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861. Europe not online with The Sims?

Written on Friday 24 May 2002 at 12:20 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

From the german sites SimsZone.De and 4Players we can read that The Sims Online might not be released in Europe, not for now anyway. However, an official statement hasn't been given yet, and a reason why it wouldn't be released in Europe is unknown too. It could be the problems with paying, but details are very vague. Maybe the game will be released here later, but maybe not even at all. Of course we'll tell you more as soon as we know more. Details are very sketchy yet, but we hope to know more soon.

[Update 15:55] After calling EA, I got some answers to questions you might have. First of all, The Sims Online will (quite) definately not be released in Europe. The reason given was that not enough people in Europe are interested in it. That could be because people would have to pay to a company in the US. The support guy told me that it wouldn't be possible to let people pay to the EA department in their region, as costs for that would be too high. This is definately a disappointment for all European Sims fans. Of course, that does not mean we will not cover TSO. In fact, any news about it will appear on this site.

862. The Sims PS2 Poll

Written on Thursday 23 May 2002 at 20:32 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's thursday again, and usually that means two things: SimDay and a new poll here at TSZ. Although the poll is a bit late, SimDay was a few days early (the Sims on PS2 announcement and the HD Patch). But now: the results of the last poll: it's not a real surprise most of the visitors come from the USA or Canada (88 of 189 votes). 74 people come from Europe, of which 40 from the UK. 10 people who voted live down under and 9 people from Africa, Antartica or somewhere else. Only 2 visitors came from the middle or south America. All results are here in the archive.

As you've probably noticed: there's a lot of news about The Sims on PlayStation2 which is showed at the E3. That's why we want to know: will you buy this game, or wait for The Sims 2 on PC, or won't you buy it at all? For those who don't know: it seems that The Sims on PS2 has some things that will probably appear in The Sims 2 (officially not yet confirmed) too. Cast your vote on the right or over here.

863. New Sims PS2 Shots

Written on Thursday 23 May 2002 at 12:21 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The EA website has a special E3 Section online, in which you can find info about the games shown at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in LA. There also is - of course - a bit of info about The Sims on the PS2 platform. With that info come also two new screenshots. One of them shows a couple of sims in a hot tub that we all know so well, and the other one shows two sims spending some time playing music and with trains. To visit The Sims' E3 section, and to see the screenshots, visit the Sims PS2 Page at EA. Another small bit of news is that the GamePro Magazine already has a preview of the game in their August issue. Expect much more news on this game and The Sims Online for 2-3 days.

864. E3 Impressions

Written on Thursday 23 May 2002 at 00:41 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo, the biggest games-showcase in the world) has started again. This yearly event is highly visited every time, and every games-site and magazine will do some coverage. EA shows, besides games like Black & White 2 (Lionhead), SimCity 4 (Maxis), 1503 AD (Sunflowers), and many other games, also The Sims on Playstation2 and The Sims Online. The Sims on Playstation2 has already been shown on the E3, and a few sites have mentioned it now... Read More!

865. More info about PS2 Sims

Written on Tuesday 21 May 2002 at 18:07 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Maxis has released an official press release about The Sims on the Playstation 2 platform, giving us more information about it. As mentioned earlier, the gameplay would be more level-based, and the graphics would be 3D. Extra information this time includes that you can also play the game with 2 players, that there will be objects exclusive to the PS2 version (like a Bug Zapper and a strip poker game). There will also be a number of 'wacky' neighbours to interact with, neighbours never seen on the PC before. To read the full press release, go to this page.

866. Late SV reviews

Written on Sunday 19 May 2002 at 00:39 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

From GameSpot Australia and TFH Gaming there's more to read about the Sims' latest expansion: Vacation. Over a month after its release, these two sites have now also reviewed this game. GameSpot gave it a score of 7, while TFH Gaming thought it's worth a high 92%. The last one has noticed that it doesn't crash as often as Hot Date did, GameSpot talks about the souvenirs and the similarity between SV and HD (and more of course). To read the review of GameSpot, go here. For the TFH Gaming one, click here. Our own review can be read here.

867. 6 months The Sims Zone!

Written on Friday 17 May 2002 at 15:00 by the Webmaster - 0 comments.

It seemed only yesterday when this site, The Sims Zone, launched, but actually that day was already 6 months ago! The first news post here was written on 17 November 2001. We launched with this news item, and the release of The Neighborhood Handler 3.5 (of which two more versions were released later on). It was not a completely fresh start though: the history of The Sims Zone is longer than you think... If you want to know more, then read this article.

868. Simday Report: Magazine feature

Written on Thursday 16 May 2002 at 20:31 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

Not a real big SimDay this time. All there's to be discussed is a feature in the Computer Games magazine. "Simply Monumental - The Sims, The Phenomenon, The Future" is what we can read on the cover of the latest issue, which shows Mount Sims - Mount Rushmore with Sim-faces. A few articles inside this cover deal with the upcoming titles The Sims Online and SimCity 4, the community (and fansites), the games Maxis made in the past, something about speaking Simlish and an interesting read about who is playing the best-selling game ever: The Sims. Besides that, there's an interview with Will Wright, of which a part can be read at Mall of The Sims (for free). Basically that's all for this SimDay, which didn't really add anything for those not being able to buy the latest issue of Computer Games.

SimDays are getting quiet again, so it seems. Over a year ago Andy wrote a series of three articles at TheSimsFusion (which is now this site) about "What happened to SimDay". Those articles can still be found in the editorials archive. Remember that these editorials were written even before House Party was released.

869. The Sims on PlayStation 2

Written on Thursday 16 May 2002 at 11:39 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Maxis has added another game to their upcoming releases list. It's not a complete new game though, but it'll be The Sims on PlayStation 2. It is to be released later this year, in the last quarter of 2002. It will have more enhanced 3D graphics than the PC version - which is already over 2 years old - and level-based gameplay. More information will be given during the E3 at 21 to 24 May. The Sims for PS2 is added to a list which also contains The Sims Online and SimCity 4, both to be released later this year. Maxis is going for a busy year... and next year? The Sims 2, SimUniverse and maybe even SimGolf for the Europeans?

870. Where are you from?

Written on Thursday 16 May 2002 at 11:32 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

You might've already noticed the new poll on the right. This time we ask you where in the world you live. To cast your vote, look on the right or go to this page. As for the old poll, which ran 2 weeks because of the move: you find Livin' Large to be the worst expansion pack for The Sims with 139 votes. Runner up is House Party (127 votes), but is it happy with that? Third and fourth places are for Vacation (67) and Hot Date (49) which is generally found the best one - even with all the problems. 80 of the 438 people said they didn't have any expansions, and another 16 said they didn't like any of the expansion packs. For the full results, go to the archive.