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1711. The Sims 2 Delayed

Written on Wednesday 28 January 2004 at 11:52 by ChEeTaH - 29 comments.

Yesterday EA announced their financial results over the third quarter of fiscal 2004, which ended 31 December 2003. In the full press release there's also a bit of outlook on the fiscal 2005. This is what we can read about The Sims 2:

"We expect that The Sims(TM) 2.0 and Medal of Honor Pacific Assault(TM) will ship in fiscal 2005."

GameSpot reports that it won't even be the second or third quarter of fiscal 2005 until we see the release of the two games. That has also been confirmed by the official site, which now states that The Sims 2 will be released in the "later half of '04" in a news update. If so, that'd mean the game would be released between July and December 2004. Such a delay would be necessary to polish up the games, although it's probably also a strategic move to boost the fiscal 2005 sales. More information can be found at this page (Press release), this page (News Update), this page (IGN) and finally this page (GameSpot).

Finally there's a bit of news about Bustin' Out in the same press release: it's said that that game is one of the big games which performed well during the holiday sales, as the results of the third quarter of fiscal 2004 were driven by that as well as several other games. Of course we'll keep you updated about the Sims 2 release date.

1712. Weekly Chat Info

Written on Tuesday 27 January 2004 at 22:10 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week's chat is going to be a little bit different from the usual chats. Instead of being held at the official site, this time it will be held at the recently launched TheSimsChat. The time is also different from usual: instead of 3pm, it's on a more convenient time for Europeans this time, at 11am PST. That makes it 4 hours earlier, so it's 7pm in Britain, or 8pm in most of Europe. The rest is still similar: it'll be a moderated chat with guest speakers from Maxis. This thursday: MaxisLucky, MaxisKitty and MaxisMojo. Join them at TheSimsChat.

1713. The Sims 2 one of Most Anticipated

Written on Tuesday 27 January 2004 at 22:05 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

The Sims 2 is one of the most anticipated PC games, at least according to IGN. Being so different from other games, the games press laughed when the concept was first described to them. Now, Maxis is "having the last laugh" as it became the best selling PC game of all times. IGN has posted a list of the 35 most anticipated PC games of 2004, and other sections of IGN have also posted their most anticipated. For the whole article (divided over 6 pages) click here. If you want to go to page 5, which has the bit about The Sims 2 on it, immediately, just click here.

1714. Sims 2 Preview disc at McDonalds [Update]

Written on Tuesday 27 January 2004 at 13:33 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

If you live in the USA and stopy by at the McDonalds to eat, you can also get a new preview disc of The Sims 2 by LidRock. The CD contains a sneak preview of The Sims, some exclusive items for The Sims, a Sims Pinball game, the Desktop Gnome (from Makin' Magic), and, exclusive to the cd, a cheat code for Bustin' Out on the PS2 and an all-new Sims 2 mini-game. It's available since yesterday, for a limited time only. For more information, click here.

[Update 21.30] As The Sims Resource 2 reports, the CD's will only be sold in participating McDonald's in the Atlanta area. You might also be able to find some at eBay. Meanwhile, with thanks to Hikikomori, you can download the Sims pinball game at this page. Perhaps the other exclusives will be made available as download as well later.

1715. New feature at TSZ

Written on Sunday 25 January 2004 at 18:36 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As frequent visitors of The Sims Zone know, we've been preparing a new feature in the past weeks, even months. After a lot of planning, programming, designing, testing and bug fixing, it's nearly finished. We're currently in the final stage, and there are only a few more things to work on before we will launch the TSZ Knowledge Database! The Knowledge section will be the place to look for help with The Sims. If you're a registered member, you will be able to ask your questions in this knowledge database. But: you will also be able to answer questions. Members will help other members, who are helped by other members again. It works similar to forums, except that it's more question-answer based. With powerful search features you should be able to find the answer to your question quite easily. And if you don't? Post your question, and as soon as someone answers your question you will receive an e-mail in your inbox. If you want to see it for yourself, come back next week when we launch it!

The January donation gift, which was testing this feature, is now not available anymore. Instead we've added two new donation files again, which will be the gift for february. Donate now and get that Floral Collection and that Funkilicious Love Bed right away!

1716. SimCity 5 speculation

Written on Sunday 25 January 2004 at 17:33 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

IGN reports that recent speculations about SimCity 5 being in development should not be taken seriously. On French television, Maxis general manager Luc Barthelet said that SimCity 5 is currently in development. However, when Maxis called IGN Maxis stated that they "are focused on shipping The Sims 2 at this time. [...] To read anything into Luc Barthelet's comments is incorrect. [...] Any speculation as to SimCity 5 is premature". According to Luc in last thursday's chat, he also got "into real trouble." for saying that SC5 was being developed. As there's often some truth in rumours, and the job opening for the "Next Generation" of SimCity, it seems likely that SimCity 5 is in the works and that Maxis is trying to cover up at the moment. In the past Maxis also denied some Sims expansion packs when there were rumours about them because of pre-order options, especially Superstar and Makin' Magic. Of course it isn't definite yet until EA releases a press release about it, but to many people it seems likely that SimCity 5 will come to your PC in probably a couple of years. We'll keep you updated.

