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 TX - features and activities than an actual game, you’re right. Compared to Animal Crossing, The Sims seems as regimented as a tactical first-person shooter. ...

 - from the simulation genre creating SimCity(TM) and its subsequent sequels, to the more than 100 million unit selling The Sims(TM) franchise, ...

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 CA - As someone who enjoyed The Sims and its make-your-own-fun style game play, I had been looking forward to Spore for years. Will Wright's "Sim Everything" was ...

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 Australia - One would hope that when Dylan gets old enough to move into his own place, he won't make the same mistakes he did with his character on The Sims video game. ...

  Canada - Created by Will Wright (of The Sims and SimCity fame), Spore also lets you design and share your creatures and worlds with other players via the Internet. ...

 UK - The Sims is the largest selling PC of all time, selling over 16 million copies years before casual gaming was a journalistic buzzword. ...

Of course, an exquisite physics engine doesn't belong in every game. You wouldn't expect one in the latest The Sims expansion. Conversely, though, there are games where you'd expect physics to play more of a role – and platformers as a ...

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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?

By Owen Good Two people filed suit in federal court against Electronic Arts back in October, alleging the SecuROM digital rights management installed on their machines by a trial version of Spore Creature Creator, and a full version of the Sims, constitutes unlawful and deceptive business practi...

By Adam Sandberg I know what you’re thinking. Did I just put RPG and The Sims in the same sentence? An RPG contains a minimum of 400,000 lines of dialog goddammit and there should always be serious decisions such as killing this guy or help that guy to get cash and experience, right? The reality is actually a bi...

By Luke Plunkett 1. Far Cry 2 2. Spore 3. Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy 4. WoW: Battle Chest 5. The Sims 2 Apartment Life Expansion Pack 6. Dead Space 7. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe 8. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning 9. World Of Warcraft 10. Colonization

By Mike Fahey Home Sweet Home (Big Blue Bubble Inc., 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): Picture this scene... You move into your new home, and every room is perfect. Every room, except one. Here is the blank canvas for your vision, but you lack the know-how. Who do you call? The Home Sweet Home team...

 Australia - Unlike MySims however, which had no resemblance to The Sims in gameplay at all, SimCity Creator plays out very similarly to its PC origins and does little ...

By Matthew Razak CL: It stoked us, there’s nothing cooler than playing a videogame and hearing your song come on. And we actually got to re-record our songs in Simlish. TVGB: Did you have to speak actual Simlish words or did they just let you make it up? TVGB: What is your favorite game?

By Mike Fahey The Sims 3 Collector’s Edition will include: The Sims 3 Game for PC The Sims Plumbob USB Drive with matching Green Carabiner Exclusive In-Game European-Styled Sports Car Tips and hints guide The Sims 3 Plumbob Stickers For more information about The Sims 3, please go to www.TheSims3.com.

By Matthew Razak Of the three new Sims games we got to check out at EA’s Blogger’s Day, each one had a DS counterpart. While the Wii versions of both MySims Kingdom and SimCity Creator stood out more for me on the Wii, it was actually the DS version of SimAnimals that made me perk my head up in anticipation. While b...

By Will Prusik It sounds a bit overdone: films like Click, Weird Science, Bruce Almight and others have done this idea to death. Play with reality, find the joyous pleasure inherent in getting what you want for free and then the inevitable comedown of the realization that ultimate power might not be what...

By Matt The top three has remained the same - Mercenaries 2 on top followed by Tiger Woods 09 and Spore. TNA Impact goes in at #9 despite average review scores, Spore Creatures arrives at #14 in its second week of release, while The Sims 2: Apartment Pets - which apparently sold out on release - is back...

By Owen Good Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (PS3, 360, PS2, PSP, Wii) PictoImage (DS) Kidz Sports: Crazy Golf (Wii) GTR Evolution (PC) Spy Fox in Dry Cereal (Wii) N+ (PSP, DS) From The Abyss (DS) Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness (DS) The Sims 2 Apartment Pets (DS)

By Brian Ashcraft The Sims 3 SimAnimals Boogie SuperStar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, LITTLEST PET SHOP, MONOPOLY, Zubo, Battleforge, Battlefield Heroes, Burnout Paradise, C&C Red Alert 3, Dead Space, Rock Band, The Lord of the Rings: Conquest, Mirror’s Edge, Need for Speed Undercov...

By Satan The wait is almost over! Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Maxis today announced that Spore™, the most anticipated video game of the year from the creator of The Sims™, has gone gold and will be available for the Mac and PC at retailers September 5 in Europe and September 7 in North Amer...

By Ludwig Kietzmann With Spore, we're looking way outside the game space, such as TV, movies, etc.," said the game's revered designer, Will Wright. "We're basically planting the seeds to spread Spore out to a much wider group of people than would ever play a computer game." The aggressive, multi-medium market...

By Mike Fahey The Sims 2 Apartment Life, the latest expansion pack is slated for launch on August 26 in North America and August 22 in European and Asia-Pacific regions. The Sims 2 Apartment Life requires The Sims 2 Double Deluxe, The Sims 2 Deluxe, The Sims 2 Special DVD Edition or The Sims 2 Holiday Editi...

By Desktop General In October - it’s time to get your MySims out on the town! The Sims™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) Label, today announced the first details for MySims™, made for the PC, coming to stores in October, 2008. MySims first launched on the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ in Autumn, 2007 and has been a...

By Mike Fahey Bring on the night and celebrate with your Sims! Also shipping in August, is The Sims™ 2 Apartment Life Limited Collection, which includes The Sims 2 Apartment Life and The Sims 2 Double Deluxe (which consists of The Sims 2, The Sims 2 Nightlife Expansion Pack, The Sims 2 Celebration Stuff...

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By Mike Fahey Guildford, UK -- March 19, 2008 -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today the first details on one of interactive entertainment's most anticipated games, The Sims™ 3. Featuring a brand new engine that has been in development for nearly three years, The Sims 3 allows you to imm...

By Sean Molloy Be sure to check out our The Sims 3 hub page for more Sims-related coverage throughout March and April. And if you have any questions you'd like to ask the developers of The Sims 3, visit the 1UP forums and post there! We'll collect the best questions and present them to The Sims 3 team at the end...

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.

By Martin Unlock rewards as you achieve set goals for your Sim. In open-ended Freeplay mode, create your Sims, design their shelters, and explore the island. It’sa whole new way to play the Sims - you decide how their stories unfold. ...

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...

By Mike Fahey The Sims 2 Bon Voyage will ship in Europe and across the US in early September as a PC expansion pack* that builds on the original The Sims 2 PC game experience. Requires The Sims 2, The Sims 2 Special DVD Edition , The Sims 2 Holiday Edition or The Sims 2 Deluxe for PC to play.

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...

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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. ...

By Shiny The Sims Pet Stories 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. ...

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...

Sims 2 fashion show with H&M  UK - Jun 6, 2007 The Sims 2 H&M Fashion Runway is a new Sims game which will allow all budding tailors, seamstresses, and fashionistas to show the world what they’re made ...

Sims 2 Fashion Runway  - Jun 5, 2007 Electronic Arts announced today a collaboration with H&M for The Sims 2 Fashion Runway. Players are invited to create and show off their own fashion designs ...

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...

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...

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

EA's Tammy Schachter tells me that while The Sims 2 in-flight game will use existing art, assets and gameplay mechanics, the game itself will be built from the ground up for use in the seatback in front of you. Schachter points out that there are 20 different kinds of in-flight entertainmen...

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...