Saturday 30th
December 2006: One poll ends, another begins: It's that time again, so lets get on with
it.
First, the poll that
has ended: Which has been the best The Sims 2 Expansion so far? The answer is
Pets, according to 29.17% of you. To see the full results, go to the Quick Polls
page.
Now, the poll that
has just begun: What part of Seasons are you most looking forward to? Go to
almost any other page on the website to vote.
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Quick Polls The Sims Sub-Domain
News by Danny Cox (Webmaster) - Posted 2:00 pm GMT/UTC
Friday 22nd December
2006: Music Survey: Maxis are running a survey so you can tell them what you
think of Sims music. The results could effect the future of music in The Sims,
so take the survey by clicking below.
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Survey The Sims Sub-Domain
News by Danny Cox (Webmaster) - Posted 2:31 pm GMT/UTC
Wednesday 13th
December 2006: EA officially announce The Sims 2 Seasons: EA have released a
press release officially announcing The Sims 2 Seasons. It mentions at the end
that the expansion will be shipped in Europe on February 23rd and in the USA 5
days later on the 27th.
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Press Release on TheSims2.com
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The Sims 2 Seasons information...
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...and screenshots
right here The Sims Sub-Domain
News by Danny Cox (Webmaster) - Posted 5:21 pm GMT/UTC
Friday 8th December
2006: Maxis/EA reveal The Sims 2 Seasons: Remember The Sims 1 expansion On
Holiday, where you could play in the snow of an ideal (though rare here in the
UK) winter? Well that's just one of the four seasons revealed today to be the
focus of the next The Sims 2 expansion pack. Simply (but appropriately) named
"Seasons", this expansion finally brings weather to the game - a feature seen in
early screenshots of the base game (it was removed due to problems getting it to
work I think). Find out more in the new Seasons section of The Sims 2 Expansion
Packs page. Also, the first screenshots have been added to the screenshots
section too.
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The Sims 2 Expansion Packs
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The Sims 2 Seasons
Screenshots The Sims Sub-Domain
News by Danny Cox (Webmaster) - Posted 8:21 pm GMT/UTC
Saturday 2nd
December 2006: New Quick Poll, plus previous results: A new quick poll has begun, so a
previous poll must have ended.
Firstly, the
previous results. Last month I asked:
You can have cats and dogs
in Pets, but
which do you prefer?
Well, dogs have won, but not by too much - Dogs got 54.55%, while Cats got
45.45%. See the results in bar form, plus a rare comment, by going to the Quick
Polls page.
Now, the new poll.
This time, I want to know:
Which has been the best The Sims 2 Expansion so far?
Did/do you enjoy the Nightlife the most, going to Uni, opening your own
business, or buying a pet? Vote now on the Quick Poll page!
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Quick Polls The Sims Sub-Domain
News by Danny Cox (Webmaster) - Posted 5:03 pm GMT/UTC
Sunday 12th November
2006: The Sims 3 - Before April 2009: As part of an earnings announcement, EA
have confirmed that The Sims 3 is in the works, and will likely arrive before
April 2009.
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GameSpot News Article The Sims Sub-Domain
News by Danny Cox (Webmaster) - Posted 6:48 pm GMT/UTC
The Sims Life
Stories: A new game has been sort-of revealed. Well, the name anyway - "The
Sims Life Stories". There is no other information available at this time. The Sims
Sub-Domain News by Danny Cox (Webmaster) - Posted 6:41 pm GMT/UTC
More Pets
Reviews: GameSpy and IGN have each added reviews of The Sims 2 Pets.
IGN says "Pets is
hands-down the least significant and useful of the Sims 2 expansion packs" and
"the lack of clothing options for human Sims and the lack of new,
non-pet-related objects really hurts", and give it 7.4 ("Decent") out of 10.
