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Year 2009

 

Rate Video: The Sims 3 for iPhone & iPod Touch, Electronic Arts - ReviewVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Jun 3

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By rss@youtube.com (MyiPhoneTouch) Author: MyiPhoneTouch Keywords: apple mac iphone iPod touch ea electronic arts the sims os 3.0 firmware leopard tiger windows xp vista app store review quick look first impressions gameplay tutorial help Added: June 3, 2009

Rate Video: The Sims 3 - Official Cheeky TrailerVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Feb 22

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By rss@youtube.com (catkins91) Electronic Arts has released a teaser trailer for the up and coming sequel to the best selling game of all time, The Sims 3. This video features a humerous 'stealing candy from baby' skit. The game is due for release in june 2009.

Rate Video: The Sims 3 Content Creator CampVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Feb 5

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By rss@youtube.com (SBARTSTV) was held at The Sims Studio. EA played host to some of the most passionate and creative custom content creators for The Sims PC franchise and they were able to get hands-on with The Sims 3 and do what they do best—create custom content! Today we have a new video that gives you a behind the scenes...

Rate Video: The Sims 3's Creator CampVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Jan 25

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By rss@youtube.com (09TheSims3) Gamespot recently sent out a film crew to capture the events taking place in The Sims 3's Creator Camp. Enjoy this video! Exclusively From Gamespot. Copyright From EA Games (Electronic Arts). Author: 09TheSims3 Keywords: the sims creator's camp Added: January 25, 2009

Rate Video: SimAnimals - Wii Story - The SimsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Jan 23

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By rss@youtube.com (TheSims) Anything can happen in the SimAnimals forest. Watch as mouse and bear square off, and see who wins. Author: TheSims Keywords: SimAnimals Sims Animals Wii Story Nintendo Bear Mouse EA Electronic Arts Animal Tested Log Fight River Producer Added: January 23, 2009

Rate Video: The Sims 3 Creator Camp 2009Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Jan 22

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By rss@youtube.com (gamespot) EA collected a group of community members to come to the EA Studios and check out the new tools in Sims 3, and GameSpot was there to check it out. Author: gamespot Keywords: gamespot.com sims3 Added: January 22, 2009

Rate Video: The Sims 3: Music SamplesVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Tue, Dec 9

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By rss@youtube.com (TheSecretSim) OFFICIAL THE SIMS 3 MUSIC SAMPLES. The music is from The Sims 3 Introduction disk and includes music from CAS and Buy Mode. Legal to Upload. I have checked with EA. Author: TheSecretSim Keywords: The Sims Music Target EA Electronic Arts TheSecretSim Added: December 9, 2008

Rate Video: The Sims 3 Producer TourVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Nov 22

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By rss@youtube.com (TheSims3Television) The Sims 3 is a new game in The Sims series. Prior to The Sims 3 came the popular and critically acclaimed social simulation game The Sims and The Sims 2 video games. The game is due to be released on February 20, 2009; a collector's edition will also be available. Developer: EA Black Box Publishe...

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November of 2009

 

Rate The Sims 3 Video Mocks Twilight

Original at Shacknews external link    Fri, Nov 20

Explaining that "Sims fans around the world build their own stories and machinima and are acting out their own vampire love stories all over the Web," Electronic Arts has produced one of its own: "LOVE TRIANGLE UNDER THE SIMS MOON." "In the end, it's not about who Bella chooses in the book th...

Rate News: More studios affected by EA layoffs

Original at Fragland.net external link    Wed, Nov 11

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It seems that more studios will be affected by the layoffs at Electronic Arts than first expected. Further studios getting hit are Sims and Spore creators Maxis and social network gaming company Rupture Studios. Employees that will not be laid off will be relocated to EA headquarters in Lo...

Rate Sims 3 first expansion pack, World Adventures, now gold

Original at Qj.net external link    Tue, Nov 3

By Glenn M. Electronic Arts, through its Sims Studio, has sent out word that The Sims 3 will soon get its first expansion pack now that it has officially gone g...

Year 2009

 

Rate Will Wright Joins 'Play Industry,' Still Developing Games

Original at Shacknews external link    Thu, Oct 8

Spore and Sims creator Will Wright left Electronic Arts to found Stupid Fun Club in April, and now a new interview has shed some light on what his team may be up to. "We are expanding what we call the 'play industry,'" Wright told VentureBeat. "Games are limited in some ways. Play can be applied t...

Rate Will Wright Hints at His New Project

Original at Escapist Magazine external link    Thu, Oct 8

By Andy Chalk The Sims and Spore creator Will Wright has dropped a few hints about what he's been up to at Stupid Fun Club, the company he founded after leaving Electronic Arts earlier this year.

Rate Maxis Hit With Job Cuts, EA Confirms [Disturbance]

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Aug 26

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By Stephen Totilo The layoffs were in the Emeryville studio, which is Maxis headquarters and the base of operations for Spore development. The Sims franchise, which was born at Maxis, is built out of EA's Redwood Shores offices, where The Sims 3 was created by the Sims Studio team.

Rate EA Beats Estimates on Strong Sales of The Sims 3

Original at Shacknews external link    Tue, Aug 4

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Electronic Arts reported a $644 million first quarter today, a revenue take that beat expectations thanks to impressive sales of The Sims 3 and EA Sports Active. The Sims 3 has sold 3.7 million copies so far, with 59% of those sales coming from the international market, according to EA. So far...

