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'World of Warcraft' best of 2000s

26 Dec 2009 21:39:31 PST

The Sims" (Electronic Arts, PC, 2000): I spent many of my college years simulating life instead of studying. Who knew the concept would be so fun? 8. ...

Original story at Orangeburg Times Democrat .

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'World of Warcraft' is the best of the decade

23 Dec 2009 21:37:22 PST

The Sims" (Electronic Arts, PC, 2000): I spent many of my college years simulating life instead of studying. Who knew the concept would be so fun? 8. ... The decade's best video games, from 'World of Warcraft' to 'Brain Age'Tampabay.com all 5 news articles »

Original story at Lincoln Journal Star .

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Take better pictures in The Sims 3 World Adventures

10 Nov 2009 15:56:10 PST

I'ma crappy photographer, but in the world of The Sims 3, I can be whoever I want, and partake in any career field I see fit. ... The Sims 3: World Adventures' (PC) Lets You Take Pictures - ScreensWorthPlaying.com all 4 news articles »

Original story at Blast .

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New The Sims 3 World Adventures Screenshots

21 Sep 2009 19:48:00 PDT

We added two new screenshots of the upcoming World Adventures expansion pack to the site today. Click on the thumbnails below to view them, or go...

Original story at Planet The Sims .

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The Best of Big Download: June 8-14

14 Jun 2009 17:06:17 PDT

CA The Sims 3 review - We give our final verdict on the long awaited people sim sequel. Mac Monday - This week's Mac games column takes a look at the RPG Science Girls! Freeware Friday - Our weekly look at free PC game examines the creepy horror themed ...

Original story at Joystiq .

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Celebrity Sims All The Rage In The Sims 3

10 Jun 2009 10:58:24 PDT

CA The customizing characters feature in The Sims 3 may cause me to re-join the fold and the legion of electronic dollhouse fans who have set sales records already for this game. When I first got my Wii, my very favorite thing to do with it was make ...

Original story at G4 TV .

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The Sims news and blogs - February 27, 2010

27 Feb 2010 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit The Sims news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Read all 'OS 3.0' posts in iphone Atlas -- from CNET News
• The Sims 3 Leaked to Torrent Sites -- from Planet The Sims - The Ultimate Resource
• The Sims Go To Washington -- from OSU Sentinel
• EA and Gameloft's battle of the iPhone boobs -- from Pocket Gamer.Biz
• Hotel Giant 2 -- from Slough and Windsor Observer
• Electronic Arts Game Artist to Share Real-World Texture Painting ... - Business Wire -- from press release
• MIDDLE EAST: Virtual Muslim world bans drinking, sex -- from Los Angeles Times
• The Sims 3 Release - Delays Possible -- by Andy from The Sims Zone: Latest News
• Readers opinion of girl games mixed -- from MSNBC
• Unreality - Five Video Game Movies They Shouldn't Be Making, But Are | -- from Untitled

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Nude Patch for The Sims 3

03 Jun 2009 12:29:39 PDT

The Sims 3 is out and available for purchase online and at your local video game retailer (provided your house is not on some God-forsaken rock out in the sticks where no sod lives). So, if you're itching for some nudy-nudy Sims action now's your ...

Original story at Action Trip .

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Trippy New Batch of Photos from Gerard Butler's Gamer

31 May 2009 13:06:25 PDT

CA There's a whole other world that wasn't even shown in the trailer that's a part of Gamer, it's called Society and it's essentially a real-life version of The Sims. She looks so trippy colorful because that's what her avatar looks like in that game. ...

Original story at First Showing .

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The Sims 3 leaked online

19 May 2009 01:49:24 PDT

The Sims 3, one of EA's major 2009 releases, has seemingly been leaked online two weeks before its official US launch on June 2. Torrent tracking site The Pirate Bay is currently carrying a number of Sims 3 files weighing in at around 5GB. ...

Original story at CVG Online .

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Don't Sell EA Today!

09 Apr 2009 10:29:26 PDT

EA's headquarters). After all, his Spore was a homemade hit for EA last year, sure to spawn sequels and add-ons. Everybody knows SimCity, right? And The Sims with its plethora of sequels and add-on packs, has sold more than 100 million copies for EA ...

Original story at Motley Fool .

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Valve forces dev from contest with sex topic

25 Mar 2009 17:06:03 PDT

Contestants' games are demonstrated and winners are announced at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Past winners have included Will Wright (The Sims, Spore) and Harvey Smith (Deux Ex), and topics have included love, the poetry of Emily ...

Original story at Examiner.com .

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EA on DRM: "It's a pain in the ass"

21 Mar 2009 13:23:06 PDT

I think The Sims 2 and Spore were the number one and two pirated games in Eastern Europe. I had a conversation with a custom content creator in Korea, and she was referring to people who downloaded the game. I asked if it was hard waiting for things, ...

Original story at Neoseeker .

