[Updated] Sims 3 Election Trailers

EA has released 2 new Sims 3 Videos depicting the canidates for Tuesday's US Presidential election.  Please note they are not endorsed by a particular canidate, and take a rather comedic approach to the election.  If you live in the US and are registered to vote, GET OUT TO VOTE! on Tuesday.

Trailer Day Playlist

If you would like to see more MySims trailers, or even if not, we have come up with a youtube playlist and player of 6 of the MySims trailers.  MySims Kingdom, PC and the first MySims are included in the mix.  Check it out Below!

New MySims Kingdom Trailer!

To conclude trailer day, we would like to present you with the brand new trailer for MySims Kingdom.  Yes another trailer for it.  While this trailer is only 30 seconds it is pretty neat, and shows off a bit about the game.  MySims kingdom can be found in stores... Now!  Before you go out and buy it though, finish reading this post.  Watch the video below.

MySims Kingom TV Advertisement

As part of trailer day we present you with the new TV ad for MySims Kingdom!  The Wii game shipped on tuesday and is available worldwide for the Wii and DS.  Check out the Ad below.

Its Trailer Day!

Well today EA has released a multitude of trailers for the MySims games, which released on the 28th (Tuesday) and you should be able to find in stores now.  The first trailer we shall show tonight is for MySims PC.  Check it out below.

EA Stock Report

Soory i have been a bit laxed on the stock report lately.  Today EA's stock shot way up (along with the rest of the market going up almost 900 Points today!).  EA stock shot up $3.82 (about 16%) to the current price of $26.62

MySims Kingdom and PC Have Shipped

If you are one of the people who didn't get to try out MySims for the Wii or DS last year, simply because you didn't have one of the consoles, now is your chance!  MySims PC has shipped to stores, and mailboxes worldwide.  In other MySims news, Kingdom has now been released for the Wii and DS!  Who knows how this will affect the PC Game (if it will come in as an expansion, or free DLC?, or maybe not at all?).  Regardless the games have shipped and should be available in retail stores tomorrow.

Poll Results: Viewing

So our poll last week asked which sites you visited the most.  You can view the results of the poll below.

Official Sites (Thesims2.com)

  1 (33%)

 

Download Sites (TSCexchange.com, Modthesims2.com, etc.)

  0 (0%)

News Sites (SimmersNews, Snootysims, etc.)

  1 (33%)

 

Community Forums (The Simmers Club, etc.)

  0 (0%)

A Combination of the Above

  1 (33%)

 

Pretty Nice mix of votes if you ask me.  This weeks Poll asks about whther or not you plan on buying MySims Kingdom!  Results to be posted next monday as usual

Whats your Opinion?: The Sims 3

Sorry i forgot to do this yesterday, but we want your opinion again!  We want to know for this week, what is your opinion of How The Sims 3 Looks?  You can really discuss any part of how the game looks, and compares to The Sims 2 and its expansions.  Leave your answer int he comments like usual!

First MySims Kingdom Review

Nintendo Power, has written up its review for MySims Kingdom, which will appear in next month's issue (December).  It gives it a 7.5/10 saying

"this is a must-own for Wii devotees and Sims fans alike."

You can read all the MySims Kingdom reviews, as they come in on Metacritic

We Still Need Staff!

We are still looking for staff to help us out here at Simmers News!  Anyone who is interested please contact us at  simmersnews@gmail.com 

Steve Jablonsky To Make The Sims 3 Theme

It seems EA has moved on from Mark Motherbau, the creator of The Sims 2 theme, to Steve Jablonsky to create The Sims 3 Theme.    Previously Jablonsky did the soundtrack for Transformers.  In the Press Release Jablonsky states;

"“It is extremely exciting to be involved in a blockbuster project like The Sims 3, where the music sets the tone for the entire user experience,” said Jablonsky. “Working on one of the most anticipated games in the world, not to mention the best selling PC franchise of all time, is quite an honor and I’ve had a blast getting to know The Sims 3 team of talented individuals.”

The Full Press Release can be read below, but first why not take a listen to the theme, in this quick video slideshow i whipped up.

