6 Months Ago, Softpedia says (in The Sims 2 Hints (DS)) By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor Life simulators are some of the most popular types of video games out there, largely due to Electronic Arts' The Sims franchise, which was the brainchild of legendary game creator Will Wright and was developed by his own ...

And Digital Arts Magazine says (in Smith & Foulkes directs The Sims 3 ads)  UK
From Nexus Productions' directing duo Smith & Foulkes come two commercials for this month's big computer game launch, The Sims 3. The two thirty second films, each rendered in high-definition 3D animation, show a new beginning for hundreds of Sims ...

And Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says (in Rooftop gardens all about growth)  WI
An introduction to Lindberg and a trip to his upper-level farm one cold March day solidified the plan, said Lisa Sim, who owns the Bay View store with her husband, Swee. The Sims found some 50-gallon spice drums, cut them in half and put feet on them. ...

And Talk Xbox says (in TalkGames Podcast 06-04-09 (E3 Edition)) lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/51i-0&...

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And EducationGuardian.co.uk says (in EA boss John Pleasants: our games haven&#39;t been good enough)

And Cnet Asia says (in &quot;Sims 3&quot; ready for prime time) The latest full iteration of the famous "Sims" franchise--"The Sims" launched in 2000 and became the best-selling PC game of all time, and "The Sims 2" released in 2004--the new game presents a chance for its publisher, Electronic Arts, to bolster its ...

And San Francisco Examiner says (in Electronic Arts remains at the epicenter)  California
The firm has become famous for sports video games such as “Madden NFL,” a multiplayer football game that sold over five million copies in 2008. The company is also behind “The Sims,” a pioneering series in which users create virtual worlds that ...

And MacNN says (in Briefly: iPod touch repair, Mac games, InDesign util)  CA
The stores launch features several popular titles including The Sims 3, Spore, Flatout 2, World of Goo, and more. A brand new site has been launched and along with the addition of Mac games also includes several new social aspects, including profiles, ...

And Slashdot says (in Vintage Games)

And EducationGuardian.co.uk says (in Tech Weekly: Last.fm on personal data and competition, plus the Sims 3)  UK
The Sims, the little computer people who have sold over 95 million copies leads our programme this week. They have dominated PC gaming for almost a decade and this week the latest iteration of the franchise - Sims 3 - was launched. ...

And Wireless Week says (in Wireless Around the World: Trade Shows Galore) The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts, for one, said The Sims 3 game is now available for download from the Apple App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch. The game also is available for purchase, globally, from wireless carriers for feature phones. ...