<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768</id><updated>2024-11-01T07:27:56.361-04:00</updated><category term="The Sims 3"/><category term="Site News"/><category term="EA"/><category term="ANNOUNCEMENT"/><category term="Important"/><category term="The Sims 2"/><category term="MySims"/><category term="Poll results"/><category term="Screenshots"/><category term="Community"/><category term="IGN"/><category term="Review"/><category term="Kingdom"/><category term="Sim Animals"/><category term="Video Clip"/><category term="Happy Holidays 2008"/><category term="Trailer"/><category term="Mansion and Garden Stuff"/><category term="Preview"/><category term="DS"/><category term="Expansion Pack"/><category term="Gamespot"/><category term="New"/><category term="Trailers"/><category term="Videos"/><category term="Wii"/><category term="Blog Update"/><category term="The Sims 2 Happy Holiday Stuff"/><category term="Creators Camp"/><category term="EP Bracket"/><category term="Party"/><category term="Report"/><category term="Stock"/><category term="The Sims"/><category term="Features"/><category term="Financial"/><category term="Racing"/><category term="Spore"/><category term="VIP"/><category term="Boxshot"/><category term="Official"/><category term="PC"/><category term="Reviews"/><category term="SimCity"/><category term="top"/><category term="Advertisement"/><category term="Delay?"/><category term="Discussion"/><category term="Disney"/><category term="EA Store"/><category term="Forums"/><category term="Graphics"/><category term="Impressions"/><category term="Interview"/><category term="Online"/><category term="Reminder"/><category term="Simmers News"/><category term="What&#39;s Your Opinion?"/><category term="2009"/><category term="Apartment Life"/><category term="Ben Bell"/><category term="Gametrailers"/><category term="Gaming Consoles"/><category term="Hands-On"/><category term="IGN Preview"/><category term="Kotaku"/><category term="LIVE"/><category term="Marketing"/><category term="Music"/><category term="Pre-Orders"/><category term="Press release"/><category term="Random News"/><category term="Rumor"/><category term="Sales"/><category term="Screenshot"/><category term="TV"/><category term="The Simmers Club"/><category term="The Sims 2 Store"/><category term="Twitter"/><category term="Video Review"/><category term="Xbox 360"/><category term="1up.com"/><category term="AI"/><category term="Agents"/><category term="Art"/><category term="Bang Camaro"/><category term="Best Buy"/><category term="Bracket"/><category term="Bring Back Simcity"/><category term="CAS"/><category term="Christmas"/><category term="Consumer News"/><category term="Contest"/><category term="Corporate"/><category term="Custom Content"/><category term="DRM"/><category term="Feeds"/><category term="First Review"/><category term="Follow Us"/><category term="Free Stuff"/><category term="Gamasutra"/><category term="Gameplay"/><category term="Items"/><category term="Kotaku AJ Glasser"/><category term="Movie Maker"/><category term="News"/><category term="Nintendo"/><category term="October"/><category term="PC Gaming"/><category term="PS3"/><category term="PSP"/><category term="Pirated"/><category term="Pirates"/><category term="Questions"/><category term="Release"/><category term="Rod Humble"/><category term="Sale"/><category term="Screens"/><category term="SimSocial"/><category term="Site Re-design"/><category term="Societies"/><category term="Staff"/><category term="Steam"/><category term="Stuff Pack"/><category term="Thanks"/><category term="The Sims 2 University"/><category term="The Sims 2. 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EA"/><category term="PC Gamer"/><category term="PC Zone"/><category term="PS2"/><category term="Partners"/><category term="Patch"/><category term="Personalities"/><category term="Playstation 3"/><category term="Podcast"/><category term="Poll"/><category term="Portable Gaming"/><category term="Prices"/><category term="Princesses"/><category term="Q and A"/><category term="RSS"/><category term="Recipe"/><category term="Remix"/><category term="Revolution"/><category term="Richard Evans"/><category term="Robi Kauker"/><category term="Rosebud"/><category term="Rules"/><category term="Ryan Davis"/><category term="SC4"/><category term="SCS"/><category term="Sad"/><category term="Scavenger Hunt"/><category term="Score"/><category term="Screesnhots"/><category term="SecuRome"/><category term="Shipping"/><category term="Silly"/><category term="Sim Sidekick"/><category term="Simpoints"/><category term="Sims"/><category term="Sims de Toi"/><category term="SimsMad"/><category term="Space"/><category term="Specials"/><category term="Speech"/><category term="Star Trek"/><category term="Stats"/><category term="Steve"/><category term="Stickers"/><category term="Store"/><category term="Stunning"/><category term="Stupid Fan Club"/><category term="Sunset Valley"/><category term="TS3"/><category term="Thanksgiving 2008"/><category term="The Escapist"/><category term="The Sims 2 Nightlife"/><category term="The Sims 2 Open for Business"/><category term="The Sims 2 Pets"/><category term="The Sims 2. Happy Holiday Stuff"/><category term="The Sims Movie"/><category term="The Sims Studio"/><category term="The Sims on Stage"/><category term="The Times Online"/><category term="Thesims2.com"/><category term="Ths Sims 3"/><category term="Thursday"/><category term="Traffic"/><category term="Trial"/><category term="UK"/><category term="Unlockables"/><category term="Upcoming"/><category term="Valentines Day"/><category term="Valve Software"/><category term="WYO"/><category term="Walkthrough"/><category term="Wallpaper"/><category term="Welcome"/><category term="Where to buy?"/><category term="Winter Showcase"/><category term="Wired Magazine"/><category term="Wires"/><category term="customization"/><category term="iSims3"/><category term="parody"/><category term="purchasing"/><category term="release date"/><category term="seasons"/><category term="survey"/><title type='text'>Simmers News</title><subtitle type='html'>Simmers News is your source for news.  We post news all day, every day.  If you want your news done right, trust Simmers News.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/-/The+Sims+3'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Sims%203'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/-/The+Sims+3/-/The+Sims+3?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>112</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-8883931622858051284</id><published>2009-06-30T21:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-30T21:16:49.726-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Expansion Pack"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="IGN"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 2"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><title type='text'>IGN Charts the Sims  Expansions</title><content type='html'>Sorry again for the lack of news pieces as of late.  My PC died and my new one is arriving on the 15th, so things should get better after that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway, IGN put up a feature which charts all of the TS1 and TS2 expansions.  The feature is kind of useless, but is a nice peace regardless.  Check it out &lt;a href=&quot;http://pc.ign.com/articles/100/1000019p1.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

