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The Sims 3 Gets Microtransactions and Day One DLC (Updated)

By Alice O'Connor, Apr 30, 2009 8:22am PDT

Update: The downloadable "Riverview" town for The Sims 3 that launches alongside the game on June 2 will be free, EA has informed Shacknews. As for...

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"Yeah, it's really rather unsurprising. The Sims is ideal for microtransactions."

- Arctic Fox see all 31 comments

Get Creative With The Sims 3 Movie Maker

By Alice O'Connor, Apr 16, 2009 4:43pm PDT

A new Sims 3 trailer from EA shows the game's surprisingly powerful movie editor, and an example movie by Sims staffers who apparently have issues...

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"Oh wait, it's not sped up at all, it's the original. All SC4 music rocks so it's fine."

- Smurfy12 see all 2 comments

The Sims 3 Won't Use 'Invasive' DRM

By Alice O'Connor, Mar 26, 2009 11:37am PDT

The Sims 3 will feature greatly simplified copy protection with no online activation when it launches for PC and Mac on June 2, The Sims label head...

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"Is there going to be a massive online component to Sims 3? If so that would help keep the ..."

- dangerdoggie see all 44 comments

The Sims 3 Trailer: Never Nudes Are People Too

By Chris Faylor, Mar 11, 2009 2:49pm PDT

Grant must really like Arrested Development, because he created poor Sim Liam as a never nude. Good thing he took the time to "carefully coordinate" Liam's underwear. Really, this trailer is meant to demonstrate how the citizens of The Si

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"every time i left my sims alone for a while, they ended up dead. like burning alive was a hobby ..."

- xgeriatricsx see all 21 comments

The Sims 3 Screenshots: Super Robot Cross Breeder

By Nick Breckon, Mar 09, 2009 2:55pm PDT

In EA Maxis' The Sims 3, the various traits of players' Sims will combine to create a Lifetime Wish, or a final goal for that particular Sim....

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"don't forget too that this thing has to run the entire neighborhood now instead of just your ..."

- JuffoWup see all 10 comments

StarCraft 2, The Sims 3 Celebrate Valentine's Day

By Chris Faylor, Feb 13, 2009 8:10am PST

In anticipation of Valentine's Day tomorrow , both Blizzard and Electronic Arts have issued some media meant to celebrate the romantic feast of...

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"Agreed, those Blizzard guys have so much talent. Oh the multi-player beta starts soon, that's a ..."

- special agent smith see all 5 comments

The Sims 3 Screenshots: ...Vampires?

By Chris Faylor, Feb 06, 2009 9:39am PST

For me, the fun of the SimCity games was unleashing destruction. So upon receiving an e-mail titled "The Sims 3 Vampire Screens," I was sold. My...

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"That's a shame... I was hoping they would still have the vampires.... Do you think they'll still ..."

- superxstar see all 21 comments

Sims 3 Trailer: Astronauts and Fascists

By Nick Breckon, Feb 04, 2009 10:35am PST

EA Maxis' latest Sims 3 trailer gives us a look at the many careers and personalities the game will allow you to choose for your Sims. It then...

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"Looks like fun - been a long time since I've played the Sims.... Time to give it another shot ..."

- D3thM3tal see all 13 comments

The Sims 3 Officially Delayed to June

By Chris Faylor, Feb 03, 2009 1:23pm PST

Following word that Electronic Arts was "evaluating the launch window" for The Sims 3, the publisher today revealed that the PC lifestyle game has...

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"It's better in the long run, more polish, squash bugs and such = less headaches for the user."

- kenok see all 10 comments

The Sims 3 Facing Delay

By Chris Faylor, Jan 26, 2009 8:49am PST

Though The Sims 3 was initially set to ship on February 20, publisher Electronic Arts tells Edge that it's "evaluating the launch window,"...

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"I AM SOOO PISSED!!! THIS REALLY ERKS MY NERVE..THE ONLY REASON FOR A DELAY IS TO MAKE IT MORE ..."

- sgoheen08 see all 14 comments

The Sims 3 Customization Trailer Feat. Angry Grandma

By Nick Breckon, Dec 19, 2008 10:57am PST

Every Sims 3 trailer is unique, like a snowflake. A strange, mutant snowflake, that inevitably makes you uncomfortable. As consolation, please...

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"I still think the trailer with the fat girl stealing sweats from kids is stranger But ..."

- Ward3nb see all 2 comments

EA Releases The Sims 3 System Requirements

By Nick Breckon, Dec 17, 2008 4:30pm PST

Love it or hate it, The Sims is set to receive another full sequel soon after 2009 begins. With The Sims 3 (PC) shipping on February 20,...

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"I see what you did there... doesn't make your post much better though"

- yuried see all 27 comments

The Sims 3 Trailer Tells Disturbing Tale

By Chris Faylor, Dec 11, 2008 10:31am PST

This French ad for "Les Sims 3" kinda makes you worry about the marketing team--I can only assume / hope that something got lost in translation....

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""Les Sims"? Heh heh. Took 'em a while to find the right formula. "

- Marrbe see all 35 comments

The Sims 3 Trailer: The Adventures of Herman and Arnie

By Blake Ellison, Nov 06, 2008 9:21am PST

Electronic Arts has released an extensive trailer for The Sims 3, the life-sim from the soon-to-be-merged Sims and Casual division of the...

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"This game needs Fallout mode, run around the neighborhood with a Chinese Assault Rifle, place ..."

- Sixcos see all 4 comments

What Is The Sims 3?

By Nick Breckon, Sep 09, 2008 4:45pm PDT

Despite the somewhat impressive sales of its predecessor, Electronic Arts is worried. Do you know what The Sims 3 is? Do you really? To answer the question for us, the publisher recruited

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"There is not a single mocapped frame in the entire game. Nice assumption."

- Sturm08 see all 31 comments