Generations may have only just been released with only two reviews
so far, but the next expansion pack has already been announced
First Generations Reviews
The first two reviews (that I’ve found) of The Sims 3 Generations have
been posted online, and I've got them for you here:
NZGamer.com has rated it
an “Excellent” 9.0 out of 10:
It brings new humour, new methods of interaction, and a much
more fleshed-out portrayal of personality for your Sims. In
fact, it can be argued that this is the desert-island expansion
pack; the pack you’d choose if you could only pick one. If you
own the Sims 3 you need to buy Generations.
EA has finally announced the
long-rumoured pets expansion pack for The Sims 3, creatively
titled “Pets” (as opposed to the rumoured “Unleashed”, though both
names have previously been used for pets expansion packs), with a
trailer that’s nothing like the one we saw ages ago:
As you may noticed in the trailer, Pets will also be released as
a stand-alone game on consoles including Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360 and
PS3. The description for the video on the TheSims YouTube channel gives some extra details:
Players take creativity by the reins and play out the stories
they want to tell whether it’s the single guy in the dog park
picking up women or the criminal overlord and her evil cat.
Across all platforms, The Sims 3 Pets players will be able to
create, customize and control over a hundred different kinds of
cats and dogs like the Australian Shepherd and the Maine Coon,
and can breed and share them with friends providing endless
possibilities to create new and exciting breeds. Each platform
brings a new world for players to explore from the Xbox 360 and
PlayStation 3 versions where players will unlock achievements by
solving mysteries around town, the Nintendo 3DS with new lots to
unlock to the PC/Mac version where they’ll be able to take their
pets on play dates or meet other Sims at the dog park, cat
jungles and even a horse ranch. With The Sims 3 Pets, players
will be able to create, control and play with life with their
pets! Available Fall 2011.
The first five screenshots have been released and you can view
them on the game page:
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The Sims 3 Pets
Pets Live Broadcast With Ben Bell Announced
The Sims 3 Pets Executive Producer Ben Bell will be hosting a
live broadcast tomorrow (Wednesday 8th June) at 10 am PDT, which looks to
be 1 pm ET and 6 pm BST:
Join The Sims 3 at E3 2011 with Executive Producer – Ben Bell
– as he introduces The Sims 3 Pets. Learn how life is better
with pets in The Sims 3! Take advantage of this opportunity to
get up-close with Ben during the Q&A session where he’ll be
answering questions from you! As a treat, a never-before-seen
exclusive will be unveiled as well!
It looks like it’ll be similar to the recent one for The Sims 3
Generations. If you go to the page now you can setup an email
reminder. >
“The Sims 3
Pets Live Broadcast” at EA
EA Parodies The Hangover In New The Sims 3 Video
EA has posted a new video parodying The Hangover:
Pornographic Pictures Found On TheSims3.com – FOX 5 News
Pornographic pictures have been found on TheSims3.com according
to a report on FOX 5 News (the link below the player came with the
embed code):
According to comments posted on the article (click the link
above), the pictures are being posted on the forums and the exchange
by one person, who is also apparently trying to persuade other
people to commit suicide. Comments also allege that EA are not doing
very much to tackle the problem. Troubling.
Will Wright Discusses How The Sims Came About In Interview
Shortly after Will Wright’s departure from EA, Tristan Donovan
conducted an interview with him for his book “Replay” – a history of
the game industry. The interview has finally been published on the
internet, and it has some quite fascinating information about how
The Sims came to be:
I’ve read that home design software was the
inspiration.
WW: I was always interested in architecture, and so one of
the original things that was a really inspiration for The
Sims was this book, A Pattern Language, by Christopher
Alexander. He’s very much into trying to apply formula. He’s a
physics guy that went into architecture and was frustrated
because architecture wasn’t enough of a science. But at the same
time, he’s got a very interesting humanist side. He felt all the
principles of architecture should be clearly reducible back to
fundamental principles, which is what he kind of tries to do in
that book.
Nine The Sims 3 Generations screenshots have been released since
last issue, and you can view them on the game page in the updates of
Friday 27th May 2011 and Friday 20th May 2011.
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The Sims 3 Generations screenshots
Generations Launch Trailer Released
EA has released the launch trailer for The Sims 3 Generations:
New Mysterious Mr. Gnome
Features In Generations Detailed
EA has posted details of a new aging and family system for The
Mysterious Mr. Gnome, that they have introduced in The Sims 3
Generations:
In The Sims 3 Generations, you can now have a gnome family!
The Mysterious Mr. Gnome you know and love from base game will
age through the life cycles just like the Sims. Leave two of
these magical gnomes in your Sims’ homes or have them hang
around a wedding and you just might see a new magical addition!
Each of the different gnome age ranges has new poses and
appearances, and they each prefer to appear near different
objects that are suitable to them.
Toddler Gnome – Gnomes are already small, but these magical
toddlers are tiny!
Child Gnome – These playful little gnomes are just a little
bigger than toddlers.
Teen Gnome – These teenaged gnomes have the look of youth and
rebellious teen spirit!
Elder Gnome – Gnomes past their primes, but still just as
magical.
Miss The Generations Live Broadcast?
Watch It Now On-Demand
An
archive video of the “Chat Walkthrough and Q&A With The Sims 3
Generations Team” is now available so if you missed the live
broadcast you can watch it now. The video includes the previously
released Producer Video at the beginning – if you don’t want to
watch that again, skip to 2:15.
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“The Sims 3 Generations: Live Broadcast” at EA
Pranks, Punishments And Proms Focused
On In New Generations Feature
EA UK has posted another The Sims 3 Generations feature on their
The Sims 3 Facebook page, this one focusing on pranks, punishments
and proms:
Do you have unruly young Sims who seem to always cause
trouble? Is it time for your Sim’s parents to take control?
Well, those rebellious Sims can now be punished for all the
headaches and heartache they cause at home and around the
neighbourhood. Fighting with their siblings, missing school, and
pulling pranks are just a few of the things that can get a young
Sim in trouble.
GamesRadar has posted a hands-on preview of The Sims 3
Generations:
Generations is one of the more robust expansions in the
franchise, especially when it comes to the teenage characters,
and it definitely looks to bring out their rebellious side. The
new ability to pull off pranks epitomizes the naughty teen years
– sometimes you just want to leave a flaming bag on the doorstep
of a nearby household.
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An
archive video of the “Chat Walkthrough and Q&A With The Sims 3
Generations Team” is now available so if you missed the live
broadcast you can watch it now. The video includes the previously
released Producer Video at the beginning – if you don’t want to
watch that again, skip to 2:15.