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simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/4530796964774705468/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/4530796964774705468' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/4530796964774705468'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/4530796964774705468'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/gametrailers-sims-3-video-review.html' title='Gametrailers Sims 3 Video Review'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-6052372190489719266</id><published>2009-06-23T17:00:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-30T21:19:30.161-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gamespot"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Video Review"/><title type='text'>Gamespot Sims 3 Video Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;295&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/1-cNRAPdDuE&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;color1=0x2b405b&amp;amp;color2=0x6b8ab6&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowscriptaccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot;&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/1-cNRAPdDuE&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;color1=0x2b405b&amp;amp;color2=0x6b8ab6&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;295&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/6052372190489719266/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/6052372190489719266' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/6052372190489719266'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/6052372190489719266'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/gamespot-sims-3-video-review.html' title='Gamespot Sims 3 Video Review'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-284847149734918026</id><published>2009-06-23T16:00:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-23T16:49:09.788-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="IGN"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Video Review"/><title type='text'>IGN sims 3 Video Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;295&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/9vzQLdhmvwM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x2b405b&amp;color2=0x6b8ab6&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowscriptaccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/9vzQLdhmvwM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x2b405b&amp;color2=0x6b8ab6&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;295&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/284847149734918026/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/284847149734918026' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/284847149734918026'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/284847149734918026'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/ign-sims-3-video-review.html' title='IGN sims 3 Video Review'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-6678548929982834475</id><published>2009-06-15T10:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-15T10:02:29.512-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="England"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sales"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="top"/><title type='text'>The Sims 3 Best Seller in Europe</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAc276FNHixGENhc8Sos3oXtsuk5C8ym9IJwrz1iGvQmaIhZEq_ArAj58l0_zGN8sMUHMTfHfFx9rQUGeihcpRUU5FwulISFNQs5vXj7tytdNNRcL7ASq9YctGDN7FlzIBqeAet1WPjK7H/s1600-h/junuk.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 396px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAc276FNHixGENhc8Sos3oXtsuk5C8ym9IJwrz1iGvQmaIhZEq_ArAj58l0_zGN8sMUHMTfHfFx9rQUGeihcpRUU5FwulISFNQs5vXj7tytdNNRcL7ASq9YctGDN7FlzIBqeAet1WPjK7H/s400/junuk.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347554000526897794&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Sims 3 was the only PC game in the top 30 in the English top selling game chart.  This is a good sign for EA that the game is selling very well and seems to have been well received.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/6678548929982834475/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/6678548929982834475' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/6678548929982834475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/6678548929982834475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/sims-3-best-seller-in-europe.html' title='The Sims 3 Best Seller in Europe'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAc276FNHixGENhc8Sos3oXtsuk5C8ym9IJwrz1iGvQmaIhZEq_ArAj58l0_zGN8sMUHMTfHfFx9rQUGeihcpRUU5FwulISFNQs5vXj7tytdNNRcL7ASq9YctGDN7FlzIBqeAet1WPjK7H/s72-c/junuk.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-5311158432923893096</id><published>2009-06-12T20:00:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-12T20:00:01.087-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Poll results"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><title type='text'>Poll Results - TS3 Pickup</title><content type='html'>We asked last week if you picked up TS3 or not.  The results were very positive for the most part.  33 people said they picked up the collectors edition (32%).  41 said they picked up the main version of the game (39%).  The remaining 29 people didn&#39;t pick up the game at all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/5311158432923893096/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/5311158432923893096' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/5311158432923893096'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/5311158432923893096'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/poll-results-ts3-pickup.html' title='Poll Results - TS3 Pickup'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-230581651341845161</id><published>2009-06-09T19:00:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-09T23:12:13.197-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Corporate"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="EA"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Kotaku"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sales"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="top"/><title type='text'>The Sims 3 Sells 1.4 Million</title><content type='html'>EA has announced that The Sims 3 has now sold a whopping 1.4 million units.  