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Rate The Sims 3 Is Best Selling Game Of 2009

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    Tue, Jan 26

Electronic Arts recently announced that The Sims 3, the latest incarnation of its popular Sims franchise was the best selling game of 2009. The game, like previous titles in the series, allows players to create their own Sim character and help or hinder them in their quest to meet life goal...

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Original at Joystiq external link    Fri, Jan 22

By Griffin McElroy It seems virtual voyeurism never goes out of style. A recent Electronic Arts press release has informed us that The Sims 3 was last year's best-selling PC game across the globe, according to Chart-track UK, NPD Group, GfK and the publisher's own internal estimates. We imagine a bit of numbe...

Rate 'EA is in the wrong business,' ex-exec Lasky blogs

Original at Joystiq external link    Thu, Jan 14

By Alexander Sliwinski Former Electronic Arts executive Mitch Lasky, who is now a member of venture firm Benchmark Capital, is not holding back his thoughts on the current financial turbulence at EA. Once EA's executive VP of mobile and online, Lasky now writes on his personal blog, "EA is in the wrong business,...

Year 2010

 

Rate New Items Sets Available For The Sims 3

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    Mon, Jan 11

An update on The Sims 3 website has revealed the release of new items for sale in The Sims store. The new sets are Gothique, Old Town: Starter Kit, Fancifcul Fashions & Hairstyles, Lunar New Year, and a free Valentine's Day themed set. The Sims 3 Item Sets Electronic Arts The Sims 3

Rate PETA chooses The Sims 3 as its GOTY 2009

Original at Joystiq external link    Thu, Dec 31

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By David Hinkle Usually when we post something about PETA here on our gamez blawg, it's about the company protesting this or complaining about that. Not so today, as PETA's awarded EA Maxis' The Sims 3 with a Proggy Award for being the 'Most Animal-Friendly Game' of 2009. You may remember PETA gave the same a...

Rate The Sims 3: World Adventures Review: A Form Of Manifest Destiny - Kotaku.com

Original at Kotaku.com external link    Tue, Dec 22

The Sims 3: World Adventures Review: A Form Of Manifest Destiny blog) The Sims 3: World Adventures opens up three new remote locations your Sim can visit: China, France and Egypt. The purpose of visiting the exotic locations ... and more »

Rate Download: The Sims 3 Patch 6 (1.8.25)

Original at PC Games Hardware external link    Fri, Dec 18

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A new patch for The Sims 3 has been released. The update delivers several bug fixes and improvements. EA has released the sixth patch for The Sims 3. ...

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Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Dec 6

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Rate The Sims 3: World Adventures v2.2.8 Patch

Original at Gamers Hell external link    Mon, Nov 23

Electronic Arts has issued the first patch for The Sims 3: World Adventures, the first expansion pack to The Sims 3 and now available for PC and Mac ...

Rate The Sims 3 1.7/2.2 patch available [Updated]

Original at Neoseeker external link    Thu, Nov 19

EA Play's massively successful The Sims 3 hasn't seen an update since the summer, so if anything's been bothering you since then, today's patch is likely to ...

Rate The Sims 3 World Adventures Creation Tools Previewed

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    Wed, Nov 4

Create-a-World is intended for serious Sims enthusiasts willing to devote enough time to build entire neighborhoods from scratch. The tool is actually the same one that the development team uses to create the playfields for The Sims 3 and its expansions. Because it's the same tool that th...

Rate Sims 3 price dropped to $30 for one day only

Original at Joystiq external link    Sat, Oct 31

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By Griffin McElroy The streak of brief yet impossibly frugal discounts continues! Until the end of the day, EA is selling The Sims 3 for the price of $29.99 -- a full twenty bucks off the standard cost of the game. Maxis' life simulators tend to retain their launch price long after hitting store shelves, so if you...

Rate "The Sims" 3 Downloads : Custom Hair

Original at About.com Computer Sim Games external link    Wed, Sep 9

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...

Rate The Sims 3 Patch 1.2.7 [1/1]

Original at isoHunt external link    Sun, Jun 28

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Rate Discussing The Sims 3

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    Wed, Jun 24

Fidget has posted a new interview with The Sims 3 producer MJ Chun. The interview covers a variety of topics related to the game including inspirations for some of the game's features, the impact of choosing negative traits for characters, and Chun's favorite moodlets.

