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1561. The Sims Mega Deluxe Released [Update]

Written on Tuesday 25 May 2004 at 17:27 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

EA Announced today that they've shipped The Sims Megadeluxe. With The Sims, Livin' Large, House Party, Hot Date and the Sims Creator being packed together, this is the biggest collection of Sims-games ever released. Some special content is included too, which will be posted as download on the official site as well:

"Rounding off this must-have collection, players can furnish their homes with additional content ranging from decorative Japanese outdoor fountains to exotic African masks. This bonus material also will be available for download from http://www.thesims.com. Access to this content requires players to own The Sims Mega Deluxe Edition, The Sims Double Deluxe Edition, The Sims Deluxe Edition or The Sims plus any one of the following expansion packs, The Sims Vacation, The Sims Unleashed, or The Sims Superstar. Please visit the site for further information."

Makin' Magic can probably be added to the expansion pack list. If this content is the same as for The Sims Double Deluxe isn't entirely clear. Mega Deluxe has never been officially announced, and only consisted of rumours. Another pack, The Sims Triple Deluxe, which would contain The Sims, Livin' Large, House Party, Vacation and the Creator. Read our earlier news about it for more information. Currently a release date of that pack is unknown, but it's rumoured to be released in June (in Europe). A European release date for Mega Deluxe is unknown, and so is an American release date for the Triple Deluxe pack.

[Update 26 May, 20:20] The extra content from Mega Deluxe was already included in Double Deluxe, and is already available on the official site. There's still no word about a European release date for Mega Deluxe, or a US release date of Triple Deluxe.

1562. TS2 EU Release Date Changed

Written on Tuesday 25 May 2004 at 12:58 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Although it was already officially confirmed, the release date for The Sims 2 in Europe has changed. Instead of a delay, it's coming sooner. The Official UK site has posted 17 September as release date for the UK, while EA Netherlands has posted thursday 16 September (the usual release day in the Netherlands is a thursday) as release date. This probably means the game will be released almost simultaneously worldwide. If the game will be released on a tuesday (14 September) in the US, as usual, is not yet confirmed. We'll of course keep you updated.

1563. New Sims 2 Shot

Written on Monday 24 May 2004 at 23:30 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Besides the big sites, some smaller ones have also visited the E3. That includes Real Life - The Online Comic. In an article which describes the experience of The Online Comic at the E3. Besides a small bit about The Sims 2 (and some other games and hardware), there's also the screenshot below. You can see some new items in the interface here as well, for instance the friends list. You can also see that the looks of the screen when the game's paused is similar to that of SimCity 4, with a red border around the rest. The picture isn't too big, but here it is anyway:

1564. Sims 2 Best Strategy of E3 2004

Written on Sunday 23 May 2004 at 14:35 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Besides GameSpy and IGN, GameSpot too has awarded The Sims 2. The game wins the "Best Strategy Game" award, and was also nominated for "Best PC Game". According to GameSpot "The Sims 2 has tremendous potential and that the sequel might just make good on its many lofty promises." Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell won the Best PC Game award, but The Sims 2 beat games like Lord of The Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth, The Movies, Rome: Total War and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War in the race for Best Strategy Game. Read the Strategy award page for some more about The Sims 2, or just go through the entire Best of E3 Feature.

1565. IGN: Sims 2 Best of E3

Written on Saturday 22 May 2004 at 19:44 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

IGN has awarded The Sims 2 with the award for "Best PC Simulation of the Show" on the E3. Runner-up was the game The Movies, by Lionhead Studios (Peter Molyneux). "After seeing it working at the show, we're believers," says IGN. The URBZ hasn't won any awards, though it did become runner-up for "Best Strategy Game" for the PlayStation 2. For a bit about the Sims 2's award, read page 3 of the awards list. Another note for IGN Insiders: you can now download the Will Wright LiveWire interview, with video, from IGN Insider.

1566. Lucy's Mail: E3 and Aspirations

Written on Saturday 22 May 2004 at 15:05 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

Lucy's weekly e-mail has arrived again, and of course it's mostly about last week's E3. There are many new pictures from it. First of all, five new screenshots taken from the E3 demo of the game that Maxis showed. They tell the happenings at the Baxters, when Don's old flame visits the birthday party of Don's son. Now you must know that Don is a romantic type of guy - Maxis-style. Sarah's family aspirations don't really match that. What happens exactly can be read in the Read more bit, where Lucy's entire e-mail is quoted, but also in the "Misadventures in Monogamy" article by IGN during the E3. Click the thumbnails to see the screenshots in full.


Furthermore, there are four brand new pictures from the E3 booth. If you want to know what it looked like at the E3, just click the thumbnails.

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1567. Gamers Temple Previews the URBZ

Written on Friday 21 May 2004 at 23:50 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

The E3 2004 has finished a week ago, but articles are still popping up. The Gamers Temple proves that, with a fresh preview of the URBZ that's up. They've watched the demo at the E3, and are sharing their thoughts. The conclusion is that so far it doesn't look like it's much more than a funky version of The Sims, "where being cool is far more important than advancing along a career track and making regular bathroom stops." If you want a description of the demo as it was shown on the E3, in text, read the preview.

1568. The Sims Prom Fashion Show

Written on Friday 21 May 2004 at 20:32 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

With summer being close ahead, and the school year being almost over already, Maxis is having another show. Similar to the Spring Garden Show, you can now create a Prom photo album with two Sims on the exchange, and submit it to Maxis. If you're lucky your prom family will be highlighted in the Prom Fashion Show which will be held next Thursday (27 May). But hurry! You only have until midnight PST Sunday 23 May (that's 8am in the morning in the UK/Portugal, and 9am in most of Europe). For more information check out the information page.

1569. The Sims 2 one of Best of E3

Written on Thursday 20 May 2004 at 17:55 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

GameSpy has awarded 20 games and pieces of hardware that were shown on the E3 with a "Best of E3: Editor's Choice" award. A massive amount of games, literally hundreds, were shown at the E3 last week, and the Sims 2 is one of the 20 picks by GameSpy editors:

"It's not hyperbole when we say that the original The Sims was a worldwide phenomenon. The tricky part to making a sequel to a well-loved, massive success is how to keep it fresh without ruining what made the original a classic. From what we've seen at the show, it looks like Maxis and EA have managed to do just that."

You can get the entire list of winners at the first page of the list. The Sims 2 can be found on page 2 (#19). You might also be interested in reading Fargo's Blog, in which he mentions The Sims 2 briefly.

1570. SimDay [Update]

Written on Thursday 20 May 2004 at 15:05 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's SimDay again, but not a huge one. First of all, the E3 trailer is now also available as download from the official site. You can grab it from the Videos page. If you haven't seen it before yet, make sure you get it. There is something fresh on the Sims 2 site though: a new Body Shop tutorial. If you need some help with making new clothes using the Body Shop - it really isn't too hard according to Maxis - you should check out the 6-page tutorial. It goes through the basics of editing the textures and alpha layers. Very useful for those beginners. The clothing made in the tutorial isn't available for download (yet), so you'll really have to make it yourself. Just go through the tutorial to make it yourself. For more links to tutorials, check out our BodyShop Round-Up.

[Update 21 May, 0:00] SimDay came a little late for the URBZ. On the official site a new Blog section has been opened. Every week, if possible, a member of the URBZ team will post a bit about the happenings at Maxis. This week it's Scot Amos, Senior Producer of the game, who talks about last week's E3 a bit. It can all be read at the official site.