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The Sims: an acceptable way for adults to keep playing with their ...

09 Mar 2009 17:25:22 PDT

I thought I'd put Barbie and all her naughty tricks behind me until about four years ago in college when I discovered The Sims. For those of you who don't know what that is, The Sims is a computer game wherein you invent characters and control every ...

Original story at Examiner.com .

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ELECTRONIC ARTS GAME ARTIST TO SHARE REAL-WORLD TEXTURE PAINTING ... - Designer Today

05 Mar 2009 15:38:12 PST

The session, entitled “Real World Texture Painting Tips for Game Developers,” will be led by Kris Orpilla, a character modeler and texture artist at Electronic Arts (EA) in The Sims Studio division, where he brought his expertise to bear on the newest ...

Original story at designertoday.com .

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Vrabeck to head-up games for Legendary Pictures?

24 Feb 2009 05:42:12 PST

UK Last year, EA closed down its casual label, shifting operations to The Sims' head Rod Humble, resulting in Vrabeck's departure. To comment on this article, or view other users comments, you must be logged in to a GamesIndustry.biz Network account.

Original story at GamesIndustry.biz .

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Vrabeck to return with Legendary Pictures

24 Feb 2009 01:53:51 PST

UK Vrabeck announced her surprise departure from EA last November, where she had been heading up the rapidly expanding casual division – which, incidentally, has since been merged into the firm’s The Sims unit currently headed up by Rod Humble. ...

Original story at CasualGaming.biz .

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The Sims 3 adds vampire look, lacks blood sucking ability

07 Feb 2009 20:00:00 PST

Written by Xav de Matos
We're going to go out on a limb and say the first thing everyone does when playing The Sims is find ways to torture the tiny virtual citizens. Yesterday, Shacknews reported receiving new screen shots of The Sims 3 via email with the subject line: 'The Sims 3 Vampire Screens.' Could it be? Can we...

Original story at Joystiq .

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Valerie Schultz: Playing God is just that — playing

13 Nov 2008 14:57:49 PST

CA - Nov 13, 2008 Spore is the latest offering from Will Wright, the inventor of the games “SimCity” and “The Sims.” Wright believes that computer games should be more ...

Original story at Bakersfield Californian .

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BGB at EA: Sim Animals (Wii)

19 Sep 2008 19:19:12 PDT

Written by Jonathan Cresswell
1pm. Lunchtime. Sitting with a rather nice sandwich on a possibly over the top Dell XPS. I mean, seriously, surely this defeats the point of a laptop? I’m not saying everything should be an Eee PC, but… ah, right, yes, EA. We’re probably almost half way through the day, and so far I’ve seen Sim Ani...

Original story at BritishGaming.co.uk .

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Zero Punctuation Gets Civilized for Spore

17 Sep 2008 09:54:56 PDT

Written by Jonathan
Yahtzee’s opinon seems to fall into the “meh” category or the more specific “not as good as The Sims” category. For once though, it’s nice to hear someone’s opinion on the game itself without the mention of it’s DRM since it’s been ...

Original story at Gaming Today .

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Krazy! The Delirious World of Anime + Comics + Video Games + Art

26 Aug 2008 00:05:54 PDT

IL - Wright is the creator of the groundbreaking console game The Sims, and he talks about what he looked for when creating the Sims’ environment and what he ...

Original story at PopMatters .

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Sims Carnival is now in open beta

17 Jun 2008 12:30:00 PDT

Written by Justin McElroy
Today, the inevitable future looms just a bit closer with The Sims Carnival going into open beta. Right now, you can play some of the offerings from closed beta folks, who've come up with some really bizarre entries like this terrible ...

Original story at Joystiq .

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Sims go to Ikea - guardian.co.uk

15 May 2008 14:14:55 PDT

Sims go to Ikea EA has announced a new add-on for the Sims series. Due out in June, the Sims 2 IKEA Home Stuff Pack, features a selection of the chain's latest products. ... THE SIMS ANNOUNCES THE SIMS 2 IKEA HOME STUFF COMING IN JUNE MCV Sims It's Ikea Time Glasgow Daily Record

Original story at blogs.guardian.co.uk .

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Amazing Core Gamer Stuff Pooh-Poohed By Focus Groups

16 Apr 2008 06:40:21 PDT

Written by Brian Ashcraft
The concept was simple: A virtual dollhouse. Will Wright was coming off of SimAnt, and he was looking to do more. Wright at his team at Maxis began working on what would become The Sims, a game that play-tested so poorly that there were doubts it would be released. The game was and of course went o...

Original story at Kotaku .

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The Sims are back and now they're more intense than ever.

04 Oct 2006 13:32:00 PDT

NY - Oct 4, 2006 It all started with a game called Sim City or did it start with the Sims, or maybe it started with the variants of the Sims. Well ...

Original story at TheCelebrityCafe.com .

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