Steve Jablonsky To Make The Sims 3 Score [Thesims3.ea.com]

New Apartment Life Patch

Ea Today released a new Patch for AL.  Why exactly this couldn't have been part of the first patch i have no clue, but regardless you can view all of the fixes along with the download link below

New Apartment Life Patch [Thesims2.com]

New Mansion & Garden Stuff Screens

EA Today released a few new Mansion & Garden Stuff Screens.  They are some interesting screens, but one in particular feels a big lacking, maybe its just me? [P.S. Sorry for the lack of updates lately, there really hasn't been that many updates from EA, or other Sources]

New Screenshots [Thesims2.com]

New Boxshots

Today Gamestop posted the new Boxshots for SimAnimals along with the back of The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff.  If you ask me, the Sim Animals while yes it is impressive, doesn't give a whole lot of substance, and reminds me a bit of the MySims Cover.  The Mansion & Garden Stuff boxshot looks like any other Stuff Pack boxshot.

New Boxshots [Infinite Sims]

Interview With CJ, Admin of The Simmers Club

Recently i interviewed the webmaster of The Simmers Club.  The Questions varied on many different topics.  Topics ranged From the Sims 2, to Simcity, to The running of a fansite.  Read the Full Interview Below:

"Skyline: So CJ, What was your main reason for starting The Simmers Club?

CJ: I wanted to create a friendly and enjoyable place for fans of sims games to hang out, share their creations and associate with other sims fans from all over the world

Skyline: Thats a really good main idea behind a site, but Why The Sims?  Why not another game or movie?

CJ: I have been a fan of sims games since I got SimCity3000, and enjoy playing sims games more than any other game I have, so it seemed logical to start a site centering about my favorite games

Skyline: Do you have a favorite moment while Playing one of the Sims games?

CJ: probably my most memorable moment was when I reached over 1,000,000 population on a medium size map in SimCity4

Skyline: Wow Thats Impressive!  What do you find to be the best aspect of the Simcity Franchise?

CJ: managing all the aspects of keeping your city thriving and trying to create that ideal utopia

Skyline: Do you think the recent set of Simcity games have ventured a bit too far off that main aspect, you really enjoy?  or have they stayed more on par with that you enjoy about the franchise?

CJ: i was very dissapointed as many others were with the direction of the simcity that occured with Simcity Societies

Skyline: What is the best part about managing a Sims Fansite, such as The Simmers Club?

CJ: The people, the great members that upload their amazing creations to share and helpful friendly people that help each other and inspire each other to do more in the game, that is what keeps me wanting to keep this site going as long as I can.

Skyline: What Tips can you give to those, who want to start a fansite of their own?

CJ: Be patient, and don't get discouraged, TSC did not become what it is today overnight, it took time and a lot of great people to make this place what it is today, the same holds true with all other popular fansites. I also advise, be original, make your site stand out from the others, but most importanly have fun with it, if you are having fun with it, that is all that really matters!.

Skyline: Do you think that The Sims 2 has met all of the Fans Expectations?  Did it Miss any of those Expectations?

CJ: I think at this point, most of the expectations of sims fans have been met with the sims 2 as much as that game can handle as far as adding expansions.

Skyline: What is your favorite of The Sims 2 Expansions and why?

CJ: My favorite is still Nightlife, because I found the ability to create downtown sub-neighborhoods a great addition and also the fun social interactions that were included with that EP, Seasons is a close runner up though for my favorite

Skyline: Why do you play The Sims 2 the way you do?

CJ: I pretty much dabble in all the gameplay aspects of the sims, but I enjoy building lots (mainly commuinty lots) the best, it is a chance to create a fun lot then send my sims to enjoy the building of my own design. 

Skyline: What is your favorite of the Maxis Developed Franchises? (Spore, Sims, Simcity, etc.)

CJ: SimCity, it is the first sims game that got me into the sims franshise, and I am still hoping for a new SimCity title that is more like a progression and improvement from SimCity4. I really was disspointed with SimCity Societies.

Skyline: Thanks for Doing this interview CJ! :D

CJ: You are Welcome! [I am] honored to be the first interview"

There you have it!  Our First Interview!  We hope to add them often from here on out!

New Community Feature!

Just as a quick note, we are starting up a new Community Feature! The Interview. Interviews will hopefully go live once a week, starting this week. We'll keep you posted!

Poll Results: Coverage

Last weeks Poll question was, "What should we cover more?" Your responce?