Rate Game Guys Review: "Sims 3" for the PC

Original at KXTV external link    Wed, Jun 17

The Sims 3, however, isn't all good as it suffers from the same problem that the previous editions do. For as addictive as the gameplay is, it can get tedious and rather dull after a while. When that happens, don't be surprised if you find yourself ... The Sims 3 Reviewed Inside Mac Games

Rate The Sims 3 Reviewed

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    Fri, Jun 5

Gameplanet has posted a new review of the recently released The Sims 3. The game adds customizable personalities, goal oriented gameplay, movie creation and editing, and an online community to the familiar lifesim formula. Gameplanet gave The Sims 3 a score of 9. out of 10.

Rate Nude Patch for The Sims 3

Original at Action Trip external link    Wed, Jun 3

The Sims 3 is out and available for purchase online and at your local video game retailer (provided your house is not on some God-forsaken rock out in the sticks where no sod lives). So, if you're itching for some nudy-nudy Sims action now's your ...

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Original at YouTube external link    Sat, May 16

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Rate How To: The Sims 3: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides ...

Original at Zergwatch external link    Tue, May 12

 NJ Poster: Pullout map poster identifying all shops, parks, services, and key Sim locations. Personalities: Learn the in's and out's of Sim personalities with detailed trait breakdowns and mood templates. Design: Our new design section will supply tips ...

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Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Apr 27

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Original at YouTube external link    Tue, Apr 21

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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Apr 16

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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Apr 2

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Rate Fanfiction: Across the Wrightverse: A Pleasant Story (ver 1.0)

Original at The Sims 2 Fanatics Community external link    Tue, Mar 10

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RATING: PG-13 (mild swearing, sexual innuendos & simulated pixel violence) DISCLAIMER: All charcters are copyright Maxis, EA Games. I own the story, pictures and words. That's all. A/N: My first Sims story. Finally finished organizing and typing it out. w00t yeah, go me! :P

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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Mar 5

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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Feb 12

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Year 2008

 

Rate Spore - Review

Original at videogamesatemybaby (WordPress) external link    Tue, Dec 9

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By Ben Each individual section of the game may have its flaws and it can be judged as “to easy” all too effortlessly but ultimately that becomes part of the charm. Without a doubt though the game could be better, as could anything but here there’s a sense of something that can be built upon to create a...

Rate Download: The Sims 2: Apartment Life v1.16.0.194 Patch

Original at Big Download external link    Sat, Oct 25

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By Steven Wong Filed under: Downloads, Expansions, Patches, Sandbox This patch updates The Sims 2: Apartment Life to version 1.16.0.194. It fixes a number of bugs and includes a list up game enhancements. Continue reading for full patch notes. Download The Sims 2: Apartment Life v1.16.0.194 Patch (92 MB)

Rate scitechbox.com - 'Sims' creator lets people play god in new computer game

Original at scitechbox.com external link    Sat, Apr 26

Computer buff Will Wright created a multi-billion-dollar franchise with "The Sims" video games that let people play at real life affairs such as dating, working and raising children. by Glenn Chapman Computer buff Will Wright created a multi-billion-dollar franchise with "The Sims"...

Rate PC Game Review: Virtual Villagers: A New Home - Blogcritics.org

Original at blogcritics.org external link    Wed, Apr 2

PC Game Review: Virtual Villagers: A New Home Blogcritics.org, OH - Apr 2, 2008 They've become very popular among gamers, notably The Sims themselves. The Sims is a virtual world in which you can build homes for tiny pixel-represented ...

Rate The Sims 3 Has Looks And Personality [New Info]

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Mar 19

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By Mike Fahey The new engine and technologies in The Sims 3 are designed to unleash the player's imagination with realistic looking Sims who have distinct personalities and a seamless living neighborhood for them to discover," added Ben Bell, Executive Producer on The Sims 3. "Players are going to be...

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 [...]

Rate The Sims Online Goes Free With EA Land [Mmo]

Original at Kotaku external link    Sun, Feb 24

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By Michael McWhertor What is EA-Land? [EA Land]Dear Former Member of The Sims Online, I would like to introduce you to EA-Land, an online world that is free-to-play, and based on a re-engineered The Sims Online architecture. Yes, FREE. EA-Land will host all of The Sims Online cities.

Year 2007

 

Rate Podcast: Episode 32

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    Sat, Nov 17

Mac OS X 10.5 launch date set, Ciderized Madden 08 and Tiger Woods 08 finally released, Gears of War PC goes Gold, The Sims 2: Bon Voyage Coming To Macs This December.

Rate The Sims 2 Bon Voyage v1.10.0.122 Patch

Original at Gamers Hell external link    Wed, Oct 10

lot with an own-able vehicle which was causing a crash. If the Sim misses the shuttle, it will no longer return to a vacation lot without the Sim at the end of the vacation. Sometimes, this caused the vacation lot to become unusable.

