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131. The Sims Life Stories Product Info

Written on Friday 17 November 2006 at 16:40 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims Life Stories was recently rumoured in several ways by EA. More confirmation and actual product information now comes from Switzerland, which the online shop ABC Software had published. Our affiliate SimsZone reported the news, and although the product page is now removed, the German text has been posted on their forums.

Life Stories will be a new laptop-friendly version of the Sims 2. The focus lies on quick gameplay, based on stories you can tell, much like earlier console versions. You play Laura, who is moving back home, to start a new life with new friends, experiences and unexpected surprises. A bonus story lets you play the life of Lukas, a geek with an unlucky romantic life. The classic Sims gameplay is also available, so you create a house, sims, and tell their stories.

The laptop aspect is introduced with special easy shortcuts, as well as an auto-pause feature that pauses the game as you close the lid of your laptop. You can also stay in touch with your friends over IM, Chat and Email, as the game runs in its own window. The Sims Life stories is the beginning of a series, with a pets expansion pack coming first. In the future an island expansion pack will be released as well, where you'll control the story of a shipwrecked Sim on a tropical island. These ideas match the domains EA registered earlier. The release date is rumoured to be late January 2007. We'll let you know when more information is available.

132. The Sims Zone turns 5!

Written on Friday 17 November 2006 at 14:59 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Bring out the birthday cake with 5 candles! Today it's exactly five years ago that The Sims Zone was officially launched. Five years on we've been bringing you the latest Sims news, exclusive articles and of course many downloads to the community. After five years we've had almost 14 million visitors already, and the number only keeps on growing. Thanks to everybody who has helped The Sims Zone in the present and past to bring the site where it is now. That includes you, as visitor of the Sims Zone, showing us that you like what we do and find our content useful. Of course a special thank you also goes out to all past and current team members, Maxis and specifically Will Wright, as well as all our affiliate websites. Expect a few special treats for you today, and make sure you too make today a little bit a special day!

Thank You from The Sims Zone team: ChEeTaH, Andy, Jendea, Matt, MissWendy, Neil, Nicx, Starrats, Steve and Sumit.

133. The Sims 2 Pets: Obedient Hound or Scavenging Stray? - Part 6

Written on Friday 17 November 2006 at 09:32 by Andy - 0 comments.

In the sixth part of our review, due to the elusiveness of werewolves, we look at behaviour, relationships, breeding and some of the lifestyle options that may be available to an owner following the pitter-patter of tiny paws.

Check it out!

134. Holiday Mini-Pack at EA Link (Downloader)

Written on Sunday 12 November 2006 at 20:19 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A while ago the Sims 2 Happy Holiday Stuff was announced, together with the 2006 Holiday Edition of the Sims 2, and a Holiday Mini-pack containing just the 20 new items. The latter is available through (purchase) download only. At EA Link (formerly EA Downloader) you can now pre-order the game for $6.99. More details about the Sims games on EA Link can be found through a post by MaxoidDrea in the BBS. Games previously available on EA Downloader (all stuff packs and the Pets expansion pack) are now in EA Link, and if you purchased them at Downloader before you'll still be able to (re)download them now.

135. Sims 3, Life Stories and Wii

Written on Sunday 12 November 2006 at 20:05 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

A host of new Sims products was recently revealed by EA, although still not completely official. The first was put on EA's game registration page, titled "The Sims Life Stories". It's unsure what this title will be for, although it could very well be an upcoming expansion pack or stuff pack, after (or just before) In-Season. SnootySims reports that this game is now available as pre-order from GameStop, for January 2007 at the price of $39.99. MaxoidMel has confirmed the game on the BBS, saying more news will follow soon. A Sims title for the Wii is also in production, although there's no news regarding its title or any other details. Nothing at all has been confirmed regarding the PlayStation 3 and XBox 360 platforms.

The biggest confirmation yet is probably that the Sims 3 is definitely in production, and it'll probably be a fiscal year 2009 title. That means its release will be somewhere between 1 April 2008 and 31 March 2009. Naturally this can still be shifted back and forth, and so far the only known fact is that the game is in development. Nothing more, nothing less. Details can be found on GameSpot.

