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Tuesday, Nov 10
EA Plans to Cut 1,500 Jobs & Buys Playfish
Electronic Arts Plans to Cut 1,500 Jobs - NY Times More Facebook Games "The Sims 3" Series EA Plans to Cut 1,500 Jobs & Buys Playfish originally appeared on About.com Computer Sim Games on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 at 14:26:38.
Sunday, Nov 8
Worst spin-offs.... "The Sims 2 Ikea Stuff" Makes the List
Anyone else have a game that was a disappointment to them? Spin-off or not. ElectricPig - Worst Gaming Spin-Offs "The Sims 2 Ikea Stuff" Worst spin-offs.... "The Sims 2 Ikea Stuff" Makes the List originally appeared on About.com Computer Sim Games on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 12:24:00.
Sunday, Nov 1
The Sims 3 Create A World Tool
Options are expected by sim players. Seeing "The Sims 3" come with only one world was disappointing (you can download another at thesims3.com). Come December that will all change. EA is releasing the Create A World tool. The Sims Resource got a preview. They say it looks technical and think only...
Wednesday, Oct 21
"The Sims 3 World Adventures" Bonus Items
The first expansion for "The Sims 3" is due out November 17th. Less than a month away, kids! To sweeten the expansion, EA is going to give you "new Explorer's Loot content" when you register, plus 1,000 simpoints to use in the store. The Sims 3 World Adventures" Screenshots - new Grim Reaper Bl...
Tuesday, Oct 13
Hot Artists Singing for "The Sims 3 World Adventures"
EA has a tradition of having popular singers and groups take one of their songs make a Simlish version (the language spoken by Sims). I hadn't heard of the artists in the last few games. I'm happy to report I knew a few of the names on the list. Hopefully you will too. Though, not knowing the artists...
Monday, Oct 12
Sims Everywhere Kung Fu Fighting
Everywhere in "The Sims 3 World Adventures" that is. The expansion, due out in November, has our Sims practicing martial arts in China. EA released a news release today with some of the martial arts interactions. Train: Sims will train at The Phoenix Academy of Martial Arts in China. Or while t...
Tuesday, Oct 6
New Release: "The Sims 2 Best of Business"
Hey "Sims 2" players! EA has another collection pack to complete your collection of expansions and stuff packs. The collection is $19.99 and comes with two stuff packs and one expansion. The packs are: "The Sims 2 H&M Stuff," "The Sims 2 Open for Business," and "The Sims 2 Kitchen and Bath...
Wednesday, Sep 30
"The Sims 3" Halloween Treats
Boo! It's a month of ghouls and ghosts. EA is giving our Sims a few objects to decorate for the holiday. A 'creepy' chandelier, ghost mirror, cat statue, pumpkin, and a stand. Download "The Sims 3" Halloween Objects More "The Sims 3" Downloads - Links to fan sites Screenshot © Electronic Arts.
Monday, Sep 28
"The Sims 2 Best of Business Collection"
EA is not done with "The Sims 2" series. Good news for players without all the stuff and expansion packs. Coming in October, on the 6th specifically, "The Sims 2 Best of Business Collection" will be shipped. Or for new objects, you could skip the packs and peruse "The Sims 2" downloads.
Wednesday, Sep 9
"The Sims" 3 Downloads : Custom Hair
Oh yes, you can never have too much hair. Never. "The Sims 3" does not come with nearly enough options. Where's the long, silky hair? Ah, we don't need EA. We got the talented gaming community to take care of our needs. New hair has slowly started to come out. Much of the new downloads, I've found to be...
Monday, Aug 31
"The Sims 3 World Adventures" Box Shot
The box shot and a couple more screenshots of "The Sims 3 World Adventures" is out. Over 3.5 million gamers are playing "The Sims 3." It's no wonder we didn't have to wait long for an expansion to be coming. November brings us the first expansion. I'm not sure I'm ready for it. Are you? I feel as though...
Monday, Aug 17
"Artist Colony" - Help the Arists Create
It was refreshing to see a game from the casual genre released that involve food. Gameplay not so refreshing. Topic is original, I'll give them that. It's not a game I'd sit down and start playing when I had hours on my hands. But then "The Sims" is tough competition for our precious gaming hours. "...
Tuesday, Aug 11
"The Sims 3" Expansion Themes - Your Thoughts?
We know that the first expansion for "The Sims 3," the "World Adventures" pack, is about our Sims jet setting off into cultures based on real places. We know there will be more than one expansion. Might as well start talking about what we want next. A vacation expansion wasn't first on my list (b...
Monday, Aug 3
"The Sims 3 World Adventures" - First Expansion Coming Soon
I'm surprised by EA's announced this morning. Not because we are getting an expansion pack for "The Sims 3." We all knew that was coming. But the theme. I wouldn't have thought they would have done a travel one first. "The Sims Vacation" and "The Sims 2 Bon Voyage" were not the most popular expansi...
Sunday, May 17
Get "Spore" 75% Off - About
Get "Spore" 75% Off About - News & Issues, NY The game is a considered to be an everything simulation. Read my "Spore" review if you've never heard of the game. Now is a good time to get "Spore" if the $50 put you off. Or maybe just skip it altogether. After all, "The Sims 3" is only days away ...
Wednesday, May 6
"The Sims 3" Online Features - About
The Sims 3" Online Features EA released information about the online features of "The Sims 3." None of them were a surprise to me. There will be a store similar to one they have for "The Sims 2." Buy points and cash those points in for objects. The second feature - an exchange. ...