GameSpy says "the
real issue with [Pets] is that it doesn't contribute a lot of additional
gameplay" and "Unless you're really into dog breeding, nothing really
substantial is added to the core game". GameSpy gave Pets 3 out of 5 ("Fair")
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IGN Review
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GameSpy Review The Sims Sub-Domain
News by Danny Cox (Webmaster) - Posted 6:33 pm GMT/UTC
The Sims 2
Festive Holiday Stuff - And Happy Holiday Mini-Pack?: Here in the UK,
Festive Holiday Stuff, featuring "60 items of festive fun" seems to have been
released, as it is available at GAME, although there is no listing on either
EA's website, or The Sims 2 UK. According to TheSims2.com, it, known as "Happy
Holiday Stuff" over there, has not been released yet. There is something
interesting on the page that I got that from though, as it says that a "Mini
Pack" will also be released, so people who bought last year's holiday pack can
only get the new items, rather than paying for the main stuff pack which
contains mostly items from said previous pack.
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The Sims 2 Festive Holiday Stuff at GAME
> Holiday 2006
Home Page on TheSims2.com
Update: I've downloaded EA
Link (successor to EA Downloader) and "The Sims 2 Festive Holiday Mini Pack" is
available for £3.99. TheSims2.com says it is only available using EA Link.
> EA Link The Sims Sub-Domain
News by Danny Cox (Webmaster) - Posted 1:50 pm GMT/UTC
Hilary Duff Video
Interview: The Sims 2 UK has posted a video interview with Hillary Duff
about The Sims 2 Pets and her chihuahua, Lola. Click below to view it.
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The Interview The Sims Sub-Domain
News by Danny Cox (Webmaster) - Posted 1:32 pm GMT/UTC
The Sims 2
Festive Edition Announced: EA Games have announced The Sims 2 Festive
Edition, which is basically The Sims 2 with an extra 40 items for Christmas and
News Years. I can't confirm at this time whether it is any different to last
year's one. The Sims
Sub-Domain News by Danny Cox (Webmaster) - Posted 12:27 pm GMT/UTC
Monday 6th November
2006: Contribute News: I'm having a bit of trouble getting the time to post
news at the moment, because of the amount of homework in A-Levels, so why don't
you help?
Just click that
little contribute link under the news title, and you could see your name where
it says mine below. Make sure its The Sims related though.
Go on, help me
inform the world about The Sims related news. The Sims
Sub-Domain News by Danny Cox (Webmaster) - Posted 8:51 pm GMT/UTC
Saturday 11th
November 2006: New Quick Poll and Previous Results: One quick poll has ended, and a new
one has begun!
Firstly, how well
does the nanny take care of babies in The Sims 2? Well, adequately according to
the majority of you lot - although badly was pretty close behind. See the full
results on the Quick Polls page.
Now, onto the new!
This month, I want to know whether you prefer cats or dogs, after the recent
release of The Sims 2 Pets. To vote, all you have to do is go to the Quick Polls
page, or browse the website randomly until you find one of those boxes (of
course if you're here for something specific, maybe you shouldn't be random).
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Quick Polls The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 3:27 pm GMT/UTC
Sunday 22nd October
2006: First Pets Review:
GameDaily.com has posted the very first The Sims 2 Pets review. They say
that it's the best expansion yet, and give it four out of five.
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Read It! The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 2:09 pm BST
(GMT/UTC + 1)
Got Pets? Want
celebrity? Download Hillary Duff and Lola now!: Hillary Duff and Lola are
now available to download from the official Exchange.
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Information on TheSims2.com The Sims
Sub-Domain News - Posted 2:01 pm BST
(GMT/UTC + 1)
Friday 13th October
2006: Chat Transcripts: The transcripts for a recent The Sims 2 Pets chat have
been posted on TheSims2.com. You may learn something new about the expansion if
you read it.
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Chat Transcripts The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 7:05 pm BST
(GMT + 1)
Another four Pets
screenshots: Maxis have released a further four Pets screenshots, which
makes my total 37 (compared to TheSims2.com's 23). Click below to view them.
