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According to the official site, they are now accepting submissions for The Sims 2 H&M Fashion Runway. H&M is going to pick a design to create and sell worldwide. Get details here!
If you are using XP or 2000 and experiencing crash problems, read here!
This news straight from the EA Sims2 site - from MaxiodSam:
There is a new set of drivers from nVidia which seem to address the blue screen of death crashing problems that some folks have had. If you’ve been experiencing such problems go read more here
Thanks to a helpful message from NH1 on the S2C boards, I have some new information to share with you in regards to this package.
Based on this pre-order page it appears that the Sims Deluxe package will include the base game along with the Nightlife expansion pack. I had hoped it would include a little more, but it’s a start I guess. We’ll probably see the “complete collection” around the time the sims 3 is released …
I just thought I’d share the upcoming release dates as far as North American releases. These are subject to change but they should be pretty solid.
Sims 2 Celebration Stuff is scheduled for release on April 4th, Pet Stories will be released June 26th and there is also a Sims 2 “Deluxe” package slated for a May 10th release - I’m unsure what that will contain as of yet. It will likely be some form of the base game and atleast one other expansion. If anyone finds any information regarding it, please feel free to PM me.
A while ago we mentioned that the sims was going to be available on the new nintendo wii console - and boy does it look different than any sims game we’ve ever seen! computerandvideogames.com now has a preview of the upcoming title on their website.
Blimey. This came from nowhere this month, and watching the stubby-limbed Chibi-faced characters of the Japanese trailer (Chibi being the form of highly stylised drawing in which the body is about the same size as the head. Chibi is used to describe a small person or child; but often in a derogatory way), you’d be hard pushed to recognise this as an actual Sims game, so alien does it seem from what came before. A radical Japan-ification has taken place - The Sims now sporting a distinct Animal Crossing/Harvest Moon vibe.
IGN has done an article on the Top 25 Videogame Franchises. It rankes the sims franchise as #9 on this list.
Brainchild of Will Wright, the Sim franchise has proven one of the most influential in gaming history. It began in 1989 with the release of SimCity. The Sim games challenged players intellectual, rather than testing their dexterity. These were rare games that could not be won or lost, merely experienced. Eventually, Sim left the realm of the inorganic and tackled simulating normal life. When EA released The Sims in 2000, it became an instant hit and became the best-selling PC title of all time. Wright’s design ingenuity created a powerful franchise that continues to be among the most popular in gaming.
And this is what the box of the next expansion is going to look like! As you can see here the image comes from the EA Store itself.
Also worth noting - Maxis has said they are working hard on Pets patches. They hope to have one addressing the bodyshop compatibility issue out by the end of the year and one addressing the plethora of gameplay issues out in the new year.
Life Stories has been officially announced by Maxis! It seems that there’s going to be three titles with the first coming out January 2007. They will be Life Stories, Pet Stories and Castaway Stories.
Are you new to The Sims or know anyone who is? This is the game for them. The Sims Life Stories is the first release in an all-new, standalone product line called The Sims™ Stories. Play through all the great moments of your Sim’s life in this easy-to-play, laptop-friendly version of The Sims. In the new and engaging directed Story mode, you take your Sims through a unique and entertaining storyline full of romance, conflict and dramatic twists. In open-ended Classic mode, you create Sims and then choose how they’ll fulfill their dreams through life’s biggest moments. Stay connected by using your own IM and email while playing.
Read the entire article and FAQs here!
And finally, you can enjoy some official Pets bloopers
Last night, Will Wright appeared on the Colbert Report to talk about his games. He was there in regards to Spore but they spent a lot of time talking about the sims games (both 1 and 2). If you didn’t get the chance to see it, you can watch it on youtube.
As always, feel free to discuss this on our forums
Well, it’s not the sims you’re used to. They remind me of a combination of the fisher price “little people” toys and polly pocket (circa early 1990s) with a dash of japanese influence. This definitely will not be something that interests all simmers - but it just may capture a new and possibly untapped audience.
You can see pictures at boku-sim.jp, gamekult.com and dengekionline.com
Feel free to talk about it on our forums
SimSecrets has updated with over 30 new files (both pay and free) but they are also offering all of their premium content free for one week. Thank you Amel and the rest of her staff for their generosity.
Max3D has added an offline version of his Random character generator program (found here) that will come in very handy. It’s in beta currently and you need to install the .NET 2.0 framework to use it. It’s currently in italian (pending translation) but it’s pretty obvious what is what.
For those who don’t want a local install of this you can still click the ‘RCC’ button on the menu to use the online version
Numenor has done another marvelous update of the CEP (Colour Enable Package) and it now boasts an optional install of the “Radiance Lighting Mod” by GunMod. Get your CEP update here!
