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2131. New TSO features announced

Written on Thursday 9 January 2003 at 01:46 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims Online is out for about two weeks now, and EA has announced some new things that will be seen very soon. Players can expect several new objects, including a "Band object" for the musical groups of sims, or a set of casino objects for those who want to relax a bit. It will also be possible to trade objects with other players, so you can earn an extra bit of money. The other thing that's coming soon is the possibility of creating custom objects. Rumours go that these objects will have to be confirmed and validated by Maxis before they're allowed to be put in the game. However, the press release doesn't mention that... The press release, which also has 3 short stories of the latest happenings in TSO in it, can be found at this page at EA Games.

2132. New poll again

Written on Thursday 9 January 2003 at 01:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

We've added another new poll that we want you to participate in: we want to know how long one session of playing The Sims takes. Do you play just a few minutes a time, or can you spend more than 6 hours in one go playing the game? Let us know, by voting on the right or on this page. Last week's poll had a somewhat surprising result: over 50% of your Sims didn't celebrate christmas. 51.46% (53) of the 103 people who voted said not to have played The Sims during Christmas. 13.59% (14 votes) of the sims didn't even deserve a Christmas celebration, according to their 'gods'. The same amount of Sims had a full celebration though, with cookies, a christmas tree, a fireplace and Santa of course. 12 Players (11.65%) told us that some families celebrated the holidays, but not all of them. The other two results finished together, with 5 votes each (4.85%): "They just got a big dinner or a turkey..." and "Only one family did". Another new poll will be up next week... Until then, there's the new poll mentioned at the start of this post. You can visit the poll archive here.

2133. The 100 most wanted: TSO on 20, SimCity 4th

Written on Tuesday 7 January 2003 at 23:59 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

IGN.com has posted a list of the 100 most wanted games at 3 January 2003. The checked the wishlists of released and unreleased games from the IGN readers, and made lists for each platform. The wishlists were made by readers of IGN using the free wishlist functionality at users.ign.com. Titles from Maxis occur in the lists quite a few times:

PC:
4: SimCity 4
20: The Sims Online
55: The Sims Unleashed
57: The Sims Deluxe
81: The Sims: Vacation
91: The Sims: Hot Date
(Full list)

PlayStation 2:
47: The Sims
(Full list)

2134. More TSO reviews

Written on Tuesday 7 January 2003 at 22:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

There are two more reviews of The Sims Online, the online version of The Sims that may flop if Maxis and EA aren't careful... First of all, there's GameSpot, which has added 16 new screenshots (still free) and a video review for GameSpot Complete members. The review isn't too positive: it criticises the limits that the game has at this point. There was also a mention of lag, even on broadband, but performance has been improved since the release. To read it, click here. They gave TSO a 6.7 - at the time or writing 334 readers gave the game a 5.6. The other review is much more positive... Read More!

2135. Another TSO Review

Written on Tuesday 7 January 2003 at 00:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

GameZone.com has posted a review of The Sims Online, and it's a good one. To be quick about, here's a quote:

"The Sims Online is an amazing cross-section of people. It allows them to throw away some inhibitions and act out in ways they likely would not do in real life. This is not a game for younger children to play regardless of the parental lock. This is an adult game and some not the majority of social settings are geared for adults.

"It can be routine, and you will likely run into the same people asking and talking about the same things, over and over. If the idea of chat rooms appeals to you, if the idea of stepping outside yourself and trying on a different life and face (even a polar bears head) is something you would enjoy, this could well be the game for you."

The final score is a 7.3. The review is good and mentions some criticism. You can read the review here. For more reviews of The Sims Online, visit our review index.

2136. The TSZ Review of TSDLE

Written on Tuesday 7 January 2003 at 00:34 by Andy - 1 comment.

2137. The Sims on GameCube/XBox: Q1 2003

Written on Monday 6 January 2003 at 22:14 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims on GameCube and X-Box is definately coming. A dutch X-box xiste, Xboxworld.nl got this confirmation from EA Benelux (Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg). They also got a release date: 27 March 2003. That means it will still be the first quarter of this year. This is probably the European release date, which would mean that the US would be getting it about a week earlier. If 27 March is the US release, then Europeans will be able to get 3 or 4 April probably. You can find more information about the console version of The Sims at TheSimsConsole.com.

2138. 5000 TSO New Year's Eve parties

Written on Saturday 4 January 2003 at 01:16 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

At EA.com we can find a press release about The Sims Online. Not so very interesting on itself, but the information in it is something different than the usual 'EA Ships game' or 'Game goes gold' this time. Instead, it tells us that the TSO players held over 5,000 parties on new year's eve! A grand total of over a half million kisses were given during that one night:

"'As our virtual party goers across the country can attest, The Sims Online was one of the most happening places to socialize and celebrate this New Year's Eve,' said Luc Barthalet, General Manager of EA's Maxis Studio, 'This online celebration marks the first of many fantastic events in this unique and dynamic Internet world.'"

Quite amazing, considering The Sims Online is not selling as well as expected. In fact, Unleashed, Deluxe and Vacation are outselling TSO according to the NPD sales charts (see GameSpot). It sure was a hot place to be though...

2139. Maxis Lineup

Written on Saturday 4 January 2003 at 01:05 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Maxis is going to release quite some games between now and the end of year or next year. It's quite a lineup, and here's a list of games we can expect:

The Sims for PlayStation 2 - GOLD - 14 January 2003

SimCity 4 - GOLD - 14 January 2003

The Sims Online Europe - In Development/testing - January to March 2003

The Sims Superstar (Expansion) - In development - 2nd Quarter 2003

The Sims 2 - Unknown, probably in development - I think 4th Quarter 2003, but don't be sure about that

The Sims on GameCube and X-Box - In development - 2nd or 3rd Quarter 2003 probably, unconfirmed

SimCity Online - Unknown, could be in development - Late 2003 or 2004

Only the first three games are definite, the fourth one (Superstar) is most likely true. The rest are only guesses at this moment. In a SimCity 4 chat it was said that Maxis will announce all their upcoming games between now and the E3 (which will be late May). At the E3 we will probably be able to watch The Sims 2 and The Sims on GameCube/X-box. Information about SimCity Online is only very vague, and it's not even sure if that will ever come.

 

2140. The Sims Superstar: more confirmation

Written on Friday 3 January 2003 at 16:43 by ChEeTaH - 3 comments.

In a German magazine, GameStar, there's a 'nice' piece of information from Will Wright. His new year's resolution is to release a seventh expansion pack (that's including Deluxe probably) for The Sims:

"Nach Die Sims Online wollen wir im neuen Jahr etwas vollig Neues machen. Mir schwebt ein siebtes Addon fr Die Sims vor. Oder ganz anderes: Die Sums, ber das Leben in einem Bienenstock. Oder die Sams: Wesen mit Punkten im Gesicht erfllen Wnsche. Wie? Das gibts schon?"

(Quote taken from SimsZone.de - thank you. If the full post is not show, click "Read More" to see the translation of this quote) Read More!