> Pets Screenshots The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 6:51 pm BST
(GMT + 1)
Hillary Duff and
Lola available from online Exchange: Just a quick post to clarify that
Hillary Duff and her Chihuahua will be available to download from the online
Exchange, and not come with the game. The Sims
Sub-Domain News - Posted 6:20 pm BST
(GMT + 1)
Pets Music
Samples: A sample of a track each from The Pussycat Dolls, The Flaming Lips
and Aly & AJ, which will feature in The Sims 2 Pets, have been added to
TheSims2.com. Click below to listen to them, and read a quote about the
recording experience and The Sims 2 in general from each group.
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Music Samples at TheSims2.com The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 6:01 pm BST
(GMT + 1)
Saturday 7th October
2006: Hilary Duff playable character in The Sims 2 Pets: EA has announced that
singer Hilary Duff will be a playable character in The Sims 2 Pets. Also, her
pet Chihuahua will be in there too (so her inclusion makes a bit more sense I
assume). The Sims
Sub-Domain News - Posted 10:31 pm BST
(GMT + 1)
New Quick Poll
and Previous Results: The previous Quick Poll, asking whether you've bought
the stuff packs, has ended, and the results are in. Read them on the Quick Polls
page.
As that one has
ended, I've started a new Quick Poll as a replacement. What's the question this
month? Well, I want to know what you think of the nannies in The Sims 2. So,
whatever you think, you need to vote on almost any page except this one.
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The Quick Polls page The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 6:09 pm BST
(GMT + 1)
Saturday 30th
September 2006: Pets Designer Walkthrough: A video walkthrough of The Sims 2 Pets has
been added to TheSims2.com. It covers creating pets (mostly dogs), training them
and more. Click below to view it.
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Designer Walkthrough on TheSims2.com The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 5:43 pm
BST (GMT + 1)
Wednesday 20th
September 2006: Pet Chance Card: The Sims 2 UK has posted a feature showing one of the
chance cards for a pet career in The Sims 2 Pets Expansion.
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Read
It! The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 9:53 pm
BST (GMT + 1)
Even more Pets
Screens: I've added a further nine screenshots of upcoming The Sims 2
expansion.
> The Sims 2 Pets
Screenshots The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 9:44 pm
BST (GMT + 1)
Sunday 17th
September 2006: Pussycat Dolls and more contributing to Pets soundtrack: The Pussycat
Dolls, as well as 23 other artists (which I've never heard of) have been
confirmed by GameSpot to be recording versions of their songs in Simlish for The
Sims 2 Pets. Click the link below for list of tracks:
> News
Story on GameSpot The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 4:31 pm
BST (GMT + 1)
Friday 8th September
2006: Get exclusive 'Bandicat' at GAME with Pets: If you pre-order The Sims 2
Pets from GAME, you'll be able to unlock a 'Bandicat' - or a cat with marking
resembling a bandit. If you're interested, click the link below. There are
pictures of the 'bandicat' at the bottom of that page.
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The Sims 2 Pets at GAME The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 10:52 pm
BST (GMT + 1)
Sunday 3rd September
2006: More Pets Screens: Maxis has released another three screenshots of the
latest The Sims 2 Expansion pack.
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The Sims 2 Pets
Screenshots The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 2:26 pm
BST (GMT + 1)
Behind the Scenes
of Glamour Life Stuff: TheSims2.com has posted an article that "lets you in
on some of the behind-the-scenes secrets".
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Read it! The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 1:30 pm
BST (GMT + 1)
Use FilePlanet? Now you can download my houses from Planet The Sims!:
I
have added all my The Sims 2 houses to Planet The Sims, so you now have an extra
choice on where to download my houses from. You probably require a subscription
to FilePlanet to download from Planet The Sims, although please correct me if
I'm wrong! Oh, and don't worry The Sims Resource users - my houses are still on
there too.
> Download my brilliant The Sims 2
houses!
