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521. Interview with Jonathan Knight

Written on Saturday 12 June 2004 at 11:20 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Lucy's weekly mail has arrived again, this time with an interview. Lucy has relatively little to say herself:

"Week after week, I provide you with the scoop on The Sims 2, which means that, week after week, you're only getting my perspective on a project that requires the constant attention and dedication of literally hundreds of individuals.

"This week, I thought it would be nice to shine the spotlight at one of the other heavy hitters behind The Sims 2, and let him talk about the game from his perspective. I immediately sought out Producer Jonathan Knight, who both literally and figuratively wears many hats, and asked him to provide a little background about himself and talk about his contributions to The Sims 2."

We've posted the interview with Jonathan Knight here. Just read the interview for details about the development of The Sims 2, and hats.

522. Sims 2 Designer Diary [Update]

Written on Saturday 12 June 2004 at 11:03 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A new designer diary has arrived at GameSpot. Although it's been Lucy Bradshaw talking about the game in those diaries before, this time it's producer Jonathan Knight. The article is all about the aspirations (wants and fears) of the Sims in the sequel. Here's a little bit of the article:

"You might not think that potty training the sims sounds like a real job, but in a strange way, that's exactly what our team has been up to for the last several months as we put the finishing touches on the new gameplay innovation in The Sims 2. With a new interface, a new simulator, and the same old Maxis humor, we've had a blast taking "that people game" to the next level. Here's a sneak peek into how we arrived at our revolutionary new game design..."

It comes with several new screenshots, including a couple of the in-game Create-A-Sim. The interface for that has been improved a lot since November. Finally four little movies of a begging sim, sims looking at sims of the other sex (twice), and a scientific experiment, of which 2 screenshots have also been posted. For all the juicy details, go to the GameSpot article, screenshots page or the movies page (the "Official Movies" 2, 3, 4 and 5 are new).

[Update 20:30] The Sims 2 GameCentrum has posted snapshots of the 4 movies. See this page for those. Thanks to Laku for this tip.

523. SimDay: New Video and Goodies

Written on Thursday 10 June 2004 at 10:13 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Today is another SimDay. This week Maxis brings us two new Sims 2 things. The first one of these is a "Flirting Video". It's a video which shows several lessons in flirting. Watch lessons 101 to 106 in flirting. You can get it from the Sims 2 videos page. There's also a new goodies page, from which you can download several (new) wallpapers. Finally, Scot Amos, Senior Producer on The URBZ, has posted another blog on the URBZ Website. He talks about the Sims 2 winning the E3 award for Best Simulation, sprinting towards Alpha stage, and new camera modes in the URBZ. Enjoy reading it!

524. New Poll

Written on Thursday 10 June 2004 at 09:58 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

We have another new poll on this site, like every week. With a new Deluxe version being out since recently, Mega Deluxe, and probably another one coming out in Europe later this month (Triple Deluxe), we want to know what you think of all these Deluxe versions (Deluxe, Double Deluxe, and the new ones). Tell us and vote on the right, or on the latest poll page. As for last week, when we asked you if you'll be making videos and photo albums for The Sims, the results are in. Most people said they will make both (62%), while 23% won't make either. Tied on third place are those making either just photo albums or videos (5% each), closely followed by the 8 of 180 (4%) who aren't interested in The Sims at all. A nice list of the results is on this results page.

525. Sims 2 Best Simulation of E3

Written on Tuesday 8 June 2004 at 22:58 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As we mentioned 2 weeks ago, the Game Critics Awards winners would be announced today. They have, and out of the 3 nominations (2 for The Sims 2, one for The URBZ) Maxis has won one. The Sims 2 has won the Best Simulation award of the E3 2004. The URBZ was also nominated for Best Simulation, while Splinter Cell 3 beat The Sims 2 for Best PC game. You can find all the winners on the winners page.

526. Lucy's Weekly Newsletter

Written on Saturday 5 June 2004 at 19:29 by ChEeTaH - 4 comments.