1717. New Sims 2 shots

Written on Saturday 24 January 2004 at 19:20 by ChEeTaH - 6 comments.

Maxis has sent around three new screenshots of The Sims 2, this time showing three different decor collections which you can decorate your Sims 2 houses with. They are Asian, Modern and Moroccan. Click the thumbnails below to see the images in their full glory. Here's what Luc Barthelet has to say about the collection feature, which we already mentioned in our The Sims 2 University Special:

"In The Sims 2, decorating reaches new heights of style and sophistication. You will be now be able to choose objects for your Sims' environment from a dozen new décor styles. The game will include a variety of themed style collections that include Asian, Modern and Moroccan. The collections will include furniture, accessories, and wall and floor treatments from each specific theme. Players will also be able to add, delete, or create new objects within these collections or create an entirely new collection. We imagine that players will enjoy creating and sharing their own decor collections with one another. Who needs those home decorating shows when you have The Sims 2?"

1718. Chat Transcript

Written on Friday 23 January 2004 at 16:50 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last night there was the chat with the famous Luc Barthelet about The Sims 2. There were over 500 people in the chat, and due to some technical problems the chat lasted 15 minutes longer than usual too. Unfortunately a lot of people were unable to enter the chat after a while, but over 400 people remained there asking a lot of questions. Even though it was asked a lot, Maxis refrained from answering any questions about release dates of CaSIE or The Sims 2. The remaining questions did leave quite some nice info, of which most was already known or could be guessed. Here are a few of the answers:

"reanimation: will there be bigger resoltuions in the sims 2 ...like 1280x1024"
"Luc Barthelet: Yes"
"bookworm28: Can old people die at different times? Because it would be kind of annoying if all your grandparents died exactly at the same time."
"LB: I agree"
"keymasterkel: In CAS, can you create a "child" (i.e. customize a sim how you want it) and then add the parent AFTER that sim is created? Or must you always create parents first in CAS mode?"
"LB: If you want to use the DNA you need to create the parent first. if you do it the other way they are adopted."
"MaSMeL: in cameraman mode, can a sim still interact with objects or is it purely for cinematics?"
"LB: it is meant to be purely cinematic. but you can switch back and force using tab"
"simsmaster88: Will there be like a meter that tells you how far along in each stage each sim is?"
"LB: yes"
"Godziller101: Can you make something like home movies, that your sims can watch on their tv? Using the cameraman mode, of course."
"LB: I like that idea. The TVs will play any AVI. so you can make movies for your sims"
"zockedi: Will a jealous sim who comes to a wedding beable to cause a scene and interrrupt the wedding? Can a sim get cold feet and change his mind after getting engaged?"
"LB: YES"
"simmy2sky: What else can be done with the couch besides nap and sit, come on Luc tell US!!"
"LB: make out?"
"zockedi: If you create identical twins and give them the same personalities, but give them totally different life experiences, will their personalities end up dramatically different?"
"LB: yes. they will have lifes and that will drive them to be different sims"

Some hidden info, which was sent in a private message and has been published at the BBS (this thread), is that Maxis is working on an exchange which will work for Europeans as well. Of course all this info is only a small selection, and there's a whole lot more to be read. You can do so by clicking here. On another note: many people from Europe have been asking for a more convenient time for the chats, as currently they're being held at midnight. Maxis has not yet responded to that though, but of course we'll keep you updated about all the official chats.

1719. SimDay

Written on Thursday 22 January 2004 at 10:34 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's another SimDay, which means there's Sim News again. Let's start off with 6 new Bustin' Out MP3s. Maxis already released 6 songs on MP3 from Bustin' Out last week, and this week they've added another 6. You can find them by following this link. More Bustin' Out news: the fansite contest winners have been announced. Maxis picked 5 Bustin' Out fansites, which have now won and will be contacted by email. Congratulations! The winners can be found at this page. When it comes to The Sims 2, there isn't much new this week. First of all, remember there's a chat tonight with Luc Barthelet. Maxis has also posted an interview with ManagerJosh from our affiliate WorldSims. If you're ready to read what makes him "scream and faint", then follow this link to the interview. Finally, Maxis has updated their Sims 2 FAQ. They've added the questions Luc Barthelet sent to a select group of fansite webmasters last monday. Nothing else has really changed. That's all for this week again.

1720. New Poll

Written on Thursday 22 January 2004 at 10:21 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

We've added a new poll again last night, this time asking you if your Sims ever get abducted by aliens because they were looking through the telescope in the wrong place at the wrong time. There are already nearly 50 votes at the time of writing, and if you haven't done so already you can join them. Vote at the right or at this page. The old poll was about the favourite food of your Sims. Even though they eat the same meal every time, we never really knew what was on those plates. You gave us your thoughts, and Hamburgers/Junkfood is the most popular food in SimCity. Pasta is a close second, closely followed by steak. Vegetables and Other food ended up on the same spot right behind the steak. Pancakes, Fish 'n Chips and Egg with Bacon got the remaining of the 435 votes. See the exact results at this page.