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Contact
Me The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 12:23 pm
BST (GMT + 1)
Saturday 2nd
September 2006: New Quick Poll: A new Quick Poll has begun. This month, I want to know if
you've bought either of the Stuff Packs (Family Fun Stuff and Glamour Life
Stuff). Go to practically any other page to participate, including the Quick
Polls page.
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The Quick Polls page The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 3:50 pm
BST (GMT + 1)
Quick Poll
Results: So, will you be buying The Sims 2 Pets? Well, the results are in,
and it seems that 61.9% of you are! Click below to view the results, what I
said, and read the comments!
> The Quick Polls page The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 3:47 pm
BST (GMT + 1)
Sunday 27th August
2006: Glamour Life Stuff Available on EA Downloader: If you don't mind paying a
bit more so your Sims can start their Glamour Life a bit sooner, you can now
pre-load Glamour Life Stuff on EA Downloader, so you can play it as soon as it's
released. If you don't know, Glamour Life Stuff is a stuff pack which will add a
load of glamorous furniture, decorations, clothes and more to your game.
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Get
Glamour Life Stuff on EA Downloader (UK)
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Get
Glamour Life Stuff on EA Downloader (USA) The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 9:12 pm
BST (GMT + 1)
More Pets Screens: Maxis has released four screenshots showing the
Create-a-Pet, so I've added them to the Screenshots page:
> See more Pets! The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 8:29 pm
BST (GMT + 1)
Saturday 26th
August
2006: Quick Poll extended by one week: The first ever Quick Poll is continuing
for another week to line up with my new system for the Sub-Domain - A new Quick
Poll will start on the first Saturday of every month (unless I do not get the
minimum votes, in which case the poll will run another month). Therefore I will
reveal the results, and start a new poll next Saturday (the second of
September). For now, why don't you get yourself over to the Quick Polls page and
vote yourself (unless you have already)?
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The Quick Polls page The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 11:13 pm
BST (GMT + 1)
Monday 14th July
2006: See and read about The Sims 2 Pets now without leaving this website: Want
to know some information about this new expansion pack? Want to see some
pictures of it? Well, all you need to do is click the appropriate link below,
and enjoy.
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The Sims 2 Pets Information
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The Sims 2 Pets
Screenshots The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 9:08 pm
BST (GMT + 1)
Saturday 29th July
2006: First Ever Quick Poll: The first ever The Sims Sub-Domain Quick Poll has
begun! The question is: Will you be buying The Sims 2 Pets Expansion? Vote now
on most pages other than this one.
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Quick Polls The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 5:48 pm BST (GMT + 1)
Next Expansion
Pack Officially Revealed: The next expansion pack has finally been revealed
by way of a press release (click the link below to read it) as being "The Sims 2
Pets". In other words, in a few months, your Sims will be able to have their own
dog, cat, or other caged animal! Watch out for more information here soon.
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Press Release on TheSims2.com The Sims
Sub-Domain News - Posted 5:46 pm BST (GMT + 1)
Sunday 23rd July
2006: University, Nightlife expansion packs required for all houses: I have
just learnt thanks to a handy guide on TSR that all the expansion packs that I
had installed when my houses were created are required, so I have updated The
Sims 2 Houses page accordingly. Unfortunately I'm unable to edit the required
expansion packs in the descriptions on The Sims Resource.
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The Sims 2 Houses
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"Prepare and submit clean Lots at TSR" tutorial on The Sims Resource The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 4:37 pm BST (GMT + 1)
Tuesday 11th July
2006: Posting to Guestbook Restarted: I have re-added the form to the
Guestbook, with one difference - it no longer adds the entries to the Guestbook
automatically. This is because the spam entries far out-weighed the non-spam
ones. Guestbook entries will now be added by me as soon as possible, assuming
they're not spam or inappropriate of course. I apologise for any inconvenience
to non-spammers this may cause.
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The Guestbook The Sims Sub-Domain
News - Posted 9:25 pm BST (GMT + 1)
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