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The next The Sims 3 expansion pack was revealed, with information,
screenshots and a video
EA Reveals The Sims 3 Late Night With
Short Trailer, Screenshots
EA has revealed the third expansion pack for The Sims 3, “Late
Night” with a short trailer:
The first six screenshots and some official details can be seen
over on my Late Night page. I think the screenshots may just
be stills from the trailer, but they do give you the opportunity to
study things more closely. The expansion's page on EA.com confirms a
specific US ship date for the expansion: 26th October. Most of the
rest of the world will probably get it around then too.
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The Sims 3 Late Night information, screenshots and video
Rod Humble Mentions Late Night Jobs,
New Ways To Woo-Hoo In Talk About Late Night
Rod Humble confirmed some extra details about the newly
revealed The Sims 3 expansion pack Late Night at the recent EA
Studio Showcase. He mentioned that Sims will be able to have some
sort of “late night jobs”, and that there
will be “new ways to woo-hoo all around town”, which are bound to
include the new hot tubs. You can watch his short talk about Late Night for
yourself in the video below, starting about three minutes in:
Vampires In Late Night Detailed
Angie Newman, an EA representative for The Sims games, has given
GamesRadar some further details about the vampires in The Sims 3
Late Night:
“You have to find a vampire in the world, befriend it, and
then ask it to turn you into a vampire. You can then turn other
Sims into vampires,” explains Newman. Late Night also includes a
new Blood Line system, which will let you pass your vampirism
onto your offspring. “So if a vampire and a vampire mate, it
will for sure be a vampire baby. But if a vampire and a
non-vampire mate, it might be a vampire or it might be a Sim.
There’s no half-vampire, half-Sim babies.”
And what will you feed on once you’ve become a creature of
the night? “They quench their thirst by eating plasma packs,
drinking plasma from other Sims, or growing rare and awesome
plasma fruits.”
Sounds like there’s a fair bit more to it than in The Sims 2
Nightlife.
El33tonline Interviews Grand Rodiek…
But Not About Late Night
El33tonline has posted an exclusive interview with The Sims 3
Late Night Associate Producer Grand Rodiek to “celebrate” the new
expansion pack’s announcement… then proceed to ask no questions
about it. Instead, such topics as whether “multiplayer deathmatch”
will ever be introduced and whether Sims will ever go into space are
discussed:
El33tonline: How many expansions can we
expect for The Sims 3 before the decision for a full sequel is
made?
Grand Rodiek: There isn’t a specified number
or requirement. We want to continue to make amazing experiences
that we haven’t done before and build upon the solid experience
players have with The Sims 3. The Sims 3 is an amazing creative
platform and there are a lot of really cool things to do still.
Grant Rodiek Reveals New Late Night Details
On Twitter
Grant Rodiek revealed some new details about The Sims 3 Late Night
when he took over the official Twitter account for The Sims 3 last week.
Let’s go through the replies I thought revealed new information:
There’s a new fountain tool (response only - question has been
removed): “@Doodlesam54321 Hard to explain the fountain tool via
twitter. It’s a flexible way to make really cool fountains. It’s
pretty amazing.” (Source)
Disappointing for me at least is confirmation that the subway is
a rabbit hole – still, at least it’s more than just decorative:
“@TheSims3 Are there any new rabbit holes coming in Late Night?
Which??” ”@Gurra09 Film Studio. Subway.” (Sources: Question,
Response)
Talking of the subway, be weary when using it – you could get
mugged!: “@TheSims3 How fast is the subway as a transportation
system? Does it cost money, or is it free?” “@Gurra09 The subway is
free UNLESS you get mugged. But…that doesn’t happen THAT often. It’s
faster than driving.” (Sources:
Question,
Response)
Teens can be celebrities, but only if one of their parents are
too: “@TheSims3 If a celeb sim has kids, are the kids instant
celebs, or will they have to work for it?” “@XxSarahLanexX There’s a
new Teen Celebrity part time job only available to children of
celebs :)
” (Sources:
Question,
Response)
A breast slider (women only) and muscle slider (both genders)
have been added to Create a Sim: “@TheSims3 what’s new in ‘create a
sim’?” “@redlee_ New outfits, new hair, and the breast slider (for
women) and new muscle slider for both genders.” (Sources:
Question,
Response)
Lifts return!: “@TheSims3 will there be elevators?! Please
answer!!” “@eduardog3000 Yes!” (Sources:
Question,
Response)
Pools can now be built on any floor – presumably taking up the
floor below too, otherwise there’ll be some problems…: “@TheSims3 I
was wondering if we will have new objetcs or interations for the
pools!” “@JoaoxLucas The pools have huge updates. You can now build
them on any floor (so, top floor of a penthouse!) and they are
curved.” (Sources:
Question,
Response)
The butler’s returned (response only - question has been
removed): “@krJU No, but you CAN hire a butler. I love asking him
for advice :)
” (Source)
Half walls are back (response only - question has been removed):
“@__Diddle Half walls, building inside shell buildings…there is a
LOT of build/buy stuff.” (Source)
Vampires age very slowly: “@TheSims3 can the vampires ages? how
long if i [change] it to epic when my vampire sims is young adult?”
“@indrabaru1 Vampires will age, but VERY slowly. Vampires will
remain young adults and adults for a LOOOOOOOOOOONG time.” (Sources:
Question,
Response)
They can read minds too: “@thesims3 what special powers do
vampires have?” “@prosperousacres They can read minds, hunt others,
and become super powerful very quickly.” (Sources:
Question,
Response)
There’s an FX machine that Grant thinks is somewhat good:
“@TheSims3 In the trailers there is a Bubble blower, are there any
other cool effects such as foam & glitter?” “@knazzer Yes! The FX
machine is AWESOME. It shoots snow, fire, glitter, bubbles…oh man it
is so cool.” (Sources:
Question,
Response)
There’s also one thing about Fast Lane Stuff:
There’s around 12 cars included: “@TheSims3 How many new cars
come with Fast Lane? and are there more with Late Night?”
“@Skyline7284 There are a lot of vehicles with fast lane. Maybe 12?
I cannot remember the exact number.” (Sources:
Question,
Response)
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