The Sims 3
3 (42%)

The Sims 2
2 (28%)

Simcity
0 (0%)
MySims
0 (0%)
Spore
1 (14%)

Community Features/Reviews
1 (14%)

None of These
0 (0%)

Sims 3 Took the cake, with The Sims 2 and Community Events falling in a tie for 2nd

This weeks poll asks the simple question "Which Type of Site to you visit the most?" Poll will close next sunday evening with results on monday

EA Launches a New Mobile Sims Portal

Today EA, launched a new web portal promoting the Sims games for Mobile phones, iPods, and Smart Phones. Almost all of these games, are availible on any Verizon phone. Simcity Mobile, Sims 2 Mobile, and The Sims 2 DJ (iPod) are the featured games.

The Sims Mobile Portal

Release Notes Added

Just another little thing i added today. Release Notes shows every time we update the look or performance of the site. Currently we are on v1.1 (ive changed the theme a lot, but i figured we could start at v1.1 seeing as this hopefully will be our theme for a while). It will be updated every so often, with well.... updates from the staff. If anyone is good with Blogger Graphic design please apply for staff! ( simmersnews@gmail.com ). You can see The release notes at the bottom of the side Naviagtion Bar.

100 Unique Visits!

I would like to thank all of you for stopping by, we now have over 100 individual visits! Thank you so much! we offer public stat tracking, simply click the link at the bottom of the index page!

Affiliate Image

We now actually have an Affiliate Button, so if you wish to affiliate with us, simply save the image shown below, Upload it TO YOUR ON HOST. If you wish to affiliate with us simply send us an email ( simmersnews@gmail.com ) with a link to your site and an affiliate button. We will accept Most if not all Applications!

The Sims 3 VIP Issues Resolved

After issues getting this months Sims 3 VIP issue out, it has finally arrived in your mailbox.  The Access code for this month is "52685" .  The VIP update contains info regarding Careers.  Producer Ray Mazza Writes:

"Your Sims can look for these jobs in the newspaper or apply right at the building where they’d like to work. If you want them to be musicians, head down to the theater to join up and then maybe stay for a show afterwards!"

There will be a lot of old careers along with some new ones.

The Sims 3 VIP. Update

Whats your Opinion: Purchasing

Sorry for the delay, i was away on Friday, so this week we would like to ask your opinion once again.  We want to know, How do you purchase Your Game?  Leave your response in the comments as always.  Personally i buy all of my games either through retail outlets (Best Buy, Gamestop, etc.) or through Online retailers such as amazon.con

Editors Note: We were having an issue with commenting, this has hopefully been resolved!

The Sims 2: Open for Business Review

Another one of my Expansion pack reviews, this review is for the 3rd Expansion to The Sims 2, Open for Business!  If you need help with our review system simply search for "Review" or check out our earlier reviews:

The Sims 2: University Review

The Sims 2: Nightlife Review

Loved:

Deep Gameplay:

Its sometimes hard to see a lot of depth in sims expansions sometimes, but OFB (Open for Business) is a shining example of depth.  Theres just so many things to do with this pack.  You have a ton of options to control your business.  A massive benefit is the ability to sell catalog items, rather then making everything yourself

Talent Badges:

A great thing OFB bring to the table is the talent badges.  A system like skill points, but it actually unlocks you the ability to make better objects (again a lot like skill points).  Talent badges are very useful, even if your not running a business.  Other packs like Seasons, and Freetime add more talent badges to the collection that comes with OFB

Simple yet Complex:

While it is easy to start up a home business (Home businesses is what i would recommend), it is hard to master them, giving you a grand sense of accomplishment when you reach say a level 9, or 10 Business

Bluewater Village:

OFB adds a new Sub-Neighborhood, which is probably my favorite of all the packs.  It has a well constructed story, and comes with Tons of Pre-Built lots and families.  Its a great place to start out, and learn the ropes of owning a business.

Hated:

Managing a Community Lot Business:

The real only thing i don't like in OFB is owning and managing a community business.  I really don't understand why they made it so difficult to manage your community lot businesses.  It is MUCH easier to do a home business

The Sims 2 Open for Business Expansion Played to full many times, reaching a level 10 business once, and many level 9 businesses.  Released: Spring 2006

The Sims 2 Mansion & Garden Stuff New Screens

Continuing our massive amount of updates today, i bring you 2 new Mansion & Garden Stuff Screenshots, this is looking to be one of my favorite Sims 2 Stuff Packs thus far (my favorite is still Glamour Life Stuff, for those interested). Anyways the game hits stores on November 17th in North America

More Sims 3 Screenshots

The Sims 3 VIP Section has been updated yet again, with 2 More screenshots (a lot of Sims 3 News today, i know).  The VIP article i have yet to recieve, as have a lot of other people.  If you do have the VIP code, please do leave it in the comments, i will post an update once i get the code!  For now here are 2 more screenshots!