That&#39;s in 1 week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some Stats:&lt;br /&gt;200,000 A Day&lt;br /&gt;8,333 an Hour&lt;br /&gt;138 A Minute&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:100%;&quot;&gt;2.3 A Second&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;&quot;  &gt;If it continues at this pace it will sell 72.8 Million copies by a year from now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kotaku.com/5284965/the-sims-3-sells-14-million-during-week-one&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The Sims 3 Sells 1.4 Million in Week 1 &lt;/a&gt;[Kotaku]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/230581651341845161/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/230581651341845161' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/230581651341845161'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/230581651341845161'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/sims-3-sells-14-million.html' title='The Sims 3 Sells 1.4 Million'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-2930634083851145535</id><published>2009-06-07T16:00:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-07T18:23:27.230-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Features"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Impressions"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Site News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="top"/><title type='text'>The Sims 3 Review: Revolutionizing a Virtual Dollhouse</title><content type='html'>To fans of The Sims, The Sims 3 has been a long time coming.  Announced in back in 2005 we finally have our hands on the third true game of the series.&lt;br /&gt;The Sims series has always been known as a jewel of the game industry.  Originally created by legendary game designer Will Wright, The Sims took off selling over one million copies in less than ten years.  Smashing records the game moves into its third evolution.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;The Sims 2 expanded upon the original Sims by introducing a brand new 3D engine.  The Sims 3 adds greatly to the 3D engine rendering an entire town all seamlessly.  The visuals for The Sims 3 look fantastic.  You will see many breathtaking vistas upon your tour of sunset valley.  Many visual areas from The Sims 2 have been improved as well.  The foliage has had an incredible amount of detail put into it, and it shows beautifully.  The Sims themselves have also gotten a facelift making them more realistic looking then their Sims 2 counterparts. &lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;The biggest new addition to The Sims 3, that sets it apart from previous entries in the series, is the new seamless neighborhood.  Your Sims can walk around and talk to other Sims in the neighborhood, which was previously never possible.  There are no loading screens to split up the action.  If you want to go shopping all you have to do is click on the location, and the Sim will immediately go.  No loading screen, no slowdown.  The town works incredibly well and is a great addition to the franchise.  It refreshes the way you play and feels like a living, breathing town.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;Another big addition to the Sims 3 is a new way to characterize your Sim’s personalities.  EA has gotten rid of the old personality points system in favor of traits.  You no longer have an outgoing rating of 6.  Instead you can pick the “Flirty” trait.  The new traits feel much more personable and realistic.  There are a lot of neat personality traits to explore ranging from things like “Good” or “Neat Freak” to straight up bizarre like “Kleptomaniac” or “Never Nude”.  Some traits effect your Sim’s physical interactions with the world and are pretty obvious.  “Athletic” or “Natural Cook” are good examples of traits that are pretty easy to figure out.  Other traits require more playing to see how they affect your Sim’s behavior such as “Daredevil” or “Family Oriented”.  You can mix and match any 5 traits to make your Sim different than any other Sim.  The traits feel much less robotic then the personality points in previous games. &lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;One of the big differences between The Sims and The Sims 2 was the introduction of aging.  In the Sims 2 your family would age and move on as the game progressed.  The Sims 3 expands on this premise by aging the entire town as you play.  As your Sim’s life progresses so does the entire town.  While playing your Sim’s boss may pass away, thus your job performance may suffer or improve depending on how well you know your co-workers.  It’s this new take on an old trick that makes The Sims 3 a more dynamic game then its predecessors. &lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;The Sims has always been about creating a community, and this continues with The Sims 3.  The new “Create-a-style” feature lets users “recolor” in game objects however they like.  This new tool allows you to create very consistent homes.  This tool is also used on clothing.  If there is any object in the game you don’t like the color of you can change it in just a few clicks.  The create-a-style tool is very simple to use yet at the same time can be very deep.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;The Sims 3 is much more impressive on the web then The Sims 2 ever was.  The new website provides tools such as a movie mashup maker that allow for casual players to experience a whole new area of gameplay without requiring expensive tools and tutorials.  Obviously the tools aren’t very expansive but they’re not there for experienced movie makers, but rather for aspiring new directors looking to get started. &lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;The sound design is as always a subtle mix of ambient noises such as birds and crickets mixed with a peaceful soundtrack composed by Steve Jablonsky.  It’s a very nice and upbeat soundtrack that nicely compliments the gameplay and never gets in your face.  It’s just there to back up the atmosphere.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;Overall The Sims 3 is a definite pickup for any Sims fan out there.  All the basics have been covered and improved upon.  You won’t find much from previous expansions to the game in The Sims 3 but I’m sure they’re not far behind.  If you enjoyed playing with dollhouses before you’re sure to enjoy playing with an entire town.  The Sims 3 is a game that appeals to everyone whether a casual player or a hardcore gamer.  There is always something to do in The Sims 3.  Now stop reading this review and go buy the game.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/feature.