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981. SimDay

Written on Friday 29 October 2004 at 02:07 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week's SimDay comes with a few special things. First of all, there are several spooky tunes which you can add to the game. You can add these to your game or movies, or just play them in your media player - whatever you like. You can download them from get cool stuff. Other news is that Maxis and Will Wright have each been nominated for a Billboard 2004 Digital Entertainment award. Will has been nominated for "Visionary of the Year," along with Mark Cuban (Chairman HDNet), Rob Glaser (Chairman & CEO Real Networks) and Steve Jobs (CEO Apple and Pixar). Maxis is up against Bioware, Pandemic Studios and Ubisoft for "Game Developer of the Year." 5 November the winners will be announced in Los Angeles at a gala dinner held from 6.30pm to 10.30pm. For more information about the event, visit the event's finalists page.

982. Sims 2 DVD in Europe Update

Written on Thursday 28 October 2004 at 17:01 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Some new information concerning the release of the DVD edition of the Sims 2 in Europe has been revealed by EA. The game itself will only be shipped on CD, like the current version of the game. However, the bonus DVD which contains the bonus material like a Movie Making 101, some bloopers, interviews, and more will start shipping in December of this year. It's unsure whether the DVD will be free for those who have already bought the game, but of course we'll keep you updated on this matter.

983. Sims 2 Mac Requirements

Written on Thursday 28 October 2004 at 16:58 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The System requirements for the Mac version of the Sims 2 have been added on the new product page at Aspyr. They are still preliminary, and subject to change. As a DVD drive is required, it'll quite likely be DVD only. That means a CD version probably won't be released for the Mac. These are the full system requirements:

• Mac OS X 10.3.4 or later
• PowerPC G4/G5, 1GHz or faster
• 256MB RAM (512MB recommended)
• 4.2 GB free disk space
• ATI Radeon 8500/nVidia GeForce 2 or better
• 32MB of VRAM
• DVD drive required to install and play

984. New Poll

Written on Thursday 28 October 2004 at 16:56 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As you may have seen already, we've added a new poll to the site for this week. Based on the Sims 2 aspirations, we're wondering what you'll be like when you're old. If you're already old, you can of course say that too. Vote on the right side, or on the latest poll page. As for last week, when we asked you if you use foundations a lot: 309 people voted, and the mix is the most popular option. 46.5% says they use foundations for some houses, but not all. 16% uses them all the time, 5.5% never. 12.5% didn't really have a clue what they are, and the remaining 19.5% doesn't have the Sims 2. Detailed results can be found on the results page.

985. Urbz Update & UrbzDay

Written on Thursday 28 October 2004 at 16:52 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

An official note has arrived from Maxis on the official Urbz site: the game has gone gold. This is said in the weekly blog. The game has been in development since January 2004 and it's been crunch time for the team since May - but it's finished now, ready to be manufactured. It will hit the shelves at 9 November (US) or 12 November (Europe), and shortly after that you can expect a review of the game here. Furthermore, this Urbzday comes with the introduction of several new characters. You can find characters of Diamond Heights and Gasoline Row in the Crew section, where the Nerdies and Richies have joined the Handheld crew as well. Finally, the SouthSide Bridge comic, by Steve Rolston, has been posted. You can find more about those Comix in the Comix section of the official site. But there's a lot more... Read More!

986. Will Wright Interviewed

Written on Tuesday 26 October 2004 at 14:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's a well-known fact that Will Wright loves robotics, and it even got him into the games industry. His first game, Raid on Bungeling Bay, was the first step towards the now famous SimCity. A few years later SimAnt was developed, which eventually turned into the people-simulator the Sims. Will talks more about that process, in an interview with RedAssedBaboon.com. He said the Sims would either by a smash hit or an utter failure - and as everybody knows now it became the first, even beyond Will's expectations. He also mentioned expansions for the Sims 2 being in the work right now, and even mentioned the Sims 3 shortly:

"Although a Sims 3 is likely, Wright was hesitant to talk about details, saying only that the Maxis team leans heavily on what they see the gaming community doing with their games to help develop a sequel."

