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2101. Donation files as promised

Written on Sunday 2 February 2003 at 00:04 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As promised, we've added a few more donation files which you'll be able to download once you donate this month. These two are from Sumit: a set of lamps, and a new dollhouse in the form of a castle. If you want those files now, please donate, and help keeping this site alive. You can always preview the donation files, but you cannot download them unless you donate. Please keep that in mind.

2102. A few more TS GC/XB shots

Written on Saturday 1 February 2003 at 23:56 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A few more screenshots of The Sims at the GameCube and X-box have been found at GameSpot. Although the shots are quite similar and some even the same to the ToTheGame ones, they're not all the same. 3 out of the 4 screenshots for the GameCube are exactly the same, while of the X-box shots there are 2 different ones (the Create-A-Sim ones). For the GameSpot screenshots of the GameCube version, visit this page. The X-box shots are right here. Both versions are released 24 March in the US. Europe will have to wait until 28 March for the X-box version, or 4 April for the Gamecube one. How many days you still have to wait, can now be seen in our countdown: scroll a bit to the right-bottom, it's below the poll.

2103. The Sims PS2 Reiv.. uhm Review

Written on Saturday 1 February 2003 at 23:31 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

We've found another review of The Sims at the PS2. It isn't too interesting though. It doesn't mention more than other reviews so far, doesn't have any screenshots and the spelling isn't too great either. It's from GenreGames, quite a small (non-professional I think) gaming site. They too find the game great, with a score of 9.1 out of 10. If you're interested in reading it, we won't stop you though: you can find it right here. For more (and better) reviews, visit our review index.

2104. New donation file

Written on Saturday 1 February 2003 at 01:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As every month we bring you some new donation files that you can receive by donating money to The Sims Zone. So far there's only one for February, but we promise that more will be added soon. If you donate now, you will still be able to download the new files later too, so don't hesitate to donate!

Last month, in January that is, we exceeded our bandwidth limits of 20Gb with about 15Gb! That means we used 35Gb of traffic (i.e. in total, all people downloaded files, images etc. from this site making 35Gb of data going through the wires from The Sims Zone), which is a whole lot! This is a big increase, because we didn't cross our limits for traffic any time before. Because of this sudden increase, we need more and more money to keep this site running. If this keeps up and doesn't increase much, we'll be stuck with a bill of approximately 400 ($600) by March this year. We need that money to keep the site running for a year, and it will still not be enough probably. We currently have just about 100 in our account. That is why we REALLY NEED YOU TO HELP otherwise this site will either go pay or close down before you know it. At this moment we are not getting enough donations to keep the site running as it is, and the advertising doesn't help a whole lot either. If you like this site, then please donate something if possible. We don't care how much - anything from $1 to $1000 will do, it's your choice. If you wish to pay using a different payment method than PayPal, please contact us and we'll see what we can arrange for you. We cannot go on without your help, and that's serious. Help us, before we have to go pay or worse...

2105. SuperStar: real or not?

Written on Saturday 1 February 2003 at 00:22 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The question whether a new expansion pack for The Sims is still coming or not is yet to be asked again. Even though Maxis told other sites to remove news about Superstar, it seems that EA mentioned the expansion pack in a financial conference call. In that call EA told The Sims Online wasn't doing too well (and more about the financial status of EA), but they also revealed some of the plans for The Sims Superstar which would be due this spring. It would include celebrities, and they say it's going to be the biggest expansion pack ever. However, we can't confirm anything yet, as long as there is no official announcement. Once there's more news, it'll be here. This news comes from HomeLan, you can listen to the conference yourself here.

2106. GameSpy reviews TSO

Written on Friday 31 January 2003 at 00:39 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Even though the game's been out a month now and isn't doing too well, the famous gaming site GameSpy has finally posted a review of The Sims Online. They tell us a bit about the earning of the hard cash:

"The Sims Online provides two ways to earn money: solo or with a group. Group objects require two to four people, depending on the object, and each station needs a person with points in a particular skill. The higher the individual's skill is on the particular station, the more money each person makes. The players communicate with each others in order to complete the task. While this sounds like a potentially interesting idea, the reality is a repetitive chore that is both boring and requires you to pay attention."

They also mention roommates that can redecorate if they like - no matter if you like their design or not. Also, the game is still lacking a lot of things and it's boring. They even say it's been called the world's most expensive chat room, and they think that comparison is not completely wrong. They rate the game 'fair', with a score of 60 out of 100. To read it for yourself, go here. More reviews can be found using our TSO review index.

2107. TSO doing bad

Written on Friday 31 January 2003 at 00:32 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Many already expect this: The Sims Online isn't the hype the media believed it was. The sales of the game are disappointing to EA. Since the release, 82,000 people registered, while EA was expecting to have sold 200,000 copies of the game by the end of March 2003. The offline version has sold over 8 million times now worldwide (that's only the original, including expansion packs it totals 20 million sold copies all over the world), but the online version isn't doing that well. Several reviews are not too positive about the game, and many fans find it lacking the experience they expected. Other players quit the game because their accounts are being flagged for saying they're bored or for saying the game's boring - 3 flags means you're banned from playing the game. To improve sales, the game will cost $39 to buy starting next week. If you're planning to get it, wait a week and save $10 - that's one month play time. Read More!

2108. The Sims Xbox/GameCube first screens

Written on Friday 31 January 2003 at 00:17 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

The first screenshots of the XBox and GameCube versions of The Sims announced this simday have already appeared. They've shown up at ToTheGame. There are 4 different shots of each version, the Xbox ones looking slightly better due to better anti-aliasing. The difference is very small though. The graphics are similar to the PS2 version, but the whole game is pretty much the same. 2 shots of each version are showing the Create A Sim screen (with different sims), the other screens show a hot tub and an arcade party. You can find the GameCube shots here and the Xbox shots are here. Below is the arcade party shot for the GameCube.

2109. SimDay: The Sims Xbox and GameCube announced

Written on Thursday 30 January 2003 at 22:54 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This simday contains one interesting thing, and two minor things. The less interesting ones: A link to the GameZone Review of The Sims at PS2 which we told you about a few days ago. The other thing is the TV commercial for SimCity 4 which has now been put online. You can download it from SimCity.com. You need QuickTime to view the movie. The more interesting thing is the announcement of The Sims at the GameCube and Xbox. However, we already knew this from earlier rumours. It's now been confirmed by Maxis though, and there's a press release about it. This version will likely not differ much from the PS2 version, so if you already have that, don't bother buying it for the GameCube or XBox too. According to the press release both versions of The Sims will be available in Spring 2003, so late March seems to be about right. Once we get exact release dates, we will put them in our countdown at the right side of every page at The Sims Zone. More details will probably follow soon.

2110. Poll Change

Written on Thursday 30 January 2003 at 01:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As every week, we have a new poll for you again. This week we're asking you how well the children of your sims are doing at school. Please let us know if they're getting high grades or if they're sent off to military school, by voting on the right, or by going to this page. And for the results of last week's poll: we received 114 nice votes to the question "What's your favourite type of skins?". Most people like the normal ones the best: 42 people (37%) went for that option. Celebrities are also popular, with 24 votes (21%). The following three follow each other closely, with the wacky weird sims making it to the third place with 15 votes (13%). Fourth are the cartoon & comic super-heroes with 13 votes (11%). With just one vote less (which makes 12 votes or 10.5%), "I make skins of people I know, and use those" comes fifth. And last and least are the regular skins that come with the game: only 8 people (7%) voted for that option. That concludes these poll results, now vote for the new one. To go back in history, you can browse our poll archive.