Rate The Sims 2: Seasons Reviewed

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    Fri, Jul 27

Strategy Informer recently posted a review of The Sims 2: Seasons, an expansion to the series that incorporates a variety of seasonal activities into the mix. The game is loaded with new activities for Sims including snowball fights, chasing fireflies, and playing in leaf piles. Strateg...

Rate The Sims 2 Bon Voyage Announced! - EFYTimes

Original at EFYTimes external link    Fri, Jul 20

The Sims 2 Bon Voyage Announced!  India - With The Sims 2 Bon Voyage, players can send their Sims packing for the trip of a lifetime! As your Sims travel, they'll interact and learn from a variety ...

Rate The Sims Pet Stories Reviewed

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    Thu, Jul 5

Eurogamer is the latest site to post a review of The Sims Pet Stories, the second title in the laptop computer friendly Sims Stories series developed by Aspyr Media. This episode features two new storylines revolving around the impact pets have on the daily lives of two Sims. Eurogamer gave...

Rate The Sims Pet Stories

Original at gamemovies (Blogspot) external link    Wed, Jun 27

By maradona features two great ways to play. n the new and engaging directed Story mode, you take on a variety of challenges as you compete for 1st place in a local pet show and learn to tame a variety of pet personalities. ...

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

Original at TechWhack external link    Mon, Jun 11

By Satan Electronic Arts mstrobel@ea.com EA Ships The Sims 2 Pets for the Wii to Retail Shelves EA’s Best-Selling Pets Videogame Now Available on the Wii Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that The Sims™ 2 Pets for the Wii™ has shipped to retailers around the globe. For the first time ev...

Rate Podcast: Episode 22

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    Thu, Jun 7

Blizzard Sues Gold Farming Company, The Sims: The Movie, The Late Call Update: 3D Screenshot & Music Sample, Mac GameTap on Tap for Late Summer, Blizzard's Rob Pardo Discusses StarCraft II, Nexuiz 2.3 Released, Myth World Cup 2007 Site Launches, Parallels Adds 3D Graphics Support,...

Rate The Sims Life Stories Reviewed

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    Tue, Apr 24

The Sims Life Stories—the first game in the franchise to be originally developed by Aspyr, rather than just ported to the Mac—is billed as being friendly to laptops and low-end machines that might not be able to run the full version of The Sims 2. Believe it or not, The Sims 2, despite its repu...

Rate Patch: The Sims 2: Pets Updated

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    Tue, Apr 17

April 16, 2007 6:00 AM Aspyr Media has released an update for The Sims 2: Pets, bringing the game to version 1.6.1 Rev A. The patch adds multithreaded Open GL support in addition to fixing several bugs. MGF: The Sims 2: Pets 1.6.1 Rev A Aspyr Media The Sims 2: Pets

Rate Podcast: Episode 11

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    Mon, Feb 26

Tetris Zone Released, Planewalker Games' Jason Compton Interviewed, Civ IV has been reviewed, The Sims Life Stories Reviewed, Episodic Content In Gaming?, Why is Mac gaming news so slow right now?.

Rate PC Game Review: The Sims Life Stories

Original at Blogcritics external link    Sat, Feb 10

By Tall Writer The best selling Sims series continues with a solid stand alone game that follow The Sims 2 series format while having its own rich narrative and options. This laptop friendly PC game lets players choose the in-depth storyline of Riley Harlow, or free play, which allows customizable char...

Year 2006

 

Rate PS2 Review: The Sims 2 - Pets

Original at Blogcritics external link    Fri, Nov 17

By Zaldor If you're new to the world of The Sims, this is a world created by Will Wright - where you control your human "Sim" and build/buy objects for him/her to use/control. It's pretty much like real life, except you're playing "God". With the newest version of The Sims 2, not only can you play "God", b...

Rate The Sims 2: Pets Review

Original at GameSpot external link    Tue, Oct 17

The Pets expansion adds an interesting wrinkle to The Sims 2 but won't set the world, or even your sims' house, on fire.

Rate The Sims Get Pets

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Jul 28

You knew it was coming: The Sims are getting pets The Sims 2 Pets expansion pack hits this October and will allow you to create your own little companion by customizing body shape, color and markings. Once created, the pets can be trained to do tricks and can be used to unlock bits of accessori...

Rate IMG Podcast Episode 17 (MP3)

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    Sat, Mar 11

Classic MP3 Format* Redline and Sketch Fighter 4000 Alpha Updates, Myth II Tournament, IMG Reviews The Sims 2 University, New Digital Downloads on Mac Game Store, New Mac Mini Released. Also this week, Listener Emails, Podcast Contest, Stump Buck, and an Interview with Brian Greenston...

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