EA-Land -- AKA The Sims Online -- Shutting Down

Via EA-Land Blog » EA-Land Drawing To A Close and Snooty Sims:

It is with mixed emotions that today we are announcing the EA-Land experiment will soon draw to a close. Since 2002, EA-Land / TSO has attracted a very special group of players (of which you are one) and we certainly appreciate your participation in the EA-Land community. The lifetime of the game has drawn to an end, and now we will be focusing on new ideas and other innovative concepts in the games arena. We’d like to thank everyone who has taken part in this online community as a unique experience in the virtual world.

I've never played TSO, but it seemed like a fun idea, and it's too bad it has to go. Hopefully, something even better will come along to replace it. You never know.