News Archive December 2008

New Screenshots, German Article & Video Interview - 26th December 08

Fansite SimTimes have posted 8 new screenshots. 6 of these show actual gameplay

complete with the UI, rather than the usual staged screenshots.

Also, another fansite, SimDomination, have posted the entire article from German site Gamestar. Although it is in German, it still has some nice pictures.

A video interview of Ben Bell has appeared on YouTube.

Watch it here - Ben Bell Interview

Merry Christmas! - 25th December 2008

The Sims 3 News Center would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Of course 2009 will be an excellent year with The Sims 3 in February!

 

 

Video Interview with Grant Rodiek - 24th December 08

Gamestop have had the awesome chance to speak to one of The Sims 3 Developer's Grant Rodiek.

Watch that here - Grant Rodiek

Building Film Strip & New Interview - 20th December 2008

1UP.com have had yet another chance to talk to the guys over at EA. This time they interviewed Associate Producer Grant Rodiek.

"The Sims 3 is still very much about creating Sims, raising families, developing relationships, and telling your story. That's very much alive. However, now we give you this neighborhood and remove all barriers to exploring it. It's seamless, so we stay out of your way. It's a big step forward into letting players play the game how they want to play it."

Read it here - 1UP.com Interview

The VIP section of the Official site also posted this film strip of the new build mode. It shows the process of a house being built.

 
New Trailer - 18th December 08

1UP have posted a new trailer for The Sims 3. This one focuses entirely on the Create-a-Style feature! I shows many different options and styles that you can choose for your Sim's clothing, furniture, houses and just about anything!

Watch it here - CAS Trailer



New VIP Blog & Preview - 17th December 08
GamesRadar have had the chance to get a hands-on experience with The Sims 3 recently! So they've very kindly posted an article about the game and, although nothing new is shown, they talk about the more positive features that have been included this time.

Read that here - Games Radar

"You’ll also be able to launch the game and take control of any of the Sims you find next door, down the street, protesting outside City Hall, or grabbing a bite to eat at a sidewalk café"


The Official Website for The Sims 3 have added a new blog to the VIP section. I have now added it to the blog section, but you can read it here.



System Requirements Released - 16th December 08

EA have now Officially released the system requirements for The Sims 3.

The minimum requirements are as follows:

XP (Service Pack 2)
 
Processor - Pentium IV 2.0 GHz / Athlon XP 2000+
Memory - 1 GB   
Graphics - GeForce FX 5900 / Radeon 9500
Graphics Ram - 128 MB
 
Vista (Service Pack 1)
 

Processor - Pentium IV 2.4 GHz / Athlon XP 2400+
Memory - 1.5 GB
Graphics - GeForce FX 5900 / Radeon 9500
Graphics Ram - 128 MB



New Screenshots - 15th December 08

The Official Website for The Sims 3 has updated with two new screenshots. Plus, EA Poland posted one more today.

  


These have been added to the Screenshots section.



New Trailer, Screens, Interview, & Blog - 11th December 08

 
IGN has had another chance to speak to The Sims 3's Ben Bell. He talks about the general features of the game and also what players will discover they can now do which they couldn't before. Quite an interesting read.


Along with this came 2 screens & a trailer.

View Trailer here - IGN

The trailer shows a Sim with some rather undesirable traits. Although this new video is slightly odd, it does show a good example of how the new open town will affect our gameplay.

The two new screenshots are screen caps from the trailer. 

View them here - IGN Screenshots

Read the interview here - IGN Interview

Lastly, the Official website for The Sims 3 updated today with a new blog.
Sim designer, Jennie Hozman talks about the new families in Sunset Valley, what they're lives are like and what secrets they may hold dear.

Read that here - New Blog



Ben Bell Interview - 9th December 08

TimesOnline have posted a video interview with Ben Bell. Here he talks about the games main new features and also shows us some gameplay, although it is similar to what was shown at the presentation inthe Netherlends last month.

Watch that here - Video Interview




New Interview & Sample Music - 6th December 08

Kikizo have posted a 4 page interview with Ben Bell. Some very interesting questions are asked with some new info.

"When you register the game, you get a second neighborhood."
 
Read that here - Kikizo Interview

Judhudon from Youtube has uploaded the sample music from Target's Sample Disc.

Listen here - Sample Music



The Sims 3 Promo Disc From Target - 5th December 08

The US Store, Target, have recently introduced a Promo disc for The Sims 3 that you can purchase at any of their stores for as little as $1. It is unknown if this is available outside of the US.

The Big Sister from The Sims 2 BBS has very kindly posted SEVEN screenshots that she received with the disc.

RockerMonkey has also posted some more images on Photobucket. They are screen captures of information cards from the disc.

Find them here - More Images

The disc also includes other features too:
  • History of The Sims
  • Description of Create A Sim, Create A Home, and Create A Style
  • Some Featured Families
  • Career Paths (career paths have more than one track)
  • Community Features
  • Videos (Although no new ones)
  • Wallpapers and Screenshots that you can download
  • 11 Music Samples including those from Buy Mode and CAS
  • A circle pattern that is a downloadable texture for the game
  • The Sims 3 stickers
  • $5 off Coupon to buy Sims 3 in Target from Feb. 22- Apr. 15 08

Creator's Camp - 3rd December 08

A lucky selected few have been invited to EA Headquarters in San Francisco to create custom content for The Sims 3. This will take place in January and will allow talented creators the chance to play the game and create Sims, Houses, movies, custom objects and much more. The Sims team will be updating TheSims3.com throughout this time showing their progress and once the game is released, you will be able to download their creations online.

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