Rate Actually, The Sims 3 Was The Biggest-Selling Game In June [The Sims]

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Jul 22

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By Luke Plunkett 1. The Sims 3 (EA The Sims Studio, Electronic Arts) 3. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe (EA The Sims Studio, Electronic Arts) 8. Spore (Maxis, Electronic Arts) 15. SimCity Box (Maxis, Electronic Arts) 17. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (EA The Sims Studio, Electronic Arts)

Rate EA Chief Calls Pirated Sims 3 a "Demo"

Original at Escapist Magazine external link    Tue, Jun 23

By Andy Chalk In a bit of an unusual twist, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello said that he looks at the widespread piracy of The Sims 3 as "not that different than a demo."

Rate How To: The Sims 3 Movie Mashup Guide / TutorialVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Apr 16

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By rss@youtube.com (TheSimMan) Author: TheSimMan Keywords: The Sims Movie Mashup Mash Up Guide Tool Tutorial EA Electronic Arts Jenn Jennifer Lann Added: April 16, 2009

Rate Spore Creator Will Wright Leaves EA

Original at Wired News external link    Thu, Apr 9

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By Chris Kohler Will Wright, creator of Spore, will leave Electronic Arts to take the reins of his think tank Stupid Fun Club. Photo courtesy Electronic Arts Will Wright, creator of The Sims and Spore, has left Electronic Arts. The renowned simulation game... Will Wright, creator of Spore, will leave Electr...

Rate Will Wright Leaves EA, Does Something Stupid [The Sims]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Apr 7

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By Michael McWhertor Will Wright created Maxis with Jeff Braun in 1989, which was acquired by EA in 1997. Will is the visionary designer of blockbuster game concepts like Spore™, The Sims™ and SimCity™. Lucy Bradshaw, VP and General Manager at Maxis™, will continue to run Maxis and the Spore franchise. Lucy's te...

Rate Hands On: Sims 3 Boosts Customization, Cuts Babysitting

Original at Wired News external link    Sun, Apr 5

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By Nate Ralph As a recovering Sims addict, I have to be a bit wary when even thinking about Electronic Arts' incredibly successful people-simulator. Enter The Sims 3. EA Drops Invasive DRM for Sims 3Video: Candy Theft in The Sims 3'Lifetime Wishes' Give Sims a Reason to LiveThe Sims 3 Delayed Until June

Rate The Sims 3 coming to Mac and iPhone Summer 2009

Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) external link    Fri, Feb 6

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By Mike Schramm The Sims 3 is the latest iteration of the best-selling computer game in history -- it features the ability to custom-make and create your Sims and their surroundings, and explore the neighborhoods and cities that they live in. But even more strangely, it's set for an almost simultaneous r...

Rate Electronic Arts outlines plan to cut 1,000 jobs, close at least 9 facilities

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Sat, Dec 20

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By Alex Pham Screenshot by Electronic Arts Electronic Arts on Friday said it would cut more jobs and close at least nine facilities amid a weakening economy and disappointing sales in North America and Europe. The publisher of the Madden NFL football franchise, The Sims and other...

Rate Opinion: Massive Sims 3 Q&A Tells All [Questions & Answers]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Nov 17

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By Mike Fahey The Sims 3 Q&A 9.What kind of player activity have you planned for The Sims 3? 12.Can we expect to see our favourite Sims families return, having grown, as they did between The Sims and The Sims 2? 15.What challenges did you face in the creation of The Sims 3?

Rate Blizzard gives BioWare its blessing

Original at That VideoGame external link    Thu, Nov 13

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By Adam Sandberg Sims then pointed out why an excellent development team isn’t going to make it alone. With a huge amount of subscribers there’s a lot more behind the scenes work, but there’s one thing that gives BioWare an advantage; namely a wealthy publisher.

Rate Electronic Arts makes changes to Spore DRM

Original at TechWhack external link    Sat, Sep 20

By Satan Related posts Warren Jenson leaving EA as its Chief Financial Officer (0)Vixture gaming championship in India (0)The Sims has now sold more than 100 million copies! (0)Tetris clone Tris latest to disappear from Apple App Store (0)Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Responds to Elect...

Rate Podcast: PCGP Episode #123: Circle of Life

Original at PC Gamer Podcast external link    Thu, Mar 6

By Andy B. The team assembles and pays respects to a luminary of gaming. Soon after, discussion of magazine ins and outs, EA teasing The Sims 3, ranting back at those pesky game devs at GDC, fun points, and much more. Fun points can be purchased people, make no mistake. For free fun there is [...]

Year 2007

 

Rate EA Makes Good On Mac Gaming [Ea]

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Aug 17

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By Michael McWhertor Mac gaming may be the punchline of many PC gamers jokes, but it's kept alive by a handful of Mac OSX publisher holdouts. Only the biggest games make their way to the Apple OS, like World of Warcraft, The Sims, Doom III, Halo and Civilization. But, EA's pledge to bring more of its games to the plat...

Rate EA Ships The Sims 2 Pets for the Wii to Retail Shelves

Original at TechWhack external link    Mon, Jun 11

By Satan Product Specifications Publisher: Electronic Arts Developer: Electronic Arts Redwood Shores Ship Date: US: June 12, 2007 Europe: June 22, 2007 – Wii – Category: Simulation/Strategy ESRB Rating: “T” (Teen for Crude Humor, Mild Violence, and Suggestive Themes) PEGI Rating: 12+

Year 2006

 

Rate Joystiq interviews Spore's Chaim Gingold and Chris Hecker

Original at Joystiq external link    Sun, Nov 12

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By Scott Jon Siegel CH: It's interesting, the whole Maxis absorption by EA, and creating brands within the EA, Redwood Shores studio and all that. It's really interesting to watch. Like The Sims now has its own division, which is separate within EA. It's not even part of Redwood Shores. It's this entire division...

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