Issue 92	Tuesday 27th September 2011

Welcome to my News Email, bringing you all the latest news, website updates and poll results from Danny's The Sims Website

Latest Updates

Four new videos and two new screenshots added to “The Sims 3 / Expansion Packs / The Sims 3 Pets” page

Latest News

Pets Digital Townhall Now Available To Watch On-Demand

The Sims 3 Pets Digital Townhall is now available to watch on-demand in three parts. The first part includes a demo of the PC and Mac expansion pack which starts at about 35:10:

Video streaming by Ustream

If you want to watch the whole event, it actually doesn’t start until about 18:50 (they really need to trim this video down a bit, although if they do the time I’ve noted the demo as starting at will be wrong).

Parts two and three, which include a Q&A session, can be found on the Videos tab of the game page.
> The Sims 3 Pets videos

Create A Pet Demo Now Available On Origin

A Create a Pet demo has been released for The Sims 3 Pets, and can be downloaded for free on Origin:

The Sims™ 3 Pets Create a Pet Demo lets you customize your Sim’s pet, give it unique personality traits, and share your creations on The Sims 3 Exchange – for FREE!

Hopefully you’ll see a link to download it on this page:
> “FREE GAMES” at Origin

If that link doesn’t work, try looking for a link to the demo on TheSims3.com or looking around Origin for it.
> TheSims3.com

Pets: GamePron Interviews Graham Nardone

GamePron has posted a video interview with The Sims 3 Pets producer Graham Nardone:

New Pets Screenshots Show Wild Horses, Unicorn

EA has released two new The Sims 3 Pets screenshots featuring what look to be wild horses, and a unicorn:

The Sims 3 Pets screenshot

Go to the game page to view them full size (update of Wednesday 21st September 2011):
> The Sims 3 Pets screenshots

Current Poll Extended To 4th October

The current poll asks whether you bought Barnacle Bay, the last non-free town released on The Sims 3 Store — “Sim Gamer” bothered to vote, and gave the following explanation for their “No” choice:

I thought it as to expensive and then also from seeing many reviews in youtub I realized that it wasn’t worth it, but I am really looking orward to the new town

If you haven’t bothered to vote, then it’s your fault that I’ve had to extend the poll again due to a lack of them. Right your wrong, vote now on the right of any page — then maybe when the poll is due to close on Tuesday 4th October, I’ll actually be able to do so and reveal some results.
> Go to the website to vote

How Dogs And Horses Are Voiced In Pets

Still from The Sims 3 Pets voice video Kotaku has got hold of some footage of some of the dog sounds being produced for The Sims 3 Pets, and also the details on how the horse sounds are produced:

Hard-working professionals (who usually stand on two feet) are paid to sound like dogs and, now horses in the video game series The Sims 3 Pets. Today, we present footage of some of their work.

We also present a twist in the world of video game animal sounds: for this October’s The Sims 3 Pets, the game’s creators are merging the voice-acting of humans and animals. How? Why? Watch, listen, learn and see if you can tell human from beast.

Go to Kotaku to watch the video.
> “There are Voice Actors for Dogs. And Horses.” at Kotaku

Discuss this news on the website!

Current Poll Results

The next non-free town (Hidden Springs) has been announced for The Sims 3 Store, but did you buy the last one (Barnacle Bay)?

Yes:

40%

No:

60%

Go to the website to vote!

Results were correct when this News Email was sent

Quiz

The unicorn has been revealed as the "supernatural creature" in The Sims 3 Pets, but what was the "supernatural creature" in The Sims 2 Pets?

Answer next issue!

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