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/2930634083851145535/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/2930634083851145535' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/2930634083851145535'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/2930634083851145535'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/sims-3-review-revolutionizing-virtual.html' title='The Sims 3 Review: Revolutionizing a Virtual Dollhouse'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-847171219440674951</id><published>2009-06-04T15:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-04T15:00:00.384-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="1up.com"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><title type='text'>1Up Review The Sims 3</title><content type='html'>1Up has also posted their review for The Sims 3.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;While this new persistent community approach makes the game feel much more dynamic and alive, it also means that your Sims are going to have to juggle a whole lot of relationships, in addition to handling their everyday needs. This can lead casual players, and even some of the more hardcore, to feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information you have to process simultaneously, and the number of social-life plates you&#39;ll need to keep spinning. The game&#39;s built-in AI is helpful in ensuring that your Sims automatically handle these tasks, to some degree, but who wants to just sit back and watch AI have all the fun -- after all, The Sims is a series for the control freak in all of us. &lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3174568&amp;amp;p=1&quot;&gt;Read the full review here&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/847171219440674951/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/847171219440674951' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/847171219440674951'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/847171219440674951'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/1up-review-sims-3.html' title='1Up Review The Sims 3'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-1397208166129029267</id><published>2009-06-04T14:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-04T14:30:00.804-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gamespot"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><title type='text'>Gamespot Review The Sims 3</title><content type='html'>Gamespot reviewed The Sims 3 before heading off to E3.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia;&quot;&gt;For experienced Sims players, the laundry list of new features in The Sims 3 is extensive, but the one overhaul that has the biggest impact on the game is how seamlessly you can now move around your virtual town. In previous games, the presence of various neighborhoods led to a disjointed experience, so you rarely felt like you were in a living world. Now, your burb is freely explorable, so traveling to the gym, the art gallery, or your place of work means walking, biking, driving, or taxiing to the location in question without any loading times to break things up. Want your sim to head to the library and read up on the latest mystery? Just zoom out to the city map and select your destination, and your sim will travel there automatically, using the most efficient means of transportation. You might even get the option to invite someone along with you, so you won&#39;t have to head to the diner alone if you&#39;ve got a friend or acquaintance nearby who&#39;s available to tag along.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/thesims3/review.html&quot;&gt;Read the full review&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/1397208166129029267/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/1397208166129029267' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/1397208166129029267'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/1397208166129029267'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/gamespot-review-sims-3.html' title='Gamespot Review The Sims 3'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-2935106904944230686</id><published>2009-06-04T14:00:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-07T18:23:45.658-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Press release"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Release"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="top"/><title type='text'>The Sims 3 is in Stores Now!</title><content type='html'>I picked it up a few days ago at best buy.  Have you been able to pick it up?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote style=&quot;font-family: georgia;&quot;&gt;REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Let There Be Sims™! The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS - News) today announced that The Sims™ 3, the next generation of the global cultural phenomenon and best-selling PC franchise of all time, is at retail nationwide and available for digital download today for the PC and Mac, and will be in stores worldwide in 60 countries and in 22 languages this week. The Sims 3 is also available today for download from the Apple App Store for iPhone™ and iPod® touch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The day is here and we can’t wait to see what kind of stories the players will tell, movies they’ll make, homes they’ll build and everything they’ll share using The Sims 3,” said Ben Bell, Executive Producer of The Sims 3 at EA. “Now you can create any Sim you can imagine. For the first time ever, you can explore a seamless, open neighborhood and give your Sims real personality traits. Sims fans and new gamers alike will have something to love in The Sims 3.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In The Sims 3 you can create lifelike Sims with a unique personality and take them anywhere in the neighborhood. The powerful Create-a-Sim tool allows you to create Sims that are more realistic than ever. Select from dozens of personality traits such as brave, artistic, kleptomaniac, clumsy, paranoid and romantic. With Create-a-Sim, you can create a limitless number of truly unique Sims. The Sims 3 allows for infinite possibilities to design the interior and exterior of your Sims’ surroundings using the Create-a-Style feature. Additionally, you can enjoy the challenge of short-term and long-term goals and then reap the rewards! Based on personality traits, skills and career choices, your Sims have short and long term Wishes that provide constant, fun challenges and so many things to do and achieve. You have the ultimate freedom to choose whether to fulfill their destiny, giving them lifetime happiness and rewards or not!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register your copy of The Sims 3 for PC and Mac at www.TheSims3.com to enjoy the robust online and community features unique to your game including an all-new town called Riverview that you can download for no additional charge once you register.