maxis has made it possible to rate the videos posted by members on their MySim pages.

There's a lot more about movies and the Sims 2 University inside... Read More!

914. Urbz Site Changed

Written on Friday 24 December 2004 at 00:56 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

It seems last week's UrbzDay was the last one indeed. The official site has now been changed, and shows links to the city guide that was posted in November. All the old information and content can still be found through the XAM menu, but it's unlikely much new content - if any at all - will be added in the future. To check out all the information head over to urbzsims.ea.com.

915. Sims 2 University Shots

Written on Friday 24 December 2004 at 00:45 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

The official Swedish site has posted three new screenshots of the first expansion pack for the Sims 2. These shots may show familiar scenes but are in fact brand new. They're a bit smaller than the usual ones, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't look at them...

916. Possible Awards for Sims 2 and Urbz

Written on Friday 24 December 2004 at 00:23 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

GameSpot has been giving away awards the past week, but Maxis games weren't awarded so far yet. Now the Reader's Choice voting has started for the best games of 2004. You can vote for all platforms, and Game of the Year. You can vote for the Sims 2 on PC, and the Urbz can be voted for in the console sections. If you want to help one of these games to win, then enter the Reader's Choice Awards and start voting.

917. 2004 News Overview & New Poll

Written on Thursday 23 December 2004 at 01:00 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

With the year 2004 drawing to its end, it's time for a summary of the news of the past year. I've gone through our archives, and listed the most important news items. You can go through all of them month by month at the latest editorial.

Of every month, I've picked a news item that I though was the most important of that month. You can find links to these headlines in our current poll. In this poll, you can choose which headline you think is the most important Sims news item of 2004. Let us know, and the final results will be revealed in two weeks (that's right, this poll will run for 2 weeks instead of the usual week). Until then, they're hidden... Vote on the right or the latest poll page

If you want to check out the results of last week's poll, head to the results page. It was all about the HomeCrafter and its rumour that it would be released this week (and it did).

918. HomeCrafter Interview

Written on Wednesday 22 December 2004 at 23:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

After the release of the HomeCrafter Plus yesterday, GameSpy has posted a new interview with Darren Futa. Futa was producer of the tool, as well as the Body Shop and probably upcoming tools as well. It's a very short interview but Darren does explain why there's no exchange for walls, floors and ground textures - that would mean a release after christmas, and Maxis is happy with seeing the content on the fansites. If custom content is included in a lot, it'll be posted on the exchange automatically as well. To read the entire interview, click here.

919. Sims 2 University Interview, Screens and Logo

Written on Wednesday 22 December 2004 at 23:44 by ChEeTaH - 4 comments.

Maxis has revealed several new screenshots of the Sims 2 University, as well as the logo. The first three screenshots come from GameSpy. You can see them below, but if you want to read the added description head over to the article. Meanwhile Maxis has also sent out a new scoop newsletter. This scoop contains the "latest" info of the Sims 2 University, and two new screenshots are added. But that's not all - the new logo, slightly different from the previous one, is also shown. I've taken the same logo from the box mock up from EBGames though, with thanks to SP Zone for the link there. All of that can be seen below - click the thumbnails to see larger versions.

Furthermore, GameSpot has interviewed Kevin Hogan, the lead producer of the expansion pack. There isn't really any news in it, but if you want to read it anyway check out the interview. Here's a little quote about the objects from it:

"Juice kegs are definitely a part of the pack! We won't be unveiling it just yet, so be on the lookout for it! Also, stay tuned to hear more about the other objects that will be available in the pack. They are great. There are also a host of new furniture pieces and build mode options, as well as reward objects for the new careers."

920. New Christmas Object

Written on Wednesday 22 December 2004 at 23:09 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Maxis has posted a new object for Christmas to be used in the Sims 2. With the Kwanzaa Kinara your Sims can also celebrate the seven day Kwanzaa festival celebrating the "African American people, culture and history." For more information about this object, head on to the details page on the official site.