EA Stock Report

Once again we hit you with the EA Stock report. EA Stock went up today, not a whole lot but .96 points (about 3%) up to todays price of $27.49 per share

New Sims 3 Blog Update

Well JoAnna Lio, Associate Producer of The Sims 3 Pictured at left, today updated the official site blog, I'm surprised they are actually keeping it up to date, The new entry is mainly about the town life of your Sims.  

If you pick one of the smaller houses behind the town hall, they’ll have quick access to the activity of the town center, but their surroundings won’t be as nice as the coastal lots nestled among the pine trees. If you decide you want your Sims to live up on Summer Hill, they’ll have scenic vistas and colorful, wealthy neighbors for sure, but they’ll have to earn enough money to build there and they’ll spend more time in the car commuting to work.

View the Whole Update

Mansion & Garden Stuff Boxshot

 As you can see by the image to the left, EA has published the Box-art for Mansion & Garden Stuff.  The boxshot was found at the EA Store.  The game will ship this november

Thanks to CJ from The Simmers Club for the Tip!

The Sims 3 Collectors Edition Update

EA Today unveiled the box art, and items that are included in The Sims 3 Collectors Edition.

Included in the Collectors Edition:

• An Exclusive In-Game Car
• PlumbBob Thumb Drive (also known as a flash drive)
• Strategy Guide
• Stickers

The Game will be available this February, View the full Press Release Below

The Sims 3 Collectors Edition [Yahoo Finance]

New Sims 3 Screens

Gamestop today showed off some new screens for The Sims 3, Previously Never Seen Before.  You can see them below.  Judging by the screens the game actually looks a lot better then The Sims 2, the water reflections in particular look better then those in TS2.

New Sims 3 Screenshots [Snootysims]

EA Stock Report

In Todays Financial Report we bring you EA's Stock report for the day.  Today was a bad day for the market, and for EA in particular going down over 10% (3.1 Points) to 26.53 per share.  Ouch.

Still Looking for Staff

Remember that we are still looking for a few staff members to help us out! Send your applications to

simmersnews@gmail.com

Poll Results

Sorry i'm a bit late in regards to the poll, will try to be on time better next week. Here are the results for the poll this week. The Questions was: "What are you most looking forward to?"

Your Responce was actually better then i had thought;

The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff
3 (50%)

The Sims 3
1 (16%)

A New Simcity Game
1 (16%)

None of These
1 (16%)

This weeks Poll question is: "What should we cover more of?"
Responces:

The Sims 3
The Sims 2
Simcity
MySims
Spore
Community Features
None of These

Poll will close on Monday as always

Spore Packs Announced

EA today announced new packs for Spore. First; Spore Creepy & Cute parts pack, which will add over 100 new parts, sorted into Creepy and Cute sections.

The Second is an expansion of sorts which adds new gameplay to the space stage, changing the missions a bit, and introducing a mission creator, in which players can create and share missions.

When will we see the flora editor? Nobody knows! As of yet...

The Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack, available worldwide as soon as November 18, 2008 while the Space pack is slated to release in Spring 2009

Spore Gets Cute And Creepy, Space Adventures [Kotaku]

EA Stock Report

As part of our Daily Update regarding the EA sotkc report, Today we see EA's stock rise 3.28 Points (about 11.7%) Up to the current price of 31.27 a share

Thank You!

I would like to thank the people who have visited us in the past week! (yes all 42 of you!) Its really nice to see this blog grow, even if its growing slowly its still growing which is good to see. You can check our stats at any time by simply clicking the link at the bottom of the page.

Thank You!
~Skyline,
Senior Editor

New Simcity Creator Advertisement

EA today released a new TV Advertisement for Simcity creator for the Wii and DS. The game is available now

Well Its Saturday

Obviously the weekends here at Simmers News are slow. EA employees are off, so there really isn't any news coming out of EA. So if you think the blog has been abandoned it hasn't its just the weekend. Go Outside already will ya?

October Screenshot Contest!

So this is our first Official Contest! This month's contest is a screenshot contest, simple yes. The Screenshot must involve fall in some way shape or form. Obviously it is recomended that you have Seasons installed. The Winner and Runner-Ups will be posted at the end of the month!

