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342. Seasons Pictures and Videos from Europe

Written on Wednesday 14 February 2007 at 00:43 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Sam Player is touring through Europe to show The Sims 2 Seasons to press and fans. From Spain the website Capital Sims has posted some videos and a few screenshots. Also from Spain come some videos on YouTube posted by user Noika86. More videos and screenshots come from SkySims, which has published a feature summary along with pictures and movies. French fansite Toto & Nono has interviewed Sam Player. The interview is in French though, but online translation tools can help you out making something of it. Another French fansite, Urbania Sims also has a preview of the event in Paris with several screenshots. There's also SimsForever Magazine with an article with several pictures. Finally, the official French site has also posted a preview of the new pack, along with several pictures and videos.The "Cliquez pour voir la vidéo throughout the article all point to different videos. Thanks to SnootySims and SimsZone for some of the links.

343. Life Stories to Mac

Written on Wednesday 14 February 2007 at 00:41 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Aspyr, which has developed The Sims Life Stories together with EA, has confirmed that the game will also be ported to Mac. The game will be the same as the PC version, bringing the first in a series of standalone Sims games to the other platform. Although a release date is not yet given, it is said that the game will be "coming soon." More information can be found at MacWorld

344. EA Closes Japanese Studio

Written on Sunday 11 February 2007 at 02:20 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Earlier this week gaming site 1Up heard that EA is shutting down it's Japanese development studio. The studio has so far only released Theme Park for the DS, which was a port that cost only a half year of development, and thus it doesn't have a "great track-record," says an EA employee. Things have gone better since the switch from Xbox 360 and PS3 to the Nintendo DS, but still the studio will be forced to close its doors. The closure was also confirmed and explained in more detail. The official statement from EA reads that game creation in Japan will continue, but with external developers under the EA Partners programme, rather than having an EA exclusive studio in the country. Since it seems "My Sims" (see recent confirmation) for the Wii and DS is being developed in Japan, due to the original Japanese announcement, it's uncertain how this closure affects development that title. The game is also not mentioned in the list of games being developed in Japan (Theme Park DS, SimCity DS and Dragon Zakura DS), but then again there are no confirmed details of where the Sims games are actually being developed (besides the Sims Division). Considering the recent confirmation of My Sims as a release for the upcoming fiscal year (April 2007 to March 2008) it's likely that it won't be harmed. SimCity for DS is also being continued at other studios. EA's publishing team in Japan will continue to market games in Japan.

345. Sims Shorts Winner Announced

Written on Sunday 11 February 2007 at 02:02 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last year EA UK held a Sims Shorts competition in which you could win your Sims movie being shown throughout Vue cinemas in the UK for a month, as well as a cash prize of £1,000. EA has announced the competition's winner to be "Wild Christmas" by David Cresswell. The 2:30 minute movie is a romantic comedy with a festive twist: a "cheating man talks his way out of a sticky Christmas Eve situation involving a naked woman in a hot tub by using the family dog as an alibi." It won because, as comedian Ben Willbond, one of the judges, said it managed to tell a whole story in a very short time frame. He wanted to see more after it was over, which is the key for him. If you don't plan on going to see a film within the next few weeks - the winner is being shown until (around) 2 March - you can still grab it as download from SimsShorts.com. The movie which kicked off the competition, "When Romantic Things Happen for No Apparent Reason and Everyone is Happy at the End" by Mathew Horne and Ben Willbrond, can be downloaded from the same website.

346. New Online Sims Game?

Written on Sunday 11 February 2007 at 01:49 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Almost ever since the release of the failing The Sims Online in 2002 there have been various rumours of a new online version of the Sims. Even for the Sims 2 some multiplayer options were said to be seen in a second expansion pack for the game. Now there's new fuel for a Sims 2 Online rumour: there's a job posting for a lead game designer for an "all new online game for The Sims." The product is being developed by The Sims Division in Redwood Shores. Two of the requirements of the job also mention player-created content tools. This could be a hint towards custom content for the title, something which has been unavailable in the Sims Online even until now. When the game will be announced and when it'll be released is of course still unknown. We'll keep you updated when there's more to tell about this game.

347. Sims 2 Seasons Box Backside

Written on Sunday 11 February 2007 at 01:49 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Pre-order packages of the Sims 2 Seasons have appeared in some countries already, including Brazil. Sims Fansite O Sim Br has posted a few pictures of the front and back of the box, as well as a calendar pre-order gift. The pictures from Milatx, member of the website, or somewhat unclear, but do give an impression of what the box will look like when the game is released at the end of this month. Check out O Sim Br for the pictures.

348. Maxoid January Blog Update

Written on Sunday 11 February 2007 at 01:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

January has been a quiet month concerning blogs from Maxoids. Only MaxoidDrea has done some active blogging, telling about what the Web team has been up to lately. They went to Toys'R'Us during a lunch break to buy new toys: a semi-automatic Nerf gun, a "transformer Lego somethin' somethin'," a pink lava lamp and a 'Happy Bunny' Book. Drea also talks about MaxoidMel's new desk being toilet papered. Read MaxoidDrea's Blog for all the details.

349. Play at Pogo to Win Life Stories

Written on Sunday 11 February 2007 at 01:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A couple of days ago we already reported that you can win Life Stories at Pogo UK. The American counterpart also has a Valentine's action through which you can win the same game. By playing the games Sweet Tooth or Hearts until 14 February (11:59pm PST) you can win a 14k Gold Floating Heart Pendant with Box Chain and Life Stories. There's just one prize of that set, but other than that EA is giving away 30 more copies of Life Stories. Winners will be determined by a random drawing, and they'll be notified by e-mail. Only people in the 50 United States (except Rhode Island) and Canada (except Quebec) and at least 13 years of age are eligible to enter. The promotion page has more information as well as the complete rules and conditions.

350. Maxis Rug Recolors

Written on Saturday 10 February 2007 at 23:05 by Jendea - 0 comments.

So...I finally acquired a new laptop, and rediscovered my sims addiction. I'm starting out slow with some recolors; I posted some of two Maxis rugs (no mesh files required) today.
You can find all in my section:jendea

351. Stories Website Relaunched

Written on Thursday 8 February 2007 at 05:19 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The official website of The Sims Stories has been relaunched, reflecting the release of Life Stories. The full website has gone live with the welcome kit, Riley's diary, a support page, a newsletter to sign up to and of course basic game information combined with tips for the stories. Upcoming features for the website include message boards (a BBS), photobooks and blogs. Remarkable is that the official website is not hosted by EA, but by Yahoo!. The Sims portal is one of the first entertainment portals that Yahoo! is launching; Yahoo announced they are making small branded sites for video games and TV shows, piloted by the Wii portal since October.

The welcome kit you can download consists of three (separate) downloads to put in your game: a Drum Kit (from The Sims 2 University), a VocoPhonic Karaoke Machine (from The Sims 2 Nightlife) and a Club Cube (also from Nightlife). The links at the frontpage are not completely correct at the moment, though proceeding to the Downloads page will set things right. You need to register your game before you're able to actually get the files. The wallpapers from the same page can be downloaded by everybody. Check out the website at Sims.yahoo.com or www.thesimsstories.com for all the details. If you prefer a lighter website, with Riley's diary not in flash, you can also check out the renewed TheSimsStories.co.uk which has much of the same content, and no game registration is needed for the welcome kit downloads. Due to typos you may have a little more trouble downloading the largest wallpapers from that website though. Some other international websites have also already launched, others are bound to follow soon.