Read the entire interview for all the details.

987. Urbz Gone Gold with new Screens

Written on Monday 25 October 2004 at 02:05 by ChEeTaH - 4 comments.

Several site, including IGN and WorthPlaying have reported that the Urbz has gone gold for the 3 major consoles (PlayStation 2, GameCube and X-Box), and the Nintendo DS. The GBA version went gold early september already. The game will be released on 9 November in the US or 12 November in Europe. However, the DS platform isn't released until 21 November in the US, so it's likely the DS version of the Urbz won't be released until then either. Europeans and Australians will have to wait until the first quarter of 2005 for the DS itself. Now the game has "gone gold", the cds/dvds are being pressed and packed along with the manual etc., so they can ship to stores in time. Along with the news, WorthPlaying posted the new screenshots shown below. The Urbz toys will also be available at the same time as the game itself, though they're still unconfirmed for Europe.

You can read our preview for some first hands-on impressions by me, or if you're determined to get it just visit our shop and pre-order the game.

988. New Sims 2 Cheats

Written on Saturday 23 October 2004 at 15:54 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

We've added a bunch of new cheats for the Sims 2 to our list. Some have appeared at other sites before, but most of them are completely new. The following cheats are new:

• floatProp horzEdgeScrollrate [X]: Change the horizontal scrollrate (for edge-scrolling).
• floatProp vertEdgeScrollrate [X]: Change the vertical scrollrate (for edge-scrolling).
• boolProp carsOnRight [true|false]: Cars in the hood drive on the left or right.
• boolProp ShowLotPackageFilename [true|false]: Show the filename of a lot in the neighborhood view.
• intProp censorGridSize [X]: Change the amount of blocks in the censor grid, or turn it off.
• boolProp simShadows [true|false]: Turn on/off shadows for Sims.
• floatProp particleDensity [X]: Density (amount) of particles (e.g. damp above a plate with food).
• floatProp particleScale [X]: Size of particles (e.g. damp above a plate with food).
• boolprop nhoodWaterReflection [true|false]: Turn on/off water reflection in the neighborhood view.
• boolprop chooseCameraSpecialEventEnabled [true|false]: Turn on/off special camera events.
• boolprop simpleTerrain [true|false]: Set the detail of the terrain to simple or not. Simple graphics perform better, but look a bit worse.

All the other Sims 2 cheats, and more details for these cheats, can be found in our cheats list.

989. SimDay

Written on Friday 22 October 2004 at 01:38 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Besides the announcement for The StrangerHood Episode 1, there's something new available at the official site. You can now edit your MySim page, and give it a Strangetown look. It's black, and features some characters from Strangetown. You can also still pick the (default) Sims 2 or an Urbz look for your MySim page. It applies only to your page, so while surfing through the MySim pages you might come across all three pages. To pick your favourite style, edit your account (you must be logged in on the official site).

Something else comes from the German official site. They've posted a new (English) video showing you 5 reasons to live - linked to the 5 aspirations of the Sims 2. That, and an older TV ad, can be found in their videos section. Click the "High" link next to "5 Gründe zu leben" ("5 reasons to live") to see the new video.

990. Urbz: Comic, Movies and Screens

Written on Friday 22 October 2004 at 01:17 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's been Urbzday again, as usual. This week Maxis has revealed a bunch of new movies, but we posted about them earlier. You can now also find them in the Flix section though. They're for both the Console and Handheld versions. Brand new is the Neon East comic this week, by Dave Crosland. It's been placed in the Comix section, or you can go and check the comic directly.

Furthermore, there are 12 new screenshots of the Nintendo DS version, from WorthPlaying. They've been posted along with some of the ones from last night. You can see all the new ones below. Click the thumbnails to enlarge.