* You will also gain access to 1,000 SimPoints to purchase items from The Sims 3 Store including exclusive outfits, hairstyles, furniture, home décor, and architectural items to customize your Sims appearance and houses in all-new ways. Visit the Store each month for new, never-seen-before themed items. Additionally, be the director of your Sims’ movies by capturing clips during your gameplay, visiting the official site, and editing the soundtrack, story, and transitions, then share it with the world! These easily accessible tools inspire creativity and allow you to share your masterpieces with your friends and other players on The Sims 3 official website, personal blogs, or any social media network. See what you can create with The Sims 3.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Sims 3 is the first The Sims game experience for iPhone and iPod touch. Full 3D Sims environments that take unique advantage of the innovative Multi-Touch user interface and accelerometer in the devices give players the opportunity to experience The Sims in a whole new way, anywhere, anytime. The Sims 3 is available globally from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch, or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The game also is available for purchase, globally, from wireless carriers for feature phones. For information on carrier availability and pricing for all EA Mobile games, please visit www.eamobile.com.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information about The Sims 3, please visit www.TheSims3.com. Developed by The Sims Studio, The Sims 3 is rated T for Teen by the ESRB, PEGI 12+, and USK 0. The game is available now for purchase at retail and online through digital distribution at http://eastore.ea.com/store/ea/ContentTheme/pbPage.the_sims3/ThemeID.718200. To download artwork, please visit www.info.ea.com.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* INTERNET CONNECTION required. See product pack or digital distribution rules for details.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About The Sims&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Sims franchise celebrates an impressive over 100 million units sold since its launch in February 2000. Now translated into 22 different languages and available in 60 different countries, The Sims quickly has become a universal gaming and cultural phenomenon. For the latest information about The Sims and to check out the new The Sims 3 official website to see what the players are creating, visit www.TheSims3.com.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About Electronic Arts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA Mobile TM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA&#39;s homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA&#39;s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO, and The Sims are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Mac, iPhone, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/2935106904944230686/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/2935106904944230686' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/2935106904944230686'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/2935106904944230686'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/sims-3-is-in-stores-now.html' title='The Sims 3 is in Stores Now!'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-127291558102557941</id><published>2009-06-04T13:00:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-04T13:02:08.185-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gametrailers"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><title type='text'>Gametrailers Reviews The Sims 3</title><content type='html'>&lt;object classid=&quot;clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000&quot; codebase=&quot;http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0&quot; id=&quot;gtembed&quot; width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;392&quot;&gt; &lt;param name=&quot;allowScriptAccess&quot; value=&quot;sameDomain&quot;&gt; &lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt; &lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=49829&quot;&gt; &lt;param name=&quot;quality&quot; value=&quot;high&quot;&gt; &lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=49829&quot; swliveconnect=&quot;true&quot; name=&quot;gtembed&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;sameDomain&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; quality=&quot;high&quot; pluginspage=&quot;http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; width=&quot;450&quot; align=&quot;middle&quot; height=&quot;362&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt; &lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/127291558102557941/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/127291558102557941' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/127291558102557941'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/127291558102557941'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/gametrailers-reviews-sims-3.html' title='Gametrailers Reviews The Sims 3'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-1679616724527267468</id><published>2009-06-03T22:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-03T22:00:00.441-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ANNOUNCEMENT"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Important"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Impressions"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Site News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><title type='text'>Quick Site Update</title><content type='html'>I&#39;ve been loaded with Finals over the past week, but i have managed to play a lot of Sims 3.  So far i really like most parts of it.  The Traits are really neat, and i really enjoy them.  Same can be said for the open world.  The only main issue i have with the game is that...  Well it&#39;s going to take a really long time to go anywhere, as the jobs pay next to nothing so far (i&#39;ve reached level 5).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will be posting a lot of news tomorrow and Friday hopefully!  