Our colleagues at SimsZone have also discovered that for Life Stories several domains have been registered. There's TheSimsLifeStories.com, TheSimsPetStories.com, TheSimsIslandStories.com and just TheSimsStories.com. For the Wii there are TheSimsWii.com, WiiTheSims.com and WiiAreTheSims.com. All these domains still point to the existing official site for the Sims 2. In all cases we'll give you more news regarding any of these titles as we get it.

136. Pets Online Tech Support

Written on Thursday 26 October 2006 at 01:21 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

With Pets being released on a number of platforms last week, EA has updated its online customer support pages with help with the expansion pack (PC) and console games. Many common questions, about unlocking pets and features, but also technical issues with installing or running the game are covered in the FAQs. You can find information about the PC version, the PlayStation 2 and finally also the GameCube editions. Help for the handheld versions will probably be added once those games have been released next month.

137. Pets Released: Exchange, MySim Icon, Training Paper 3 and Hilary Duff

Written on Thursday 19 October 2006 at 03:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Something that can't go unnoticed is the release of an expansion pack for the Sims 2 on PC. Pets is out on PC, PlayStation 2 and GameCube. The handheld and mobile versions are to follow soon. To celebrate the release, EA has issued a press release, in which the key features and the celebrity line-up of the game are mentioned. New release dates for the handheld games are also given: the DS version will be out 2 November in the US, 27 October in the UK, and 3 November elsewhere. The GBA game will officially hit the shelves on 9 November in the US, and 17 November in the rest of the world. The PSP edition is the last one of the Sims 2 Pets to be released, at 30 November in the US and 15 December in other parts of the world. Check the right hand side of the site for the updated countdown towards all these dates. Read on for more news from the official site all about the new expansion pack. Read More!

138. Fansite Reports

Written on Thursday 19 October 2006 at 03:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Just before the release of the Sims 2 Pets, several fansites posted previews of the new expansion pack. First there are five French sites which posted information after an event in France earlier this month. All of them have pictures with the articles as well. The Italian EdenStyle also posted a new movie of the game, from a visit at EA Italy where they were shown the game. There's also the Dutch fansite SimsNetwerk which has posted a report based on an early experience with the game in July as well as the GamesConvention in August. An English version of the report will be published later. Click the links below for all the reports. Thanks to SnootySims for the French links.

• L'Universims
• Daily Sims
• SimSoucis
• Sims2Blog
• GamonGirls
• EdenStyle
• SimsNetwerk

139. Played By Campaign Videos

Written on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 01:59 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

To promote the Sims 2 Pets on all platforms, several fans have been over at EA's offices last summer to create videos and more promotional material for the games. This continuation of the "Sims Played By campaign has resulted in (at least) 10 videos, which will be shown on TV and in magazines internationally. The Sims Zone has received 10 videos in QuickTime format for you to download and watch. One of them is exclusive, and won't be shown on the official site until next week. The "Dig" video features a German Shepherd on a digging mission, with music from the Dutch band Krezip (in Simlish) in the background. Krezip is another band which can be added to the list of artists in the Sims 2 Pets Soundtrack, and the full song is featured in the Sims 2 Pets on PC, PS2, GameCube and PSP. See the list below to download all the videos. Two more stories can be found on the campaign's website.

• Dig (by Nick Klawitter, Canada, 4.0 Mb)
• Animal Mind (by Jeff Freeman, Texas, 4.0 Mb)
• Bold Ugly Dog (by Peter Coppens, Belgium, 4.0 Mb)
• Cats (by Jeff Freeman, Texas, 4.6 Mb)
• Dog Bootcamp (by Jill Watt, California, 2.7 Mb)
• Dogs In Space (by Peter Coppens, Belgium, 4.0 Mb)
• Fetching Lover (by Todd Stalkamp, New York, 4.0 Mb)
• Heist (by Nick Klawitter, Canada, 4.0 Mb)
• Henry & Bill (by Todd Stalkamp, New York, 3.7 Mb)
• Music Video (by Nils Berg, Netherlands, 4.0 Mb)

140. Pets Screenshots (PC, NDS, GBA, PSP)

Written on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 01:29 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

EA has released a bunch of new screenshots for the Sims 2 Pets again, on all platforms but the consoles. For the PC expansion pack you can find eight new screenshots, while the number of screenshots for the PSP version grows with eight. Besides those eight there are another three for the PSP that our colleagues at SimsZone.de posted. The DS has seven new screenshots, and for the GBA there are nine new images. As usual, click the thumbnails below to check out the large versions of each of the screenshots.