News Archive November 2008
The Sims 3 Studio Tour (French) - 21st November 08
JeuxVideo.com have posted the first of 12 videos of a tour around EA Headquarters.
The language is in French, however you can see footage of the game and a nice peak into the studio where the game is being made. 1/12 Video
New Screenshots & Blog - 20th November 08
As The Sims 3 now has it's own Twitter page, they have been updating it with little hints and updates. A few days ago they mentioned that Thursdays would be Sims days and that we would receive an update every week.
Seeing as it's Thursday today, it looks like they've stayed true to their word and given us 2 new screenshots and a blog.
The new blog is all about story telling, and you can find it in the Blog's section.
Thanks again to suzyq1212.
The Sims 3 Q&A Session - 18th November 08
The team behind this huge sequel have had a rather long Q&A session where they answer a lot of burning questions that many fans have wanted to know since the beginning.
Find the answers!
Box Art Officially Confirmed - 14th November 08
EA have Officially Confirmed that the box art we discovered on Amazon is in fact real. I don't know if this will please fans or not.
For more information - TheSims3.com
New Screenshots - 14th November 08
The Official Website for The Sims 3 have posted two brand new screenshots today.
Find them in the Screenshots Section
New Blog - 13th November 08
Adam Siegel, the Web Producer for The Sims 3.com talks about all the upcoming features the new community website will have when the game is released.
These include the new movie mash-up tool, where you'll be able to create your very own movies in an online editor.
Have a read - New Blog
Possible Box Cover Art & New Videos - 12th November 08
There has been some discussion about the cover being too explicit. What do you think?
Discuss this in our Forum.
UPDATE: The image has since been removed
In other news, Feebs.nl have posted a large video of Ben Bell's presentation. It's in 8 parts but has superior image and sound quality compared to the other fan recordings.
Watch that here - Feebs.nl Video
GadgeteerNL have also posted a video of an interview with Ben Bell from the same presentation.
Watch that here - GadgeteerNL Interview
Producer Walkthrough - 10th November 08
EA have released a 6 minute walkthrough of The Sims 3.
It shows the fantastic new features of Create-A-Sim, the neighbourhood and more.
Watch it here - Walkthrough Video
More Videos & Previews - 5th November 08
SimParool have uploaded a clear video along with some photos.
Video
Photos
CapitalSims also did the same thing, but include a video too.
Preview
Photos
Video
edwinus7 on Youtube has uploaded the remaining parts of his video too.
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Some other interesting news today, Ben Bell has been reported saying that the system requirements for The Sims 3 should not be much more than Spore. He also said that it would not be essential to upgrade any of your hardware, if you are already able to play The Sims 2 and Spore.
Spore Requirements
FOR WINDOWS XP
* 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
* 512 MB RAM
* A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
* At least 4 GB of hard drive space, with at least 1 GB additional space for creations.
FOR WINDOWS VISTA
* 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
* 768 MB RAM
* A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
* At least 4 GB of hard drive space, with at least 1 GB additional space for creations.
BIG UPDATE: Fan Event Previews, Videos & Pre-Order Poster - 4th November 08
It answers a lot of burning questions that fans wanted answered. For example: "Any new movie making tools? "
Find the answers - Here
edwinus7 over at Youtube has managed to record Ben Bell's presentation in Netherlands. This is the first time we see gameplay in motion, although nothing new is shown, it's still great to see!Watch that here - Producer Tour Video
Also, MammaSims attented the presentation and has posted their preview, along with 19 pages worth of photos.
The preview isn't in English but a user at the Official BBS has translated it.
Read the translation here - English Preview
Read the original here - Preview
See them here - Photos
GameSpot also had a Q&A session with Ben Bell.
Read that here - Q&A
For more information, go to - SimPrograms
Fan Event News - 3rd November 08
- 4 new traits: Technophobe, Unflirty, Stubborn, Neurotic.
- There will be tools to make all kinds of custom content but NOT a tool to create objects.
- You can move houses around but not change the roads.
- No weather and apartments.
The whole preview should be online later today along with more photos.
2 New Screenshots - 1st November 08
The Official Website for The Sims 3 updated today with two brand new screenshots. One of them shows a Halloween party and the other shows kids playing.
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