EL33TONLINE: News tag archive: thesims3
It is no secret that I quite adore The Sims. Yes, I groan every time a new expansion is released, but I have to keep up the appearance of a serious games reviewer. And The Sims just does not bode well for a gamer of my caliber.
But the problem with that is the fact that The Sims are simply too addictive to overlook. And if you look at the sales figures for The Sims I can take comfort in knowing I am most certainly not alone in this!
Continue reading El33tonline’s Editorial: 7 Deadly Sims.
Following the announcement of a new expansion pack titled The Sims 3: Showtime last year, EA has revealed a Collector’s Edition version of the content which the publisher calls “Katy Perry-themed.”
Following its announcement last week, EA has released a pair of new screenshots for The Sims 3 Showtime, an expansion pack for The Sims 3 that will this time allow you to live out your dreams of making it big as a stage performer with acts including singing, dancing, magic, DJ’ing and more.
The screens showcase two performers at the top of their game with an enthralled audience transfixed to every movement - do you think you’ve got what it takes to ‘enthral’ an audience? It ain’t easy:
The next addition to the expansive Sims 3 series has been named and detailed, and come March 2012, players of EA’s people simulator will be able to ‘let their colours burst’ in The Sims 3 Showtime!
EA has announced a brand new expansion pack for The Sims 3 that will soon allow you to “[p]ull teenage pranks, have a midlife crisis, wreak havoc with your imaginary friend and more.”
The Sims 3 really is a life simulator, isn’t it?
All Sims 3 expansions are split into two groups: You get your full expansion packs that change the way the whole game works, adding new careers, locations and things to do - it may very well change the way you play the game altogether. Then you get ‘Stuff Packs.’ As the name suggests, these are packs full of stuff. Stuff like new furniture, new carpets, and maybe a fish tank or two. The Outdoor Living Stuff Pack focuses on - you guessed it - outdoor stuff.
As a Stuff Pack, Outdoor Living Stuff does not add any new gameplay features that will make you go “Wow! I must have this now!” It includes small additions that make you wonder why they weren’t included in the first place.
Continue reading El33tonline’s review of The Sims 3: Outdoor Living Stuff
Thanks to everyone for entering our latest batch of EA competitions, and a big shout out to EA, South Africa for sponsoring the amazing prizes of course!
Want to know if you’re the proud owner of a shiny new game? You know what to do.
Over the last few weeks, El33tonline has been running no less than five, I-said-five competitions to give you a chance of winning some of the latest and greatest videogames to grace the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3!
The thing is, the dreaded ‘Closing Date’ for these competitions is drawing near… very near! If you close your eyes and concentrate, you may even feel the disturbingly hot breath of the ‘Closing Date’ on the back of your neck!
It’s that close!
But there’s still something you can do to ward off this dangerous creature: Enter El33tonline’s range of competitions and you’ll never have to worry about the beast again! Well, until our next round of competitions, that is…
Here’s a quick round-up of El33tonline’s currently on-the-go competitions, all of which close on December 5th:
What are you waiting for, an invitation?!
Oh… OK then, here you are: You are cordially invited to enter El33tonline’s competitions!
So here’s a question for you: Have you entered El33tonline’s massive range of competitions currently on-the-go?
If you haven’t, you’ve still got until December 5th to do so, but as an ancient Chinese proverb says: “If one hesitates to enter El33tonline’s awesome competitions, one shall be doomed to mid-night panic attacks. If one enters El33tonline’s awesome competitions early, one shall be at peace.”
Such wise words!
If you’re in a competition entering mood, be sure to look over our competition page and submit your entries to stand a chance of winning Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, The Sims 3 on console, EA Sports MMA, Rock Band 3 and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit!
Also, the next three days are your final chances to rack up as many points as possible on your Xbox 360 Gamerscore, so you can stand a chance of winning one of three fantastic prizes in El33tonline’s ‘Ultimate Achievement Grinder’ competition!
If you think it’s already done and dusted, think again! It isn’t over until it’s over (at 5pm in South Africa on the 28th of November), so ‘Just Go For It,’ Henshin a-go-go style!
And the competitions just keep on coming! This time round we’re giving away two copies of The Sims 3 on console, courtesy of EA, South Africa.
So if you would like to dabble in your Sims lives, just head over to our competition page for The Sims 3 and answer an easy question to get your name in the lucky draw.
The Sims has traditionally been a stronghold on PC. For EA, it was a license to print money. Endless expansions and now on its 2nd sequel, it seems nothing can stop them now. But on console it has been a different story. The Sims 2 did not sell as well on console as it did on PC, and I am having a hard time recalling any version before that. So it’s with some trepidation that I’m venturing back to the land of the Sims with this new version for console, The Sims 3.
Let’s recap for newcomers to the Sims universe:
You play some sort of detached cursor that sees to the needs of a little family of Sims. They, like normal people, will need to eat, sleep, have relationships, go to work, earn money, spend money, go to the loo, and ultimately die. By paying careful attention to a Sim’s specific needs you can tell them when to have lunch, and when to take a bath.
It sounds rather mundane, looking after someone else’s life when your own is probably more in need of attention, yet it has to be one of the most addictive game series available today. Sales charts will back me up here: there is almost always a ‘Sims’ title in the top-sellers list, and often more than one at a time.
Continue reading El33tonline’s review of The Sims 3 for PS3.
Fable III mounted a revolution this past week and stormed the castles of FIFA 11 and Fallout: New Vegas to break Chart Track’s UK Software Sales Chart free from their tyrannical reign!
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That’s just a fancy way of saying that Fable III is No. 1 on the UK Software Sales listing for this past week, outperforming FIFA 11 and Fallout: New Vegas to claim the top spot.
EA’s latest expansion pack for The Sims 3, Late Night, arrives on store shelves across the world this week, and to celebrate we’ve got a new launch trailer and screenshots to share.
The Sims 3: Late Night expansion pack gives players the chance to let their Sims try out a whole bunch of new tricks, including becoming a vampire and rocking out in a band.
EA has released a batch of ghoulish new screenshots for the upcoming expansion pack for The Sims 3, Late Night.
The Sims 3: Late Night will see players enjoying the night life in a busy urban setting where your Sim will be able to jam with a band, become a local celeb or simply hang out at a chic club. Your Sim will also be able to enjoy penthouse living and luxury hot tubs and cars, as well as becoming a vampire.
EA has announced that The Sims 3 Barnacle Bay will be available to download this fall. The new themed world will be available exclusively at The Sims 3 Store using SimPoints for PC and Mac owners and will feature new content including objects, Create-a-Sim assets, Sims characters, houses and more.
Find out more about Barnacle Bay from the press release and debut screenshots below:
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