Oh and if you visit The Simmers Club, you might just be able to nab some free Simpoints ;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/1679616724527267468/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/1679616724527267468' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/1679616724527267468'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/1679616724527267468'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/quick-site-update.html' title='Quick Site Update'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-3072442218497198629</id><published>2009-06-01T13:00:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-01T19:39:18.625-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><title type='text'>IGN Reviews The Sims 3</title><content type='html'>IGN Gave The Sims 3 an 8.9&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Video Review:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;embed src=&#39;http://videomedia.ign.com/ev/ev.swf&#39; flashvars=&#39;object_ID=802129&amp;downloadURL=http://pcmovies.ign.com/pc/video/article/988/988232/sims3_vdr_060109_flvlowwide.flv&amp;allownetworking=&quot;all%&quot;&#39; type=&#39;application/x-shockwave-flash&#39; width=&#39;433&#39; height=&#39;360&#39;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div style=&#39;width:433;&#39;&gt;&lt;a href=&#39;http://pc.ign.com/objects/802/802129.html&#39;&gt;More The Sims 3 Info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pc.ign.com/articles/988/988108p1.html&quot;&gt;Written Review&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/3072442218497198629/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/3072442218497198629' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/3072442218497198629'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/3072442218497198629'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/ign-reviews-sims-3.html' title='IGN Reviews The Sims 3'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-9066195910411970255</id><published>2009-05-31T19:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-31T19:11:00.861-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Bang Camaro"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Download"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Revolution"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><title type='text'>Get your Free Sims 3 Music Tracks NOW!</title><content type='html'>I just checked, and if you pre-ordered The Sims 3 your free music downloads are now up.  I downloaded &quot;Revolution&quot; as it came with my best buy pre-order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thesims3.com/songs/bang_camaro.html&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bang Camaro - Revolution&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/9066195910411970255/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/9066195910411970255' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/9066195910411970255'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/9066195910411970255'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/get-your-free-sims-3-music-tracks-now.html' title='Get your Free Sims 3 Music Tracks NOW!'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-6908803764746346356</id><published>2009-05-30T10:00:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-30T11:09:45.289-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Movie Maker"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sunset Valley"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="thesims3.com"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Video Clip"/><title type='text'>Sunset Valley from the Air</title><content type='html'>&lt;img style=&quot;visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;&quot; src=&quot;http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI*MzY5NTgxOTk5MCZwdD*xMjQzNjk1ODQxMDcxJnA9MzA*ODgxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmdD*mbz*1YTRmMDdmNGQ5ZDU*MTk5YWNjYjRiMWU5Zjc3M2ZmYiZvZj*w.gif&quot; width=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;           &lt;table width=&quot;400&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;     &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;     &lt;td height=&quot;336&quot;&gt;&lt;object classid=&quot;clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000&quot; codebase=&quot;http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0&quot; id=&quot;embeddedMashupPlayer&quot; viewastext=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; align=&quot;middle&quot; height=&quot;336&quot;&gt;      &lt;param name=&quot;allowScriptAccess&quot; value=&quot;sameDomain&quot;&gt;      &lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;false&quot;&gt;      &lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.thesims3.com/embeddableMashup/493&quot;&gt;      &lt;param name=&quot;quality&quot; value=&quot;high&quot;&gt;      &lt;param name=&quot;wmode&quot; value=&quot;transparent&quot;&gt;      &lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.thesims3.com/embeddableMashup/493&quot; quality=&quot;high&quot; wmode=&quot;transparent&quot; name=&quot;embeddedMashupPlayer&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;sameDomain&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;false&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; pluginspage=&quot;http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; align=&quot;middle&quot; height=&quot;336&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;      &lt;/object&gt;&lt;/td&gt;     &lt;/tr&gt;     &lt;tr&gt;     &lt;td background=&quot;http://llnw.thesims3.com/images/embeded_player_bottom_ver795644.png&quot; height=&quot;54&quot;&gt;     &lt;div style=&quot;float: right; margin-right: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thesims3.com/&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11px; color: rgb(5, 123, 186); font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: underline;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;view more at TheSims3.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;     &lt;/td&gt;     &lt;/tr&gt;     &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/6908803764746346356/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/6908803764746346356' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/6908803764746346356'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/6908803764746346356'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/view-more-at-thesims3_30.html' title='Sunset Valley from the Air'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-8921018710197130330</id><published>2009-05-23T20:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-23T20:41:07.519-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="PC Gamer"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><title type='text'>PC Gamer Reviews The Sims 3</title><content type='html'>The 2nd Sims 3 review has come in, and it&#39;s from PC Gamer.  They gave the game a 9.2, the same score as PC Zone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;The best Sims game yet. It&#39;s still about playing with virtual dolls, but it&#39;s never been this big, beautiful and eager to please. [July 2009, p.69]&lt;/blockquote&gt;That&#39;s the only quote i can find as of now.  More reviews should be coming in this week!