Send Your Screens To:
simmersnews@gmail.com

EA Stock Report

Today part of our EA Daily Stock Reports. Today EA's stock actually went up. It went up .19 points, or about .68%, to 27.99 for the day. Its the end of the week so we won't have stock updates over the weekend.

Whats Your Opinion?

Another one of our Community events, for this week we ask you: If you had to get rid of 1 Expansion Pack, which would it be? Not Stuff Pack, Expansion Pack. Leave Your Responce in the comments like usual!

New MySims Kingdom Trailer

EA has unveiled a new Trailed for MySims kingdom, the game will be shipping on October 28th for the Wii and DS

Video of The Moment

Yet Another new Community Feature, simply click the Title to be taken to our Youtube Video of the Moment! This will be another weekly feature such as The Picture of the week, and others.

This weeks Video is by Megasolomaster and is a Music Video for "What I've Done" by Linkin Park

View It Here

The Sims 2: Nightlife Review

So in the week for reviews, i have written up another, this time for The Sims 2: Nightlife Expansion.

Loved:

New Objects and Interactions:
A Majority of the objects and interactions in the Nightlife expansion are simply top notch. The ones you find when going out to a club are particularly well done, and really present a good sense of feeling like your actually in a club.

Downtown:
The new Sub-Neighborhood in Nightlife is really well done. Its pretty much full, with a few spaces here and there to build your own clubs and houses. A Majority of the clubs are good, the same goes for the community lots and restaurants

Cars:
One of the biggest aspects of the pack are that your Sims can FINALLY own cars. After 5 years they have finally have decided to add cars, and they work really well. While there are only a few types of cars, they all run well, and look nice. The Animations are fantastic!


Hated:

Chemistry System:
I'm not a fan of the Turn-On, Turn-Off system, i think it makes the game a bit harder then it needs to be. I liked the old way of simple attraction, or i would have liked this idea for if it had more Options for turn-ons and turn-offs. 2 Turn-Ons and 1 Turn-Off isn't a hugely effective system

The Lack of Good Nightclubs:
While the nightclubs that are downtown are fantastic. There's only a few that are just nightclubs. There are a few others that are "Partial Nightclubs" where they give you the Dance floor and Bar, but no Dance- Sphere. I wish there could have been more maybe

The Sims 2 Nightlife Expansion, Retail copy, played through many times, use a majority of its aspects regularly including Careers, Objects etc. Released: Fall 2005

Reminder

Just as a reminder we are still looking for staff here at Simmers News. Most needed is a European or Australian user, but really anyone should be fine. Email us your Application with why you think you should be part of our staff at:

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EA Being Sued over SecuRom

Well it wasn't before long that EA would have a lawsuit filed, based on the actions of SecuRom. Well there are currently 3 (Yes, Three). One in regards to the DRM in Spore Specifically, one regarding Mass Effect's DRM, and the other is regarding any other Game EA has published with Securom (This includes The Sims 2 Series) To view more regarding this issue, check out the website.

New SecuRom Lawsuits Filed against EA [Thanks Gravey via The Simmers Club]

Regular Community Events Schedule

So Obviously not ALL of the posts you see will be news, so i am hoping to start some of the new features (most debuted yesterday or the day before) on a regular timed schedule

• EA Stock Reports: Every Night 10:00 PM EST
  
• Ask Us!: Sunday Afternoons (Time TBA)
  
• Contests: (Hopefully Once a Month)
  
• Poll (Update Every Monday, Results To Be Posted)
  
• Whats Your Opinion?: Friday Nights (Time TBA)

Thats it for now, but we hope to be adding more as time comes a long

EA Stock Report

Our Daily Stock Report on EA has it closing down a little over 4% for the day, down about $1.19 to the price of $27.80

The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff Pre-Order

Amazon has a page up to take in The Sims 2 Mansion & Garden Stuff Pre-Orders. The page doesn't give much more info other then what is on the official site. The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff ships on November 17th in North America

Pre-Orders:
Amazon (US)

MySims Kingdom Pre-Orders

For the few of you who are actually excited to play MySims Kingdom for the Wii & DS this october, you would be happy to know that you can now Pre-Order it via The EA Store. Now i played through MySims for the Wii and found it rather lacking, and don't plan on buying Kingdom. I guess we shall see when it hits stores on October 28th.