Another e-mail from Lucy has arrived, which you can read entirely in the read more part. In the mail she describes how Maxis helps the paper industry by using lots of Post-it notes. The office is filled with them, and on every one of them there's a task for The Sims 2 that's to be done. If it's done, it will be stamped "done" in red. She also talks a bit about the new logo, which everybody is "very excited about" (like they are about everything really...). Also some slightly more details about the refreshed fansite kit have been given. It doesn't include only the new logo, but also new images and artwork, and even some desktop wallpapers. Two wallpapers have been given to us in several sizes (800x600, 1024x768 and 1680x1050) which you can put on your computer, so you'll never forget about The Sims 2. One of them is similar to what has been posted before with the launch of the UK Sims 2 website. The other one is a collage of many screenshots of The Sims 2. You can download them using the links below. Note that they're quite big (we've posted them in high quality), so it may take a while for them to load. To use them as wallpaper, right-click the image (once loaded) and choose to set it as wallpaper from the menu. To other webmasters: as usual, please do not hot-link to these images (or any other files or screenshots), but link to this article instead if you want to tell your visitors about it. Thank you.

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527. New Poll

Written on Thursday 3 June 2004 at 02:13 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Our regular visitors know that we have a new poll (almost) every week. Last week we asked you about the aspiration tracks for The Sims 2. We know the names of 5 aspiration tracks, and we wondered which ones of those you think will be the best. Romance and Knowledge scored the best (30 and 29 - 15% each - of 199 votes). They were followed by Fame (15 votes, 7.5%), Fortune (11 votes, 5.5%) and Knowledge (9 votes, 4.5%). The rest of the votes went to them all sounding equally great (88 votes, 44%) and those who don't know what Aspiration tracks are or aren't interested in The Sims 2 (17 votes, 8.5%).

This week we're asking more about The Sims 2: Will you be making photo- and/or videoalbums to tell tales about the lives of your Sims. Let us know and vote on the right, or the Latest Poll page. Also check out our poll archive for more polls held in the past.

528. Sims 2 Previews

Written on Tuesday 1 June 2004 at 14:17 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

More previews of The Sims 2 (from the E3) have popped up on the net recently. There are three new ones, from GameMarshal, GameZone and The Gamers Temple. All three don't bring any news, but the aspirations and genetics are all explained again. Without exception they're positive about the game, and are looking foward to it very much. Here's a quote from the GameZone article:

"When asked what the best game I saw was after the first day of E3, I surprised even myself by saying Battlefield 2 AND Sims 2. Sims 2? How is this game of home economics supposed to compete with the big boys? Quite easily, it turns out. Just as the original brought new life to reality games, Sims 2 brings new life to artificial intelligence. Ever see the flick The Thirteenth Floor? In it, a scientist creates a societal simulation where everyone in its existence is the result of a computer program. They walk around, talk to each other, form friendships, marry and have kids, even murder each other. The developers of The Sims 2 have done something remarkably similar. Eerily similar."

Just click the site names in the text above for the previews.

529. New Poll / Nobody Hated E3 2004

Written on Thursday 27 May 2004 at 02:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last week we asked you about the material that was published from the E3 2004, held 2 weeks ago. The results are in, and of the 108 people who voted, nobody at all answered "Nope, I totally hated it" to the question "Did you enjoy the E3 material?" Winning option was "It was cool, but I want more!" with 31 votes (29%), closely followed by "It's the best! I can't wait for the upcoming Sims games!" (29 votes, 27%). 19 people (18%) didn't know what the E3 is, while 17 people (16%) didn't follow it. 7 people (6%) prefer the regular batches of screenshots and info, and 5 (5%) said they liked it but could've done without. This week we're having another poll: what aspiration track of The Sims 2 do you like the most? Five have been revealed already, Maxis said there would be more but they haven't mentioned them yet. Nevertheless we want to know from you which you think will be the nicest. Vote on the right or the Latest poll page.

530. Game Critics Awards Nominations

Written on Wednesday 26 May 2004 at 22:41 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Every year shortly after the E3, the Game Critics Awards are held. The nominations have been published, and The Sims 2 is nominated twice. It can win the award for Best PC Game, and Best Simulation game. The Urbz is also nominated for Best Simulation, which means Maxis has a chance of 2 out of 5 to win that award. 35 Leading media outlets (that cover games of course) nominate the games and judge the winners. Oddly enough, it's mentioned that hands-on play time must have been available for the nominated games, while there wasn't much of a sign that the URBZ was playable (though it could've been). The winners will be announced on 8 June. See the GCA Website for more information.