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/8921018710197130330/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/8921018710197130330' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/8921018710197130330'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/8921018710197130330'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/pc-gamer-reviews-sims-3.html' title='PC Gamer Reviews The Sims 3'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-976387344671742178</id><published>2009-05-23T18:00:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-23T18:35:33.321-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Bargain Hunter"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Cheap"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Chicago"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Media Center"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><title type='text'>Pick up Sims 3 for $25?</title><content type='html'>According to a Kotaku commenter, if you Pre-order The Sims 3 at any Micro Center store (they are mainly in Chicago) they will give you $25 back on your purchase.  So you put down $5 knocking it down to $45 and they take $25 off of retail (i&#39;m not sure if it means it becomes $20 or $25).  It is a good deal regardless.  The comment:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;I know Micro Center isn&#39;t nationwide, but if you have one near you and are planning on picking up Sims 3, they have a great deal. This weekend, go in and put down a $5 deposit on it, and get $25 off the retail price when it releases. That ends up being half price! Nice!&lt;/blockquote&gt;Keep in mind this offer is In-store only.  If anyone would like to confirm this report please send us a tip!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kotaku.com/5267060/weekend-coupons-honor-the-fallen-prices#viewcomments&quot;&gt;Kotaku - Weekend Coupons&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/976387344671742178/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/976387344671742178' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/976387344671742178'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/976387344671742178'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/pick-up-sims-3-for-25.html' title='Pick up Sims 3 for $25?'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-7799309207054923644</id><published>2009-05-22T19:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-22T19:27:10.949-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="IGN"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Trailer"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Video Clip"/><title type='text'>The Sims 3 Everyday Life Trailer</title><content type='html'>&lt;embed src=&#39;http://videomedia.ign.com/ev/ev.swf&#39; flashvars=&#39;object_ID=802129&amp;downloadURL=http://pcmovies.ign.com/pc/video/article/985/985972/sims3_trl_lifetimewish_52209_flvlowwide.flv&amp;allownetworking=&quot;all%&quot;&#39; type=&#39;application/x-shockwave-flash&#39; width=&#39;433&#39; height=&#39;360&#39;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div style=&#39;width:433;&#39;&gt;&lt;a href=&#39;http://pc.ign.com/objects/802/802129.html&#39;&gt;The Sims 3 at IGN.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/7799309207054923644/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/7799309207054923644' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/7799309207054923644'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/7799309207054923644'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/sims-3-everyday-life-trailer.html' title='The Sims 3 Everyday Life Trailer'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-2511953162261334089</id><published>2009-05-22T18:00:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-22T18:42:22.956-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ANNOUNCEMENT"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Important"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Site News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><title type='text'>Simmers News Upgrades to 1.4</title><content type='html'>You may have noticed that i am gearing up the site for TS3.  I have added several counters to the site (2 in the side Nav, 1 on top).  I have also pinned the TS3 Intro to the top of the page so you can always watch it&#39;s awesomeness (i reccomend HQ and full-screen if you aren&#39;t reading our awesome posts).  We are also going to be changing the look a bit over the next week or so.  Just keeping everyone informed as to what&#39;s up!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/2511953162261334089/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/2511953162261334089' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/2511953162261334089'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/2511953162261334089'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/few-site-changes.html' title='Simmers News Upgrades to 1.4'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-7110619537849904314</id><published>2009-05-20T08:00:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-20T08:34:59.088-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gameplay"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gametrailers"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Hacked"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Pirated"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Pirates"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Video Clip"/><title type='text'>Leaked Sims 3 Gameplay</title><content type='html'>The Sims 3 has already been pirated, and a few people are now even playing it.  Please &lt;b&gt;DO NOT&lt;/b&gt; pirate TS3.  The LAST thing we need is SecuRom again.  So check out the video below, but don&#39;t pirate it, okay?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object classid=&quot;clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000&quot;  codebase=&quot;http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0&quot; id=&quot;gtembed&quot; width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;392&quot;&gt; &lt;param name=&quot;allowScriptAccess&quot; value=&quot;sameDomain&quot; /&gt; &lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot; /&gt; &lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?umid=317890&quot;/&gt; &lt;param name=&quot;quality&quot; value=&quot;high&quot; /&gt; &lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?umid=317890&quot; swLiveConnect=&quot;true&quot; name=&quot;gtembed&quot; align=&quot;middle&quot; allowScriptAccess=&quot;sameDomain&quot; allowFullScreen=&quot;true&quot; quality=&quot;high&quot; pluginspage=&quot;http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; width=&quot;380&quot; height=&quot;292&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt; &lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/7110619537849904314/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/7110619537849904314' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/7110619537849904314'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/7110619537849904314'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/leaked-sims-3-gameplay.html' title='Leaked Sims 3 Gameplay'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-1099341399584466947</id><published>2009-05-19T21:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-19T21:05:34.682-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="First Review"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Impressions"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="PC Zone"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="UK"/><title type='text'>The First Sims 3 Review is In!