Other Pre-order Locations:
Amazon.com (US)
Gamestop (US)

The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff Screens

Today EA Has updated with a few new screens, and artwork pictures for The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff. You can see 3 of them below with all of them on our Flickr Page.

New Screenshots [TS2.com]

The Sims 2: University Review

Now i plan on borrowing a review system, from the guys over at Kotaku No Score will be given, just a short review with several "Love/Hate" descriptions.

The Sims 2: University Expansion Pack Review

Loved:

New Content and Objects:
University (Uni for Short) adds TONS of new objects, my personal favorite is probably the band instruments. All of the object work well, and are well animated. There are plenty of them to keep you occupied in college for a long time

Dorms:
The Dorm system works surprisingly well. Your Sim simply claims a door and it is theirs for the next 4 years (or about 25 Sim Days?). The majority of dorms also feature objects that will for the most part, get your Sim through college with no trouble at all

Its Easy:
Graduating from university with a 4.0 is really easy. It is also worth a BOATLOAD of aspiration points (i tend to near 100,000) , so it is well worth the time, but at the same time it is very easy, and simple to go through

The Cowplant:
Whenever you put the head of a Cow, on a man eating plant, it just has to be great. The cowplant (A Natural Scientist Reward) is one of the best objects in the game. Fluid Animations, nice textures, and a nice creative object.


Hated:

Its Too Long:
While Yes it is very easy to master getting a 4.0 GPA, it takes forever. Normally in the 3-5 Hour range. It takes a really big time commitment, this simply multiplies when you add more Sims into the mix

Its not all that rewarding:
Sure it unlocks a few careers (The Showbiz one is the most notable), but other then that, its not like you gain a whole lot of Skills, or Money. Overtime it will, but you still only have §20,000 to buy a house with, and that's just not fun

Repetitive:
The game tends to grate on you about halfway through sophomore year, it feels like your just doing the same 4 or 5 things each semester (There are 8 Semesters). Write a term paper, go to class, do an assignment, gain a certain skill, Repeat. I just think they could have added more gameplay




The Sims 2 University Expansion; Retail Copy Played through University many times, have explored a majority of the careers, and objects. Date of Release: Spring 2005

The Rules, Plain and Simple

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EA Stock Report

Our Daily Weekday Stock Check for EA!

Today EA Shares went down $.12 to $28.99 a Share, down .41% for the Day

Send us Tips!

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New Freetime Items on The Sims 2 Store

The Sims 2 Store has updated with some new Items found in The Sims 2 Freetime Expansion as part of its monthly update of new items.

Items included are those from the Comfy and Classic Series, along with a few Hair Pieces

The Sims 2 Store Updates [TS2.com]

Blog Updates

As you've probably noticed by now, we have been adding new features along the right side of the blog.

• RSS Feed for ERTS (EA)
• Picture of The Moment
• Web Poll
• Staff List
• Worldwide Clocks

These will all change, some must be changed manually (such as the Poll, Picture, and Staff List) While others will update Automatically such as the RSS Feed, and Worldwide Clocks! Got an App you think we should add? Tell us in the comments!

IGN Reviews The Sims 2 Apartment Pets

The Reviews for the Sims 2 Apartment Pets for the DS so far have been poor. IGN puts the icing on the cake with their review

The Sims 2: Apartment Pets' charm wears off very quickly. There are plenty
of other pet vet/pet spa games on the DS, and "The Sims" thing was what this
title had going for it. Unfortunately all Sims related elements are so toned
down that they may as well not be in there. The game is embarrassingly
shallow for something that has "The Sims" in the title.

Apartment Pets has a Metascore of 47 currently, which is simply poor.
Read the full Review over at IGN.com
View More Reviews at Metacritic.com

Ask Us!

Another new feature i hope to roll out is an "Ask Us" feature where you, the reader, email us a question, and we respond to it in the blog with what we know regarding your questions.

Simply send in your Questions to:
simmersnews@gmail.com

What's Your Opinion?

So this is the first of what will hopefully be a regular community feature. We want YOUR Opinion! Yes Your Opinion!

This week's Topic is regarding to DRM. What do you think of it? Is it needed? Why or Why Not? Leave your Answer in the Comments!

The Sims 3 Blog Update

There has been a new Sims 3 Blog Update. This one is regarding the "Create a Style" part of the game. 3 New Screens have been published along with the Blog. To View More Images Visit our Flikr Account