Ann Asher

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Friday, May 1, 2009

Microtransactions & Facebook Make Their Way into The Sims 3

From Ars Technica, we learn that microtransactions and social networking will have their place in The Sims 3:

"Each copy of the game will come with $10 worth of SimsPoints—-the proprietary currency that will be used for The Sims 3—-while additional points can be bought in bundles of 500, 1000, or 2000. As of now we don't now how real world dollars convert into SimsPoints."

There'll also be a way to connect to Facebook:

"...it also appears as though the game will be incorporating existing social networks like Facebook as well."

This wasn't a huge surprise, considering that EA launched The Sims 2 Store only a few months ago. What kind of items can we buy with SimsPoints for The Sims 3? That remains to be seen.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Happy Easter!

Frohe Ostern to everyone! :)

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Thursday, March 26, 2009

No Copy Protection for The Sims 3

Good news for Sims fans: The Sims 3 will NOT have online authentication--just the old-fashioned serial code. According to Rod Humble at The Sims 3 site:

The game will have disc-based copy protection – there is a Serial Code just like The Sims 2. To play the game there will not be any online authentication needed.

Hooray!

Thursday, February 5, 2009

The Sims 3 - Release Date Pushed Out

I hope everyone is having a great new year!

Sadly, I have some bad news: Maxis reports on The Sims 3 website that, "The Sims will launch across the PC, Mac, iPhone, iPod Touch and mobile devices summer 2009. The Sims 3 PC will ship to store shelves worldwide starting June 2, 2009."

Follow the link above for more details. I'm a little disappointed myself because I have some free time now, but I probably won't in June. However, this is probably a blessing for youngsters, who won't have to be distracted from school. And, in any case, I'm sure I'll find a way to make time to play!