</title><content type='html'>You Heard Right, a full 2 weeks before release the first review has trickled in.  The review comes from the magazine PC Zone UK.  They gave the game a 9.2/10&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;These improvements over the previous game nailed it - I became absolutely besotted. I&#39;ve lost so many hours to The Sims 3 the PC Zone team were convinced they&#39;d have to surgically remove my mouse from my hand to get me to work.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So There you have it, unfortunately there is no better excerpt from the magazine other then the one listed above.  There should be More reviews arriving soon however.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/1099341399584466947/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/1099341399584466947' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/1099341399584466947'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/1099341399584466947'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/first-sims-3-review-is-in.html' title='The First Sims 3 Review is In!'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-4064081709431237133</id><published>2009-05-19T08:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-19T08:16:27.226-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Pirated"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Pirates"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><title type='text'>The Sims 3 Already Pirated</title><content type='html'>The Sims 3 has now been pirated (i know, it didn&#39;t take long).  Browsing torrent sites confirmed this (don&#39;t worry i won&#39;t link to them or even name them).  The game must have been taken from a factory that put&#39;s out the discs, as i doubt that anyone outside of EA has yet to recieve a copy of the game.  TS3 will be in stores June 2nd, so don&#39;t pirate.  Have petience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/4064081709431237133/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/4064081709431237133' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/4064081709431237133'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/4064081709431237133'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/sims-3-already-pirated.html' title='The Sims 3 Already Pirated'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-5736058176051146408</id><published>2009-05-16T22:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-16T22:00:00.842-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Brazil"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="EA"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Expansion Pack"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jobs"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Occupation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><title type='text'>First Sims 3 Expansion News?</title><content type='html'>The Game isn&#39;t out, yet we have our first possible hint at the first Sims 3 Expansion.  SimBr. attended the Sims 3 Brazilian event, and spoke with an EA rep who told them that the first expansion will likely focus on Jobs and Occupations.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Verdana; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;We have just received from our representatives in The Sims 3 Tour event in Sao Paulo information about the first expansion of The Sims 3. Representatives Weslley, Eduardo and Victor spoke to the manager of marketing for EA Games, Ian Freitas, and revealed that the first expansion of The Sims 3 exists, and that probably has something do with occupations and work. Great news! Keep an eye on O Sim BR.net for more news in real time about events in Brazil!&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Check out their report &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.osimbr.net/home.php?new=1310&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.osimbr.net/home.php?new=1310&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Thanks to S2K from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thesimmersclub.net/&quot;&gt;The Simmers Club&lt;/a&gt; for the tip!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/5736058176051146408/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/5736058176051146408' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/5736058176051146408'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/5736058176051146408'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/first-sims-3-expansion-news.html' title='First Sims 3 Expansion News?'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927720896939251768.post-679976930931086003</id><published>2009-05-16T21:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-16T21:00:01.185-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Exchange"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Free Stuff"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Store"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Sims 3"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Website"/><title type='text'>The Sims 3 Site Leaked</title><content type='html'>You can now join the Sims 3 site, if you do a bit of a workaround.  You can visit the hompage and register &lt;a href=&quot;http://cc.thesims3.com/Home&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.  This then gives you access to the forum, but most everything else is locked behind closed doors.  The site should open i would assume next week, if not then when the game launches on June 2nd.  Enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;centered&quot; alt=&quot;post signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn79/skyline7285/news.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;(C) 2008 Simmers News 

simmersnews.blogspot.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/feeds/679976930931086003/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/927720896939251768/679976930931086003' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/679976930931086003'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/927720896939251768/posts/default/679976930931086003'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://simmersnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/sims-3-site-leaked.html' title='The Sims 3 Site Leaked'/><author><name>Skyline</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08426893442144633771</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>