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EA announce The Sims 3: Showtime, a "huge step forward" for the franchise

Posted: 06.12.2011 by Technet2k

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For the first time in the long running franchise, gamers can send their Sims into a friends world where they can perform at venues. The players share rewards and watch their Sims rise in fame.

You can "live the dream as singers, acrobats, magicians and DJs." It works through the new SimPort feature, where you can send your Sim to attend gigs or even go on tour.

EA announces browser-based The Sims 3 demo

Posted: 30.09.2011 by JonahFalcon

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Electronic Arts has announced a new Sims 3 demo, with a twist. The unique twist of this demo is that the gamer can play it entirely inside their browser.

EA reveal Hidden Springs for The Sims 3, downloadable world

Posted: 04.08.2011 by Technet2k

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The Sims 3 Store is getting the Hidden Springs downloadable World this fall when it releases. Fans need to spend SimPoints in order to purchase the DLC.

EA tease a "deeper mystery lies within" the Hidden Springs for Sims to discover. Now they say 'World' but what they actually mean is 'town' - big difference.

EA "continuing to look into" The Sims 3 console save game bug

Posted: 18.02.2011 by Technet2k

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The Sims 3 for Xbox 360 and PS3 is apparently rocked by a crippling bug that freezes the consoles and in some cases renders the game unplayable.

It occurs when the game tries to autosave or the user manually saves, allegedly. EA can provide no reason for the bug but continue "to look into it."

Will Wright's Bar Karma TV show

Posted: 08.10.2010 by Technet2k

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The legendary creator of all things Sim - Will Wright - has unveiled his next big project and it's a TV show where viewers 'decide and vote' what happens.

It's called Bar Karma and each episode will be 30 minutes long, with registered users submitting plot ideas, and then vote on the short-listed ones.