Monday, Apr 13
GameDaily Says "The Sims 3 Is Everywhere Except Your PC " - About
GameDaily Says "The Sims 3 Is Everywhere Except Your PC " About - News & Issues, NY There are ads for "The Sims 3" everywhere. And we're not just talking billboards. There are buildings covered in one huge advertisement. Oddly enough, not one Sim can be found on any of the ads.
Thursday, Apr 9
Will Wright Leaves EA for Stupid Reason
This is not news I expected to hear any time soon. Will Wright (creator of "The Sims," "Simcity," and "Spore")and Electronic Arts are parting ways. Woah. Will Wright not a...
Friday, Apr 3
Reserve Your "The Sims 3" Screen Name - About
Reserve Your "The Sims 3" Screen Name You'll need your thesims2.com name and the password for your EA account. Wired News has a hands-on look of "The Sims 3." Preview talks a bit about the customization, rewards, and a smarter AI. A Sims' life will be busy. "Your Sims can go to the gym, ...
Friday, Mar 27
No SecuROM in "The Sims 3"
No SecuROM for "The Sims 3." EA is going back to good ol' serial numbers and no online activation. Rod Humble left this message on thesims3.com web site: "The game will...
Thursday, Mar 26
"The Sims 3" Visits One Tree Hill - About
The Sims 3" Visits One Tree Hill The Sims 3" made an appearance on One Tree Hill on Tuesday. Don't watch the full episdoe if you aren't a One Tree Hill watcher. It's not worth the effort. You're better off watching clips of "The Sims 3" from the show. We Sims morphing into their real ...
Will "The Sims 3" Have SecuROM? - About
Will "The Sims 3" Have SecuROM? The EA Store gives us warning that SecuROM will be used. Add "The Sims 3" physical copy to your cart and this text is shown: EA Store ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE REQUIRED FOR PLAY. TO ACCESS ONLINE SERVICES, YOU NEED AN INTERNET CONNECTION AND MUST ...
New Gaming iGoogle Themes - About
Simmers will be interested to know they can now change their theme to "The Sims 3" or "Spore." Also listed that you may be interested in is are Mario, Zelda, "Wii Sports," "World of Warcraft," and "Guitar Hero." I couldn't decide on just one. ...
Wednesday, Mar 25
"The Sims 3" is on Facebook - About
The Sims 3" is on Facebook ea's PR people sent out a notice letting us know that "The Sims 3" has a Facebook page. They have some videos, screenshots, and many fans saying how excited they are for the game's release. I do not have a Facebook page, so I'm not sure if I'm missing ...
Best Selling PC Games for March 8th to 14th
The best sellers list of PC games hasn't changed much in recent weeks. "The Sims 2 Double Deluxe," "The Sims 2 Apartment Life," and "Spore" are all on the list....
Monday, Mar 23
Write Your Serial Numbers Down - About
About - News & Issues, NY Because when I went to install "The Sims 2 Free Time" I found that the pamphlet with the registration number was missing. Lucky for me, I did install it on my other desktop. Installing a game puts the serial number in the registry (where info about all ...
Thursday, Mar 19
"The Sims 3" on the iPhone - About
The Sims 3" on the iPhone The Sims 3" for the iPhone will be released the same time as the PC and Mac versions on June 2. Apple has released what we can expect from "The Sims 3" on the iPhone. There's good news and bad news. The bad news is no major integration with the PC/Mac ...
Do You Torture Sims?
TechRader recently published an article about god games. In that article, the author writes, "Everyone who's played The Sims has, at one time or another, locked a whole family in...
Thursday, Mar 12
"The Sims 3" News
This week brought us new screenshots and videos of "The Sims 3." The best of bunch was a video about Grant's 3 Sims. First time in awhile that a game...
Wednesday, Mar 11
"The Sims 3" A Risk? - About
The Sims 3" A Risk? The morning email alerted me of a new article about "The Sims 3" at CVG. EA talked with CVG about how they believe taking "The Sims 3" into an open world is risky. When I saw the title I thought I missed an announcement about "The Sims 3 Online" being ...
Wednesday, Mar 4
"The Sims 2" Finds
blog posts will put the spotlight on objects, clothes, and houses made by the talented content creators of Sims community. Take a few minutes to write...
Friday, Dec 14
"The Sims 2 Free Time" - Tinkering
For "The Sims 2 Free Time" expansion, Maxis will be releasing a series of articles expaining the different ways to spend free time. The first one explains tinkering. Working on...
Wednesday, Dec 5
Next "The Sims 2" Expansion: "The Sims 2 Free Time"
The seventh expansion pack for "The Sims 2" will be "The Sims 2 Free Time." Maxis has posted screenshots and a few details on the official "The Sims 2" web...
Sunday, May 6
"The Sims 2 Celebration" Review
Got Sims who love to party? Tired of the same old decorations? "The Sims 2 Celebration" will help with that problem. The new objects, clothes, and hair are all great....
Tuesday, Feb 13
"Second Life"
Remember "The Sims Online?" Electronic Arts' attempt to put "The Sims" online and how it failed? Well, "Second Life" is what "The Sims Online" could have been. A place where...
Wednesday, Jan 3
Are you playing "The Sims 2" or "The Sims?"
My sister bought her boyfriend "The Sims Complete Collection" for Christmas. They have spent many hours sitting together with his laptop playing their Sims. I watched them a bit,...
Friday, Dec 22
"The Sims 2 Body Shop" Patch for "The Sims 2 Pets"
Owners of "The Sims 2 Pets" that use "The Sims 2 Body Shop" will want to download the patch released to make "The Sims 2 Body Shop" compatible with previous...
